i feel like every man friend/ex whatever i've had who had a box of tampons got a box for some other dumb reason and used a couple and just never bothered to toss the box. now he gets this brag of keeping a box under the sink because he never cleaned under there. Those guys NEVER have an unopened box. lol
This theory is dumb. If this was the case then women would just buy the blue razors and pink razors would not sell and companies would lose money. Every investigative journalist I've seen has disproven this. The items they show with different prices are usually a different product like a a shampoo meant for different types of hair. They also don't take into account how much the different sexes use the products. For example men typically need to wash their hair more because their hair tends to get greasier faster. Do men shave their beards more than women shave their legs and armpits? Men's facial hair is typically thicker and causes more wear on the razors. This happens for both sexes here and there. But any corporation wouldn't just give men a free discount. They would charge every penny they can get
I think it helps that most of them were late 20s early 30s. With Nick being an except at almost 40 and Jaxon being 19-20 but having grown up influenced by his mom and his sisters who are 10-15 years older than him.
I don't like using pads and I got so sick and tired of tampons so I broke down and got a cup and it's been the best thing for me and I'm so glad I spent the $40
I once bought a pair of winter boots that had the exact same model for men, women, and children. I had the pair in my hands from the woman’s section when the store manager showed me something I certainly didn’t expect. The boots in my hand were marked $75. THE SAME BOOTS were $55 in the men’s department and $35 in the kids section. Since I only wear a lady’s size 7, I easily fit into a boys size 5.5. That was when I started noticing the ‘gender tax’ as I call it, and it is EVERYWHERE.
@@sudelaine8653 And men's clothing is made stronger and longer lasting to begin with. When I started borrowing clothes from guys, I was instantly jealous. I just buy handmade clothes from etsy instead now.
male birth control pills are just as effective and have the exact same side effects as women's birth control pills, but it never got out of testing because none of the men would stick with the pills because of the side effects (also, they wouldn't actually be the ones to get pregnant so 🤷)
The measurements on the cup are for medical reasons. If you suspect you have abnormally heavy or light flow, you can measure and keep track of how frequently you empty it and provide your physician or gynaecologist with accurate information.
Glad to see these guys are fairly knowledgeable. I worked with a guy who said "I don't know why you don't just sit on a toilet when it's that time of month"! One of the few times I've ever been speechless.
Women don’t make as much because we won’t take the blue collar jobs that pay more because they are dirty or dangerous. We also won’t put in excessive overtime once we have kids and know where we need to be. Yes, taking care of someone who loves you is much more important than running your company. Any mom will tell you work won’t come to your aid when you need it or love you but your family will and they need you.
@@joanneking2889Assuming you are referring to abortion, again, your body doesn't have 8 limbs, 20 fingers and 2 hearts. You also gave tacit permission for the pregnancy when you engaged in an act where pregnancy is the natural outcome.
I'd have to say, that the young men of today, are paying attention & DO know more than they did when I was their age! Way to go guys, for showing some knowledge about the opposite gender!
What I loved about this video was the guys willingness to learn as well as they didn't get into misogynistic jokes. These gentlemen give me lots of hope for the future!
That one dude has had a whole lotta experience in all of this. Lol These guys are actually trying fairly hard to understand things, which I commend them for. People raised them right.
The thing that bothers me the most is that insurances and health care don’t cover a scrap of feminine hygiene product. Also, gentleman who keeps tampons in your home, you are one of a kind!
@@jcmhanel1 Those things don’t affect day-to-day functions and those things are also relatively cheap. You can’t control menstrual cycles or flow. Those are necessities. Besides, most insurance companies cover junk like viagara.
@@jcmhanel1 @jcmhanel1 : Funny how you complain about women wanting some financial justice for being price-gouged on essential for life products, yet I haven't seen you complain that viagra is in fact covered by insurance and therefore also paid for by women's taxes.
When I was 12, I went to visit my older brother at his house and I'd leaked through my trousers because my period was very heavy so he gave me a pair of his shorts and told me there were pads in the bathroom I could use. I asked him why he had them seeing as his girlfriend at the time used tampons, and he said it was for any female friend or visitor that came by and got their period. It's nice to know he's not the only guy who does this!
They didn't factor in the cost of ruined bedsheets, mattresses and anything else where a sleeping woman wakes up in a pool of blood after sleeping through her alarm. Oh yeah, and all the clothes that get stained when she's out and can't get to a totally private place to deal with it. None of these devices are foolproof. The blood does what it wants. Public restrooms are not ideal.
A friend if mine used to do this too when he was single. Once he told me that when there're tampons and pads for every girl in the bathroom the girlfriends of hid friends stood longer at Partys so he could have more fun with his friends and the girls could feel comfortable. He also had no problem to make a hot water bottle for a girl so she has less cramps.
In sweden it's nolonger allowed to charge hair cuts based on gender. You can charge differently depending on the cut, the style, hair lenght, treatment aso, but according to the law you're no longer allowed to charge higher only due to the gender of the customer.
Once when i was 15, my Dad said: If a man doesn't understand how your tubing works, dont let him put his tube in you. He needs to pass plumber school first. 😂😂😂
Didnt even talk about ruined underwear, bed sheets, or pajamas. Years ago started using Depends for night time protection during heavy flow days it saves so much in laundry costs too.
I’m a Latina woman who has THICC hair and a LOT of it. A haircut for me, without dying or anything, is already around $100. I had it dyed with highlights and it went up to $310 because I have so much hair so they need to use more product. My sister has a lot of hair too, but thinner, so her haircut and dye job would only be about $230. But even so, it’s still pricey…
Can we also talk about how much things cost that both women and men use, but women pay more? Women's deodorant, shampoo, razors -- all more expensive that men's, just because they're pink. And often not even as good of quality.
Theres actually a legit reason for that. Its because women make it a point to take care of themselves more than men, so women are the targeted consumer, which is why most commercials relate to them. Hair products, facial, feminine care, etc etc. lol
@@gabrielgallegos8575 That's cuz society pressures women to look conventially attractive which requires makeup, hair products etc. When women don't look conventially attractive they generally have a more difficult time cuz of less job opprtuinities, being more judged and generally receiving bias from others cuz of their appearance so it's a lose-lose situation, you either spend more money on these products that are overtaxed just cuz of being a woman or don't and get less chances to earn money.
Nothing wrong with getting bras and panties at meijer/Walmart. The quality has gone up a lot lately. Part 2 should include razors, waxing, nair, laser hair removal, makeup (even just the basics), eyebrow appointments, manis and pedis
pants (underpants i'm not american) cuz we always have to replace them from either period stains or discharge. Oh another one is panty liners for ALL THE TIME if u get a lot of discharge. also items like deodrant (an example) which is also sold to men are always more expensive for women for no reason. It's called the pink tax
The measurements on the dova cup are to keep track of your flow. We know that if you fill a tampon in less than an hour it could mean something is wrong and you should see a doctor, but diva cups can hold a lot more than tampons, so the measurements are basically to make sure youre not bleeding too much..
First step: Declassify feminine hygiene products as "Luxury Items" and reclassify them as necessities to remove the stupid added tax on them. I know some countries have done this, but most "First World" Countries are still yet to do so.
Is so funny how I'm often feeling threatened when surrounded by boys I know, but I'd totally feel safe with those strangers discussing the use of tampons to stop nose bleeding
"Pads/tampons and medical stuffs are 5-10x cheaper here.": While that's great and all, it still doesn't erease the fact that women are being financially punished for siply being female. There should be zero taxes on products that are essential to life.
Yup. What really gets me is the internet comments out there, not the ones on this video but elsewhere, where men apparently think those things are luxury products and thus thinking women are selfish for wanting low taxes and low prices on those things. I've legit seen guys type this out online so many times. and each time I ask them, "is the basic right to stay clean using simple soap also a luxury? because tampons and the like aren't luxuries, it's litterally one way for us to stay clean, otherwise we'd be bleeding on everything in sight. it's like you want us to make a mess everywhere because we can't afford it anymore! It's called SANTARY products for a reason, it's never called Luxury goods!"
As a guy, I agree. Being price-gouged just because one is born female is not anywhere near okay. Nobody chooses to be born a certain s€x, gender, race or whatever so in my mind this should be considered discrimination.
There's measurements on a diva cup/mooncup/menstrual cup because if your period is heavier than a certain quantity, then you should be consulting a medical professional about it.
They should have reviewed how many bras a woman goes through in her lifetime or how long they typically last. And going into maternity wear (bras, shirts, etc ) would have been eye-opening.
The measurements on the diva cup are probably to help keep track of the flow. Some women can have almost dangerously heavy flows and this could give them a more exact amount of blood loss in the event they need to see a doctor about it. I don't know for sure as I've never used one, but that theory makes sense to me. Also with the haircuts, we, as women, typically get charged more simply because we're women. An example. My bf and I went to the same stylist on the same day. All I needed was a trim, which took her about 20 minutes. She cut off about half of my bf's hair (he had a long ponytail), and trimmed up/styled his beard, which took her about 45 minutes. At the end, she charged him $20 and was about to charge me $45, but ended up charging me the same amount as him. I assume because she re-evaluated the amount of work done on each of us and realized it wasn't fair to charge me more than double for less than half the work done.
In case some women out there never thought off it - use a men's safety razor for shaving. The blades cost like 0.05$ a piece, have two sides to use and you will not cut yourself. It's a men's product tho, so you can only choose between the colours stainless steel, carbon, fighter jet and epic death by fist fighting a pack of lions.
@@07Flash11MRC Ofcourse it doesn't. Also, I never stated, that my tip will change the way women get treated by society. Still, using these razors saves you alot of money and they shave better, as you can use a fresh blade every week or so.
@@GamerofOldI have been wearing men's clothes for literally decades! T-shirts with actual sleeves, button shirts that do up around the neck, warm jumpers, trousers that are measured in inches, (In women's sizing I'm anywhere between 18 and 24 depending on where I'm buying from, XXXL if I'm buying cheap clothes online!), pockets I can fit my phone in, a waistband that sits on my actual waist not halfway down my hips, clothes with room to move... My daughter is ten years old and most of the trousers marketed at her are 'skinny fit'. She already asks to shop in the 'boys' section. It's cheaper, too.
8:23 What’s crazy is, that’s just for women with straight hair. Women with super curly hair types (more specifically black women) have to pay extra to get our hair done. For us black women to even get our hair braided can cost between 300-900 dollars depending on the style you get.
I used to color and cut my hair every 3 weeks because I was prematurely grey, since I was about 35 years old. It cost around $200 every time, which was about $5K a year. Over about 10 years, that's $45,000! During Covid, I stopped coloring it. Now, my hair is a beautiful grey/white color and I get compliments on it all the time!
For the question "why are there different type of the same product." I could answer with : "Well, why are there so many different type of razor and shaving cream ?" But with product for menstruation, it is because no one have the same body. And there is women who can not use internal product like tampons and cups. For example : me. I was only able to use pads and external products. And men can not understand how having period can make your life a living hell. From the pain, the digestive problems, hormonal issues... And it is worse when you have endometriosis.
They should include things like socks. No joke I price checked women's socks against men and for the same size, same brand, same number of pairs of socks, men's socks were cheaper by about $3-$5. Then there's also shirts, pants, and swimwear, and shoes.
As someone who sufferes from endometriosis, fibroids and polyps. Extremely heavy periods that last months at a time. I can tell you I have spent a significant amount of money on these products as I have to double up with tampons and pads snd change both hourly
I used to have to do that. I have PCOS and thankfully through diet and taking birth control my periods aren’t that bad anymore. Geez I remember how horrible that was. And you’re probably anemic from it so you’re low energy too. I found the carnivore diet helped mine immensely but we have different problems.
Yesss,and prescribed specific contraceptive pills,pain killers,vitamin B complex (which are the most expensive vits ). And after all that... Menopause! 🎉🎉🎉🤦
I had heavy periods, everyone knew at work when I had my period I’d go out on my dinner hour and come back with a carrier full of Tampax and pads. Also not to be too gross all through my period I suffered horrible pain and diarrhoea.
I added up the cost of each thing, assuming the following: You get haircuts maybe 3-4 times a year, but you do it basically all your life. (Sometimes you go with cheap haircuts, sometimes with spendy cuts + color + perm or straightening, sometimes corrective measures from what the previous hair person did.) You menstruate for roughly 40 years, on average. You have sex while fertile for, on average, 30 years or so. You wear bras for all but about the first ten years of life. You wear shapewear, if you feel you must, for maybe 50 years. Skin care can be extremely cheap, or extremely expensive, so I took an average. Birth control on a regular basis for those who require it, plus the Plan B for post-assault purposes (dudes: try to remember that just because a person is pregnant doesn't mean THEY made any decisions at all). Adding up all those averages, I got to about $200,000 over a lifetime. Where I live, that's barely a downpayment on a starter home, but in some places I could buy a really nice house on 100 acres of land for that price. Straight men: Consider that, next time you think someone owes you sex because you bought dinner and a movie.
Straight up this was a blast to watch! These guys are total allies simply for how sweet they were and upbeat. I wish each of them were one of my guy friends. My own husband has no clue how much I used to spend on all that stuff before I switched to the most natural and reusable methods possible on the market.
That skincare kit was a sample size. LOL Also, can we talk about more missed days, on average because of illness, PMS or childcare... and the obvious wage gap?
Dry cleaning. Same Oxford shirt, but because the button holes are facing in different direction, women's dry cleaning is more expensive even though the man's shirt is larger. :-(
That one man who keeps tampons at his place is a winner in my book. A suggestion to him though keep some pads too because some women can’t use tampons or don’t like them.
me too. I'm very confused. Also german. I spend...like...I guess...say 50€ a year on products and that includes pain meds? every time I see this statistics (mostly from the USA) I'm just concerned with how much these products have to cost elsewhere.
OK, so a lot of people are saying the prices in the video are too high. I guess it depends a lot on where you live, but to me it's kinda beside the point. I think the great thing about this video is being able to to discuss "women's stuff" with a bunch of young guys, out in the open, without a lot of sexual innuendo, or "yucky" remarks from the guys. Also, to educate men and get them to think about what women's experience is. Not just the costs, but the wide range of concerns women deal with. (By the way, why didn't they include the costs of birth control -- maybe comparing women's to men's?)
100% I buy guy stuff as foten as possible due to the F pink tax. I don't buy anything I don't need (I never go to any hair salon or whatever, or to get my body hair removed, I never buy make up. I wear teh shoes I buy until they decompose on me etc) But mentrual stuff: I have no choice.....
They also failed to mention the OTC pain meds, the cost of doing more laundry, and replacing stained clothing and bed sheets. Then, there's missed work due to extreme cramps, which cost vacation days, if there's no sick leave, or, there's a day with no pay!
Also all the same products men use that women do cost MORE. I use a men's deodorant, it's the only one that hasn't caused me to break out and it lasts all day with a slightly masculine smell that I actually like.
The haircut thing is ridiculous. I have short hair and always ask for a regular mens' cut. And ALWAYS get charged womens'-price :( But I have seen one place listing prices for short hair vs long hair instead of men/women. Really hope that becomes regular practice in more places.
Man here, yeah not a luxury. Razors yes but for periods. Not at all. You guys having that stuff for it. Benefits everyone. Not just women. I'm all for in making them cheaper.
@@bdbd1390 ehh I don’t know if I’m on board with the “razors are a luxury item” rhetoric. You’re a man, would you date a women who didn’t shave her arm pits or legs? Even if you do, most men won’t. Unless society stops holding women to high beauty standards then I don’t think it should be priced as a luxury. Do you think toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant is a luxury? Or is it a hygiene product? Like in this country we are lucky enough to have access to those products when some don’t but it’s also an expectation in our society to have good hygiene and for women shaving is a part of those expectations.
When Covid 1st hit, my husband would order online and I would go to the store to pick everything up at the store outside location. When he had to get things I needed, it blew his mind at how expensive everything was. Even women's deodorant is more expensive. Before, I would just grab what I needed on my way home from work.
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The guy who keeps tampons in his apartment for women having an emergency is a hero to all women everywhere!
I only hope he has a trash can too. 😅
Or a hell of a player. 😂
Should have some pads for women who don’t like using tampons, but it is considerate of him to have something there.
Did anyone ese hear the sigh behind the camera? 0:57 or am I tripping. Also I keep condoms in mine does that count....
i feel like every man friend/ex whatever i've had who had a box of tampons got a box for some other dumb reason and used a couple and just never bothered to toss the box. now he gets this brag of keeping a box under the sink because he never cleaned under there. Those guys NEVER have an unopened box. lol
Now show them things like razors that just because they're pink means it's 30% more expensive
This theory is dumb. If this was the case then women would just buy the blue razors and pink razors would not sell and companies would lose money. Every investigative journalist I've seen has disproven this. The items they show with different prices are usually a different product like a a shampoo meant for different types of hair. They also don't take into account how much the different sexes use the products. For example men typically need to wash their hair more because their hair tends to get greasier faster. Do men shave their beards more than women shave their legs and armpits? Men's facial hair is typically thicker and causes more wear on the razors. This happens for both sexes here and there. But any corporation wouldn't just give men a free discount. They would charge every penny they can get
You can buy the ones that aren’t pink
More sales of certain products leads to an increase in price. Simple
Then don't get the pink ones
Ok. Boys, if pink were cheaper would u buy them?
These guys were rather nice and not sexist or offensive in any way, liked the way they reacted on stuff
Yeah they were refreshingly mature and normal. Very nice men 🙌
I think it helps that most of them were late 20s early 30s. With Nick being an except at almost 40 and Jaxon being 19-20 but having grown up influenced by his mom and his sisters who are 10-15 years older than him.
nice? they basically made fun of that girls very normal haircut, and called it weird. that’s not nice.
"why do you think women spend more money on skincare?" "because they're more beautiful" literally crying why was that so sweet
As a woman, I'm offended that only tampons are always referenced. PROUD PAD WEARER HERE. Lol
YASSS PADS ARE AMAZING
PAD SQUAD LETS GOOO
I like both but pads are just easier to deal with in high school. We don’t get a lot of restroom breaks
I don't like using pads and I got so sick and tired of tampons so I broke down and got a cup and it's been the best thing for me and I'm so glad I spent the $40
Aaaaand all of us who have to use tampons AND pads at the same time, because of the Niagara Falls flow. Fml
WHEN THE GUY SAID "i keep tampons at my place for woman" my heart melted
FRFRFR
“I keep tampons at my place for women” WE NEED MORE MEN LIKE HIM
the way he said it tho... like ok dude we get it you own a box of tampons and you're a man 😭😭
@@bluebonnetgal8972huh?
$450 ?!?!?!?! For a haircut ???? Listen, as a woman myself ABSOLUTELY NOOOT !!!!
For a cut and highlights, I’d be surprised it could happen
Where does a girl like that get $450 from to waste on a haircut like that? It doesn't look particularly special.
The only time I've paid that much I got a perm and i went to HS the stylist so I tipped him a lot
I once bought a pair of winter boots that had the exact same model for men, women, and children. I had the pair in my hands from the woman’s section when the store manager showed me something I certainly didn’t expect. The boots in my hand were marked $75. THE SAME BOOTS were $55 in the men’s department and $35 in the kids section. Since I only wear a lady’s size 7, I easily fit into a boys size 5.5. That was when I started noticing the ‘gender tax’ as I call it, and it is EVERYWHERE.
women generally get gouged on most things in life
Dry cleaning, too. E.g., usually costs more to dry clean a woman's blouse than a man's dress shirt, even when shirts get starched as well as cleaned.
yep !! it's known as the 'pink tax'
@@sudelaine8653 And men's clothing is made stronger and longer lasting to begin with. When I started borrowing clothes from guys, I was instantly jealous. I just buy handmade clothes from etsy instead now.
I've been buying boys sneakers since I was a kid because of this. But yes it's called the pink tax
When my husband and I were dating, he paid for half of my birth control pills, because it was important to us both to not become parents at that time.
You’ve got a keeper!!
@@kinseydesignsbrands Yeah! We're 13y together now 🥰
This is actually such a good idea! Ty
male birth control pills are just as effective and have the exact same side effects as women's birth control pills, but it never got out of testing because none of the men would stick with the pills because of the side effects (also, they wouldn't actually be the ones to get pregnant so 🤷)
@@kindredanastasia ...I highly doubt they had the same effects as female contraceptives.
The measurements on the cup are for medical reasons. If you suspect you have abnormally heavy or light flow, you can measure and keep track of how frequently you empty it and provide your physician or gynaecologist with accurate information.
Glad to see these guys are fairly knowledgeable. I worked with a guy who said "I don't know why you don't just sit on a toilet when it's that time of month"! One of the few times I've ever been speechless.
O.M.G. HE. KEEPS. TAMPONS. IN. HIS. APARTMENT. FOR. WOMEN. 😭👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻✊🏼
MAD RESPECT
I’d marry him. THATS BOYFRIEND MATERIAL
That is weird.
@@maraujo696no it’s not
@@maraujo696 it's not. It's the same as keeping extra towels for guests, i would never use them myself but I would keep them at home for guests.
the man who keeps tampons at his house is a decent being
edit: my gosh i never noticed this got likes ty
Agreed
Love the usage of the word decent
For sure👍
I’m trans FTM and when I get my own place I will keep tampax and pads there for visitors I know the struggle it sucks to be caught out
You should let them read the birth control side effects 😂😂😂
Ah, being a woman... being taxed for the pink tax, taxed for the natural cycle of periods, and underpaid for working the same job.
You mean payed more for the same job.
Women don’t make as much because we won’t take the blue collar jobs that pay more because they are dirty or dangerous. We also won’t put in excessive overtime once we have kids and know where we need to be. Yes, taking care of someone who loves you is much more important than running your company. Any mom will tell you work won’t come to your aid when you need it or love you but your family will and they need you.
And now we’re denied control over our own bodies.
@@joanneking2889Assuming you are referring to abortion, again, your body doesn't have 8 limbs, 20 fingers and 2 hearts. You also gave tacit permission for the pregnancy when you engaged in an act where pregnancy is the natural outcome.
@@shadowknightgladstay4856, oh you're one of *THOSE* people 🙄
"I keep tampons at my apartment for women just in case" that's a real man.
Jaxon, you make us all proud!
"I love women! What can I say?" Best answer EVER.
Totally agree...
Jaxon was _serving_ this episode! :D
I'd have to say, that the young men of today, are paying attention & DO know more than they did when I was their age! Way to go guys, for showing some knowledge about the opposite gender!
What I loved about this video was the guys willingness to learn as well as they didn't get into misogynistic jokes. These gentlemen give me lots of hope for the future!
Having watched Jaxon on React since he was a little kid, hearing him talk about taking women’s bras off made me die inside a little bit.
It just caught me off guard,
I thought the same thing XD
Totally agreed specially because he still looks so young😩
Made me realise how grown up he is 😅🤣
Ikr he old now 😂😂😂
I feel like pads and tampons should be covered by insurance
That would just make them a lot more expensive. They jack up prices when a third party is paying.
That one dude has had a whole lotta experience in all of this. Lol
These guys are actually trying fairly hard to understand things, which I commend them for. People raised them right.
And women pay tax on tampons which should be considered a medical device and not taxed.
We shouldn't be paying taxes on a lot of things.. we are overtaxed.
NY repealed the period tax a few years ago, yay! Write to your state congress and embarrass the men who don't get it. 😊
I don't need tampons anymore. I remember the big box being about 4 to 5 dollars.
Forget taxes, all menstrual tools should be free. If we all stopped using them, there would be a global problem.
@@70RY and who would pay for that?
The thing that bothers me the most is that insurances and health care don’t cover a scrap of feminine hygiene product. Also, gentleman who keeps tampons in your home, you are one of a kind!
He's a keeper.
@@c.b.h1151 how if he’s bringing hella women over lol
Why should insurance cover feminine hygiene products? Then they should cover tooth paste, tooth brushes and mouth wash?
@@jcmhanel1 Those things don’t affect day-to-day functions and those things are also relatively cheap. You can’t control menstrual cycles or flow. Those are necessities. Besides, most insurance companies cover junk like viagara.
@@jcmhanel1 @jcmhanel1 : Funny how you complain about women wanting some financial justice for being price-gouged on essential for life products, yet I haven't seen you complain that viagra is in fact covered by insurance and therefore also paid for by women's taxes.
When I was 12, I went to visit my older brother at his house and I'd leaked through my trousers because my period was very heavy so he gave me a pair of his shorts and told me there were pads in the bathroom I could use. I asked him why he had them seeing as his girlfriend at the time used tampons, and he said it was for any female friend or visitor that came by and got their period.
It's nice to know he's not the only guy who does this!
“$18 000 in a lifetime”
That one dude “👁👄👁…that is an investment😔”
I love these reactions 😂😂😂
They didn't factor in the cost of ruined bedsheets, mattresses and anything else where a sleeping woman wakes up in a pool of blood after sleeping through her alarm. Oh yeah, and all the clothes that get stained when she's out and can't get to a totally private place to deal with it. None of these devices are foolproof. The blood does what it wants. Public restrooms are not ideal.
Don’t like 70% of women have period panties, that are stained but they wear them on their period so the don’t ruin other ones? 🤣
@@teganschena8838 accidents or it coming early still happens
Well, nowadays period panties are more common v:
I even used to sleep with the tampon on :v
Most of us can't afford to replace stuff just because it gets blood on it.
Admittedly, that $18k doesn't make sense the way she phrased it. $20 per cycle would mean that women are menstruating for 75 years on average.
The man who said he buys tampons to keep at his apartment for women when they come over… *Now that’s a REAL MAN.* 👏🏻
A friend if mine used to do this too when he was single. Once he told me that when there're tampons and pads for every girl in the bathroom the girlfriends of hid friends stood longer at Partys so he could have more fun with his friends and the girls could feel comfortable. He also had no problem to make a hot water bottle for a girl so she has less cramps.
Lets not forget that not only is there regular sales tax on all those period items . They also have a luxury tax.
No longer a luxury tax in Michigan.
The world is bigger than Michigan
mad respect for the guy who keeps tampons in his apartment for any female visitors tbh
I’m happy all of them collectively agreed being a woman is hard…
I love how Jaxon and Benison are genuinely happy when the price is lower than they expected
Them partnered up is also chaotic 😂
"You can buy a baby??" -Jaxon
"Babies are dooopee 😅" -Benison
What I do during my period: WATCH MEN TRY TO GUESS HOW MUCH BEING A WOMEN COSTS
They didn't even bring up UTI medication or birth control pills.
In sweden it's nolonger allowed to charge hair cuts based on gender.
You can charge differently depending on the cut, the style, hair lenght, treatment aso, but according to the law you're no longer allowed to charge higher only due to the gender of the customer.
Sweden is very forward thinking while 29% of America insists on dragging us back to the 1950s.
That’s how it should be
It’s hilarious the absolute confusion the people show when confronted with these things!
Fr it's so easy using these things
Being a woman is expensive due to the pink tax, plus mostly we earn less money due to the pay gap... But yeah, we are absolutely equal, aren't we? ;-)
yeah, totally… equal.
Yayyyy welcome to misogyny ^-^,
Not to mention we sacrifice our minds and body to repopulate the earth
I as a woman saying this, the pay gap does not exist.
@@dragonsfire6575 because you’ve held every job there was to job… it’s literally easy to google
“Why do women pay more for skincare?” “Because they’re beautiful! Duuuuhhhh!!” 🥰
Once when i was 15, my Dad said: If a man doesn't understand how your tubing works, dont let him put his tube in you. He needs to pass plumber school first. 😂😂😂
Omg 😂
Love it! And if they're afraid of purchasing pads and/or tampons, discard THEM.
😂😂😂😂 you're dad is awesome
your dad is funny 😂 snd he speaks truth 👍🏽👍🏽
What the hell did I just read? XD
That is probably the funniest way to package this important message!
Didnt even talk about ruined underwear, bed sheets, or pajamas. Years ago started using Depends for night time protection during heavy flow days it saves so much in laundry costs too.
I’m a Latina woman who has THICC hair and a LOT of it. A haircut for me, without dying or anything, is already around $100. I had it dyed with highlights and it went up to $310 because I have so much hair so they need to use more product. My sister has a lot of hair too, but thinner, so her haircut and dye job would only be about $230. But even so, it’s still pricey…
Can we also talk about how much things cost that both women and men use, but women pay more? Women's deodorant, shampoo, razors -- all more expensive that men's, just because they're pink. And often not even as good of quality.
Theres actually a legit reason for that. Its because women make it a point to take care of themselves more than men, so women are the targeted consumer, which is why most commercials relate to them. Hair products, facial, feminine care, etc etc. lol
Honestly for products that work the same, I've started getting the men's version to save money. It's saved me a lot by now. 😅
@@gabrielgallegos8575 That's cuz society pressures women to look conventially attractive which requires makeup, hair products etc. When women don't look conventially attractive they generally have a more difficult time cuz of less job opprtuinities, being more judged and generally receiving bias from others cuz of their appearance so it's a lose-lose situation, you either spend more money on these products that are overtaxed just cuz of being a woman or don't and get less chances to earn money.
Nothing wrong with getting bras and panties at meijer/Walmart. The quality has gone up a lot lately.
Part 2 should include razors, waxing, nair, laser hair removal, makeup (even just the basics), eyebrow appointments, manis and pedis
OMGG FR 💀💀
Those stores only have the basic sizes, anything larger and you can only get bras that are above 50$
pants (underpants i'm not american) cuz we always have to replace them from either period stains or discharge. Oh another one is panty liners for ALL THE TIME if u get a lot of discharge. also items like deodrant (an example) which is also sold to men are always more expensive for women for no reason. It's called the pink tax
Yea I wish lol
18k a lifetime for some period product is wild😭 I wish they made the shit free💀
Yes it's really unfair... I know some public bathrooms have free period products but that's it 😢
The measurements on the dova cup are to keep track of your flow. We know that if you fill a tampon in less than an hour it could mean something is wrong and you should see a doctor, but diva cups can hold a lot more than tampons, so the measurements are basically to make sure youre not bleeding too much..
First step:
Declassify feminine hygiene products as "Luxury Items" and reclassify them as necessities to remove the stupid added tax on them.
I know some countries have done this, but most "First World" Countries are still yet to do so.
Sanitary products are free for those who need them in Scotland. It can be done.
@@lrob06yeah, when your country doesn't hate women, you actually make policies that serve them too.
10:52, JAXON!!! I remember when he was just a kid on this channel, now look at him. Lol!
Same rlly😂😂
Yep🤣🤣🤣
not to mention paying all that money for pads and tampons just for it to have harmful and toxic chemicals😁😁
Is so funny how I'm often feeling threatened when surrounded by boys I know, but I'd totally feel safe with those strangers discussing the use of tampons to stop nose bleeding
Same. Seeing kind men who respect women is a breath of fresh air
wish they talked about pads too instead of just tampons and cups
Reusable pads are worth it :P
I go more for pads than tampons
@@daisyhenriquez2867 Me too
@@ScaryGeorgia26 I can never find em. 😢
Right since most women use pads.
As a European I have to say that... America is fking expensive. Pads/tampons and medical stuffs are 5-10x cheaper here.
"Pads/tampons and medical stuffs are 5-10x cheaper here.": While that's great and all, it still doesn't erease the fact that women are being financially punished for siply being female. There should be zero taxes on products that are essential to life.
@@07Flash11MRC It's not essential. It's just convinient.
“Should we try this?”
“WITH W H A T” 😂😂😂
Yup. What really gets me is the internet comments out there, not the ones on this video but elsewhere, where men apparently think those things are luxury products and thus thinking women are selfish for wanting low taxes and low prices on those things. I've legit seen guys type this out online so many times. and each time I ask them, "is the basic right to stay clean using simple soap also a luxury? because tampons and the like aren't luxuries, it's litterally one way for us to stay clean, otherwise we'd be bleeding on everything in sight. it's like you want us to make a mess everywhere because we can't afford it anymore! It's called SANTARY products for a reason, it's never called Luxury goods!"
It cost more to be a women and we're paid less. Go figure.
The pay gap has been debunked.
Plus pink tax for anything colorful but lower quality
@sandracox4341 Not everywhere.
Feminine hygiene products should be TAX free
Michigan's governor/government signed it into law just a year or so ago 👏👏👏👏....right about the time I hit menopause 😄
They should!!
As a guy, I agree. Being price-gouged just because one is born female is not anywhere near okay. Nobody chooses to be born a certain s€x, gender, race or whatever so in my mind this should be considered discrimination.
Love how that guy's response was "I just love women. What can I say?"
There's measurements on a diva cup/mooncup/menstrual cup because if your period is heavier than a certain quantity, then you should be consulting a medical professional about it.
They should have reviewed how many bras a woman goes through in her lifetime or how long they typically last. And going into maternity wear (bras, shirts, etc ) would have been eye-opening.
Benison and Jaxon are great together, more of them paired please!
💯
5:06 “I love women what can i say” LMAO I love jackson sm
The measurements on the diva cup are probably to help keep track of the flow. Some women can have almost dangerously heavy flows and this could give them a more exact amount of blood loss in the event they need to see a doctor about it. I don't know for sure as I've never used one, but that theory makes sense to me.
Also with the haircuts, we, as women, typically get charged more simply because we're women. An example. My bf and I went to the same stylist on the same day. All I needed was a trim, which took her about 20 minutes. She cut off about half of my bf's hair (he had a long ponytail), and trimmed up/styled his beard, which took her about 45 minutes. At the end, she charged him $20 and was about to charge me $45, but ended up charging me the same amount as him. I assume because she re-evaluated the amount of work done on each of us and realized it wasn't fair to charge me more than double for less than half the work done.
That dude called menstrual disc a "captain America protection" lmfao 😆
In case some women out there never thought off it - use a men's safety razor for shaving. The blades cost like 0.05$ a piece, have two sides to use and you will not cut yourself. It's a men's product tho, so you can only choose between the colours stainless steel, carbon, fighter jet and epic death by fist fighting a pack of lions.
Still doesn't change the fact that women are unnecessarily price-gouged by both the state and the private economy for the exact same products as men.
@@07Flash11MRC Ofcourse it doesn't. Also, I never stated, that my tip will change the way women get treated by society. Still, using these razors saves you alot of money and they shave better, as you can use a fresh blade every week or so.
Why’s nobody talking about the guy that literally KEEPS TAMPONS IN HIS HOUSE for women that come over
YOU'RE talking about it.
Y'all need to do a comparison on men's and women's jeans.. price, lengths available and quality of pockets.. if they exist on the women's pairs.
yeah I actually have decided to try on various men's jeans to see if I can find some that fit because they are AT LEAST $20+ cheaper than woman's...
And they look better and have actual pockets.
@@GamerofOldI have been wearing men's clothes for literally decades! T-shirts with actual sleeves, button shirts that do up around the neck, warm jumpers, trousers that are measured in inches, (In women's sizing I'm anywhere between 18 and 24 depending on where I'm buying from, XXXL if I'm buying cheap clothes online!), pockets I can fit my phone in, a waistband that sits on my actual waist not halfway down my hips, clothes with room to move...
My daughter is ten years old and most of the trousers marketed at her are 'skinny fit'. She already asks to shop in the 'boys' section. It's cheaper, too.
The guy who said "I keep tampons at my place for women when they need them" is really genuine and thoughtful😭
but if he was a trans woman people would be PISSED
it's definitely something I'm gonna keep once I've medically transitioned and (hoping, begging) my period stops
@@nikk-named Hope ur period stops soon!
@@Fionastin_YT thank you
@@nikk-named You're welcome!☺
8:23 What’s crazy is, that’s just for women with straight hair. Women with super curly hair types (more specifically black women) have to pay extra to get our hair done. For us black women to even get our hair braided can cost between 300-900 dollars depending on the style you get.
respect for the guy who keeps tampons in his apartment when girls come over 💯
Should've shown the "pink tax" and had them guess the female item's price compared to what they are used to buying.
The "Ally" tag was cracking me up omg
So hard to accept the fact that Jaxson is old enough to take ladies bras off. Lmao 🤣 I've been watching since he was just a young lad
I am incredibly impressed by how much these boys know. These are some well adjusted boys.
I used to color and cut my hair every 3 weeks because I was prematurely grey, since I was about 35 years old. It cost around $200 every time, which was about $5K a year. Over about 10 years, that's $45,000! During Covid, I stopped coloring it. Now, my hair is a beautiful grey/white color and I get compliments on it all the time!
200 долларов? Серьезно? За одно окрашивание? Почувствовала себя бомжом
For the question "why are there different type of the same product."
I could answer with : "Well, why are there so many different type of razor and shaving cream ?"
But with product for menstruation, it is because no one have the same body. And there is women who can not use internal product like tampons and cups. For example : me. I was only able to use pads and external products. And men can not understand how having period can make your life a living hell. From the pain, the digestive problems, hormonal issues... And it is worse when you have endometriosis.
"cause they're more beautiful- DUH?" 😂😂😂
They should include things like socks. No joke I price checked women's socks against men and for the same size, same brand, same number of pairs of socks, men's socks were cheaper by about $3-$5. Then there's also shirts, pants, and swimwear, and shoes.
Aaaannnnddd that's why I shop in both the men and women sections for clothes....
It's the same for all women's clothing. They will be thinner and use less fabric, but be more expensive.
You should have included birth control, shaving products and makeup 😅
As someone who sufferes from endometriosis, fibroids and polyps. Extremely heavy periods that last months at a time. I can tell you I have spent a significant amount of money on these products as I have to double up with tampons and pads snd change both hourly
I suffered Menorrhagia $20 a cycle has to be average to light.
I hope you are doing ok
I used to have to do that. I have PCOS and thankfully through diet and taking birth control my periods aren’t that bad anymore. Geez I remember how horrible that was.
And you’re probably anemic from it so you’re low energy too.
I found the carnivore diet helped mine immensely but we have different problems.
Yesss,and prescribed specific contraceptive pills,pain killers,vitamin B complex (which are the most expensive vits ). And after all that... Menopause! 🎉🎉🎉🤦
@ruthsansnom3954 I didnt even think of those extras...and I take them!
I had heavy periods, everyone knew at work when I had my period I’d go out on my dinner hour and come back with a carrier full of Tampax and pads. Also not to be too gross all through my period I suffered horrible pain and diarrhoea.
I added up the cost of each thing, assuming the following:
You get haircuts maybe 3-4 times a year, but you do it basically all your life.
(Sometimes you go with cheap haircuts, sometimes with spendy cuts + color + perm or straightening, sometimes corrective measures from what the previous hair person did.)
You menstruate for roughly 40 years, on average.
You have sex while fertile for, on average, 30 years or so.
You wear bras for all but about the first ten years of life.
You wear shapewear, if you feel you must, for maybe 50 years.
Skin care can be extremely cheap, or extremely expensive, so I took an average.
Birth control on a regular basis for those who require it, plus the Plan B for post-assault purposes (dudes: try to remember that just because a person is pregnant doesn't mean THEY made any decisions at all).
Adding up all those averages, I got to about $200,000 over a lifetime.
Where I live, that's barely a downpayment on a starter home, but in some places I could buy a really nice house on 100 acres of land for that price.
Straight men: Consider that, next time you think someone owes you sex because you bought dinner and a movie.
I've spent more on one outfit picked out just for my guy's tastes than my guy has ever spent on dinner.
"it's not a shot glass"
"Well... for Dracula, maybe"
No freaking way hahahahahahahahah
Straight up this was a blast to watch! These guys are total allies simply for how sweet they were and upbeat. I wish each of them were one of my guy friends. My own husband has no clue how much I used to spend on all that stuff before I switched to the most natural and reusable methods possible on the market.
That skincare kit was a sample size. LOL Also, can we talk about more missed days, on average because of illness, PMS or childcare... and the obvious wage gap?
Dry cleaning. Same Oxford shirt, but because the button holes are facing in different direction, women's dry cleaning is more expensive even though the man's shirt is larger. :-(
That one man who keeps tampons at his place is a winner in my book. A suggestion to him though keep some pads too because some women can’t use tampons or don’t like them.
One time I spent TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS on 2 bras. They weren’t even good bras.
I used to try to explain buying bras that were $70 on clearance. When you start special ordering, it’s ridiculous.
The dude who keeps stuff in his apartment is a legend
As a German I can’t believe how much the menstrual stuff costs
mě too, but in same time I read study on Czech and 20% women can't afford tampons here as well. Still too expensive in comparison of average salary.
@@eFOXize cs chabr
me too. I'm very confused. Also german. I spend...like...I guess...say 50€ a year on products and that includes pain meds? every time I see this statistics (mostly from the USA) I'm just concerned with how much these products have to cost elsewhere.
yea it's bad over here
"You can buy a baby?" Yeah man it's called adoption. 😂
Now talk about how many pairs of underwear we ruin (and have to replace) in our lifetimes.
read them the side affects of birth control next 😭😭
i have a birth control to help manage my migraine, migraines are a possible side effect 🤦♀
Um, the side effects are long and wild, because the side effects of pregnancy are longer and wilder.
OK, so a lot of people are saying the prices in the video are too high. I guess it depends a lot on where you live, but to me it's kinda beside the point. I think the great thing about this video is being able to to discuss "women's stuff" with a bunch of young guys, out in the open, without a lot of sexual innuendo, or "yucky" remarks from the guys. Also, to educate men and get them to think about what women's experience is. Not just the costs, but the wide range of concerns women deal with. (By the way, why didn't they include the costs of birth control -- maybe comparing women's to men's?)
100%
I buy guy stuff as foten as possible due to the F pink tax. I don't buy anything I don't need (I never go to any hair salon or whatever, or to get my body hair removed, I never buy make up. I wear teh shoes I buy until they decompose on me etc)
But mentrual stuff: I have no choice.....
They also failed to mention the OTC pain meds, the cost of doing more laundry, and replacing stained clothing and bed sheets. Then, there's missed work due to extreme cramps, which cost vacation days, if there's no sick leave, or, there's a day with no pay!
The “..and live in the wrong state.” Absolutely hits home for be, as I’m from Texas. 😩
also remember women pay tax on all of those things ;D so in reality its slightly more than sticker price
Also all the same products men use that women do cost MORE. I use a men's deodorant, it's the only one that hasn't caused me to break out and it lasts all day with a slightly masculine smell that I actually like.
The haircut thing is ridiculous. I have short hair and always ask for a regular mens' cut. And ALWAYS get charged womens'-price :(
But I have seen one place listing prices for short hair vs long hair instead of men/women. Really hope that becomes regular practice in more places.
I'm impressed some of these guys are really tuned in.
Period products are priced as “luxury items” as if people afab choose to bleed every damn month 😭😭😭
Man here, yeah not a luxury. Razors yes but for periods. Not at all. You guys having that stuff for it. Benefits everyone. Not just women. I'm all for in making them cheaper.
@@lllEmilylll afab, not just women have periods so do trans men and afab nonbinary people
@@lllEmilylll you say that now, let you work somewhere, where a women on a period and can't afford a tampon and you have to clean it up.
@@bdbd1390 ehh I don’t know if I’m on board with the “razors are a luxury item” rhetoric. You’re a man, would you date a women who didn’t shave her arm pits or legs? Even if you do, most men won’t. Unless society stops holding women to high beauty standards then I don’t think it should be priced as a luxury.
Do you think toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant is a luxury? Or is it a hygiene product?
Like in this country we are lucky enough to have access to those products when some don’t but it’s also an expectation in our society to have good hygiene and for women shaving is a part of those expectations.
@tttttttttttt not just women go through this
I would love for then to read the side effects of birth control
When Covid 1st hit, my husband would order online and I would go to the store to pick everything up at the store outside location. When he had to get things I needed, it blew his mind at how expensive everything was. Even women's deodorant is more expensive. Before, I would just grab what I needed on my way home from work.
Pink tax sucks. I hate being a woman.
Years ago, I checked the price of women’s vs. men’s deodorant (same brand). I’ve been using the men’s ever since.