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Can we talk about Mooncups?

meowington [Edit] [Delete] 89 replies 14:51, 21 August '12

I just don't get them. They sound totally gross.

Give me pros and cons please.

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  • it's nice to have your own little bowl with you just in case

    cat_race | 21 Aug '12, 14:51 | X
  • Some sort of sanitary product for vegans, hippies and bearded Guardian ladies, right?

    Alex-in-Ciderland | 21 Aug '12, 14:53 | X
    • I'm not sure.

      I just can't get my head around carrying a little cup of blood round and then emptying it out.

      meowington @Alex-in-Ciderland | 21 Aug '12, 14:54 | X
    • For anyone (well, any woman)

      They are better for the environment, but that doesn't mean you have to be an environmentalist to use one.

      DaisyFlower @Alex-in-Ciderland | 21 Aug '12, 23:39 | X
  • Haven't we done this before?

    You don't have to use one if it grosses you out.

    deadonthestairs | 21 Aug '12, 14:53 | X
    DarwinDude this'd this
    • Correct.

      But I'd still like to know a bit more about them.

      meowington @deadonthestairs | 21 Aug '12, 14:55 | X
      • you want to know more about something that grosses you out?

        here take a butchers at this

        creakyknees @meowington | 22 Aug '12, 11:07 | X
  • Shameless and degrading attempt to up the profile clicks

    Royter-Hatfood | 21 Aug '12, 14:53 | X
    deadonthestairs and chickenbones this'd this
    • Are you saying period blood is sexy?

      Alright, cronin.

      meowington @Royter-Hatfood | 21 Aug '12, 14:55 | X
      • Seeing as AmputeePorn always runs you a close second

        I'd say period blood is a decent attempt to hold on to your crown.

        Royter-Hatfood @meowington | 21 Aug '12, 15:06 | X
      • :D

        joeymahone @meowington | 21 Aug '12, 15:09 | X
        msmonipenni this'd this
  • Pros: can be thrown away into the sea as a shark diversion

    JustJay | 21 Aug '12, 14:55 | X
  • Pro: you can use it to make lollies

    84joe | 21 Aug '12, 14:54 | X
    still_here this'd this
    • For vampires

      NoahVale @84joe | 21 Aug '12, 14:56 | X
  • I had to google this

    Thought Mooncups was a kids TV show. Couldn't've been more wrong

    NoahVale | 21 Aug '12, 14:54 | X
    • Moomins ?

      Wooly31 @NoahVale | 21 Aug '12, 15:08 | X
      • Button Mooncups

        NoahVale @Wooly31 | 21 Aug '12, 15:13 | X
    • Mooncat?

      lordscopie @NoahVale | 21 Aug '12, 16:58 | X
  • they're the best

    shrewbie | 21 Aug '12, 14:55 | X
  • This thread is for ladies only.

    Genuinely interested in why people would use them. They sound uncomfortable.

    meowington | 21 Aug '12, 14:56 | X
    • If you REALLY want to hear stories about people being really uncomfortable with using them

      I think you should open the floor back up to men

      DanielKelly @meowington | 21 Aug '12, 14:58 | X
    • bit exclusive, no?

      i have no opinion one way or the other. but that's beside the point

      Silkyskillz11 @meowington | 21 Aug '12, 14:58 | X
    • Not uncomfortable at all

      If it's in right you can't even tell its there. Worryingly easy to forget about actually. Except it's not really worrying, because unlike tampons, there's no risk of toxic shock.

      (I know this thread is a few hours old but I only just saw it and no one is really defending them)

      DaisyFlower @meowington | 21 Aug '12, 23:38 | X
  • fucking hell

    *pours Bloody Mary down the sink*

    incandenza_ | 21 Aug '12, 14:58 | X
    oh_gerardus_MERCATOR this'd this
    • DiS swallowed my Bloody Mary joke

      incandenza_ @incandenza_ | 21 Aug '12, 14:59 | X
  • fucking hell

    *pours away Bloody Mary*

    incandenza_ | 21 Aug '12, 14:56 | X
  • I used to know someone who would empty hers into her houseplants because apparently it was excellent fertiliser

    Smee | 21 Aug '12, 14:58 | X
    • No way.

      Their house would stink.

      meowington @Smee | 21 Aug '12, 14:59 | X
      • I know, right?

        She also used to shout (and I mean shout) at people who ate honey that they were raping the bees.

        I once saw her laying into a train conductor for not taking a train ticket for completely the wrong journey (not just time, wrong route altogether) berating him for putting profits over people. They held the whole train at one station for ages while she refused to pay the fare, under £10 I think.

        Horrible character.

        Smee @meowington | 21 Aug '12, 15:21 | X
        • Well, at least you got to move out once you were 18

          Royter-Hatfood @Smee | 21 Aug '12, 15:36 | X
  • but they're like a cup for the moon

    happypenguin | 21 Aug '12, 14:59 | X
  • Pro: you can use it as an emergency yarmulke

    84joe | 21 Aug '12, 14:59 | X
    • :D

      joeymahone @84joe | 21 Aug '12, 15:02 | X
      deadonthestairs and badmanreturns this'd this
  • rebuild

    marckee | 21 Aug '12, 15:02 | X
  • I like this.

    meowington @tohereknowswhen | 21 Aug '12, 15:01 | X
  • I think I left two Bloody Marys in here. Anyone seen them?

    joeymahone | 21 Aug '12, 15:01 | X
    TheoGB, ChintzyLacroix, and jontosh2001 this'd this
    • there's some left in this cup

      I don't want it, you can have it.

      incandenza_ @joeymahone | 21 Aug '12, 15:05 | X
  • I suspect that CG put you up to starting this thread,

    in an effort to stop the one about the government's borrowing gaining traction.

    marckee | 21 Aug '12, 15:01 | X
    this'd this
  • So you don't end up like this?

    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=191300094336221&set=a.183155971817300.44180.175750359224528&type=1&theater

    SarcasticFringehead | 21 Aug '12, 15:03 | X
    meowington this'd this
  • Pro: you can connect a hosepipe to the end and run it straight into the toilet

    84joe | 21 Aug '12, 15:04 | X
  • One of the more acceptable things to shove up your fanny

    icouldwinarabbit | 21 Aug '12, 15:04 | X
    • name 3 others

      Silkyskillz11 @icouldwinarabbit | 21 Aug '12, 15:05 | X
      • a tractor

        St. Paul's Cathedral
        a table

        incandenza_ @Silkyskillz11 | 21 Aug '12, 15:09 | X
        • Newbury Racecourse

          Gregg Wallace's Chrome Dome
          Radiohead

          lemonbrickcombo @incandenza_ | 21 Aug '12, 15:13 | X
    • :D

      marckee @icouldwinarabbit | 21 Aug '12, 15:08 | X
      Royter-Hatfood and meowington this'd this
      • I'm just going to go back and try to triple ^this icwar in the fancy thread.

        marckee @marckee | 21 Aug '12, 15:12 | X
    • What about a candle? (NSFW)

      https://twitter.com/PaigeTaylor_93/status/236212796344381440/photo/1

      SarcasticFringehead @icouldwinarabbit | 21 Aug '12, 15:10 | X
    • Or a beer bottle?

      https://twitter.com/PaigeTaylor_93/status/233583653702213632/photo/1

      (Imagine if it broke).

      SarcasticFringehead @icouldwinarabbit | 21 Aug '12, 15:11 | X
      • wow. clearly NSFW

        Silkyskillz11 @SarcasticFringehead | 21 Aug '12, 15:14 | X
        • NSFV more like :O

          SarcasticFringehead @Silkyskillz11 | 21 Aug '12, 15:16 | X
  • I don't want to get Googling this.

    So, what the hell are Mooncups?

    MrSteveBob | 21 Aug '12, 15:07 | X
    • http://is.gd/e7uEWm

      joeymahone @MrSteveBob | 21 Aug '12, 15:11 | X
  • Smash

    meowington | 21 Aug '12, 15:08 | X
  • Pro: handy storage container for your boyfriend's peas...most weeks

    Royter-Hatfood | 21 Aug '12, 15:08 | X
  • So no female on this website wants to give advice on it?

    oook.

    meowington | 21 Aug '12, 15:09 | X
    • have you seen

      the 'ladies' that use this site?

      jacques_le_biscuit_ @meowington | 21 Aug '12, 15:12 | X
      • Jar with a handle please

        slavestate @jacques_le_biscuit_ | 21 Aug '12, 15:14 | X
    • Well Daisy's always on here going on about how great they are.

      TheoGB @meowington | 21 Aug '12, 15:17 | X
      • Hardly always

        But yep, if the topic comes up I will try to convert people to the cause. Money saving, time saving, worry free.

        DaisyFlower @TheoGB | 21 Aug '12, 23:41 | X
  • Is it too late to say 'no'?

    lemonbrickcombo | 21 Aug '12, 15:11 | X
    • Possibly.

      meowington @lemonbrickcombo | 21 Aug '12, 15:13 | X
    • *hilarious George Galloway joke profile*

      Royter-Hatfood @lemonbrickcombo | 21 Aug '12, 15:16 | X
  • Are they dishwasher safe?

    slavestate | 21 Aug '12, 15:12 | X
    • I think so

      Quicker to just clean it in a basin with some boiling water though.

      DaisyFlower @slavestate | 21 Aug '12, 23:43 | X
  • I just looked at the Mooncups website.

    If I was a girl, I would definitely use them. Last for ages, discreet, probably feels a bit weird but you'd get used to it at the moment.

    SarcasticFringehead | 21 Aug '12, 15:18 | X
  • Next time I have some money I'm getting one of these

    Saves tons of money, but more importantly saves on all that massive waste produced by tampons and sanitary towels. PO uses them I think, she's the girl to talk to about them.

    There are two sizes, that confuses me because one of them says it's best to have if you're under 30 and haven't had kids but the next size is 30+ OR had kids. What worries me there is regardless of if you've had kids or not does your chuff suddenly expand one size up regardless when you hit 30?! JFC.

    Scout | 21 Aug '12, 15:27 | X
    • Ah pure do put a mooncup up ma fanny!

      PickledOaf @Scout | 21 Aug '12, 15:28 | X
      • nice try imposter

        wewerewerewolvesonce @PickledOaf | 21 Aug '12, 15:28 | X
    • Expanding Chuff

      Acceptable Things to Shove Up Your Fanny
      Moon Time

      £6 at the Jar with a Handle

      free if you show your mooncup

      lemonbrickcombo @Scout | 21 Aug '12, 15:33 | X
      • Emergency Yarmulke just added to the bill

        bands on from time of the month

        lemonbrickcombo @lemonbrickcombo | 21 Aug '12, 15:34 | X
        • :D

          s_p_g @lemonbrickcombo | 22 Aug '12, 03:21 | X
          p_a_u_l this'd this
    • Your last sentence has ended me. :'D

      TheoGB @Scout | 21 Aug '12, 15:46 | X
  • I have told the story of my weird housemate who would clean her's out in the kitchen sink

    I myself don't see them as being useful, especially when you're out somewhere and are needing to rinse it out in a public bathroom.

    msmonipenni | 21 Aug '12, 15:30 | X
    • You don't need to rinse it in a public bathroom

      If you're away from home you can just wipe it then wash it the next time. But that only comes up if you're out all day because they need emptying less often than tampons or pads need changing.

      DaisyFlower @msmonipenni | 21 Aug '12, 23:46 | X
  • Admin.

    Can we not temporarily ban her, please?

    forzaborza | 21 Aug '12, 16:12 | X
  • *lies under desk in foetal position and shivers uncontrollably*

    Songs_about_ducking | 21 Aug '12, 16:23 | X
  • Wikiperioda

    Advantages

    Menstrual cups are more cost-efficient and environmentally friendly than tampons, as they are reusable (with the exception of the Softcup). Some cups have greater capacity than tampons which is beneficial to women with heavy flows. They also have a lower risk of Toxic Shock Syndrome (see section on Rely tampons). Generally, menstrual cups do not significantly affect the population of vaginal flora, including the bacteria responsible for bacterial vaginosis (including yeast infections) or urinary tract infections.[13] Some women opt for a menstrual cup because it does not absorb natural vaginal secretions as a tampon or sponge would.[15]. Cups' maintenance every 12 hours is much more convenient for many than pads and tampons which may require changing every few hours. A woman need only wear the one cup and clean and empty it after a 12 hour day rather than carrying several replacement pads or tampons requiring several lavatory visits.

    Disadvantages

    Using menstrual cups can be more time-consuming for those just starting to use them. For some women, menstrual cups are more uncomfortable and difficult to insert and remove than tampons [16] and may also be messier.[16] It often takes a few cycles to learn how to efficiently insert and remove the cup, as they create a seal in the vaginal canal. If lubrication is necessary for insertion, it should be water-based, as some lubricant ingredients can be damaging to the silicone. [1] Further time must be spent cleansing: some manufacturers recommend washing the cup every 12 hours with a mild, unscented cleanser and potable water, [2] while other manufacturers recommend rinsing or wiping the cup when it is emptied and washing it with a mild soap at the end of the cycle. [3]

    cheeseandbaconturnov | 21 Aug '12, 16:46 | X
    • Vaginal flora

      is presumably those houseplants given nutrition above...

      slavestate @cheeseandbaconturnov | 21 Aug '12, 16:49 | X
  • I feel like I've just

    lost all innocence of my childhood all over again.

    marilyninthesky | 21 Aug '12, 16:59 | X
  • I think a lot of women are scared of their own vaginas

    Or perhaps not scared, but freaked out a bit. Which is a shame.

    DaisyFlower @wishpig | 21 Aug '12, 23:54 | X
    Zapsta this'd this
  • not to be confused with Moonpig

    especially not when getting something for your ten year old sister

    Jordan_229_2 | 22 Aug '12, 00:03 | X
    • They do start early these days

      </DaddyOrChips>

      SarcasticFringehead @Jordan_229_2 | 22 Aug '12, 00:29 | X
    • I once made a joke where the punchline was

      MOONCUP DOT FADGE! (sung to the moonpig theme)

      moousee @Jordan_229_2 | 22 Aug '12, 00:44 | X
  • i might get one

    for those who frequently express digust over this topic, genuine question: how is it fundamentally any more gross than tampons? (i really don't like tampons)

    tiramisu | 22 Aug '12, 00:38 | X
    Zapsta this'd this
  • im reading the site now

    i never liked the idea of it, but the more i read, the more appealing it becomes. It might be a little tricky to get it right, it looks so weird too, im not too sure where it sits.

    I think i might get one and try it out.

    MissBass | 22 Aug '12, 02:35 | X
  • My wife uses one

    i wouldn't wish to speak for her, but she seems to use it with pretty much no hassle whatsoever.

    Si_Badvibes | 22 Aug '12, 02:57 | X
  • I dread to think how leary lads, or lasses, in a pub would behave with one

    creakyknees | 22 Aug '12, 11:13 | X
  • a friend of mine uses one

    think it took her ages to get used to it but now she loves it. i'd consider getting one.

    shes_so_high | 22 Aug '12, 11:21 | X
  • after reading this i think i might get one

    cat_race | 22 Aug '12, 11:27 | X
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