“The applicator worked perfectly in the beginning! Unfortunately the applicator has not held up over the years. I believe mine is at least 4 years now and the opening at the head of the applicator has widened over the years so that it’s very painful to insert now. Still better than using a single use plastic applicator 4+ times a day but not as long wearing and sustainable as I would have liked.”
“While I think the idea of creating a reusable applicator is genius, the functionally of it is not as good as I hoped and certainly not nearly as good as with the single use applicators coming with tampons. In most of my attempts, instead of pushing the tampon out of the upper part with the plunger, the upper part was pushed inside with the tampon. And I want to use an applicator because I cannot easily reach there this is especially uncomfortable. I think this happens because the plunger and upper part are not connecting in any way and the material is very slick. Is is so much easier to move the whole part up with the tampon than move the tampon out of it. The material is very nice though and it is easy to clean. Needs a version 2.0 however to be functional in my opinion. Unfortunately not a replacement for single use applicator tampons for me.”
“These pads are excellent - when they don't leak straight through at the edges of that black section in the middle! Alas, when they do that's £10+ down the drain... But I am still fond of the ones that have survived 6 months, they're some of the best I've tried (hence 2 stars rather than one).”
Hi there,
I'm so so sorry you've not had a 5-star experience with your pad. It sounds like you might have our old design.
Our new design have a different shape in the centre black section - they are oval, not bean-shaped and so have more coverage for your period. They also have wider wings for added leak protection and to secure the pad in place.
We would be happy to send out our new ones to you (free of charge) to compare? We would really appreciate your feedback and it's no trouble at all on our end💚 I hope the new design works better for you.
Please get in touch with hello@wearedame.co and we can sort out your replacement for you.
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