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Demovictory9

(32,419 posts)
Sat Mar 17, 2018, 06:47 PM Mar 2018

who would buy this thing?

who Would Buy This Thing? is a series that spotlights particularly egregious commercial objects and tries to imagine who might indeed pay money to own them.

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nother year, another International Women’s Day passed with the expected amount of corporate feminist chicanery. A week out, we’re still sifting through the various products released in the effort to prove “woke capital” credentials—one of which is the weirdly named Femme Pouch. As noted by Racked, the pouch is a collaboration between the minimalist fashion brand Cuyana and organic tampon company Lola in honor of International Women’s Day. For the low price of $60 (or several boxes of tampons), owners of the Femme Pouch can carry up to two tampons around in what is essentially a pencil case made from pebbled Italian leather.

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who would buy this thing? (Original Post) Demovictory9 Mar 2018 OP
Italian leather? Whoa! Ilsa Mar 2018 #1
probably from leftover scrap pieces Demovictory9 Mar 2018 #2
"essentially a pencil case made from pebbled Italian leather." BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #3
Not anyone I would want to know... BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #4
No, that's a whole different product! petronius Mar 2018 #5
Gee, if only mercuryblues Mar 2018 #6
Trump could use one to carry his micro-mini condoms and suppositories. Elwood P Dowd Mar 2018 #7
That would be great for weed and a small pipe or sneak-a-toke ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #8

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)
1. Italian leather? Whoa!
Sat Mar 17, 2018, 06:55 PM
Mar 2018

No, I wouldn't spend that much, especially on a soft pouch. Maybe a few bucks for a convenient plastic case.

BigmanPigman

(51,562 posts)
4. Not anyone I would want to know...
Sat Mar 17, 2018, 07:34 PM
Mar 2018

Too much is wrong with this to begin here. At first I thought it was a mini "fanny pak" to hold powdered juice drink mix.

petronius

(26,595 posts)
5. No, that's a whole different product!
Sat Mar 17, 2018, 09:18 PM
Mar 2018


But I think you're on to something here: some kind of goofy additive (crystallized unicorn sweat, for example) to turn plain bottled water into miracle health water, plus a super-pricey leather case to carry in in. Let the money roll in!

mercuryblues

(14,521 posts)
6. Gee, if only
Sat Mar 17, 2018, 11:44 PM
Mar 2018

tampons came in a wrapper or there was a zippered pocket in a purse to put them in. That way women wouldn't have to pay $60 for a leather pouch to keep them in.

Give Czarina Ivanka time, she will steal this idea for her line of wares.

Elwood P Dowd

(11,443 posts)
7. Trump could use one to carry his micro-mini condoms and suppositories.
Sun Mar 18, 2018, 12:08 AM
Mar 2018

He acts and looks like someone who is constantly both horny and constipated.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
8. That would be great for weed and a small pipe or sneak-a-toke
Sun Mar 18, 2018, 01:03 AM
Mar 2018

$60 though is too rich. If it were an Ivanka brand item, I could buy one at The Dollar Store.

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