...By asking my DH to sniff the sanitary pads?

[ToTheRegimentIWishIWasThere]

He didn't sniff them, and came home with fucking scented ones.

I despise them, they stink like someone's sprayed febreeze in a butchers when you're wearing them. Also, they give me thrush.

I asked him to get me some from the shop, he was in there, specified that they needed to be non scented. Asked him to give the packet a quick sniff in the shop. He refused. I wasn't asking him to hold them to his face and inhale deeply, literally just a quick waft past his face.

I think he's being a massive fanny, he thinks I'm unreasonable and it would have been weird.

Who is being unreasonable?

(Iwouldn't mind but he didn't even read them, it literally says *these contain a perfumed "fresh" scent which will make your vulva sore after wearing them. Or words to that effect anyway.)

Buy/make some reusables then you don't have this problem. You could get the ones with sweary words on them and leave them to dry where he can see them.

I don't blame him for refusing to sniff them, he'd have looked a right weirdo.
Next time get your own, sounds like you'll get more joy.

I think YANBU! Why do they make them scented? WHY?

I also think that one needs to give ones husband clear brand instructions - "Only get Tesco's. ONLY GET TESCO'S! Could you just repeat that back to me?"

But if your husband is anything like my husband he'll ignore you anyway and come back with the one I expressly and repeatedly asked him to not get.

someone's sprayed febreeze in a butchers

Bwahahaha!

Perhaps he’s worried he’ll make someone start a MN thread saying “AIBU to report the pervert sniffing sanpro in the supermarket?”

Anyway, I don’t think it’s too much to ask that he could at least use his eyes to check they’re not scented, even if he’s unwilling to use his nose.

Wait, what? You can get reusables with sweary words on? Really??

The other day I was standing with my back to the shelving in Boots while my partner paid for something. A couple in their thirties walked past and the man stopped next to me, pointed at the shelf and called to his wife/girlfriend “Do you need these if we are going away for the weekend?” She looked at them, looked at me, looked at him, and then stomped off absolutely furious. I turned around and it was a shelf of those fancy ladies knickers for incontinence.

I bet he won’t do that again... 😂

Of course you're being unfair. I wouldn't want to stand in a shop sniffing boxes of condoms so you're unfair to expect him to sniff sanpro.

However, surely he can read? He doesn't need to sniff anything if he's a competent reader.

If I saw a bloke sniffing sanitary pads I would think he was a pervert. He is however unreasonable for not reading the packet. Have you thought about switching to cloth pads? Then you will never run out, won't get thrush, save the planet.

IME the only truly perfume free are Always sensitive in the pink packet, Infinity and Lillets towels (the best.)

Cottons (available from Boots) are unscented too.

I always (no pun intended) have a quick sniff because I don't want to go round with a fanny smelling like I've douched with toilet cleaner. It's not always as straightforward as "give him a picture of the packet" either because sometimes certain brands are sold out, they've had a rebrand etc. It shouldn't be beyond the wit of a grown adult male to read a packet.

Sell him, OP, and buy more Maltesers with the proceeds.

@LipSyncForYourLife my very irritating FIL does this exact 'joke' to MIL very often when they are shopping apparently. I expect the stranger was just deliberately trying to embarrass her because he has the maturity of a 7 year old.

You are totally BU. And weird.

Just specify the make!

Why didn’t you just tell him which ones to buy? “The bodyform ones in the PINK packet” or whichever ones you usually use?
I did.

However, surely he can read? He doesn't need to sniff anything if he's a competent reader.
Tbf to him, he's not really. Which is why I said to maybe sniff them

Aah, it's fine, we're going to to B&M this afternoon, I'll get 27 packs of the blue bodyform night pads with wings and hopefully soon will be pregnant so won't need them anyway

Buy (and sniff) your own pads
I usually do. It was a surprise bonus round period which shouldn't have been due for another ten days

So you leave it til you're due on ... the next day?... to buy more? You don't have any singles knocking around drawers etc in your house and you use exact full packs every period?
Wow, I wish I was that regulated.

Sell him, OP, and buy more Maltesers with the proceeds.
This seems like the sensible option going forward. Anyone want a semi literate, partially deaf bloke? Good at hoovering. Whitters a bit.

So you leave it til you're due on ... the next day?... to buy more? You don't have any singles knocking around drawers etc in your house and you use exact full packs every period?
Wow, I wish I was that regulated.

No, the opposite. They are either few and far between (not helpful for TTC) or like recently, every other week. Went through every bag, didn't have even one Im using two at a time at the minute though. It's unusual enough for me not to have any, even more unusual for DH to be buying them for me, hence him not knowing

For starters I hate scented pads. I don't use them much as I use a Mooncup, but now and again I need to get some.

Anyway, I've read it on here many times that people can actually tell if a women is wearing a scented pad. I have never been able to tell.

Is this just a MN thing or true life as well?

I get where you are coming from with regard to the scent. I don't know anyone who likes scented sanitary products. I hate them!

You can give them a good squeeze and tell if they’re scented.

Scented loo rolls and pads give me thrush too, which is miserable. On the basis of the thrush thing I think sniffing pads is a small price to pay.

😂
Ummmm I wouldn't expect my dh to stand in the sanitary aisle of my local supermarket/ boots etc sniffing sanitary pads. They would call security and he would probably be labelled a 'dirty old man' and arrested.

@ToTheRegimentIWishIWasThere I wouldn’t take him for free. More work involved than I can do without.

@TheOrigFV45 I have smelt them on other women. Once you’ve been down the aisle you know that smell. Doesn’t help I have a sensitive nose. And one of the worse things about them is that over the hours the smell gets worse. When you think urine and blood have a sleight smell to begin with that mixed with the repugnant stench of the pad only worsens things. Nothing is masked and funny how I can never smell a period when non scented are used.

The first time I stenched it walking into a room of people, I did blurt out god what’s that awful smell. It resembles something like a pine car air freshener just out of a packet, a new borns shitty nappy and something rotting. It was mortifying for everyone. She was aware of the smell but thought it was just her mind imagining it. Not sure if the scent has been toned down in recent years, I avoid supermarkets and people as much as possible.

I wonder if the packers have this issue

Dave gets shopping to include unscented san pads. Does he just get on with it, or beg another colleague. Imagine having to have that conversation with your boss during the annual review 😃

If he’s a massive fanny maybe he can use them himself before December.
Brilliant!