To think that reusable sanitary towels should be the same price no matter what the size/flow?

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Looked at some fabric sanitary towels (washable things) and saw a site which had a sale. They were offering 6 towels for 58 dollars (Australia).

I thought that was really good so put them in my cart and chose "medium flow"

The price went up to 78 dollars.

I think that's a bit shit really...so I didn't get them. You don't pay more for a size large dress...than you do for a small...so why do they charge more for the thicker pads? Not my fault I have a medium flow!

This was a biggish store online...not a small seller.

Oh I meant to add...I don't like mooncups so wanted these particularly.

But why should I pay more for something cheaper to make?

Some retailers do or have trialed pricing different clothes sizes differently, and they’ve largely stopped or not made it mainstream because of the PR backlash that it’s “fat-shaming”. Ultimately, if you’re buying a product which involves greater resources and materials to make, why shouldn’t that be reflected in the price? Sure, it seems rubbish if you feel you’re being penalised for having heavier periods which you can’t control; but you could take that to every situation which people can’t control yet have to pay more for, such as a greater propensity for feeling the cold and needing to use the heating more often or having a larger appetite and needing larger portions of food.

A heavier flow pad would need more fabric inside it (I assume) so should cost more from a profits POV.

Yes it sucks that a heavy period isn’t a life choice yet you’d be charged more for it, but while it’s still only small-ish companies making reusable sanitary products I think we just have to suck it up.

Hopefully if they become more mainstream then much like clothes shops the sanitary product companies will change the pricing model.

Hmmm. I don't really see why they should be the same. They would just have to put up the price on the lighter weight ones.

I think the problem in this case was they didn't really make it obvious what the correct price would be. That is annoying.

More material more resources.
The initial price was probably for a panty liner it is frustrating if you've spent the time reading reviews etc before adding to checkout.
It is a big hike price.

How should the larger ones be paid for then?

This isn’t unusual - nappies spring to mind, and different age clothing.

20 dollars for slightly more fabric sounds ridiculous!

Maybe they are charging less for the thinner towels not more for the thicker.

If people will pay 78, sell them all for 78, even if the thinner ones are cheaper to make. Much simpler. Also the normal way to price things.

Different fabric usually
Here's an example, scroll down to item details
https://www.etsy.com/listing/916096562/purrrr-fect-cat-in-the-garden-cloth-pads?ref=shophomeactive_1

So light has different fabric to medium to heavy as the absorbency changes

To add this is what she says

majority of my fabrics cost between £15 and £20 per metre. The exclusive design fabrics cost £25 per metre. The organic zorb 3D costs £36 per metre and zorb 4d costs £38 per metre

£1 difference between moderate and heavy, the moderate uses 3D, the heavy 4D

Surely the same happens with disposables?

Buy a ‘regular’ packet for a pound and you get 14 towels, buy the same brand ‘heavy’ and you get 12?

This reminds of tights, I'm tall so I need longer length & they cost more. Why is that ok but my size 6 shoes aren't cheaper than size 7 or my 12 jeans aren't cheaper than size 16 ones.

Why not make some yourself? They’re really easy - you don’t need a sewing machine because the stitching doesn’t need to look perfect, and you can choose your own fabrics. You can find patterns online and tutorials on YouTube. And you can make a few in different sizes so you have some for nighttime or heavier/lighter days.

A bit like searching online for bath towels, seeing a great price, then discovering that's the price for a face flannel.

Apart from plus size clothes generally are more expensive?

And for PerveenMistry's lovely comment about "hefties" - if you feel so hard done be "subsidising" other people, travel privately. Everyone pays for their seat, especially on planes where the extra large folk are (imo rightly) charged two seats if they need it.