Hey everyone, today's video is really exciting, it's all about how switching
to a menstrual cup can save you money. Not only do you only have to invest in a menstrual cup
maybe a couple times throughout your life because they can last up to 10 years, but you don't have
to repeatedly buy tampons, pads, wipes, all the things that you thought you needed that you don't.
It is a one-time purchase and it will end up saving you a lot of money in the long haul
and I will break down how. Before we get into specific numbers, let's talk about how many times
the average woman menstruates throughout her life. So typically period starts around 13 or 14, let's
just say 13, and stops at age 51. So that equates to a total of 456 periods over that 38 year span.
That is a crazy amount and we need to honestly pat ourselves on the back because anything that
men can do we can do bleeding, which is pretty amazing. So let's break it down into more tangible
numbers. So starting out, how much money do you save using a menstrual cup? Let's first talk
about tampons and i'm going to refer to my notes because there's a lot of numbers involved here and
I don't want to mess it up. We will have to keep in mind that everyone has different flows, so some
people may bleed heavily while others may have a light flow, so obviously this is just kind of an
average but we will go ahead and go over it. So the average box of tampons is about four dollars
and there's also a lot of information coming out recently about what's actually inside tampons and
it's a little bit scary. If you want to do a little quick research to see what's inside an
average tampon, you might want to do that because I don't think it's anything we want in our bodies.
So if you'd rather have like a nice organic tampon that doesn't have any of the chemicals we're
talking about seven to ten dollars for a monthly supply. Okay let's break that down even a little
bit further. So the average person changes their tampon every four hours so using one tampon every
four hours equals six tampons per day. Multiply six tampons by the number of days you bleed, which
is five on average, and you're using 30 tampons per period. Wow that number is quite a bit and
then you multiply that by 60 periods you'll get in five years and boom, you're at 1800 tampons.
At 36 tampons per box that's 50 boxes of tampons at approximately seven dollars each, so over
the course of five years it's going to cost you 350 dollars for something that is essential for
your period. All right moving on to pads. If you are someone that uses pads here are some
numbers for you. So the common opinion says it's best to change your pad every four hours as it's
typically saturated at that point and can hold bacteria. A pack of 40 pads can cost also around 7
per package for a standard brand or 8 to 9 for an organic option. So using one pad every four hours
equals six pads per day. Multiply six pads by the number of days you bleed -- five on average -- and
you're using 30 per cycle. If you have 60 periods and you're using 30 pads per cycle, you'll be
using again 1800 pads. With 40 pads per package and an average price ticket of eight dollars,
you're looking at spending 360 in five years. Almost the exact same amount. This is where the
Pixie Cup enters and solves all of your financial woes. So we have a couple different options and a
couple different combo packs for you to choose from and the average price is 25 dollars total.
So a menstrual cup can last up to 10 years with proper care. So you've now taken your 10-year
cost from around 700 dollars down to 25 dollars. So if you're wondering if switching to a menstrual
cup can save you money, it will save you a ton of money. A question you might be having now is,
do you need anything else to go along with your menstrual cup? The answer is no. Once
you've mastered how to use your menstrual cup you're going to be leak free and you don't have
to worry about any other accessories or anything like that. We do have a couple of things to make
it easier if you so choose, like our Pixie Cup Lube to make insertion a little bit smoother,
or our Pixie Cup steamer, which sterilizes your Pixie Cup in a matter of minutes, or our Pixie
Cup Wash for quick washes in between use. Those are all offered on our website and those are all
really good things to have, but again they're not necessary. After the numbers that we chatted about
we definitely think that menstrual cups are worth it. We're going to leave that call up to you.
If you have any questions you can reach out to us. We also have our happiness guarantee
where if you switch to a Pixie Cup and you don't love it as much as your tampons or your pads,
we'll refund you or will help you find a better fit for your needs.