Justifying a Stash

Justifying your Cloth Pad Stash!

People say it in a bad way 'Ohh i think I have an addiction' when they have what they see as a large pad stash (Collection of pads).

But you don't have to think of it like that... here are some reasons/justifications of having a large cloth pad stash.

Because I can
The more you have, the less often you use each one, so the longer they last
You can always pass them down to your daughter or someone else when you no longer need them
You can sometimes use them to barter for other pads or items
You are helping out WAHMs and Small Businesses by helping to keep them in business
It makes your period exciting and fun to have a new pad to try
Its nice to be able to choose which pad you want to wear from a selection of designs, lengths, types and fabrics
Allows you to co-ordinate with your clothing
You can change them as often as you like without fear of being caught with no more pads left
Its more economical to wash all your pads at the end rather than doing leveral loads of washing, so you need enough to cover all situations
You are doing research, and thus need a sample from different pad makers :)
Because someone else has a bigger stash than you, and you need to keep up as your reputation is at stake!
The stash still probably costs less than if you'd bought disposble ones
"You think this stash is big? If I'd used disposables there would be about 6 times this amount of disposables in the landfill, and that's terrible for the environment!"
Buying pads makes me happy
I loved that particular fabric, and just couldn't resist

Other reasons? E-mail me and I'll add them

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