There is now an official supply chain shortage of tampons in the U.S and the folks at Tampax say there has been attention and sales since comedian/actress Amy Schumer joined the team in a brand campaign back in 2020. According to Cheri McMaster, Senior Communications Director for Tampax. Tampons have soared up to 7.7 percent since she began doing ads for the company. But other brands like Playtex are also experiencing a shortage.
Why is there a tampon shortage? In an article at NPR, tampon makers say a variety of factors are working against tampon production right now: factory staffing challenges, transportation bottlenecks, and elevated costs of key materials that go into their production of creating them. Tampons are also getting more expensive (just like literally everything else) because of inflation.
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