Praise is being piled on Tesco at the moment after the supermarket giant introduced its 'white envelope' scheme. The initiative has been put in place to assist those struggling with the cost of living crisis, and is now being offered in every Tesco in the country.
We are used to hearing about food poverty, with food banks in place to offer some help to those struggling, but period poverty is also a big issue. High street retailer Tesco has now stepped in to offer its assistance to help those in need to access sanitary products, urging customers to ask for 'a white envelope' when they need to.
In fact, it was shoppers who were among the first people to highlight the assistance being offer by the retailer after spotting signs in stores across the country. One sign placed in supermarket toilets read: "To combat period poverty, Tesco want to ensure everyone has access to sanitary products. If you are in need, please go to the customer service desk and ask for a white envelope. No questions will be asked."
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The move was welcomed by shoppers. Taking to social media, one Twitter user first question the supermarket to ask if the scheme was legitimate. They said: "Is this true about asking for a "White envelope" For Sanitary products?". Tesco replied: "To answer your question, yes this is correct, all a customer needs to do is to ask at our customer services and there will be no questions asked, it's in a effort to tackle period poverty as they are given free of charge."
Manchester Evening News reported that one person has shared a picture on social media of one of the signs in her local Tesco supermarket. She wrote: "Not necessarily a bargain, because period products should be free anyway. But I saw this on the back of the toilet door in Tesco."
A fellow shopper advised: "Morrisons do it too, you ask for a package for Sandy." Another shopper praised the latest initiative: "Well done Tesco."
The topic created a debate across social media platforms. One person wrote: "As long as all staff are aware of this then I can not see a problem, I would rather ask for a white envelope than come through my clothes." Another added: "At the end of the day all period stuff should be free full stop. We don't ask to have periods so why should we have to pay for them."
According to a 2022 Action Aid survey, around one in eight women (12%) in the UK struggle with period poverty. However, almost a year later, this number is expected to be a lot higher due to the cost of living crisis.
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