Women and girls are facing a double whammy of price rises on period products and “devious” shrinkflation tactics on tampons and sanitary towels.
An investigation by the Sunday Mirror as part of our End Period Poverty campaign has found that not only has inflation pushed up prices, but packs are getting smaller.
According to the MySupermarket Compare website, boxes of 18 Tampax Pearl Compak Super Plus tampons were on sale at Tesco for £1.95 earlier this month. But now, only a 16-pack version is available for £2.60 – that’s 65p more for two fewer tampons, or 50% more per tampon.
