Richard meets the period monster. Bodyform says sorry.

In our daily search today, we came across a very funny interlude between two parties – Party A was a man. Richard. Who according to his post on the Bodyform (Party B) facebook page, had lived his life under the impression that a woman’s ‘period’ was a ‘happy period’! A time of joy, freedom, running on the beach, blue water and lots of smiles …

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From the 84,219 likes his post has received, it’s clearly entertaining the masses! We think it’s funny and whether or not it’s a genuine post, it does make light of all those ads we’ve all seen for years and years and years about how, once you’re wearing a pad or have popped in a tampon, you can suddenly ride horses, do handstands on the beach, wear the whitest of whites and basically have the time of your life.

The reality, as we all know only too well, is that “that time of the month” for most women is a time we’d rather avoid at all costs. There is no hilarity, no sudden bursts of energy and certainly no new-found gymnastic abilities just because we have our period!

Wonderfully, Bodyform delighted in responding to Richard’s post on their facebook page. They could have hidden, deleted or simply ignored it – hoping it would wash to the generally unseen section of “Posts by others” as quickly as possible. Instead, they set cameras rolling and had Bodyform CEO Caroline Williams respond to Richard.

We thinks it’s fantastic, refreshing and downright hilarious. See what you think …

Well done Bodyform. We, like many others who’ve posted since on your wall, think YOU ROCK!

What do you think about all the hoo haa that goes on when it comes to advertising ‘feminine hygiene’ products?

135 Comments

- - beccyg17 said
  - 28 Aug 2013
    5:33 pm
Brilliant use of social media!

- - delta30 said
  - 28 Aug 2013
    9:23 am
so funny, it made me laugh

- - missangela said
  - 26 Aug 2013
    8:33 pm
Bloody brilliant , it made me laugh.

- - amberb said
  - 19 Aug 2013
    11:04 pm
hahahah that is absolutely classic!

- - snoopy said
  - 14 Aug 2013
    3:18 pm
It’s nice to have a laugh at this sort of subject.

- - ditto said
  - 13 Aug 2013
    1:02 am
what a funny little dickie he is

- - tl63 said
  - 09 Aug 2013
    1:40 pm
haha Richard you crack me up

- - missmilf09 said
  - 09 Aug 2013
    1:36 pm
ok that weird i cant see the link

- - a-edwards said
  - 07 Aug 2013
    7:58 pm
I can’t see link… It won’t play 🙁 must try again later on

- - lynzstevo said
  - 07 Aug 2013
    9:46 am
I think ‘Richard’ is probably just an everyday jokester!
- earthlydelites replied
  
  13 Aug 2013 , 2:28 pm
  I agree! cheeky bugger! hahahaha
- - melmick2012 said
  - 06 Aug 2013
    8:12 pm
Lol the ad was funny

- - tl63 said
  - 06 Aug 2013
    12:08 pm
thank you for my laugh today lol
- sallty replied
  
  31 Aug 2013 , 12:49 pm
  Yes, that definitely made me giggle!
- - mrs harkness said
  - 05 Aug 2013
    3:42 pm
very good add and so true.

- - meagan_cooper said
  - 05 Aug 2013
    3:13 pm
Ha ha ha ha brilliant ad..

- - kmwalters said
  - 05 Aug 2013
    2:45 pm
Absolutely love this ad!, Saw it a while ago and bless couldn’t stop giggling!

- - lynzstevo said
  - 04 Aug 2013
    10:22 am
HAHAHAHA!! Thats hilarious. In regard to all the hoo haa that goes on in feminine hygiene commercials, I always took it to mean that the products the company offered helped to make that time of the month a little more comfortable.

- - meros said
  - 02 Aug 2013
    9:55 pm
Hahaha never thought of it that way.

- - elmo77 said
  - 02 Aug 2013
    9:11 pm
That was fantastic – gotta say, I never feel much like dancing, riding a horse, being around other people when it’s “that time” 😛 😀

- - sallty said
  - 02 Aug 2013
    5:05 pm
Hilarious, I can’t wait to see their next ad!

- - penny05 said
  - 02 Aug 2013
    9:48 am
love it! what a creative company!!!! and im glad they got back to him, normally they would indeed delete it!