Amy Schumer is getting blamed for the national tampon shortage

Why Amy Schumer is getting blamed for the national tampon shortage

Schumer, 41, appeared in advertisements for Tampax — America’s most popular tampon brand owned by P&G

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aiming to normalize conversations about menstruation in July 2020.

“Retail sales growth has exploded,” company spokeswoman Cheri McMaster told Time magazine

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Tampax tampons are currently hard to come by at grocery stores in many parts of the country, “with Amazon sellers taking advantage of the shortage.”

In January, the outlet reports, one box of 18 Tampax “listed for $114, about $6 more more

In addition to raging shortage complaints in Reddit threads

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