History Main / TamponRun

* ''Ten-Inch Hero'' shows us that the only thing worse than being sent out to get your partner's tampons is doing so in a kilt, mohawk, and eyeshadow. Made unforgettable in that the man wearing said kilt, mohawk, and eyeshadow is '''''Creator/JensenAckles'''''.

* In [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S_QjLMZbl8 this scene]] from ''Film/TenInchHero'', Priestly at first humorously demonstrates this trope, but then recovers quite nicely when confronted by other guys.

* ''Ten-Inch Hero'' shows us that the only thing worse than being sent out to get your partner's tampons is doing so in a kilt, mohawk, and eyeshadow. Made unforgettable in that the man wearing said kilt, mohawk, and eyeshadow is '''''JensenAckles'''''.

Compare to WackyCravings where it is also often exaggerated by the husbands or [[MostWritersAreMale if the writers are guys]] and to MenstrualMenace where the poor unfortunate guy is being sent on the errand because every 28 days his loving mate turns into an ''[[ManipulativeBastard evil conniving bitch]]''. Contrast NoPeriodsPeriod.

* ''KingOfTheHill'', Hank is forced to do this for Connie, the next-door-neighbor girl because she gets her first period when her parents and his wife are away.

* There's a joke where a new salesman for a store that [[WeSellEverything sells everything]] manages to sell a fishing rod, a boat, and a car that was big enough to carry it to one person over the course of a single day. When his boss asks him how he managed to pull this off, the salesman replies: "He came in to buy some tampons for his wife. I told him 'You're weekend's shot, you may as well go fishing.'"

* Marvin from the same-named strip in Magazine/{{MAD}}, in an early strip.

* From NotAlwaysRight: [[http://notalwaysright.com/why-cashiers-should-rule-the-world/4230 Why Cashiers Should Rule the World]]. Bonus points for how the cashier handles the poor guy's heckler.

* This happens in the French movie ''L'enqueteCorse'', in which one of the insurgents needs a tampon to make a fuse. So he goes in the pharmacy, blushes and stutters his way to asking the counter girl for a box of tampons, then she asks if he needs regular or super-absorbing. Of course he's made even more nervous and finally lets out that it's for a slow-burning fuse, at which point she tells him which one to use. (This being the ThemeParkVersion of Corsica, [[BananaRepublic where dropping non-fatal bombs for independence]] is a daily occurrence and can identify, by sound alone, where a bomb went off, how much and what kind of explosive was used.)

* Averted brilliantly in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo9kNFqpH5c this]] commercial for Libra Tampons.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': Stan's sister makes them go get her some tampons while they try to watch "RussellCrowe Fighting 'Round the World" in order to see the trailer for the new Terrence & Philip movie. When they return home after failing to accomplish the mission, [[OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank a torrent of water gushes forth from the door]].

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' when Stan's sister made them go get her some tampons when they were trying to watch "RussellCrowe Fighting 'Round the World" in order to see the trailer for the new Terrence & Philip movie.

[[AliceAndBob Alice]] just started her period and has run out of tampons. She is busy so she nonchalantly asks Bob, her boyfriend, to get them for her. Bob [[HeroicBSOD just stares in horror.]] Alice explains that she can't go, but she needs them as soon as possible so he would have to get them. Bob freaks out as he embarks on the most horrifying journey to the store that he will EVER have to face: the TamponRun.

PlayedForLaughs, this trope exemplifies just how much of a big deal men stereotypically make out of the period. For whatever reason, this naturally occurring event and the purchasing of products to ease the process is this most terrifying thing in the world for individuals with the Y chromosome. They may be seen talking to himself, shouting to nobody in particular upon finding out that "they come in sizes?!?!?!", and trying to hide it. Men might try to play it off by asking if they come in [[BiggusDickus larger sizes]]. Bonus points if he sees another guy in the same boat or if the sales clerk calls for a price check effectively announcing to the whole store that Bob is buying tampons.

Compare to WackyCravings where it is also often exaggerated by the husbands or [[MostWritersAreMale if the writers are guys]] and to MenstrualMenace where the poor unfortunate guy is being sent on the errand because his female counterpart is an [[ManipulativeBastard evil conniving bitch.]] Contrast NoPeriodsPeriod.

* BillEngvall did a routine about getting pads for his daughter, since his wife couldn't get them that day. Of course {{Hilarity Ensue|s}}d, because a) his son found them first, and b) tried to be helpful by hollering ''the entire length of the aisle to his dad'' that'd found them.

* A FullmetalAlchemist fanfic has Ed go pick up tampons for Winry.

* [[ICarly Carly]] alludes to sending Spencer on one in "iDate a Bad Boy."

* Very awkward for FTM transgendered people in RealLife, especially if passing is required before testosterone therapy and/or surgery, or if hormones and surgery are unavailable options.

* ''SouthPark'' when Stan's sister made them go get her some tampons when they were trying to watch "RussellCrowe Fighting 'Round the World" in order to see the trailer for the new Terrence & Philip movie.

* It is often stated that this is just another bonus of getting a menstrual cup. It is true.

[[AliceAndBob Alice]] just started her period and has run out of tampons. She is busy so she nonchalantly asks Bob, her boyfriend, to get them for her. Bob [[{{HeroicBSOD}} just stares in horror.]] Alice explains that she can't go, but she needs them as soon as possible so he would have to get them. Bob freaks out as he embarks on the most horrifying journey to the store that he will EVER have to face: the TamponRun.

PlayedForLaughs, this trope exemplifies just how much of a big deal men stereotypically make out of the period. For whatever reason, this naturally occurring event and the purchasing of products to ease the process is this most terrifying thing in the world for individuals with the Y chromosome. They may be seen talking to himself, shouting to nobody in particular upon finding out that "they come in sizes?!?!?!", and trying to hide it. Men might try to play it off by asking if they come in [[{{BiggusDickus}} larger sizes]]. Bonus points if he sees another guy in the same boat or if the sales clerk calls for a price check effectively announcing to the whole store that Bob is buying tampons.

Compare to WackyCravings where it is also often exaggerated by the husbands or [[{{MostWritersAreMale}} if the writers are guys]] and to MenstrualMenace where the poor unfortunate guy is being sent on the errand because his female counterpart is an [[{{ManipulativeBastard}} evil conniving bitch.]] Contrast NoPeriodsPeriod.

* A [[http://blacklillian.deviantart.com/art/Even-Villains-Need-Groceries-2-37605173 fancomic]] by BlackLillian on DeviantArt [[{{VillainsOutShopping}} depicts members of Organization XIII at the supermarket]] and demonstrates this trope quite nicely with a little spin to include condoms as well.

* In the video for "You're All I Need" by Method Man, a girl sends her boyfriend out to buy her tampons, before her mother starts [[ParentalMarriageVeto screaming at her for getting involved with the guy in the first place.]] At the end of the video, her boyfriend brings them home, only for her to complain that he got the wrong ones.

* Marvin from the same-named strip in MadMagazine, in an early strip.

* In the JohnRingo novel ''Literature/PaladinOfShadows'', Ringo's ex-SEAL protagonist explains to one of the female hostages he is rescuing that tampons make great field-expedient bandages because of their absorbency, and condoms can be used as waterproofing for underwater detonators. He relates the story of a time when his squad ran low on these supplies and had to go and buy them at a drugstore.

* Thugboy had to do this for {{Empowered}}.