Hmmmm, that is kinda tricky. For almost everything but the menstruation needs, I’d say put it in a lovely basket. And put a label saying “For my female friends” on a drawer. I would really not have expected a male to provide such things, or even think of such things, but it is really sweet.
By Feminine Products I did mean those relating mostly to menstration based products.
One other “dumb” guy question ’ Do these sort of things “go stale” or have a use before date?
As to letting guests know that there are supplies available, I will just mention that the guest cabinet in the bathroom has “anything you might need, but if you don’t see it ask”.
I already have Tooth brushes (new, in packages) tooth paste, acetominophen, non drowsy allergy med, cough drops, combs, q-tips, contatc lense sol’n, basic shaving supplies, tweezers and nail clippers, and thanks to Carrici, a few brown paper bags. There will also be a note letting them know that these products are for them to use as needed.
thanks again for all the help!
FML
No, as far as I know these products don’t go stale. I know that some products have been discontinued, but I don’t see how they can go stale.
This. It will give her the idea that she won’t be snooping if she looks in the cabinet.
And yes, I’m a girl.
Duct tape.
hey muffin…
wanna sleep over?
huge grin,
FML
Sigmagirl…
They are not “emergency supplies” they are hospitality supplies…
Not that I would deny them to anyone in an emergency…
FML
This thread makes me wish my house was big enough to have a guest bathroom so I could stock all manner of nice things for my house guests. I would know that nobody is worrying about bleeding all over their clothes or embarrassing hairs, and that would make them happy, and I would know they were happy and they would know I was happy they were happy.
Oh to have a guest bathroom!
Sorry dude, but I’m a straight dude.
Hey, you do have a guest bathroom. It just happens to be the same one you use for yourself. Unless you tell the guests to go to the backyard to do their business!!! :eek:
I do have most of the stuff mentioned on this thread for a guest bathroom, stockpiled in my own bathroom. 
Hell, put the menstrual supplies in the basket too. I once went to a restaurant bathroom that had a bunch of tampons in a coffee mug, and also some ponytail holders and hairspray. I was touched.
Oh, I agree with this. I went to a ballroom in a fancy-pants hotel once and their bathroom had a stack of tampons sitting in a cute wicker basket on the sink counter. Maybe it sounds weird, but my first reaction was that it looked surprisingly classy, considering it was tampons.
Okay, a bunch of pads and tampons in a basket would unnerve me. Stick the basket in the closet or under the sink, please.
I’m a guy and the entire idea here is a bit strange IMO. Personally, I guess I would rather only have house guests who come prepared. That said, my gf has a shelf in my spare bathroom stocked with “stuff” that I have never perused.
My aunt just got married, and she had a basket full of all kinds of “hospitality suppiles” in the bathroom at the reception–ibuprofen, safety pins, tampons–all kinds of stuff. There was a tag on the basket with a little poem on it about “helping our guests feel their best”. I thought it was a nice touch, and it could possibly save someone from having to go home early.
So, FML, would you mind a single female guest who just happens to be making a trip to Edmonton this weekend? 
(I am actually going to Edmonton, but I’m going up with a bunch of friends for a weekend of shopping and debauchery. Well, maybe not debauchery.)
Perfect, brilliant.
If you’re going completely all out, I’d suggest a travel-size bottle of some kind of unscented hair fixative, like gel. It’s the sort of thing no one would really want to ask for, but that could help a lot in making someone feel comfortable and non-self-conscious.
Good on ya, **FML **-- and now I have a list for *our *guest bathroom.