# The dreaded "D" word (girlie stuff, not TMI)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 31, 2002, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dreaded-d-word-girlie-stuff-not-tmi/126474 "2002-08-31T19:20:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dreaded-d-word-girlie-stuff-not-tmi/126474/41 "2002-09-04T05:12:07Z")

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Well, the Mrs. and I picked our crystal at Mikasa before the wedding, and it was discontinued even before we got married! We were very fortunate though, when my mother heard that, she shanghaied my father’s good senses and she bought eight of every kind of glass in that pattern. So we’re set with crystal for a long time. (Though when we will have eight people drinking brandy in our house at the same time, I can’t imagine.)

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**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dreaded-d-word-girlie-stuff-not-tmi/126474/42 "2002-09-04T05:32:26Z")

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> \*Originally posted by freckles \*  
> \*\*I would just like to say as an Irish pale skinned female that I have never worn that orangey fake tan stuff that you are talking about. Neither do any of my friends - there may be a certain ‘group’ of females that do wear it but it’s not the case for the majority of Irish females. I also use Clinque foundation and they have plenty of pale colours, it’s probably just a name change to their foundations. \*\*

I was being a bit facetious (ok, bitter) with the fake tan comment but it isn’t just a name change - I’ve tried bringing a bottle of the old stuff in to compare and they genuinely do not seem to sell the same shade in oil-free anymore.

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dreaded-d-word-girlie-stuff-not-tmi/126474/43 "2002-09-04T10:25:38Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Mishell \*  
> \*\*They have it at [drugstore.com](http://drugstore.com):
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> [Lavoris mouthwash](http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=15705&catid=20&brand=7875&trx=PLST-0-BRAND&trxp1=20&trxp2=15705&trxp3=1&trxp4=0&btrx=BUY-PLST-0-BRAND) \*\*

As it happens, I found this while googling. Then I looked a little farther and found it even cheaper! I placed an order, hubby’s happy, I’m happy, life is good!

This thread brought to mind an old friend who used to LOVE King Vitaman cereal. It was discontinued, then brought back “New and Improved!!!” He got all excited and bought some. And hated it.

For me, the most dreaded “D” word is “diminished” - either a smaller-sized container that looks exactly like the original and costs the same as the original - a sneaky way of raising the price - or the same size container with reduced content. I used to buy dog food in 40# bags. Then all of a sudden, the same bag, same price, has only 37.5# in it.

Apparently, if it ain’t broke, let’s fix it anyway, or repackage it, or put less in the container.

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