Yikes ! Cheap cushions were stuffed with sanitary towels and Pampers

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Yikes ! Cheap cushions were stuffed with sanitary towels and Pampers

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

SRI RACHA: -- Two Sri Racha siblings got a nasty shock when some cheap cushions they had been using for two years started to fray.

 

As one of the cushions began to come apart Chalinee Changlao and her brother Neramit took a closer look at the stuffing.

 

Inside all four of the cushions - bought at a Sri Racha market for just 50 baht each - were sanitary towels and babies' disposable nappies.

 

They had been lying on the cushions for ages and the thought gave them the creeps.

 

They could not even be sure that the items were not used before they were turned into stuffing material.

 

Each cushion had very little acceptable stuffing.

 

Chalinee posted her experience on Facebook with a warning to people to avoid cheap stuff like this because you never know what you might get.

 

For Thais in particular, the idea that one's head may have come into close proximity with items such as sanitary towels or nappies is extremely distasteful.

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-06-28

[wakeupplease]

Chinese imports possible?

[Dobredin Ghusputin]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

For Thais in particular, the idea that one's head may have come into close proximity with items such as sanitary towels or nappies is extremely distasteful.

 

It could be worse. Just imagine pillows stuffed with motorcycle helmets.

 

[LazySlipper]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

For Thais in particular, the idea that one's head may have come into close proximity with items such as sanitary towels or nappies is extremely distasteful.

 

But they don't mind rubbers.

[BWPattaya]

At least they weren't used. The smell would have alerted them

[trogers]

8 minutes ago, BWPattaya said:

At least they weren't used. The smell would have alerted them

Pheromones do attract...

[wgdanson]

50 Baht for cushions which lasted two years is pretty good value. They lasted for a reasonable 'period' of time.

[mikebell]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

a warning to people to avoid cheap stuff like this because you never know what you might get.

For cushions read police.

[Deli]

what does one expect from a 50 Baht cushion ?

[soalbundy]

1 hour ago, BWPattaya said:

At least they weren't used. The smell would have alerted them

Fish and sh1ts but no mushy peas.

[rkidlad]

'For Thais in particular, the idea that one's head may have come into close proximity with items such as sanitary towels or nappies is extremely distasteful'

 

Yes, Thais are special and other cultures don't mind having their heads next to nappies and jam rags. Other cultures's heads are not as special. 

[Get Real]

As usual we have a topic again that has nothing to to with how bad thai people are according to the posters in this forum. However, nobady feel the disgust of this. I wonder how many of the wonderful and thai negatvie poster here, would like to sleep on pillows like that.
Even if the pillows were cheap, it´s a disgraceful way of making a living by selling products like that.

[Krataiboy]

Years ago a girlfriend bought me a stuffed camel as a souvenir of Tunisia where she had been holidaying. One day, a seam burst and we discovered the toy had been stuffed with bloodstained bandages, presumably pilfered from hospital waste.

 

Yuk!

 

 

[Juan B Tong]

OTOP

 

One tampon one product.

[The Dark Lord]

1 hour ago, Krataiboy said:

Years ago a girlfriend bought me a stuffed camel as a souvenir of Tunisia where she had been holidaying. One day, a seam burst and we discovered the toy had been stuffed with bloodstained bandages, presumably pilfered from hospital waste.

 

Yuk!

 

 

Years ago whilst passing through the sewage ( sorry suez) canal I was about to buy some stuffed camels etc as momentous but a wise second steward warned me off. He then took one from the vendor , broke the seal and the same thing happened, used bandages spewed out. Despite the vendors protestations to his dreadful fiscal loss, he was unceremoniously booted off the ship.

[petermik]

12 hours ago, BWPattaya said:

At least they weren't used. The smell would have alerted them

Recycled beforehand...........no ploblem

[Jonmarleesco]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

They could not even be sure that the items were not used before they were turned into stuffing material.

What, they seriously think the trader would have paid for new ones? It was probably family cast offs.

[zyphodb]

Washed maybe... 

[Retiredandhappyhere]

On 6/28/2017 at 9:51 AM, Get Real said:

As usual we have a topic again that has nothing to to with how bad thai people are according to the posters in this forum. However, nobady feel the disgust of this. I wonder how many of the wonderful and thai negatvie poster here, would like to sleep on pillows like that.
Even if the pillows were cheap, it´s a disgraceful way of making a living by selling products like that.

 

But, according to the article, it is really only Thais who would be particularly affected by this, the implication being that other cultures might find it acceptable.  Therefore we, of "other cultures" cannot be expected to demonstrate any disgust at the composition of these cushions.  

 

In fact, I am off to the local market right now to see if I can get my hands (and eventually my head) on this wonderful cheap product with its endearing family connotations.  

[lamyai3]

On 6/28/2017 at 10:27 AM, Juan B Tong said:

OTOP

 

One tampon one product.

Excellent job! And bonus points for paying homage to El Duderino... 

[bbi1]

Looking at the girl's facial expression she's blushing and smiling therefore she is a tad embarrassed but also very happy that she bought those cushions.