FL Homeschoolers

I was recently contacted by a company called Grown Up Girl. Like many companies they were looking for an opportunity to reach the homeschool community. They had a truly unique product - so I just had to find out more. . .

First - let me say that all my emails with the representative were wonderful. She was nice, polite, and it was a great experience. Too many companies forget customer service. She is not an example of this.

Grown Up Girl targets parents of pre-menstrual girls. They offer products to help educate girls about their period. One of their products is called the Period Pak. Having a nine-year old daughter at home, I had to check this out.

So I get this box in the mail and open it up. The first thing I notice is how the product is packaged. It looked like a bakery or boutique box to me.

So being the mother that I am - I am going to completely inspect it before my daughter even gets to see it. . .

I found the following contents:

Pink Tissue Paper (nice touch)
Booklet: Grown Up Girl a girl's guide to becoming a woman (20 or so pages with some illustrations and calendars you can photocopy)
8 pads & 2 panty liners
Congratulatory Card
Discreet Pad or Tampon holder

The booklet was very well written. It was in language I thought was quite appropriate for the 8-12 age range. It didn't talk DOWN to the reader, nor did it rely on complete medical terminology to explain things. It includes things like a story of a girl needing a pad in an emergency and how to track your period. The calendars in the back have no months or days - so could easily be photocopied, cut and stapled together to make a 12 month track. I would have hoped for the index card style where you could list a whole year on one.

The pads - there was an assortment of pads. I am going to assume that this is to help girls find the style they prefer. You can order one where they include tampons. I have to admit - there was one minor disappointment here. . . there is no way to identify which is which. An accompanying card that says something like "Pink wrapped pads are brand X style Y" would be nice. But hey - that's just my opinion.

Congratulatory card is a nice touch. Personally I'd give the kit to my daughter without the card until the time came.

The denim pouch is a VERY nice touch. You can shove some pads or tampons or both in it. It is one of those styles that you just cannot go wrong on. It would fit nicely in a purse or backpack. It looks like it can even be washed if needed.

Overall - I think it was nicely presented, informative, and a neat gift. However the price tag and the packaging make me think that this is more of an upper middle class gift rather than one all moms could afford. I'd like to see them possibly sell the booklet and pouch away from the kit.

On a four star level (4 being superior, 3 excellent, 2 good,  and 1 satisfactory):

Customer service - 4 stars
Product uniqueness - 4 stars
Packaging - 3 1/2 stars
Product - 3 stars
Price - 2 stars
Would I recommend this product - yes.

Thank you to Grown Up Girl and Sonia for the opportunity to review your wonderful product.