Shock at pricey tampons at Calgary airport, but that’s the norm in the north
CALGARY — A $15 box of tampons sold at the Calgary International Airport may have elicited shock online, but it’s common for feminine hygiene products to cost that much — or more — in many remote northern communities.
Carlee Field was waiting for a flight from Calgary to Vancouver last month when she stopped to use the ladies’ room in the terminal and saw a box of tampons with an unsigned handwritten note.
“None of the tampon vending machines work in this area so I was forced to buy this $15 box from Relay. Not acceptable!” the note said. “Please take one if you need one.”
Shortly after Field posted a photo on the social media site Reddit, the airport authority wrote that the machines had been refilled and the price at Relay had been lowered to $6.25.