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Thanks to all of you for your patience with us while we navigated our first-ever video contest. After some delays and much discussion, we have a winner! Congratulations to Beth Pentney, who won us over with what we call the “Sarah Harmer Clothesline” video. While it was not an easy decision, Beth managed to hit on some key Lunapads references, notably by choosing Sarah Harmer’s “I am aglow” as the theme song. As it happens, Sarah Harmer could basically be considered the Lunapads “house” artist - we love her music so much, listen to it all the time, and even all went for a staff field trip to one of her concerts here in Vancouver last summer. So points for that, but we also really loved the clothesline idea, making the statement that Lunapads (and by extension, your period) are nothing to be ashamed of, the red bra (!!!) and of course her cat’s cameo.

It was not an easy choice, and we deeply appreciated aspects of all the other entrants’ submissions - those who stepped up to the plate and starred themselves, did amazing makeup jobs, were “hysterically” (hysteria being the ancient Greek work for uterus, in case you didn’t know!) funny and of course showed off their Lunapads and DivaCups!

Beth has already collected her $250 worth of Lunapads.com’s finest offerings, but rather than have our customers vote for the top 3 of the remaining 5 videos, we thought that we would simply extend the offer of $100 worth of products to all the entrants. We think that you’ll agree that they are all fantastic in their own ways, so going to the trouble of ranking them seems silly - this way, we all win!

You can view Beth’s winning video here, and then click on the links below to see the other awesome entries!

-You Have Options
- Don’t You Think That’s a Great Idea?
- Having Your Period Doesn’t Have to Suck
- Which One’s Doggone Good?
- Can’t Wait to Use My Lunapads!

Thanks again to everyone who participated in the contest. Keep spreading the good word about Lunapads, and we’ll look forward to doing this again next year!

I first encountered Lunapads a few years ago when I was in university and spotted them in P’lovers in Halifax. Honestly, my roommate and I both thought it was weird & even a bit disgusting to wash and reuse menstrual pads, although they did look very pretty. I didn’t really give them another thought until earlier this year when I ran across them on the internet (no idea what I was searching for, but all of a sudden there they were).

I read the entire website, fascinated by the concept of saving money, being nice to the environment and wearing something natural and soft instead of disposables. I have been a disposable pad hater for many years and had always used tampons, although lately I’d much rather have my Lunapads! I did some research into different kinds of cloth pads I could purchase and decided that the design of Lunapads made the most sense, and the colours and prints were definitely the nicest as well! I also love the fact that they’re made in Canada!

I’m an active girl; my husband and I love to travel, hike and camp, and I find that my Lunapads fit great into my lifestyle. Since coming off birth control pills, I’m actually enjoying (can hardly believe I’m using that word) my first real period in 22 months right now! And I’m thoroughly enjoying my pretty pink poodle Lunapad!

Thanks Ladies, for creating this amazing product and caring about the women who use it!
Amy D.
Riverview, New Brunswick

I placed my first Lunapads order in 2004 and have never looked back. In fact, I can’t believe it took me so long to try them! Now that I have, I have slowly purchased nearly everything on the Lunapads website. I admit, I didn’t really see the benefit of a Lunapanties thong until I had to wear dressy trousers for a performance…now I get it! I love everything I have ever ordered from Lunapads!

Anyone who knows me, knows this, when I find something I love, I am unrelenting. If I were running for office my platform would be reusable menstrual products (and health care of course, but I’m an American). I’m proud to say that I have four converts under me and I’m working on more.

Another thing that my friends and family know about me is that I am excrutiatingly idealistic. It’s one of my favorite qualities in me. Being idealistic, I am quite convinced that it is possible to convert every woman, it’s just a matter of time. But how can I spread the word about Lunapads? I’m just one woman!

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