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Author: | JDinVirginia [ Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:47 am ] |
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Brian, Lucky you! I wish I were in your shoes. I had to cancel my last planned trip to Japan for health reasons. Thank you for your offer. Please do provide our group with your pictures and reviews of any diapers you find in Japan. Also, which stores sell them. I would like to make it easy for a traveler to find a known product without having to know the local language. Tewi has set a good example by including photos of the outside of the packages to make identification a little bit easier. --John |
Author: | JDinVirginia [ Mon Apr 04, 2016 5:02 pm ] |
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Tewi has provided us with additional information about the three diapers he photographed in Mongolia. He notes that none of these diapers are manufactured locally. The Seni diapers are the same international product that we know in the U.S. [Seni diapers are available from XP Medical]. The “Chrysan” and “White You” diapers are Korean products. Re cost, Tewi advises that Chrysan diapers cost US $ 7.12 for a package of ten or $ 0.71 each. A package of ten “White You” diapers is US $ 8.34 (Mongolian Tug 17,000) or $0.84 cents each. Regarding performance, Tewi “tested” them when his local chain store stopped carrying his favorite Helen Harper and Seni diapers. He checked four stores, with no luck. Desperate, he found some Chrysan diapers. While the price is very reasonable, he considers them to be only marginal in performance. He notes that the diapers last no longer than two wettings from urge incontinence before they must be changed He then tried the “White You” diapers and found them to be much better, although they cost more. He also notes that they are a “tad larger” than the Chrysan diapers. Tewi then found that his original store had restocked more Seni diapers. However, these are not the best of the Seni brand in terms of absorbency. The bottom line? Tewi found that, hands down, the best diaper is the Korean 'White You' brand that he gets at the local hospital's pharmacy. That is good news for travelers. Thank you Tewi! |
Author: | JDinVirginia [ Sat Apr 23, 2016 5:06 pm ] |
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Brian, Thank you for the excellent and very interesting information on buying diapers in Japan. I would not have thought it to be so difficult to find adult diapers in a country known for its aging population! --John |
Author: | B Brian [ Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:24 am ] |
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Yeah, same here. I guess they order the good diapers online like we have to as well. |
Author: | MSUSpartan [ Mon Apr 25, 2016 9:27 pm ] |
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Wow, that is surprising. I remember reading that Japan has the highest adult diaper use per capita. |
Author: | Tewi [ Sat Apr 30, 2016 7:46 pm ] | ||||
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I too join-the-chorus of WOW! I also have heard that Japan has a very high usage of adult products. I am living proof of the old-saw that, You Got To Want To Travel. No one said it is easy but it is worth it in my humble opinion. I have been 'out' for a year and and a half with plans to return to the U.S. in late May 2016. I will so look forward to a washing machine and other comforts of home. No matter NO MATTER you get leaks and issues with wet clothing and wet bedding that must be addressed (i.e. washing). Here are three photos showing what I had to do recently with a wet bed and bedding as a result of total failure of my products. Again, You Have Go To Want To Do This, TO TRAVEL. You are looking at 'REAL LIFE' in these photos.
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Author: | Puffy Pants [ Sun May 01, 2016 1:56 am ] |
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Very creative solution Tewi, but it would be better not to have to at all! Life happens, just gotta roll with it! Puffy |
Author: | JDinVirginia [ Sun May 01, 2016 7:58 am ] |
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Good solution, Tewi! Thanks for the pictures. --John |
Author: | Überaktive [ Mon May 09, 2016 6:32 pm ] |
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Maybe I could give some info on buying the products if you ever find yourself in Finland? You should be aware of that most supermarkets and grocery stores hold only a very limited supply of incontinence products and usually for light leaking. Tena is by far the most widespread brand and Lady, Men 1-4 and Pants Discreet & Plus are available in larger stores. Pharmacies usually hold a wider variety of Tena products: Pants Discreet, Plus and Super and Comfort + mattress protectors. Diapers (tab-fastened or belted) are usually not available by default and may also be difficult to order. Some privately owned, non-chain pharmacies may have diapers, but usually they must be ordered separately. All-around "Finnish Wal-Marts" Tokmanni, Minimani and Robin Hood may have a wider variety of incontinence products, but they also usually offer pull-ups in different absorbancies. Special healthcare shops offer a wide variety of incontinence products, but they are often situated in the outskirts of town in the industrial areas. EA-Kauppa store has a branch in both Helsinki and Turku, right at the cities' centre and offer products for heavy incontinence. However, you should be prepared to search and not find. It is probably best to either reserve the stuff you need before you travel or bring your own. It should be reminded that Finland is a very expensive country and incontinence supplies make no difference to the general trend. |
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