Here's what I do sometimes:

Yesterday, Alvin (the antiques dealer down the block) bought some fixtures etc. out of a building "going down". In the haul, he had an old "Modess" sanitary pad machine from the women's bathroom. It was old enough to have a 5-digit phone number on the metal logo tag.

I said: "I think I know who will want this."

"THIS machine?"

"Yep. Let me see what I can do tonight. I have PEOPLE I can contact, IF their emails are still good..."

"Okay..........................."

So, I got into my 3.5" floppy disk of "Customer Wants", went to the "Specific, M-Z" file, opened it, scrolled down to, what else? "Menstruation". Here it is (slightly edited to protect the innocent and odd):

"Menstruation/birth control memorabilia, pref. pre-1970, booklets, pads, tampons, boxes, etc. - nothing but m.i.b., no single package, etc. over $100., (see printout of details), Jennie Van Xyzzzz, JEVXyz@xyz, 6-98."

Unfortunately, she no longer has this email, and I told Alvin he was on his own with the sanitary pads. I was a major supplier of mint condition Menstruation Memorabilia for this woman in the 1990's.

Welcome to My World.

Sometimes it gives me cramps.

Ronn.