FACT CHECK: Has Aldi Discontinued Blossom Pads, Liners, and Tampons?

For years, pads, liners, and tampons have been staples in the small personal care aisle at Aldi. They were cheap, and they typically did what they needed to do. I liked them enough that I rarely bought other brands.

But this summer, feminine hygiene supplies of all kinds — both Aldi-brand Blossom and name-brand Tampax — seem to be scarce at Aldi stores. So, what’s up with Aldi feminine hygiene products?

We contacted the grocer directly by messaging customer service through Facebook, and Aldi told us the products have been discontinued, with no plans to bring them back.

Keep reading for our full coverage (pun intended) of the Aldi pad situation.

Background:

Aldi has sold feminine hygiene supplies for years under its Blossom house brand. The selection has included pads for both day and night, liners, and even tampons. At some point within the last year or two, Aldi seems to have quietly stopped selling Blossom tampons, but they carried small boxes of name-brand Tampax tampons in their place, and Aldi continued to sell Blossom pads and Blossom liners. The Blossom brand was exclusive to Aldi, so you won’t see Blossom products anywhere else.

(Side note: Aldi also sold Blossom incontinence products for a short time a few years ago. Those are the only other products we can recall seeing under the Blossom house brand name. Those products were discontinued at some point.)

The situation with Aldi feminine hygiene products changed during the summer of 2024.

Sometime during the summer of 2024, the supply of all period products — both Aldi house brand and name brand — began to dwindle at Aldi. Sometimes I’d find thin daytime pads but not the big, thick overnight ones. On another day, I might find boxes of liners but no pads at all. Or I might find a few lonely boxes of Tampax and nothing else. I picked up whatever I could find at Aldi and had to buy the rest at other stores.

It’s gotten to the point now, in late summer of 2024, where I am finding few or zero feminine hygiene supplies at my local Aldi stores.

At the main store where I shop, the shelf currently looks like this:

And at my next-nearest Aldi store, this week there are no feminine hygiene products on the personal care product shelf at all. There isn’t even an empty shelf with price tags indicating where those products should be. They’re just gone without a trace.

I am not alone in wondering what has happened to Aldi pads and liners. Aldi customers on Reddit threads have questioned where their favorite budget hygiene items have gone. I also found a post with a lengthy comment thread on an Aldi-themed Facebook fan group:

What Aldi Told Us:

I wondered what was up, so I decided to reach out to Aldi. I messaged them through their official Facebook page and asked if their pads, liners, and tampons would be returning to my local stores.

Aldi messaged me back, and here’s how our conversation went:

I asked if the Blossom pads, liners, and tampons would be returning to Aldi.

Aldi answered: “Looks like they have been discontinued and there are no plans for them to return at the moment. 💔” Aldi even included a broken heart emoji in their response to my question.

So, Aldi house brand feminine hygiene products are gone, with no plans to bring them back, according to Aldi.

We’re not sure what prompted Aldi to stop selling these products. It could be an issue with a supplier, a cost issue, or something else.

Closing Thoughts:

Aldi Blossom feminine hygiene products, including pads and liners, along with name-brand Tampax tampons, began disappearing from many store shelves during the summer of 2024.

We messaged Aldi in early August of 2024 via their Facebook page for more information. Aldi told us its Blossom feminine hygiene products have been discontinued, with no plans to bring them back into stores.

We don’t know why these products are discontinued. What we do know is that you’ll have to purchase period supplies such as pads, tampons, and liners at other retailers now.