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Diamond nine factors – Family Planning Association

Lesson 3: Period dramas

Diamond nine factors

Rank these factors in your diamond!

  1. Initial cost – this is the amount of money needed to buy an item i.e. the cost of a pair of period pants vs the cost of a pack of period pads
  2. Total cost over two years
  3. Comfort
  4. Reliability
  5. Sustainability
  6. Charitable – do sales drive donations e.g. “buy one give one” campaigns
  7. Design – how the packaging, product or container looks
  8. How long it can be used – whether a product has to be purchased each time it’s needed or if it’s “on hand” whenever it’s needed without having to go to the shop
  9. Feeling safe – is the product used externally or internally, does this influence how safe a person feels while using it)
Diamond Nine