Gah, reading this thread has made me really consider using one- I've known about them for a couple of years, but I've never had the guts to buy one and use it- they look so huge and I'm only little.
But I've just got a serious boyfriend, and I'd like to be able to sleep over his when I'm on, and I can't really justify a) messing up his bins and toilets with tampon gunk and b) accidentally having a string poking out in bed. Plus I leak a lot...
May pop into boots tomorrow morning and have a look. May be less scared when I see them in person, so to speak. I mean how big are they if they're in the palm of your hand? Eep.