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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We actually do offer to pay for anything that keeps the AP clean (ie toothpaste, shampoo, soap, deodorant, etc) but specify that she must pay for anything that she uses to make her beautiful (ie make-up, legwax, expensive potions and lotions, etc). We developed this distinction because of an AP who took my credit card to buy herself toiletries and came home w a $50 Brazilian legwaxing kit. Interestingly, our last two APs have not taken us up on our offer to buy their toiletries, as they have been more private (both are young Germans). The older brazilians had no issue with telling me what brand of shampoo or tampons they wanted, and I got them at Costco or cvs. After one very smelly AP who hardly ever showered, I do specify in our handbook that we expect the ap to be neat and clean, so since it's, for lack of a better word, "job requirement" that she be clean, I figure I should pay for the items that help her be clean. [/quote]

This is really just too funny![/quote]

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