First time I tried these were just cuz I had to. We were at a mall, tapos dinatnan ako, then wala akong dalang spare, even my mom or my sister. And the nearest drugstore was too far. The only one I could get to was that lil vending machine thingy that dispenses pads and tampons for a fifty cents. Eh ubos yung pads nila. So yun.
It was kinda weird, I didn't know what to do, how to put it in and all that. It felt weird so as soon as we found a drugstore I bought a pack of pads and changed.
Second time I used tampons was just on my recent period. Summer so madalas na may outing and swimming, then it just so happens that we're going to a waterpark on my third day bleeding. Ayoko namang mag-miss out so I tried using them, the legit decent tampons that cost $9 for 40, Tampax Pearl. Tried it on my first day para naman masanay ako kahit papaano. Honestly, it wasn't so bad

It was in a plastic applicator which I think was amazing, the insertion kinda hurt a bit but once I took out the applicator, parang wala namang tampon.
Since then, tampons na gamit ko. Sa gabi nalang ako gumagamit ng pads, saka kapag light na yung flow. Oh and I tend to switch tampons every 4-6 hours, like I would for a pad. I heard it's healthier and more hygienic that way.