I'm a grown ass man but I still feel a little embarassed when buying condoms. Can anyone else relate?

Does anybody have some funny condom buying stories they'd like to share?

Nope.

I have no issues doing that. Although I try not to buy them around or near my University students.

buy them online

I'll go to store and buy a whole bunch of other stuff, so they're just on the belt and getting scanned with the rest of the stuff. Or I'll go somewhere where I can use self-checkout.

Buying condoms to me is a breeze compared to buying vibrators, and vaginal cleansing products.

Actually a specialty store is where I first started buying condoms. (Condom World)

Seeing all the different brands and novelty prducts made it fun for me, it also helped me get over any embarrassment I might of had buying them. Now, I buy a favorite brand online, but if I want to keep up on latest technology I go to a specialty store. The clerks at a specialty store also are helpful and respectful when you have questions or are just overwhelmed by too many options. Shopping at specialty stores build confidence to shop in a major chain store like CVS, supermarkets, etc.

I went to the shop once to buy condoms... having asked the assistant for a comb, cornflakes, coleslaw... I eventually got up the courage to ask for the condoms.

The assistant asked if I wanted small, medium or large...

By now, a queue had formed so I proudly (and quite loudly) said large...

I now have a box of 100

harveya said:

I went to the shop once to buy condoms... having asked the assistant for a comb, cornflakes, coleslaw... I eventually got up the courage to ask for the condoms.

The assistant asked if I wanted small, medium or large...

By now, a queue had formed so I proudly (and quite loudly) said large...

I now have a box of 100

Who would ever say "small" in that situation?

Oh wait..... you meant condom count not size!

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harveya said:

I went to the shop once to buy condoms... having asked the assistant for a comb, cornflakes, coleslaw... I eventually got up the courage to ask for the condoms.

The assistant asked if I wanted small, medium or large...

By now, a queue had formed so I proudly (and quite loudly) said large...

I now have a box of 100

Now I only buy condoms at sexshops or similar sites, places where sex is so normalized that nobody cares about what you buy/do.

But I HATE HATE HATE to buy condoms at drugstores, cuz EVERYONE looks at you with that funny face, and my face is like "yeah, maybe I'm gonna bang somebody tonight, what about you"??

Anyway, you don't find special condoms in a drugstore, so... sexshops all the way...

That is so 1950. haha Honestly, people used to be really uptight about buying them back then. But today, how can you NOT buy them? I'd rather someone know I'm out to get laid and I'm SAFE about it, then them seeing me walk in and out of a clinic where I have a disease that I'll carry like luggage (a la herpes, etc). I mean, there's no shame in having a disease, but if you're seen trying to prevent that from every happening, so be it.

Also, there are plenty of agencies that give out free condoms. Hell, you can find buckets of free condoms in a lot of night clubs.

The next time you go for an HIV test (you DO go to get tested, right?), they'll most likely have plenty on hand. Get yourself a wad of them. I recently picked up glow in the dark ones, and multicolored ones

You should slam those condoms down on the counter with pride.

I don't have a problem about it at all. Some months ago I had a nice chat with the guy who was selling them to me in a pharmacy. He was really nice and we were discussing how they are different in Trinidad compared to Europe . My boyfriend on the other hand does not like it when we buy them together and probably doesn't really like to buy them on his own either .

I used to go get some magnums and go to young female clerk and ask "I found these extra large ones but do you have any extra smalls?"

oh! once this gal and I went to a Condom store and their condoms were like $20 for 12. And there was a sign that said "if you think our condoms are expesive think about a baby." And I pick up a box and go to the clerk and he scans them in and says "$23" or what ever. And I said "$23 for 12? that is kind of high." And he in a smug look says "well they are cheaper than a baby" and I said "yeah well they are cheaper across the street and the walgreens...for get it" and we walked out.

I have no issues with buying condoms or feminine products for friends.

Only sayin'.....

I have no problem buying them. Using them is another matter. Dreadful. Being single and slutty is such bullshit I hear those new Trojan ecstacy ones are good though.

Priscilla's LOL...

I used 2 work for Amazon.com and used to see packs upon packs of folks ordering condoms which tripped me out!!

It never occured to me that folks would buy condoms online!!

Apparently they do......

It's still weird don't know why.

I wouldn't be so embarrassed buying them if they didn't keep them locked up so I have to ask someone to open the case for me.

But, I don't have any problems buying them, and I sure don't mind wearing them.

veronikka said:

buy them online

I decided to go that route. They didn't get here in time for this past weekend though. I wound up in CVS anyway.

xpertluva said:

veronikka said:

buy them online

I decided to go that route. They didn't get here in time for this past weekend though. I wound up in CVS anyway.

now you will have some for next time