buying condoms...

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Registered: 01-21-2004
buying condoms...
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Sat, 05-20-2006 - 10:14am
This may sound stupid.. but i have to buy condoms for the first time and first of all i have no idea which one to choose, there are like 20 different varieties in my supermarket, and second, i live in a small city and i'm sure i'll either meet someone i know while paying or the cashier will have some comment to make ! Geez i know i seem paranoiac, but i can't help feeling embarrassed about this. Please tell me i'm not the only one or give me some advice !
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Sat, 05-20-2006 - 1:59pm

Hi laury_smile, welcome!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 05-20-2006
Sat, 05-20-2006 - 7:07pm

I go to a small convience store where a man who barely speaks English is always working at the counter when I need to buy condoms. I make sure the others around me are strangers.

I don't know how small your town is, maybe you don't have small convience stores with foregin men at the counter. Could you drive to the next town over? I'm 17, but people who don't know me think I'm 10/11 because I'm little. The looks are awkward, but it's not as bad as you'd imagine. Hope that helped.

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Registered: 02-05-2006
Sun, 05-21-2006 - 3:08am
hi,
I always buy mine at a grocery store that has a self check out. good luck
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 05-21-2006 - 7:28am
One tip is to try and choose a woman cashier - not a teenager or man if possible. The pharmacy counter is a good place too, skip the front checkout of a grocery store or drug store and go to the pharmacy counter.
 Jenn 

Mommy to Megan 1/20/01 & Sean 11/11/03

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Registered: 11-20-2000
Sun, 05-21-2006 - 7:10pm
Or you can order your condoms online and have them shipped to your house in a brown box!

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Registered: 10-17-2005
Mon, 05-22-2006 - 9:49pm
I think if your not ashamed of your lifestyle choices then there is no reason you should be afraid to buy condoms.
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 05-23-2006 - 7:05am

Even into my late 20's I felt a little awkward about buying condoms, but I also felt awkward about buying tampons too.

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