to buy condoms you need to be 16 or over.
i find the best condoms me and my gf use is the mates variety pack. not only do you get xtra pleasure, normal and ribbed but you also now get flavours! and the price is pretty attractive too!
as for lube, the only one we've ever used is superdrug's own make, but its a bargain and is great!
How about some tips about the "shyness" of purchasing them...hell, I bought 2 tubes of toothpaste and some chocolate bars on my first forray into buying condoms...and the funny thing is...well it wasn't that funny...i got part way out of the store...and saw my girlfriend still sitting in the car waiting...so I had to go back and REALLY buy them...PS...I wasn't young at the time...I was like 22yrs old...:eek: :eek: :) :)
[QUOTE=Luvs2plzU]How about some tips about the "shyness" of purchasing them...[/QUOTE]
Think of it this way: The store stocks the product. They *expect* people to buy them. So you should bear in mind that bringing some rubbers up to the checkout is normal. Stores train the cashiers to not give any kind of recognition or reaction to the sexual products, so you should never have to worry about what the cashier will do. (Mostly likely they're jealous because they know you're getting some action.) Even when I showed up at the grocery store checkout with 2 bottles of lube and one large jar of salsa, the young female cashier didn't blink.
TIP: Research the brands of condoms beforehand. You'll get in there and be confronted with 30 different boxes of condoms and it's embarassing to stand there reading every package trying to figure out which one is right. Looking like a n00b when browsing that section makes one feel self conscious.
That's the whole problem Moose...LOL....it seems that as get in the line up and then eventually purchase them,,,you get this thing in yer head that EVERYBODY knows someone's getting laid!! ROFLMAO....it's a self conscious thing I guess. It doesn't bug me now cuz well....heck i'm older than dirt...but in the earlier years, i would say..Hmmmmmmm how and what would Woody Allen do in this case...:D
ok well today i bought trojans, i had the choice of lubricated, non-lubricated, and spermacidal(spelling?)lubricated......i chose the spermecidal lubricated ones(is my choice good)
[QUOTE=badguy1999]ok well today i bought trojans, i had the choice of lubricated, non-lubricated, and spermacidal(spelling?)lubricated......i chose the spermecidal lubricated ones(is my choice good)[/QUOTE]
Assuming you are using it for vaginal sex, then yes it is good.
Though you should use unlubed condoms when a woman goes down on a man.
Well although I believe there isnt an age requirement for buying condoms where I live, some stores have refused to sell them to me. I am 16, and I have no problem walking in and throwing the bad boys up on the counter. I kind of enjoy flaunting that I'm gettin some. But I have had a few clerks refuse to sell to me on "moral" grounds. a bunch of bullsh** if you ask me but still. Just buck up, and buy em bro. If they wont sell to you, go to a different store.
[QUOTE=champloo]i think they put them "behind the counter" here where i live.[/QUOTE]
I've bought them from several diffrent stores and they were never behind the counter (not saying it doesn't exist). Logically they don't want them behind the counter because they know shy people won't ask someone for them and get frustrated and leave.
The first time I bought condoms I bought them from a CVS well my girlfriend asked me where i bought them at... well I found out her aunt works at that CVS and the description fit the person at the counter. DOH! Thankfully she didn't recognize me.
[QUOTE=badguy1999]ok well today i bought trojans, i had the choice of lubricated, non-lubricated, and spermacidal(spelling?)lubricated......i chose the spermecidal lubricated ones(is my choice good)[/QUOTE]
It's a good choice for enhanced protection against pregnancy [the idea being if the condom breaks, the spermicide would kill whatever sperm escaped]. Although, I wouldn't recommend them if you plan on having sex many times in a row in a short period of time [read up...spermicide can irritate the vagina, given enough time and abundance].
Those vibrating cockrings didn't do much for me...it stopped working after a few minutes (probably because it got wet ^.^ ) however, it worked really well for my friend. i suggest going on to amazon.com and buying one, or a sex shop. you CAN buy re-usable vibrating cockrings. (my friend LOVED it- it was the difference between having an orgasm and not having one). They're cheap, so its worth a try, just for fun, at the very least.
Hey if they give you a hard time or won't sell you the condoms and you don't mind making a little show, start asking them questions. Would you rather us having unprotected sex? What's the matter, Jealous? That's alright I think these ones are too small anyways! Even if it doesn't work you can hopefully embarass them a little in the process!!!
Gotta have some fun every once and a while!!
yah i cant believe either that still in the year 2006 with all we know about sexual behaviour in young people there are places that refuse to sell condoms to people!... that isnt going to stop people from having sex! ... i definitely agree make the person behaving innappropriately feel stupid pff , while maintaining your own dignity in the process...
Well, if you're nervous and happen to have friends or your partner with you, you can have a little fun with it. Personally I like to find either the youngest cashier, or the oldest, uptight looking one, just for varied responses, and then have someone of the opposite gender stand behind whoever is making the purchase with a smirk, or triumphant smile. Some of the reactions are priceless, and make it all that much laughable that you were ever nervous. One time me and my buddy both dstood behind this behind my g/f at the same time... the guy gave us a thumbs up! :p
That and if you use pressure from having others with you, you'll be less likely to back out.
i live in the south...the "bible belt" so to speak...and i've never gotten any flak for buying condoms. I bought two boxes yesterday and it was some old lady that you'd think would have a problem with it, but she just started up a conversation about my shirt.
if you're in the US and a cashier refuses to sell them to you, ask to see a manager. The clerk has no authority to actually say no to a customer in almost any retail business, that's the manager's job, and if the clerk is refusing to sell condoms "on moral grounds" and the manager doesn't know, it might be a problem the manager might want to talk to the clerk about.
I've never had a problem buying condoms, and I live in a small town. I pick out what I want, go to the cashier and buy, no questions asked. At the age of 14 I bought a pregnancy test for my friend too, and I didn't even get a look then....which is kinda weird.
thats intelligent. the only auto machine in my town is on the corner of the main square with a chemist 2 feet away. so you too embarressed to go to the chemist and do worse go stand a the towns main square and wrestle with an automatic machine that is also another two feet froma hotel great sense but quite understandable in this s**t country of Italy
I am pretty much against Pre-marital (sp?) sex.....yet I do it several times a week.....funny eh? Yeah I need to go buy condoms....but I'm low on cash right now....so i will probrably end up jacking some, and I'm not a thief, but when its for a need like that then you do what you've got to do.
Hahaha, I remember one time I was buying lube and condoms right, and I took them to the self-checkout thing in walmart (less embarrassment), and i was swiping the condoms and nothing happened. I was getting kinda nervous at this point cause a line was forming behind me, and the damn machine wouldn't do anything for me. So all i could do was turn around and look like i needed help, with condoms and lube and jelly beans all right there, until a cashier lady came over. Turns out the machine was out of money and needed a refill. Some luck for me eh?
No, you do not have to be over 18 to purchase condoms.
They are available off the shelf in pharmacies and drug departments of grocery store/supermarkets.
to buy condoms you need to be 16 or over.
i find the best condoms me and my gf use is the mates variety pack. not only do you get xtra pleasure, normal and ribbed but you also now get flavours! and the price is pretty attractive too!
as for lube, the only one we've ever used is superdrug's own make, but its a bargain and is great!
Get spericidal lube for your g/f while you are at it. That greatly improves the protection beyond condoms alone.
[QUOTE=LoveIsBeautiful]to buy condoms you need to be 16 or over.
[/QUOTE]
How do you know this? Where are you located?
Around here, they hand them out for free in high schools and such.
How about some tips about the "shyness" of purchasing them...hell, I bought 2 tubes of toothpaste and some chocolate bars on my first forray into buying condoms...and the funny thing is...well it wasn't that funny...i got part way out of the store...and saw my girlfriend still sitting in the car waiting...so I had to go back and REALLY buy them...PS...I wasn't young at the time...I was like 22yrs old...:eek: :eek: :) :)
[QUOTE=Luvs2plzU]How about some tips about the "shyness" of purchasing them...[/QUOTE]
Think of it this way: The store stocks the product. They *expect* people to buy them. So you should bear in mind that bringing some rubbers up to the checkout is normal. Stores train the cashiers to not give any kind of recognition or reaction to the sexual products, so you should never have to worry about what the cashier will do. (Mostly likely they're jealous because they know you're getting some action.) Even when I showed up at the grocery store checkout with 2 bottles of lube and one large jar of salsa, the young female cashier didn't blink.
TIP: Research the brands of condoms beforehand. You'll get in there and be confronted with 30 different boxes of condoms and it's embarassing to stand there reading every package trying to figure out which one is right. Looking like a n00b when browsing that section makes one feel self conscious.
That's the whole problem Moose...LOL....it seems that as get in the line up and then eventually purchase them,,,you get this thing in yer head that EVERYBODY knows someone's getting laid!! ROFLMAO....it's a self conscious thing I guess. It doesn't bug me now cuz well....heck i'm older than dirt...but in the earlier years, i would say..Hmmmmmmm how and what would Woody Allen do in this case...:D
ok well today i bought trojans, i had the choice of lubricated, non-lubricated, and spermacidal(spelling?)lubricated......i chose the spermecidal lubricated ones(is my choice good)
Ask Your Girl......
[QUOTE=badguy1999]ok well today i bought trojans, i had the choice of lubricated, non-lubricated, and spermacidal(spelling?)lubricated......i chose the spermecidal lubricated ones(is my choice good)[/QUOTE]
Assuming you are using it for vaginal sex, then yes it is good.
Though you should use unlubed condoms when a woman goes down on a man.
Here in NY there is no age requirement for buying condoms
lol, i dont know if theres an age here or not
Well although I believe there isnt an age requirement for buying condoms where I live, some stores have refused to sell them to me. I am 16, and I have no problem walking in and throwing the bad boys up on the counter. I kind of enjoy flaunting that I'm gettin some. But I have had a few clerks refuse to sell to me on "moral" grounds. a bunch of bullsh** if you ask me but still. Just buck up, and buy em bro. If they wont sell to you, go to a different store.
i think they put them "behind the counter" here where i live.
[QUOTE=champloo]i think they put them "behind the counter" here where i live.[/QUOTE]
I've bought them from several diffrent stores and they were never behind the counter (not saying it doesn't exist). Logically they don't want them behind the counter because they know shy people won't ask someone for them and get frustrated and leave.
The first time I bought condoms I bought them from a CVS well my girlfriend asked me where i bought them at... well I found out her aunt works at that CVS and the description fit the person at the counter. DOH! Thankfully she didn't recognize me.
dang, that was close dude.
maybe i havent looked hard enough. i wasnt condom shopping when i was last at a pharmacy, i just wanted to know where they are (just in case ;) )
[QUOTE=badguy1999]ok well today i bought trojans, i had the choice of lubricated, non-lubricated, and spermacidal(spelling?)lubricated......i chose the spermecidal lubricated ones(is my choice good)[/QUOTE]
It's a good choice for enhanced protection against pregnancy [the idea being if the condom breaks, the spermicide would kill whatever sperm escaped]. Although, I wouldn't recommend them if you plan on having sex many times in a row in a short period of time [read up...spermicide can irritate the vagina, given enough time and abundance].
recently we've been using vibrating condoms.
these are condoms that come with a vibrating cock ring
they last for 15 -20 minutes
they are prettygood
Dear Wildgirl,
\How do those things work? I think I might like to try one.
Sharon
Those vibrating cockrings didn't do much for me...it stopped working after a few minutes (probably because it got wet ^.^ ) however, it worked really well for my friend. i suggest going on to amazon.com and buying one, or a sex shop. you CAN buy re-usable vibrating cockrings. (my friend LOVED it- it was the difference between having an orgasm and not having one). They're cheap, so its worth a try, just for fun, at the very least.
Hey if they give you a hard time or won't sell you the condoms and you don't mind making a little show, start asking them questions. Would you rather us having unprotected sex? What's the matter, Jealous? That's alright I think these ones are too small anyways! Even if it doesn't work you can hopefully embarass them a little in the process!!!
Gotta have some fun every once and a while!!
yah i cant believe either that still in the year 2006 with all we know about sexual behaviour in young people there are places that refuse to sell condoms to people!... that isnt going to stop people from having sex! ... i definitely agree make the person behaving innappropriately feel stupid pff , while maintaining your own dignity in the process...
Uhh ya, my girlfriends condom was to small for me (which sucked) but we had sex anyways, that probly wasn't to smart was it?
And how the hell do you ask for bigger condoms >.<
Well, if you're nervous and happen to have friends or your partner with you, you can have a little fun with it. Personally I like to find either the youngest cashier, or the oldest, uptight looking one, just for varied responses, and then have someone of the opposite gender stand behind whoever is making the purchase with a smirk, or triumphant smile. Some of the reactions are priceless, and make it all that much laughable that you were ever nervous. One time me and my buddy both dstood behind this behind my g/f at the same time... the guy gave us a thumbs up! :p
That and if you use pressure from having others with you, you'll be less likely to back out.
i live in the south...the "bible belt" so to speak...and i've never gotten any flak for buying condoms. I bought two boxes yesterday and it was some old lady that you'd think would have a problem with it, but she just started up a conversation about my shirt.
if you're in the US and a cashier refuses to sell them to you, ask to see a manager. The clerk has no authority to actually say no to a customer in almost any retail business, that's the manager's job, and if the clerk is refusing to sell condoms "on moral grounds" and the manager doesn't know, it might be a problem the manager might want to talk to the clerk about.
Durex Pleasuremax - these are great! :D try ordering from durex.com.
RS
I've never had a problem buying condoms, and I live in a small town. I pick out what I want, go to the cashier and buy, no questions asked. At the age of 14 I bought a pregnancy test for my friend too, and I didn't even get a look then....which is kinda weird.
if u are still nervous about buying them most restaurants sell them in the gents toilets
thats intelligent. the only auto machine in my town is on the corner of the main square with a chemist 2 feet away. so you too embarressed to go to the chemist and do worse go stand a the towns main square and wrestle with an automatic machine that is also another two feet froma hotel great sense but quite understandable in this s**t country of Italy
lol, we have those dispensers in the run-down 7-11's here.
I am pretty much against Pre-marital (sp?) sex.....yet I do it several times a week.....funny eh? Yeah I need to go buy condoms....but I'm low on cash right now....so i will probrably end up jacking some, and I'm not a thief, but when its for a need like that then you do what you've got to do.
Hahaha, I remember one time I was buying lube and condoms right, and I took them to the self-checkout thing in walmart (less embarrassment), and i was swiping the condoms and nothing happened. I was getting kinda nervous at this point cause a line was forming behind me, and the damn machine wouldn't do anything for me. So all i could do was turn around and look like i needed help, with condoms and lube and jelly beans all right there, until a cashier lady came over. Turns out the machine was out of money and needed a refill. Some luck for me eh?