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Boots refusing to sell canesten to men! Wtf!

464 replies

Stressedgiraffe · 01/06/2023 16:25

Dh went to boots to buy canesten today and the sales person refused to sell it to him as he was a man! Apparently the pharmacist stepped in and he bought it.
Wtf? Surely men can get thrush or could have been buying it for someone else. It's bonkers
Apparently she said it was a boots policy!

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KEG973 · 01/06/2023 23:53

😂😂😂😂😂

WingingItSince1973 · 01/06/2023 23:50

lemons44 · 01/06/2023 17:24

Also can Dave please do an AMA thread? I have so many questions about him. 🪱

Oh good idea 😂

WingingItSince1973 · 01/06/2023 23:49

My fave thread. Thanks OP Smile I've never heard of millipedes as pets and def never saw any that big! Get well soon Dave Wink

Clytemnestra21 · 01/06/2023 23:37

I've had a couple of instances like this. Once in a Tesco Metro I was buying about a dozen things including replacement heads for a men's razor. Guy at the counter kept saying 'this is a men's razor!' With his eyes wide open as if amazed that I should be spending money on something marketed for a man. Massive assumption on his part that I would only be shopping for myself and not a partner but also a razor is a razor! Who cares if it's for a man or a woman? Also had supermarket staff challenge me buying wine as part of a massive family shop whilst pregnant. As well as the fact it's none of their business, ought to be pretty obvious I'm not just shopping for me.

TwoWaits · 01/06/2023 23:29

Lol what? Guys can get thrush on their dicks too. Very strange

TaylorSwiftFan · 01/06/2023 23:21

VitoCorleoneOfMNMafia · 01/06/2023 17:40

When you said "millipedes" I was thinking of the tiny little things I find in my garden and trying to figure out why anyone would keep those.

The photo of Dave took me aback somewhat. I didn't know millipedes could get so big.

This!!!

Howdidtheydothat · 01/06/2023 23:17

And men would rather self diagnose than go to gp. For example recurrent chicken pox (shingles ) can cause itchy rash in genital region. Many men (and women ) would not want to go to gp. Sometimes through embrassment, but let’s face it, a face to face gp appointment is like hens teeth and if your pants are on fire, who wants to a 7 day wait or to send a picture of their manhood to an online gp appointment 😂😂😂😂

Marleeeene · 01/06/2023 23:12

Booties for a millipede with thrush. 😂

Robyn847 · 01/06/2023 23:11

Well I know a lot of random shit, but I did NOT* *know that people kept millipedes as pets.

Howdidtheydothat · 01/06/2023 23:11

hope millipede is ok! Next time say he is buying for his wife , no questions will be asked😂
Men who have new rash in genital area are likely to have an STD that is not thrush/jock itch . Thrush in young men quite unusual and could indicate other health issue. Considered by NHS as worth a gp visit.
Recurrent thrush in women very common, not worth a gp visit unless persistent infection.

Nothinglefttogiv · 01/06/2023 23:07

If you use canisten on Dave's leg(s) and canisten should not be consumed (I assume that's the same for millipedes as well as humans)

I presume Dave and his friends walk all over their food that is left in their cage/tank/vivarium unless they are very spoiled hand-fed millipedes...

you must have to cover Dave's poor legs to avoid him walking canisten all over their food!

I looked after the reception hissing cockroaches and giant African snails one year so I'm assuming a similar feeding set up.

Herethere123 · 01/06/2023 22:58

Hazelnuttella · 01/06/2023 16:46

This is my favourite ever mn plot twist

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😂

GeraltsBathtub · 01/06/2023 22:57

ArabeIIaScott · 01/06/2023 22:31

Chongololos have multiple toes
and on those toes
the canesten goes
but when the pharmacist says
for a man it's a no-no
yogurt goes on the toes
of the chongololololololo

🤣🤣🤣

SideEyeSally · 01/06/2023 22:55

Thirded for Classics. Tell Dave I love him!

gg45 · 01/06/2023 22:54

IWouldBeSuperb · 01/06/2023 21:16

So wait...

Does Dave have thrush or diabetes?!

I'm feeling increasingly concerned about the poor chap...

Please come back and update OP!

Excellent question

TheNine · 01/06/2023 22:53

Hello Dave 😂

Okki · 01/06/2023 22:48

ArabeIIaScott · 01/06/2023 22:31

Chongololos have multiple toes
and on those toes
the canesten goes
but when the pharmacist says
for a man it's a no-no
yogurt goes on the toes
of the chongololololololo

Haha, that's fab!

gg45 · 01/06/2023 22:44

RoseBucket · 01/06/2023 17:17

It’s stuff like this that makes the internet a good invention.

Exactly

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 01/06/2023 22:40

ArabeIIaScott · 01/06/2023 22:31

Chongololos have multiple toes
and on those toes
the canesten goes
but when the pharmacist says
for a man it's a no-no
yogurt goes on the toes
of the chongololololololo

Genius!

Justhereforaibu1 · 01/06/2023 22:39

God I love mumsnet
Get well soon Dave

EpicChaos · 01/06/2023 22:34

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 01/06/2023 17:36

Going upstairs to use the loo is one thing - going for a good old nose in adult bedrooms is quite another. If I suspected that, I’d put a lock on the door.

So that's how Dave hurt his leg - running up and down the stairs, being a peeping Dave nosey devil!

I'm going to have to read the other thread to see if a random post about Millipedes is on there. 'Mils' getting mixed up lol.

ArabeIIaScott · 01/06/2023 22:31

Chongololos have multiple toes
and on those toes
the canesten goes
but when the pharmacist says
for a man it's a no-no
yogurt goes on the toes
of the chongololololololo

BigglyBee · 01/06/2023 22:31

CandidaAlbicans2 · 01/06/2023 19:26

My username seems rather apt considering the topic 😁Anyway, I gasped at the sight of the magnificent Dave. What a beast! 😃😎Please do a "I'm Dave the millipede, AMA" @Stressedgiraffe

I've never had thrush, or a millipede, but I have had to use canestan on a hen.
@BigglyBee that's intriguing, tell me more! 🤔😊

My hen had a fungal infection of her vent. Poor thing, it made her feathers fall out and everything. There is only one vet here, and he's useless with poultry (charged me £35 to be told he didn't really do birds, but he could ask his mate if I wanted). Referring to my Big Farm Book told me that if she has been wormed (she had) and there was no bullying (there wasn't) then the problem was likely fungal.

Massaging Canestan into a hen's vent isn't a lovely experience and the hen really objects, but this one is very gentle and didn't hold a grudge. For long. She got better quickly though, so everyone was happy in the end.

I lead a life of proper, full-on glamour and sophistication.

ManuelBensonsLeftBoot · 01/06/2023 22:29

NeverDropYourMooncup · 01/06/2023 21:17

Michael's a bit young.

Bet there's a Barry, two Roberts and a Neil, though.

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We have a Michael (well Mick) among the many, many Steves. (Steven Stephenson - aka Double Steve, Big Steve (quite small), Tiny Steve (very tall), Dr Steve (has a doctorate), Steve the dentist (is a dentist), Fiesta Steve (drove one) Dobbo (Steve Dobson), Welsh Steve (surname Jones but had never been west of London), Steve White (surname Black), Lucky Steve (disaster prone) and many many more. The Steve with no unique features became 'Bert' then one day someone introduced a friend who looked quite a lot like Bert so he became 'spare Bert' then another chap started drinking in the pub who also looked similar so he was Spare, spare Bert' I swear in our little corner of NE London 95% of boys born between 1968 and 1978 were called Stephen or Steven.

SaltyCrisps · 01/06/2023 22:27

Shockhorror22 · 01/06/2023 19:20

What has happened to the OP? She’s gone very quiet . . . ?

OP is away rubbing cream into Dave's little legs. She could be some time.

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