Does anyone else feel embarrassed buying.....

[GirlOnIt]

Condoms? I know it's silly, I'm a grown up with a child but still I feel embarrassed.
Called to the supermarket this morning for a few things, Dp reminded me needed some. Thought fine I don't need much will do to self serve save my embarrassment. Picked up a bottle of wine so of course they have to authorise it and the guy wanted to check id. Fair enough but he looks in the bag I've already packed and all I've got in there is condoms and squirty cream (not for that, I just really fancied a hot chocolate with cream).

I'm sure he was smirking and then I got flustered because I couldn't get my drivers licence out of my purse and I could feel myself blushing

I got home and told Dp I'm not buying them anymore, he thinks it's hilarious but suspiciously always seems to forget to pick them up himself.

No I suspect I won't @EngagedAgain!
He was kind of awkwardly looking past me the entire time 😂
I couldn't get away fast enough when I realised.

I once went to my local Sainsbury's at 10 in the morning to buy squirty cream, lube and a vibrating ring (none of these items for for cooking with - ahem!!)

Just breezed through the checkout... .

@DointItForTheKids YOU LEGEND!!

They ought to start selling condoms again at the barbers, then us women wouldn't have to get involved.

Not that I've ever deliberately stolen anything but I think the most embarrassing to get caught stealing would be a vibrator!

Oh god PrettySimple. That's why I always check who's serving if I'm buying them and my mum doesn't work at a supermarket.

It's definitely a Dp job from now on. It's not like I wear the flipping things. Think I'll make a nice list of extras we need when he goes for them too. See if it embarrasses him

Bought 5 packets of condoms in various sizes and colours when DD1 went to schoolies. Did not think to be embarrassed.
Got home and gave them to her. Her response was’ how much sex do you think I am going to be having?’
My response ‘ no one is going to get a STI or unplanned pregnancy on my watch!’
There were 12 sharing the house.
I am that embarrassing Mum 😌

Condoms
Alcohol of some kind (so he can't get through self serve without them checking)
Squirty cream
Nutella
Strawberries (mostly because I now want to eat Nutella and strawberries)
Lube
Anything else??

Girl, 🥒

Of course 🥒 or maybe 🍌

What's that can't make it out on phone. If it's not gloves add that to the list. Surely he's not going to fall for this?

No way he'd fall for it! Unless he thought I was wanting to do something kinky, then he'd probably not care what anyone thought and just buy it.

When I was in Uni I used to buy them online from a fella called Condom Tom, nice and cheap and they got delivered in a discreet brown envelope.
I used to get really embarrassed buying sanitary towels though and would just get my mum to stock up for me whenever I visited home.

Thank you @TheCrazyDogLady, thank you.

Washing line or similar
Feather duster
If it's a big place some toy handcuffs

A wooden spoon
An aubergine, not cucumber - that'll reaaally get their eyes like saucers!
Marigolds
Candles

Pegs!

As a customer assistant, I like to think I’m quite discreet but whenever I see someone buying condoms I wanna high 5 them! It’s probably a mix of embarrassment and laziness that not enough people buy them in the first place.

🙄

Now I’m wondering if I live in a condom stealing area! All the condoms here are in those plastic locked boxes, like wine or dvds/games. We have to take them to the till and get the person to unlock them which is horrifying. And we live in one of the richest/poshest areas of the U.K (sadly not rich or posh myself)

Who knew! nobody else’s condoms come in security boxes at the supermarket?!?

And pregnancy tests here too! Just had to google search an image but this is what it’s like for us. DP bought some condoms locked in a box and some superglue the other day. God only knows what they thought.

I'm a bugger for looking in peoples baskets in the queue. Once I honestly saw a guy with a cucumber, bottle of red wine, 4 beers and a packet of tissues. I thought he was ..... brave

Pregnancy tests are locked in boxes in Tesco where I am too, 31weeksgone. There was one delightful occasion when the checkout operator couldn't open the box, so called her manager over, who couldn't do it, so we had to take it to the security desk where two burly security blokes jemmied open my pregnancy test box with a screwdriver!

And the bastard thing was negative after all that.

Another teacher. 100 years ago when I was newly engaged to DH, I was put in charge of buying snacks for a large number of teenage boys for a school function. Too late, I noticed the ironically raised eyebrow of the cashier as I put 50 donuts and a wedding magazine through the checkout.

"For all those recommending that people get them for free from the doctor or elsewhere, they are not free, they are being paid for by the taxpayer and the massively underfunded NHS. "

"Please don’t do it unless you genuinely cannot afford it and have no other option."

But it's fine to get the pill for free.
The consequences of not buying them would be more expensive for the NHS.