Sales of Durex condoms going up...

Maybe the double entendre was deliberate..

I  read reports that sales of Condoms went down in the earlier stages of the pandemic whilst hygine products such as hand sanitisers and soaps went up.

Now condom sales are on the increase again (I avoided saying 'on the up').

There is speculation to explain this, but it would be interesting to see what suggestions others may have .

Also does it reflect reduced activity and if so is it purely from the sensible approach of reducing contact with more people than necessary or perhaps because the situation has reduced poeples drive.

Maybe its because it was difficult to find a really dirty partner with all that sanitiser everywhere.

I think this is possibly one of the best places to get well formed opinion on the subject.. look forward to a healthy discussion.

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I had a meet planned earlier this week (for the record, both vaccinated and neither have had any social contact beyond our own households since the first lockdown) and he messaged me at the last minute to ask whether I had condoms as his had expired - I checked mine and *shock* they had too so we both have that shameful moment of disposing of un-used condoms and need to buy new.  

It seems logical that anyone following the rules is only now seeing the chance to have any sort of sexual contact after a year with only ourselves for company, so we all need to restock!

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London Rubber Company - Buy! Buy! Buy!

 Have you got shares in the Company ? or maybe the Head

Now you're really stretching it!

Well, you get locked down for a year with your partner and don’t need condoms with them and then Boris blows the whistle and leads the charge out of the trenches......I don’t know about shares in rubber companies but I wish I had thought about the strategic placement of condom vending machines. 

Are condom machines still a thing? I guess they probably cost a bit more than £1 for 3 nowadays!

One of the good things about self checkout in the supermarket, no embarrassment. Of course maybe some would like to display a dozen Durex in their basket. 

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One of the good things about self checkout in the supermarket, no embarrassment. Of course maybe some would like to display a dozen Durex in their basket. 

 You'd think so - the bigger picture on my above comment:

I needed to buy some supplies for my daughter's birthday celebration in the evening so figured I'd do that whilst picking up my replacement condoms. Come to learn that they are security tagged!

I don't know what kind of party the poor young man who served thinks I was having with my Caterpillar cake, 2 bottles of Prossecco and a 10-pack of condoms but at least he was quite discreet as he took them away to remove the tag!

I didn't realise they were security tagged....shows when I last bought some lol. I have some in a jacket pocket and a drawer, must have a look at the use by date 

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One of the good things about self checkout in the supermarket, no embarrassment. Of course maybe some would like to display a dozen Durex in their basket. 

 You'd think so - the bigger picture on my above comment:

I needed to buy some supplies for my daughter's birthday celebration in the evening so figured I'd do that whilst picking up my replacement condoms. Come to learn that they are security tagged!
I don't know what kind of party the poor young man who served thinks I was having with my Caterpillar cake, 2 bottles of Prossecco and a 10-pack of condoms but at least he was quite discreet as he took them away to remove the tag!

 Maybe he was thinking "If it's one of 'those' parties, I'm sure they will need more than one cake"!

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Are condom machines still a thing? I guess they probably cost a bit more than £1 for 3 nowadays!

 showing your age girl!!

only extra extra large ones😑

Yeh, mine are still in date......all I need now is a 'date' to use them on ;)

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One of the good things about self checkout in the supermarket, no embarrassment. Of course maybe some would like to display a dozen Durex in their basket. 

 You'd think so - the bigger picture on my above comment:

I needed to buy some supplies for my daughter's birthday celebration in the evening so figured I'd do that whilst picking up my replacement condoms. Come to learn that they are security tagged!
I don't know what kind of party the poor young man who served thinks I was having with my Caterpillar cake, 2 bottles of Prossecco and a 10-pack of condoms but at least he was quite discreet as he took them away to remove the tag!

 one assumes that they don’t use a pin type security tag🙄

I do want an invite to one of your parties though. I don’t like cake, don’t drink alcohol.....now what’s left😉