Question:
I'm finally in a serious relationship again, and I've been spending a lot of time with my boyfriend. We appear to be getting closer to sex, and I thought I'd buy some condoms myself. You know, just in case...but not in a "suggestive" way.I know that he has them, we were talking about it a few weeks back, but then I thought that if he sleeps over at my place...it might be reasonable that I have some in my night stand, seeing as he keeps most of his in his night stand. What do you think? And how judgemental are people about females buying condoms? I'm planning to go to a drug store or maybe at the supermarket. If any of you work in a shop, what do you think?

Thanks, much appreciated.
(16, female)

My Answer:
Usually we, the cashiers, don't care what you bought or took; all we care about is get over with it ASAP and hope our shift ends soon. Just act like normal and you'll be fine; we really don't care. Don't be too self-conscious.

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That being said, however, I've seen some other cases:

--Some people go to the self-checkout lane and check it out themselves.

--I noticed that some people buy some other stuffs as they buy the condoms, too, though I've never understand why. I mean, a pack of gum and random junk food aren't going to render the condom invisible. It's probably make more sense if the person might as well buy duct tape, robe, a gun, and a shovel (e-hem, just a joke, don't try that, lol).

--Some cashiers--usually the old ones--might give you a funny look (believe it or not, this happens), just simply ignore them. However, if you are the type who gets embarrass easily, I suggest you go to a younger cashier (twenty-something or less years old); apparently the new generation view sex "slightly" different than the old generation.

--Some cashiers--usually guys (I am included =P)--might chuckle a little bit, or make the whistling sound. Don't worry about us, we just want to mess around sometimes, hahaha. If this happens, simply say, "Hey, it's better than the morning-after pill," or, "Aww, so a girl has never done this to you?"

(These don't happen often though, so you could careless. Just act like normal.)

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