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What age do you have to be to be able to buy condoms?
My girlfriend and me want to start having sex and so I was going to buy condoms but I'm only 15 and I don't want to be denied at the register and all of that embarrassment. How old do you have to be to buy condoms and is it safe to get somebody older than me to buy them for me? I was thinking the age limit is 18 to be able to purchase condoms but I really can't remember because it seems like I heard that years ago. What's the age in which you can buy condoms without an adult?
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You can buy condoms at any age.
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You can buy condoms at any age.
If someone denies you at the register (and it's very unlikely, but yes it can happen) go to another store OR if you are feeling really ballsy, ask to speak to a manager.
The manager of the store has a right to deny you service for almost any reason, but they likely don’t know that and most managers would be pissed to find their staff refusing to take someone’s money. If you say you are trying to buy a legal product and they are discriminating against you because of your age, you’ll probably give them a scare, and at worst, they’ll say no again and you’ll just have to go to another store anyways.
I once had a woman make a very disparaging comment to me while I was buying condoms, and I was twenty one. This is what I said to her
"If you are refusing me service, I want to talk to your manager. If you aren't, great, could I get a plastic bag please?"
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You can buy condoms at any age, so long as you have the money.
Sure, a teenager buying condoms means they're going to have sex, but more importantly it means they're going to have responsible sex. If they were to restrict condom purchases, that would be counterproductive... people wouldn't have less sex, they'd just have more risky sex.
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