Am I the only person who's had to buy tampons for some one else? I don't know why, but that was possibly the most awkward situation in my life. I tried to talk my way out of it for my ex for like 5 minutes before she informed me she needed them pronto >_> I still took about 15 minutes in the store and bought random shit I didn't need. Luckily the cashier must've known my pain, awkward small talk and such.
It makes no sense why, but has anyone else felt this way? lol
You know, even girls find it awkward to buy tampons for themselves sometimes. I used to. Now I'm just used to it. It's one of those things. My mom used to make my brother go to the store and get some. I have no idea how he felt about it, but he gave an obvious sigh. I just laugh. I just buy my own and ease the tension by starting the small talk myself. Maybe guys should do t hat too. Have fun with it!
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Can't say I've bought them before, but I like to buy funny items whenever I've bought condoms. I'll usually get like a can of Monster, or a Gatorade and maybe a candy bar. One time my mom needed potatoes, so I killed two birds with one stone. The cashier couldn't even look me in the eye. It was hilarious
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What Loco said.
Even for men, it shouldn't be awkward. The cashier isn't going to assume you're buying them because you're some demented freak who likes to go home and stick them up your nose, sniff them, and then light them on fire and smoke them like a cigarette.
OBVIOUSLY-- you're buying them for a female which most people would assume is a girlfriend, sister wife etc.
If anything it's a "oh wow, what a champ." reaction, but if you're gonna go up there and twiddle your thumbs then yeah; its gonna be weird.
I never had to buy tampons but buying condoms can be suuuuuuper awkward. The first time I bought a pack the store was empty but when I got to the check out a mother and two small kids were in the line after me. As I said, super awkward. Nowadays I just chuck them in with whatever else i'm getting.
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If you have to pick up "awkward" items, just deflect the awkwardness onto the cashier:
Cashier: "Did you find everything ok?"
You: "Do you think three boxes of tampons would be enough for a week? Maybe I should get another. What do you think?"
Cashier: *awkward stare*
Cashier: "Anything else for you today?"
You: "Damn I forgot the cucumbers!"
Cashier: *awkward stare*
Well, other things wouldn't bother me...idk why this was just so T_T
I've never actually used a condom >_>; good thin...nvm <_<
I've never felt awkward buying tampons, as a woman, there is an obvious need for them; but the first time I bought condoms was a bit of a laugh. I did get them with a couple more items I needed (toilet paper, laundry powder) but they were in this security box, and the cashier found it difficult to get the box open, which is usually just a case of running the white tab on a contraption by the till. The guy behind me in the line made some sort of quip about the boxes being so hard to open or something along those lines. I was thinking, Please don't notice what I'm buying... I have never left Tesco's in quite such a hurry... -_-
Now I buy them no problem, even if I go and specifically buy them, which I have done as well. I'm like, 'Yeah, I have sex, so what?'
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Whats the differnece between the tampons and the pads? are the pads more messy? Do you gals switch between the two depending on what you're doing? like sport? horse riding? shopping?
I would have no issue buying tampons, cant see why people would, same as buying toilet paper.
Actually I'd assume it's less embarrassing for me to buy them than for my lady to do so. If I buy them, anybody who sees what I'm buying is probably gonna go ahead and assume they're not for me, so I have nothing to be embarrassed about. Having me buy shit for her just gives her some anonymity about her feminine product needs, while it's something that I don't have to feel awkward for having in my cart because 99.99% of people are aware that they're not for me (and have no idea exactly who they ARE for). The other .01% are idiots, so I don't care about them anyways.
As for condoms, why would I be embarrassed to let everyone around me know that I'm gonna get laid soon? Not that I ever actually use condoms or have to buy them, but I mean carrying around a neon sign announcing to the world that I'm getting some tail in the near future, seems like something I ought to be proud of, not embarrassed by.
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Personal preference, really; although tampons do make some things easier, such as swimming.Originally Posted by nix
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I wouldn't be surprised if someone felt embarrassed buying incontinence diapers though. People's minds can churn all day thinking up why you are buying those, and none of the reasons are good.
nix: Pads feel like wearing a diaper. Tampons are less messy, but run the risk of TSS if you leave them in for too long. Back when I used pads and tampons, I'd do tampons during the day and sleep in a pad (I dunno, in case I slept for 12 hours?). But NOW I have something better and more comfortable that won't KILL ME if I leave it in for a day, because it doesn't grow bacteria. Also, less waste and less money spent on my period. Huzzah!
It's... funny that most guys and some girls are weirded out by menstruation, considering half the population goes through it. Like I get not wanting to go down on your gf when she's in full flow mode (kind of messy), but not being able to talk about it seems immature. Not accusing anyone here, mostly just speaking from personal experience. And it bothers me that some of these awkward dudes will become dads and make their daughters feel weird/ashamed about their brand new periods for no reason. Girls should feel comfortable, or at least indifferent, about a process that they will experience for most of their adult lives.
What I'm saying is, no one really gives a shit if you're buying tampons. If you're a dude, everyone knows they ain't for you. If you're a girl over 11 (or thereabouts), it's not crazy that you'd need some damn tampons. If someone DOES try to make you feel uncomfortable, **** em. He/she is an emotionally stunted twat with nothing interesting to offer anyone else except, "Guess what someone bought today?! Tampons."
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It really shouldn't be embarrassing. But of course it can be for some. It's a part of life. Chances are you might get served by a woman and so why the hell would it be embarrassing? I've never gotten any funny looks or anything and if I did, I'd be inclined to say, "Yeah I got my period, do you have a problem with that?" Haha. I'd never say that, but it'd be funny.
I find it funny when women mention periods to some men, for whatever reason and the guys freak out about it. Haha. I wonder how they will deal with it, if they have a daughter.
I accidentally made an awkward out of context the other day at work. A female employee was talking about getting her stuff out of the fridge before they do the monthly clean out. I asked her "Oh is it that time of the month already?" Nobody said anything, but I felt kinda weird afterwards because that could've become a "zomg sexual harassment!!!!" snafu.
As far as buying questionable stuff, I don't really mind because I know that I will never see the cashier again, or if I do he or she won't remember me anyway. They see so many people in a day that unless you intentionally make a scene, they won't remember you five minutes later.
Yes, as I said before, it makes no sense, idk just private matters and stuff
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They're just tampons. It's not like we're buying sex toys, but that's different.
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No need to be embarrassed by that either. In fact, that's even less embarrassing than tampons or whatever, at least I would think. The cashiers at those stores see nothing BUT people buying sex toys, or lube, or whatever else. They couldn't care less about one particular customer's choice in vibrator. And there are a lot of people with some very strange fetishes, the average person getting a sex toy would be relatively normal to someone working at a sex store day after day.
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If you're a super cool boyfriend, you'd pick them up with some ice-cream and a movie.
When I first started having periods, I was really embarrised about buying towels or tampons. My mum bought them, and we had our own code word for them and everything haha. Now I can buy them without being embarrised about it. It's something I need every month, and there's no other way to go about getting them shirt notice and fast. Mum still picks them up more than I do though, so I only need to in an emergency
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At work, management are required to search your bag when leaving the store, and the ones in my bag are usually hidden in a small makeup bag which female management used to "understand" and not bother searching. Now, there's no female management, so my new manager picked it out of my bag the other week, and feeled it up. He went red when I said "Yeah... You might not want to look in there..." That was more embarrising, I think because that was infront of five other members of staff, me being the only female. AND I'd had a bad week, so I was waiting for someone to make the link between periods and beig bitchy...
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Well I got some chips she wanted, if that counts lolIf you're a super cool boyfriend, you'd pick them up with some ice-cream and a movie.
never had to buy tampons... don't think it would bother me though,
periods are evil, they turn womens emotions into mash, which isn't the easiest thing for a fella to deal with. I used to detest my gf when she was on the blob, so eventually i got rid of her
i heard a story once about a man who had rectal bleeding and had to use either a tampon or a pad for it... poor fella
can't say im arsed by it anymore, i tend to buy tampons, pads and liners all in one go though, it's amusing when im served by a young guy and I can tell he feels uncomforable by scanning them all. Paha. Dont think the conversation has ever arose regarding the boy getting them for me, but he'd only get all the wrong ones anyway. The cheapo pads that are like wearing nappies and fall apart and generally just make a mess
lol well I was informed on what kind to get
Yeah, she knows better than to send me for ANYTHING that isn't for me without specifying a brand, or I'll just get the cheapest thing I can find. If I'm not aware of a reason to spend extra money, I won't. If her description of something on a list is too vague for me to determine precisely the type of whatever it is I'm supposed to be getting, I make a phone call. Saves me all kinds of trouble when I don't come home with the wrong thing.lol well I was informed on what kind to get
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I think it would be more awkward trying to find the right kind/brand of tampon for your lady friend than it would be actually buying them. You hang around there too long staring and it turns into an Anime episode. OMG HENTAI!!!
lol kinda what happened with me. Except I was ducking through aisles and waiting til there were no customers or workers around...then I couldn't find the brand and kind I needed. So I ended up standing in the feminine hygiene aisle for around 5 minutes lol
I've stood there on the phone with people nearby holding a conversation with my lady about what the difference between three of things I found (all of which matched her initial description of the kind I was supposed to get, so I DID have to call to clarify). Actually had to take pictures of the boxes and send em to her once, because there was no noticeable difference between the two that I could tell. Didn't bother me any.
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Actually, it IS abit awkward when you're buying super plus flow ones. Those ****ers are like torpedos. It's much more lady like to buy the regular ones, but I can go through a whole packet in one day ):
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As someone who works in retail, I can say that no one who works in a store that sells tampons, pads or condoms for that matter, cares if you're buying them or stops to think about it at all. Unless you make it awkward, then we wait for you to leave and make fun of you.Maybe a newer employee might get a little uncomfortable but hey, we all had to start somewhere.
Just don't tell me any stories about needing a creme (or anything else) because you are having difficulties with an orifice. Please.
As for me, I've never bought them for anyone but me. And I would never make anyone buy them for me. Besides, I tend to buy stuff when it's on sale or whatever so I have a running stockpile, lol. I don't remember the last time I actually ran out.
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