Comments on: Stealing condoms from the dollar store? That’s wrong in so many ways.

By: Lenny!

Lenny! — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:35:58 +0000

Does anybody else notice how this package looks like it lived and died in the 80s? Especially how the girl on the front has the 80s hairstyle. If this is the case, the thief might as well just have saved his efforts and should of went straight for the pregnancy test.

By: ian in hamburg

ian in hamburg — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 07:01:30 +0000

Right

By: Raincheck

Raincheck — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:23:43 +0000

Guess I’d better rethink where to take you for our dumpster diving date then.

By: Nora

Nora — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:40:30 +0000

Our Dollar General (which is not actually a dollar store, weirdly enough) actually sells 3-packs of Durex now.

By: Meesh

Meesh — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:34:17 +0000

Whatever, they’re just being dicks.

By: Meesh

Meesh — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:31:40 +0000

I love the idea that it’s considered an impulse buy item, like gum.

“Hmm, ready to check out. Oh look, gum, candy, magaz–what’s that? A pregnancy test? OH YEAH! I forgot that I missed my last period and might be carrying a child and therefore changing my life as I know it! I should grab one of those!”

By: mystic_eye_cda

mystic_eye_cda — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:17:02 +0000

The most sensitive and reliable brand for years was Walmart’s (equate?) the big names couldn’t be bothered to become as good so someone started a huge smear campaign.

Today there’s not as much variation, however the ones with the least sensitivity are consistently some new really expensive brand.

Pregnancy tests literally cost less than a penny per unit to make, they are almost pure profit there’s no reason to charge more than $1

@Kerry the dollar store ones here are mid stream ones. I prefer the pee in a cup method but I can only ever find the pee-on-a-stick ones.

By: pony girl

pony girl — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:09:12 +0000

Just to set the record straight. (So I won’t get a frownie-face next to my name.)

I purposefully copied Nack’s sentence structure & usage of “begs the question.”

Not that I’m anywhere near as knowledgeable about that sort of thing as y’all are.
I do have my moments, however.

This is probably not of of them.

By: We shall speak anon

We shall speak anon — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 06:47:08 +0000

Passion Play? Jesus…

By: butt

butt — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:24:38 +0000

In my experience, PP is a hassle. The employees are as grumpy as the DMV, and there’s always a wait.

By: Canthz_B

Canthz_B — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:45:08 +0000

It’s as important as what kind of car you drive, Jeremy.
Women can tell a broke-ass-mother-fucker in so many different ways.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:02:19 +0000

I’ve used TONS of dollar store tests after 4 1/2 years of infertility and finally 3 kids later they were ALL correct. The negative ones and the positive ones. My doctor tells me they are pretty much the same ones they use in their office. The only drawback to using them is that you have to pee in a cup and use a dropper to take the test instead of just peeing on the test stick. But it saves TONS of money.

By: rhysande

rhysande — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:52:30 +0000

Or prick their conscience.

By: clumber

clumber — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:52:25 +0000

Well of course you’re right if you are hoping for some measurable improvement. I am just glad I didn’t have to don my cranky-cape. I much prefer loaning it out. It was already a crap day. ;^)

Besides, in some small way perhaps sarjo and gramnaz etc. have served to edumacate* someone who will avoid using the phrase incorrectly. And thus avoid my having to iron the cape one time. Good ’nuff for me. I specialize in tiny, tiny victories.

*[sic]