Step by step instructions on how to buy condoms at the store:
- Go to the store.
- Pick the condoms you want - check the expiration date and box for damages.
- Go up to counter.
- Make purchase.
- Take home and store at room temperature place (eg. sock drawer).
No need to be embarrassed about the cashier either. Trust me, they're not going to mention anything about your purchase. It's none of their business anyways, right?
Step by step instructions on how to get condoms at a clinic:
- Find your clinic and make an appointment (if necessary).
- Go to clinic or the doctor's office.
- Wait in line and sign in.
- Tell the clinician why you are there and that you want condoms.
- If at planned parenthood or if necessary, sign form.
- Get your condoms - check the expiration date.
- Go home and store condoms at room temperature place (eg. sock drawer).
What NOT to do and why:
- Do not put condoms in your wallet, even for a minute. Condoms overheat and deteriorate.
- Do not put in glove compartment in car. The car and glove compartment gets really hot and condoms will overheat and deteriorate.
- Do not store condoms in hot or cold places - they can deteriorate.
- Do not use a condom more than once. It's not reliable and it's just plain messy.
- Do not use more than one condom at a time. Friction will cause condoms to break.
- Do not use any oil based lubricants. Water based only! Oil breaks down the latex.