Condoms: Coming Soon to a Tabac Near You
Friday June 09th 2006, 12:02 am
Filed under: daily life, health, news

rubberCurrently in France, you can purchase condoms at the supermarkets, condom machines on the street (yes, really), pharmacies and schools (condom machines in the restrooms).

However, you may be happy to know that very soon these préservatifs will be available for purchase in tabacs. (They’ll be wrapped and packaged of course unlike in the photo.) You never know when this kind of information can come in handy, so I thought you’d appreciate the FYI.

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you can buy them in the metro, too.

Comment by Stefanie 06.09.06 @ 2:43 am

good to know! thanks, stefanie!!

Comment by ptinfrance 06.09.06 @ 4:28 am

There was a condom vending machine in a restroom at the Heathrow airport in London. It made me wonder why you would buy a condom in an airport, unless you were planning on joining the “Mile High Club” on your upcoming flight.

Comment by Elisabeth 06.09.06 @ 8:31 am

i almost joined the club once :) – one day!!

Comment by ptinfrance 06.09.06 @ 10:02 am

Bonjour,

Personnellement, je considère l’accessibilité la plus large aux boîtes de préservatifs comme une réelle avancée, compte tenu des problèmes de santé que tout le monde connaît.

Par contre, et afin de nous éclairer un peu plus sur le sujet, il serait intéressant que vous nous indiquiez quels sont les points d’accès disponibles aux U.S.A. (commerces, aéroports, etc…).

Merci d’avance,

Didier

Comment by transall 06.10.06 @ 5:39 am

Sacré didier, c’est pas “why leave france”, c’est “why travel TO france” :D

Comment by Calimero 06.10.06 @ 11:31 am

in the u.s. you can buy condoms (commonly called “rubbers”) in supermarkets, hypermarkets, gas stations, convenience stores, clubs (in machines in the restrooms), drugstores, pharmacies, liquorstores, bars, you can buy them online, by phone (to be delivered), schools (they are free in some high schools, but it depends on the schools and the region of the u.s.); planned parenthood clinics (they are usually free for teens) – however, the u.s. is very different from state-to-state and some places in certain states will offer them while others don’t (or won’t).

i might’ve left some things off, please free free to add to this list.

Comment by ptinfrance 06.10.06 @ 11:43 am

Bonsoir,

Calimero >> Tu as parfaitement raison… mais on va dire que cela fait partie de ma curiosité naturelle !!! Je n’ai pas prévu dans l’immédiat de parcourir les U.S.A., mais sait-on jamais ? Ma boîte a l’intention de me faire bouger vers des contrées lointaines à l’occasion, alors…

Merci pour ces précisions ptinfrance.

Amitiés

Didier

Comment by transall 06.10.06 @ 12:57 pm



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