What do you feel most embarrassed about...

[EarlJam]

...to purchase in a grocery store?

[2535Miles]

A pregnancy test?

[sue71]

A pregnancy test?

Ding ding ding! Winner!

You can turn the poll off now.

[EarlJam]

A pregnancy test?

I respecfully disagree. I bought one of those one time and was high on life. I was grinning walking out. I was very dissapointed that the result was negative.

-EJ

[sue71]

I respecfully disagree. I bought one of those one time and was high on life. I was grinning walking out. I was very dissapointed that the result was negative.

-EJ

Ok, you are right... perspective and context play an important role in this one. I retract my earlier stance, in the above mentioned situation.

But if you're a teenage boy... in Alaska or wherever the Spears' family lives... :eek: (Please don't move this to the PPB)

[DevilAlumna]

I still remember the first time I bought condoms.... i'm blushing even thinking about it! It didn't help that the condom 'display' was right in front of the pharmacy, where the pharmacist was an old guy who just kind of eyed me coming and going....

[2535Miles]

Ok, you are right... perspective and context play an important role in this one. I retract my earlier stance, in the above mentioned situation.

But if you're a teenage boy... in Alaska or wherever the Spears' family lives... :eek: (Please don't move this to the PPB)
Good point. Though I am still going to bury my head in the sand - emu style.

[DevilAlumna]

And what's so embarrassing about canned soup? :confused:

[2535Miles]

I still remember the first time I bought condoms.... i'm blushing even thinking about it! It didn't help that the condom 'display' was right in front of the pharmacy, where the pharmacist was an old guy who just kind of eyed me coming and going....
Oh sick.

I'm looking forward to sharing the same advice with my children, that my dad shared with me: "If you're too embarrassed to buy condoms, then you're not old enough to be having sex."

[2535Miles]

And what's so embarrassing about canned soup? :confused:
If you're Sue, nothing. If you're Bobby Flay....

[sue71]

If you're Sue, nothing. If you're Bobby Flay....

Wait, let me type it myself:
Pottymouth pottymouth pottymouth.

[2535Miles]

Wait, let me type it myself:
Pottymouth pottymouth pottymouth.
Ha ha, sweet. :) You're also Wojo right now. Don't type anything or you'll lose it. I'm serious.

[bjornolf]

I've been married for 7 years and have three kids, there's pretty much nothing it embarrasses me to buy at this point. However, in the olden days of my youth, adult material (the Hef version most commonly) was definitely the most embarrassing, especially if there was a woman working the counter. :o Haven't really needed that in the last decade or so, so I'm not sure whether it would embarrass me anymore or not. Besides, there's better stuff you can order on the internet or by subscription if one needs it now. :eek: From what I hear, of course. ;) Just kidding, I really haven't bought any of that stuff in a LONG time. I wonder if walk-in stores sell much of that stuff anymore, except maybe to minors who can't buy it online as easily. :rolleyes:

I was always pretty much proud when I bought condoms, cause it meant I had the opportunity to use them. I guess I was a little embarrassed buying feminine products the first couple times, but that was a decade ago.

Wait, I just thought of one! I had to buy a pack of adult Poise pads for my mom when she was ill (ironically, it went on her legs for sores she got). As an adult male in his early 30's, that was a little embarrassing. All the Walmart employees staring at me standing there in front of the giant wall full of options trying to figure out what the heck I needed. Actually, they probably weren't staring at me at all, but it felt like it, especially when I glanced up and saw the big brother dark gray eyeball security cameras staring down at me. My biggest fear was seeing someone I know, especially a guy.

[2535Miles]

Wait, I just thought of one! I had to buy a pack of adult Poise pads for my mom when she was ill (ironically, it went on her legs for sores she got). As an adult male in his early 30's, that was a little embarrassing. All the Walmart employees staring at me standing there in front of the giant wall full of options trying to figure out what the heck I needed. Actually, they probably weren't staring at me at all, but it felt like it, especially when I glanced up and saw the big brother dark gray eyeball security cameras staring down at me. My biggest fear was seeing someone I know, especially a guy.
I'm right there with you bjornolf. This reminds me, I think there's a site where you can order "embarrassing" products and have them delivered so you can avoid the humiliation of shopping in public. I'll see if I can dig it up.

One of my customers was walking her dog late at night and they were both spray by a skunk. She was barely hit because the dog took the brunt of the attack. The vet was closed because it was so late but he was cool enough to take her call. He recommended that she purchase as much douche as she could and bath the dog in the douche. So she went to a drug store around 10:00 PM and bought every single douche they had. That's a lot of douche. She was humiliated. I would be too.

[CMS2478]

I was kind of embarrassed to go into the store and have to buy Preperation H one time. :o

[CathyCA]

I chose "other." And I'm too embarrassed to explain what it was that I purchased. That's how embarrassing the purchase was.

[weezie]

I chose "other." And I'm too embarrassed to explain what it was that I purchased. That's how embarrassing the purchase was.

Heck, I'm embarrassed for all y'all by association :cool:

[EarlJam]

I chose "other." And I'm too embarrassed to explain what it was that I purchased. That's how embarrassing the purchase was.

Wow. That must have been some kind of product.

On a separate note, and I'm being serious here. Does anyone remember a product called Tussy? I remember seeing it in the medicine cabinet growing up. Was never sure of exactly what it was; or its purpose.

And please, no making fun of my mother.

-EarlJam

[TillyGalore]

Wow. That must have been some kind of product.

On a separate note, and I'm being serious here. Does anyone remember a product called Tussy? I remember seeing it in the medicine cabinet growing up. Was never sure of exactly what it was; or its purpose.

And please, no making fun of my mother.

-EarlJam

Is this what you're asking about http://www.medshopexpress.com/personal-care-deodorants-tussy.html?

[EarlJam]

Is this what you're asking about http://www.medshopexpress.com/personal-care-deodorants-tussy.html?

That's it!

I had no idea the brand was still around. They've lost brand visibility, so they might as well change the awful name.

-EJ

[RainingThrees]

Whats so embarrassing about buying alcohol?

[2535Miles]

Whats so embarrassing about buying alcohol?
Maybe embarrassed is the wrong word, but have you ever tried buying alcohol with a fake id?

[knights68]

Submitted for consideration:

16 year old (me once upon a time) at the store with my mom and my kid brother in tow (he was all of 5 or 6).
Buying tampons, hemorroid cream and a fifth. But wait, it gets better.
In the same visit to the store, running into your boss (I had a job), AND someone from the neighborhood who was not the friendliest person in the world to ya!

If Condoms were added I believe that would have been the trifecta and my life would have been over!
It's not as much what you get as who sees ya get it! lol

[YmoBeThere]

Hostess Cup Cakes...

[Bostondevil]

I outgrew being embarassed about buying tampons by about age 20. One time however, when I was in graduate school and on a severe budget, the local store was having a really great sale so I bought 5 boxes. I bought some other stuff too. Anyway, I wasn't really paying attention until I noticed that the 16 year old male clerk was blushing as he was ringing me up. It took me moment to notice that he was in the midst of ringing up the 5 boxes. Poor thing. I couldn't resist teasing him about though. I said something like, "I bet you wish lived at my house."

[dukestheheat]

Ok, I voted for toilet paper.

The wrapper usually holds 20 rolls of it; I have this feeling that people are looking at me when I buy it; kind of like 'hey, that guy is buying A LOT of toilet paper, he must be full of it' or something like that. And the check out girl smirks at me when I toss it up on the conveyor. I'd rather pay somebody to go buy TP and let me sit out in the car. I got my housekeeper to do it for awhile, but even she backed out of buying it, telling me 'you gotta live with this, you might as well face it'.

I fired her a couple weeks back.

dth.

[captmojo]

Ok, I voted for toilet paper.





I second your vote. You really haven't lived until you have to go out to the store at 4 or 5 AM to get it because you didn't know you were out, and the coffee is starting it's magic.

[YmoBeThere]

This topic underlines the appreciation I have gained for the self-checkout lines.

[TillyGalore]

This topic underlines the appreciation I have gained for the self-checkout lines.

Me too. Now, I'm not embarrassed to buy anything. Well, expect for... ;)

[Lavabe]

Whats so embarrassing about buying alcohol?

Buying Coors Light would be embarassing, but not as bad as buying the wrong alcohol. For example, looking at the BACON thread, I'd be embarassed to buy bacon vodka.

Whoops, mixing threads again!!:o

Buying chicken is embarassing???? Huh??

Cheers,
Lavabe

[ForeverBlowingBubbles]

Maybe embarrassed is the wrong word, but have you ever tried buying alcohol with a fake id?

god I used to be so nervous... my palms would sweat, I couldn't look anyone in the eye.... felt like McLovin' off superbad. It was kind of embarrassing when I finally got it taken in the front of a long line to get in the bar.

To this day (just turned deuce deuce), I still feel weird about buying alcohol in the ABC store (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvAOSWHV-HE&feature=related)

click it

[Acymetric]

Maybe embarrassed is the wrong word, but have you ever tried buying alcohol with a fake id?

Try going in with no ID. And no, it didn't work.

[2535Miles]

god I used to be so nervous... my palms would sweat, I couldn't look anyone in the eye.... felt like McLovin' off superbad. It was kind of embarrassing when I finally got it taken in the front of a long line to get in the bar.

To this day (just turned deuce deuce), I still feel weird about buying alcohol in the ABC store (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvAOSWHV-HE&feature=related)

click it


Try going in with no ID. And no, it didn't work.
I rarely had the guts to try and buy beer with a fake ID, or maybe it was just that I was too smart. Dad, you can stop reading here.

One time we went into Winn Dixie with a buddy to buy some beer with a fake ID. We walked in a few minutes apart, nice and casual, secret agent style. We bought snacks while he bought the beer. He was in line in front of us when we went to check out and bought the beer no problem. Then he went over to the cigarette line and got smokes with his REAL ID, that showed he was 19. I know what you're thinking, no he didn't get caught. We were stupefied.

When we were sitting in the car giving him a hard time for almost blowing it, he realizes that the cashier made a mistake and charged him for an extra six pack. He had the guts/stupidity to go back into the store, ask to speak for the manager and get his money back. We were amazed when we walked back out with change in hand. For a brief moment in time, he was a legend.