Some products are deemed embarrassing to purchase simply for their names. Have you ever been "shy to shop" for this reason?

I tend to steer clear of this particular kind of merchandise--not because of embarrassment but because if I can help it, I try to get non-generic, high-quality versions.

Third one down. No not at all.... I could care less what a product is called and I imagine the other people in the line and the checkout people don't care either. I don't remember the last time I actually bought anything that had an "embarrassing" name anyway; I probably was totally oblivious to it.

Number 8 .....I have come across one/some but cant remember what it was.

Like female hygine products,it takes me a while to take them to the counter ESPECIALLY if the checker is a guy.I walk around the store till I see a woman checker.If not,then I have my David stand in line & pay for it.

For instance,like toilet paper,[I know that EVERYBODY has to purchase this product] but I with the size [SUPER FAMILY SIZE]that I buy,doesn't fit in the stores plastic bag.

No, not at all, I don't mind how revealing a product's purpose is, if I need it I need it.


When I first started driving, my Mom started making me go to the store for things I needed instead of her having to pick them up. For a while, I was embarrassed to purchase tampons and other feminine products. But, I was only 15. I think most 15 years old girls are embarrassed about things like that.

You're too funny!
Ellen - in one of her standup comedy acts - once said, she was waiting for the cashier to check out all the food she was buying...checking it out, checking it out. Then the cashier finally got to the four-pack rolls of toilet paper, and Ellen asked her, "Excuse me, do you think that's enough toilet paper for all that food?"
Hahaha!

She had another one in her act about this subject, actually. Talking about how she 'disguises' what she really came to buy, she'll add a few random things with the purchase. She said, "I know the guy standing behind me in line, at nine-thirty at night, is looking at the contents of my shopping cart...he sees a lawn chair, Kotex, and a half-pint of whip cream.
"And he's thinking, 'yeah right, I wonder what she came here to get tonight'."
Hahaha!

Maybe not for that reason.. but douche, SUPER absorbancy tampons, lice/crab shampoo, condoms, or lube carry sort of a stigma.

I liked when Ellen was talking about trying to fall asleep and realizing that you need to pee... knowing that if you get up, you'll be fully awake again... and all other thoughts while trying to fall asleep... She cracks me up.

I've always thought about weird combinations while shopping... I mean, what do you think the check-out girl would think if you bought dog treats, K-Y jelly, and a pack of wet-naps?

OH! HAHAHA!
Or an ear wax removal kit, along with a hammer and a chisel?
Aaaack!

you've got it! Noone ever wants to play that game with me. Could be a fun survey.

Krispy Kremes, Doritos, and Slim Fast shakes or a big bottle of Metabolife.

I did go to the pharmacy one time and I bought a huge snack size bag of Reese's Sticks and my diabetes medication.. The pharmacist just said- 'ah, just take a pill after you eat them'.

And a true laugh-out-loud is invoked!

A package of Depends, six waste belts and a mop.
HAHAHA!

HA!

Good because you've been making me laugh all night.

A carton of cigarettes, 6 pack of beer, and 3 bottles of Centrum.

Man, what fun!
A chainsaw, a sledge hammer and a book - "Wooden Trinkets and What-Not"

You're too good at it. Okay then...

Wood, Nails, and a screwdriver.

or...

A rodent cage, book on How to care for pet mice, and a mouse trap.

I feel like crap and I'm sick as a dog.. this is the most fun I've had all day.

One more, and I'm going to bed...

A mouse, a printer, and a typewriter.

Oh.. and..

Bran muffins, Prunes, and a book called "Diarrhea and you: How to win the fight".

*new addiction settles in for a spell*

• Tight rope, small umbrella, pair of clown shoes
• Assorted makeup, evening gown, bumper sticker: "Dad On Board"
•'Happy Anniversary' card, dozen roses, two jumbo bottles Viagra
• Sleeping pills, bleach, industrial driveway cleaner and pudding
(behind this female shopper, ratt poison is seen offhandedly left on magazine rack at check-out stand)
• All-occasion card: 'Happy Birthday, Son - From Your Retarted Dad', a bowling ball, two baseball gloves

HAHA! That is so funny... I'm cracking up.

Lice shampoo, 3 bags of disposable razors, Foot fungus cream and bonus size box of condoms.

Okay g'nite. Thanks for the laugh.

Good night!

I've needed moral support when buying condoms, but feminine products don't embarrass me. Once I had to buy suppositories and the cashier looked at me kind of funny like she was trying to figure out if they were for me or not. A few times I've gone gift shopping for my cousin's birthday presents and had to ask for help finding certain rap albums... not my favorite type of music.

The only item I've ever felt very odd about uttering the name of is a particular dish available at a particular American chain of restaurants.

The chain is Denny's, the dish is "Moons over my Hammy".

Try saying that to a perfect stranger while keeping a straight face.

Other: Just plain 'no'.

Not really, but then I can't recall ever suffering from an illness or complaint where the associated product was embarrassing to me. I mean condoms can be quite daunting to purchase, but that's not really down to the name. Having said that, it can be. It depends which brand name you choose. I've noticed that while in Britain condoms are called "Durex" and "Mates" (friendly yet clinical names), in the US condoms are called "Trojan", "Warrior", "Colossus" and "I Have A Very Large Cock". Maybe some men need to feel more secure about their masculinity when buying condoms than others?

In the past (when I was in the preteen to midteen years), I was embarrassed to purchase sanitary napkins, not because of the name, but because of the very nature of the product, but only from male clerks. If I had to stand in a longer check-out line in order to have a female clerk, then I did so. I'm not that way anymore, though.

I've wondered about what clerks think about strange combinations myself, especially when I'm at a fast-food joint. I'll see someone order a huge burger with the works, large fries and then a DIET soda!

Coconut oil, thong, parka.

A restaurant size deep-fat fryer, several gallons of cooking oil and several puppies.

When I was a teenager, I was embarrassed to buy feminine hygiene products such as Kotex and Tampax. Now, I don't really care what I buy.

OOOoooooh! Kate STiiiiiRIKES again!

Too evil...or just right?

No, I actually take some sort of perverse pleasure in purchasing so called "embarrassing products". If anything, I'm even more inclined to chat up the cashier during the transaction. For example; I used to find it particularly amusing back when I was an avid collector of rare and unusual pornographic magazines. Most porn shoppers have this rather sheepish demeanor when they enter the store. The transaction is often done wordlessly, the various customers wandering about the store, avoiding eye contact...I would boldly enter the store, calling out a cheerful greeting to the proprietor, make my selections, and then chat amiably with him (or his wife), as they rang up my purchases.

exactly!

It was pretty evil... but just right... (since it was a joke, right?)

It was a joke, but I certainly wouldn't want to be in line behind the person buying that stuff. The questions that would be going through my head!

I haven't been up to this point, but maybe someday I will be, especially if it's condoms.

Nope

Yes. Lube, but never condoms. Dove soap because I think it's a little effeminate, although it is great soap. I once asked my sister to buy a gag gift for a friend which I was too embarrased to buy. It was an "emergency poncho". I have not been to movies or rented them because they are either chick flicks or kiddies movies. I think most men who see these movies take their wives or kids. Single childless men will never see such movies or they wait for TV to air them - eg Shrek. There are some products I don't need but would have a problem buying them from a supermarket such as Prep H or Anusol.

"Anusol" - ha! Now, I have to wonder how the hell a product can remain on the shelves with a name like "Anusol". They might as well have named it "AssScratch-n-All" - come on. Haha!

Actually, as far as renting the movie 'Shrek' goes, see what you think about this little tactic....
If there's ever a woman you might be interested in at the check-out counter of a video store...rent 'Shrek' with maybe two others - some recent macho movie and something like 'Rambo - First Blood'.
Then somehow get her to know you're single. Oh, and keep 'Shrek' on the bottom of the three. When she gets to 'Rambo', call it a "classic". When she gets to 'Shrek', just laugh, sheepishly. A nice touch might be to claim that you're checking that out for your kid...one you'll have someday.
Damn, I should have been straight.

You don't have Anusol in the US? I agree the name sucks It's pronounced AN-YOU-SOL by the way . As for movies, I really love art house, and at Blockbuster, anything with gay sexual inuendo or too much 'gayness' ends up in the arthouse section, so I think the people at Blockbuster might be thinking I'm either a film buff, or a rampant poof . I think if I rent Shrek it might throw something more into the mix! I really shouldn't care, but I do.

No what's bad is trying to order a pita at Wendy's with the southern accent, it sounds like you're trying to order a peter, depending on which pita you ask for you could be ordering a chicken peter, or a steak peter. I wanted to try one, but refused to even pronounce "pita" so I always stuck with getting a grill chicken combo.

hehehehehe!!!
funny...i would always order, "Moons over my hammy minus the hammy"

YOUR too funny!! I love Ellens humor also the chick that plays Elaine on Sienfeld.

Like that take on the bathroom scene in the restaurant.

Elaine....."Cuse me? Do you have some paper that you could spare me?
Next door stall.....No! No! I don't have any paper.Sorry!
Elaine..... How 'bout a couple squares?
Next door stall... Nope! Don't have a couple squares.
Elaine.....How about ONE square? Just ONE measly square?
Next door stall... Nope not one measly square! Can't spare it!
Elaine...Not even a half a square? I can get by with ONE little half of a square!
Next door stall....Nope! Not a square to spare!

I love that one!That was a classic!

Yes, Elaine - that character herself - is classic. I loved the way she would say, "Get - out!" when she was amazed at something, and hit the person on the shoulder - hard! One time, Jerry went flying into the hallway after such a hit from her! Hahaha!

I know!!! I loved that about her! She totally reminds me of........ME! My girlfriend is that way too! Oh You gotta meet her she's such a trip! One of these days I'm gonna tape all those shows. Like I did some of the "Thirty Something,Magnum PI,Wonder Years & Alien Nation" episodes

Alien Nation! I LOVED THAT SHOW!
Did you ever watch 'V' when it aired?

HUH!!!!! That was the BOMB SHOW!!! I did watch V for a little while. But, I just couldn't get into it. I'm not a sci-fi person like that however,I loved Alien Nation! I wish they would bring it back. The most sci-fi that I can get into is like Twilight Zone,One Step Beyond & Alien Nation.Once in a while the Pretender. He's good looking!

Bazuka that Verucca!

I went to see Shrek at the Retro pictures when it went out of general circulation. But I deliberatly waited until the evening when there would be no or few kids in. The cinema was packed with Adults.

Sometimes I am embarassed to buy video games because they make me feel like some kind of sociopathic nerd who sits around at home all day typing at his computer. Hey, wait a minute!

*snicker*

I think I'll wait for TV.

Kotex, condoms, sex toys, panties

long wait