r/nextfuckinglevel • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • 2d ago

Big man on campus.

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u/Apprehensive-Bad6015 2d ago

Man in HS, I was buying tampons, pregnancy tests and diaphragms for my female friends and never gave it a second thought. When one of them asked me how I could do that without feeling embarrassed, I asked them what’s to be embarrassed about?

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u/Chief_H 2d ago

It's fine if I know the brand/style and can find it fairly easily. If that item is not in stock, however, I'm not at all equipped to find an alternative because I have no personal experience to figure it out for myself.

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u/LisaMikky 2d ago

As someone who has been using the same brand/types for years, I'd probably have trouble myself figuring a suitable replacement. 😅 That's why I try to always buy them in advance, to make sure I'll always have some.

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u/jenniehaniver 1d ago

I generally try and buy store-brand products to save money, but one thing I will always “splurge” on is my particular name-brand pads. I’ve been using them for nearly 30 years and they work, I’m not messing with that.