So recently I've been itching to do a sort of "charitable" (but not really), and sort of science-y project at my college. I wanted to buy like a thousand condoms and place them strategically around campus in containers saying "free condoms," and see if any of them are actually taken.
This brought me to looking up condom prices, and I stumbled upon
this site. Here is a quote directly from it:
Condoms are most expensive when purchased at a retailer in a small quantity. At Walgreens, the price for a box of three lubricated Durex condoms is $3.99, or $1.33 per condom. The price for a box of 12 of the same type of condoms is $11.99, or about $0.99. A box of 24 Durex condoms, on the other hand, is $15.99, or $0.67 per condom. The difference between the price per unit on the box of three vs. the box of one dozen equals $0.34, for a 25.5% discount. When purchased in a package of two dozen, the price drops $0.67 from its high point – more than 50%.
Wow, I thought. That's pretty good for my evil condom-distributing plans!
. But it gets better. Here is a chart from that same site:
| | High Price per Condom
(Durex) | Low Price per Condom
(Durex) |
| Walgreens | 3.99/3 pk
1.33 ea. | 15.99/36 pk
.67 ea |
| Rite-Aid | 3.99/3 pk
1.33 ea. | 18.99/36 pk
.79 ea. |
| Fred Meyer | 6.59/12 pk
.55 ea. | 11.99/36 pk
.50 ea. |
| Safeway | 3.69/3 pk
1.23 ea. | 8.79/12 pk
.73 ea. |
| Drugstore.com | 9.99/12 pk
.83 ea. | 15.39/36 pk
.64 ea. |
| Costco (Trojans) | N/A | $9.69/40 pk
.24 ea. |
| RipNRoll.com | 9.90/12 pk
.82 ea. | 160.00/1000 pk
.16 ea. |
| CondomDepot.com | 6.00/12 pk
.50 ea.
| 149.00/1000 pk
.15 ea.
|
So basically, I could have the one thousand condoms I'd like for pretty darn cheap! I'm betting shipping will raise the cost a lot, but still...
But this brought another thought to mind. When my sex life starts picking up again, why don't I just order a bulk pack of a thousand condoms for protection? Will they all expire before I can use them? Well, that question was answered too...
Of course, even for the most amorous individual consumers, 1000 condoms may seem impractical. (Although with an average shelf life of four years, that would work out to 250 condoms per year – not out of the question for someone with an active sex life.) We also would note that 1000 condoms would not present a problem as far as storage space; the bulk condoms we received were delivered in a box roughly 2’x2’x3’, or 12 cubic feet – small enough to fit in most closets.
I feel like ordering condoms en masse would actually be a pretty good idea for anyone who knows they're going to be having sex pretty often for four years at a time—it's definitely a money-saver, at least! And in this economy, we all know that saving even a little bit counts a lot.
Of course, I don't know how many people are actually going to do something like this, but I thought I'd put the facts out there. Yay for condoms!
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[ dances with joy ] oh happy times ahead!
just split the shipping with a friend ;)
a house without children making baloon animals ....;) tea coffee? packet of three?
wow this is on dollarish? Too cute. lol good idea
Wow, SerenaDante, you WOULD get a sex-related post published on Dollarish! :P
That's amazing.
im not sure, I kinda like variety with my condoms so I wouldn't buy 1000 of the same kind.
Sweet. :D I know what I want for Christmas...
@my_favorite_song@xanga - Haha I was just about to say the same thing! Not only split the shipping, split the whole order if you don't think you can use that many
*LOL* My ex and I used to buy the Trojan 40-pk from Costco.
I'm sorry, but if a woman invited me home to dinner and she had a thousand condoms in her closet I'd run for the hills.
This is where you split it all with a couple friends! And condomdepot, I thought, was free shipping always? My boyfriend and I usually buy condoms there because of that, and they're so much cheaper, even in smaller quantities! Though when you forget to anticipate running out, you still have to take the price hit at the store.
if you check walmart the bulk ones are pretty cheap too :D
lol, WOW very interesting.
This is the best!! I love it!
@Werewolf@mancouch - LOL.
uhm, people don't buy in bulk because there's different sizes, textures, flavour...etcetera, and expiry dates. i think that's important. we have those free condoms at our university, but people either take them because A) its funny B) its free C) you can sabotage other people's sex lives by poking holes in them. no one actually takes to use them, because people who do that have specific brands or types that they go for. there's so many varieties that a huge, generic package just won't contain. to list a few...there's ribbed, microthin, textured, lubricated, flavoured...the list goes on.
I'm inspired to place jars of condoms all over the college campus now xD hahaha
@dearFLOPPY@xanga - Wooaaahhh, option C there is not cool at all. Unfortunately I believe people would actually do this. :-/
I would so love to do this! It would be SO much fun
my boyfriend and i have done this for about a year now. it's really convenient b/c we'll usually order from amazon and get free shipping. Someone said earlier they'd get tired of the same condom (are you really having sex for the condom?) but there are usually mixed packages on there too. any extras, we usually just sell to our friends for cheap. it'd be a good way of making a profit i bet, haha
wow dude that would be great! smaller boxes ARE really expensive =[
But you see, if you just place them at random places around your campus, some dude will be taking a handful at a time, or even better -- just take the whole box and run with it. I admire the concept, but it's a little dangerous, I think. It's kind of like laying out your candies outside your door on Halloween. Some kid will pick up the whole thing, head home, and call it a day.
On the other hand, this kind of discount package deals always get me. I finally figured that there was a reason why they made offers like these. I look at the numbers and go, wow, I'll be saving so much money this way; then boom, there goes your $100. But there's definitely something for everyone, so stuff like this should definitely be known. Good info.
At Cal, during health week or something similar, clubs pass out condoms on Sproul and a lot of people take them because they're free. So if you did put random condoms everywhere, I would expect they would be gone rather quickly. College kids are horny ahah.
@ChOcOChObO@xanga - variety is fun!
The bulk packages probably come in handy at the health department, but I don't imagine anyone buying that many for just themselves.
BTW....how'd you manage to get a sex post on Dollarish? That's some mad skillz, girl.
i like to use condoms sometimes when i'm masturbating... i can edge a lot longer. maybe a have a bit of a latex fetish, too? ;)