GTKY--Embarrassing Purchase Edition

Davie813 · May 2014

The discussion about buying pregnancy tests got me thinking about other awkward shopping experiences, which I thought could make for some lightweight Tuesday afternoon entertainment. What's the most embarrassing purchase (or in-store encounter) you're willing to share (TTC-related or not)?

Davie813 · May 2014

1. I've bought a truckload of pregnancy tests, Preseed, and related items, but never had a cashier say anything about it.

2. When I was in my first year of grad school, I ran into one of my professors in the check-out line with nothing in my cart but a giant-size bottle (a jug, really) of Jim Beam and an enormous family-size pack of toilet paper. He asked if I had a "big weekend" coming up.

ciaranotthesinger · May 2014

I look really young for my age...so when I bought two pregnancy tests (early detection), the cashier said "Take care now" with this "look". LOL. I was quite amused.

ksgsmu · May 2014

I was buying lube and ran into a friend of my parents at checkout.....

thirtyninetoforty · May 2014

@Davie813‌ ...LMAO! On #2!
@ksgsmu‌ ...I bet that was an interesting encounter!
I had someone ask me what I bought at the adult bookstore they watched me walk out of. I rolled with it and said, "a vibrator!"

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TripMomma · May 2014

Kind of in line with my recent pregnancy test purchase...

When we were trying for our second pregnancy we went to the pharmacy to pick up my Clomid. I had the triplets in their stroller, they were about 18 mo or so. The pharmacist looks at the script, then at us and says, pretty loudly, "you want MORE children" then looked up at the heavens and closed his eyes. Douche.

lcwed · May 2014

1. The other day in Wal-mart, while unloading the cart, I realized I could be one of those "what are they thinking photographs," as there was a bottle of pre-natals right next to the bottle of wine on the conveyor belt.

2. In high school, I had to buy tampons and the only register opened was the one a guy in my math class was working. So hard making conversation when you are totally self conscious.

CaraH · May 2014

@JimBobCooter‌ - Ugh. I can so easily see that scene. I bought a big sister book before our miscarriage, too. (I tucked it away, figuring either we'll need it or I will use it as a gift some day.). I imagine the cashier tells that story as one of her 'I felt so awful' moments, too. And that she paid more attention to just what was being returned after that.

Austrogermokee · May 2014

I once bought an issue of Cosmo, a carton of whipped cream, and condoms. It didn't even occur to me until afterwards that the headline on Cosmo was "53 Things to Do to Your Man Tonight!"

The sad part was that I was going to read Cosmo and eat a sundae that (Saturday) night, so nothing saucy was involved.

Davie813 · May 2014

@JimBobCooter, I'm so sorry. Sometimes when I'm having a really hard time, an everyday annoyance like that can be absolutely the last straw.

@thiryninetoforty, that's too funny. What did the person say?

@Austrogermokee, did any of the 53 things involve whipped cream? And were you really supposed to do all of them in one night? Cosmo must think its readers have a lot of time on their hands!

Thanks for these, everyone. They're great!

Austrogermokee · May 2014

Davie, I pictured myself hanging over the side of the bed with a flashlight and pen, scratching off each item as I completed them.

URMySunshine77 · May 2014

**child mentioned**

I bought a box of condoms with DS in my Ergo on my chest. Slightly awkward but the drugstore cashier didn't blink an eye.

Astrabacus · May 2014

When I was studying abroad, I lived in a flat with this gay guy, and another girl. And one day we went shopping for stuff we needed, and the guy at the counter started grinning when he looked at what we were buying and kept winking at us and we had no idea what he was laughing at. Then we realised what we were buying; anal condoms, normal condoms, two bottles of wine and a bottle of whiskey.

The guy always tried to chat me up whenever i went into that shop from then on.

Pintobean39 · May 2014

For my friends 40th bday I bought, depends, preparation h, prunes, prune juice and denture cleaner. That was fun checking out.

I'm not having a 40th bday party next month because I'm so afraid of paybacks.

kindershlitz · May 2014

I ran into a classmate that I would chat it up with at a bookstore. I was looking at psychology books (I was getting a degree in ed. psych.). He asked how it was going w/a recent guy I had been dating and I told him we had just ended things. Then I realized I was surrounded by self-help books, it was kind of a funny situation.

LaireAndLia · May 2014

About a year ago I went shopping with my 3 year old nephew, and I met a friend at the shop and was stood talking to her whilst my nephew put 16 packets of condoms into the basket without me noticing. So I went to the till, and in this certain shop, the cashier takes the stuff out of the basket and puts it straight into bags, so I didn't see what was going through, but she was giving me funny looks. So I've got this bag full of condoms, and Laire comes and picks us up, looks in the bag, laughs and started throwing them at me. She thought it was hilarious, I was humiliated.

CaraH · May 2014

@Pintobean39‌ - My husband just refused to have a 40th birthday party for fear of just this!

thirtyninetoforty · May 2014

@Austrogermokee LMAO! That was too funny!
@Davie813 his face got bright red and he walked away!
@JimBobCooter I can imagine wanted to get out as fast as possible. I'm sure that girl learned to look at what the books are before stating she can't accept a return!

bumpuser10258960 · May 2014

These are hilarious! I unfortunately don't have an experience to share, but I sure enjoyed reading them!

Davie813 · May 2014

MamaBear904 said:

These are hilarious! I unfortunately don't have an experience to share, but I sure enjoyed reading them!

Me too. And I'm learning stuff (I didn't know anal condoms were a thing!)

Lady2010 · May 2014

Davie813 said:

MamaBear904 said:

These are hilarious! I unfortunately don't have an experience to share, but I sure enjoyed reading them!

Me too. And I'm learning stuff (I didn't know anal condoms were a thing!)

I agree - these are hysterical! (And I 2nd what @MamaBear904 said - didn't know anal condoms were a thing!)

Trying to think if I have any but I don't think I do...or perhaps I was just so mortified I blocked it out

URMySunshine77 · May 2014

IFinTN said:

I bought some monostat and the male cashier said "it must be something in the water" thinking it was a HPT. I looked at him funny and just said "nope, just a yeast infection!" He mumbled something and was obviously embarrassed. Hope he learned a lesson about commenting on purchases!!

OMG, @IFinTN. Your experience made me smile. I'm glad that you said something.

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BeckyP005 · May 2014

Oh the thought of anal just makes me shudder. Haha. TMI

BeckyP005 · May 2014

Guess thicker condoms were best for anal and safer but know article said that regular condoms work just as well now. Just googled and browsed quickly lol. Don't have time to read

Davie813 · May 2014

BeckyP005 said:

Guess thicker condoms were best for anal and safer but know article said that regular condoms work just as well now. Just googled and browsed quickly lol. Don't have time to read

I love that you actually looked that up! And that condom technology has (apparently) improved so much since @Astrabacus was a student. :-bd

MelissaMiso · May 2014

JimBobCooter said:

*loss related* sorry, I have no light ones.

Last year when I was pg I went to Barnes and Noble and bought a copy of WTEWYE & a big brother book for DS. It took me a a few weeks after my miscarriage to get to a space to return them. When I did it was outside the allowed return window. The cashier, who wasn't paying a it of attention to what the books were, told me she couldn't take them back and I burst into tears in front of a huge line of people. She was completely thrown off then looked down and the books and said "Oh... Oh.... I... Of course we can take them back." She was so kind about it once she realized but I've never wanted to get out of a place so fast.

Holy crow, this totally breaks my heart. So sorry you went through this.

MelissaMiso · May 2014

I am rarely embarrassed by anything. In the future when I am finally waddling around obviously pregnant, I want to go into random stores and buy beer, condoms, cigarettes, and HPTs just to mess with people.

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mindaa · May 2014

One time my purchases included some "fancy" lube that had been mislabled on the shelf. I was surprised by the total cost at checkout, and upon review, realized I didn't want to pay that much for lube, so I had to ask to remove it.

The 50-something cashier glanced at the box I handed her and said "hmm,what's that?" She paused to read it and simply said "oh!" before quickly finishing that transaction. Without any additional commentary.

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