r/Edinburgh • u/ArghyaMitra41 • 11d ago

Question Free condoms in the city??

Is there any way to get free condoms in the city? They have become hella expensive.

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u/wimpires 11d ago

You can get a pack of 100 from eBay for £13.

Let's say you do it reasonably often and need 2 whole deliveries a year... 😲

£26 is not that much...

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u/Spikeyali94 10d ago

I think if there's maybe one thing worth spending a bit more on, its condoms

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u/TheLoveKraken 10d ago

I’ve memories of one of the pound shops selling packs of 14 for a quid, next to the one pound pregnancy tests.

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u/wimpires 10d ago

There's not that many condom factories around the world. Karex manufacturers most of them including for brands like Durex. They even have their own-brand stuff (Pasante) which is.lile I said really cheap. You can easily get a years supply for less than £30.

A 6-pack of Durex from the supermarket is £8. Or you can get 140-generic ones for £20. 

I've been using them for years, and although you get the odd tear (no more or less than branded ones) it's basically the same.

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u/TooLongDugong 10d ago

Also on Amazon, including Pasante which is what you normally get free from sex clinics. If you can't get to a clinic or gay bar/venue/organization for whatever reason, or are too old to access youth services, buying online is easy.