I finally couldn’t stand not having a latex DBC for many months now after my Rusch DBC (2 balloons, 1 black rubber inflator per balloon) ruptured the outer balloon. One balloon just doesn't give me good reliable retention. I can have a decent successful enema occasionally like I did today, 3 quarts with a 2.5” Delrin nozzle which gives me at least a slight bit of retention help. The DBC is much more comfortable and enjoyable.
I just ordered two new latex DBCs from German MedTech3000.de. Product page:
https://www.medtech3000.de/Doppelballon-Darmrohr-Set-2-Stueck-2-Geblaese-Darmkatheter::484.html
My others had been ordered either from Beth Tyler or recently an American Veterinary supply firm. I thought I’d present this new current order just to provide some current ordering experience for them. Two latex DBCs including two inflators were €114.90 plus a stunning €35.00 shipping fee to the US. That’s not overnight or 2-day or 3-day, it’s just outrageous. The internal shipping inside Germany would have been < €6.00. Euros converted at about x1.12 according to my Currency Converter app, but PayPal charged at x1.17, so my card was charged $175.54.
They ship from Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen north of Karlsruhe, between Stuttgart and Mannheim. It’s shipped by German Postal Service and DHL then to USPS here. In 2 days it‘s reached Frankfurt so far.
They offered 2-5 day delivery in Germany.
Also, International delivery times are as follows:
Europe: 5-14 business days
Rest of the world: 10-28 business days.
All of their correspondence was in German except the owner‘s comments to me in English. The website pages were translated automatically by Google Chrome, and the E-Mails perfectly by the Apple Mail Translate function on my iPad 8 in iPadOS 15.3.
I put a note in the order to ship as fast as possible, but likely many people do that. I’ll post again when it arrives. The owner, Mr. Peter, sent me a Thank You E-Mail, and smiled 😊 when I honestly told him I wish I’d studied German in grad school instead of French.
TLDR: TMI on ordering German MedTech3000.de DBC
Eric