Embarrassment/shopping

I'm curious to see if more people shop online for enema / water-pressure play products as opposed to in a store. is there anything stores could do to make shopping for enemas and douches more comfortable?

Stores can be embarrasing I guess but I also think it's kind of erotic to ask about the equipment they have. Depends on where you're shopping. Stores that sell erotica items sometimes have enema equipment and after all it really there for sexual purposes so just takes a little getting used to and being able to ask a stranger for enemas,etc.

You can't get real enema gear in a drugstore, it's a waste of time. Online is where you can get what you need without wasting time or getting embarrassed. I have bought some gear in sex shops but you pay more and it's hit-or-miss as far as selection. It's just not a big feature in those places - they don't know anything about enemas and enemas don't pay the rent.

As far as buying stuff in the drugstore goes, it was a big deal when I was younger. My family didn't use enema gear so I had to get myself sorted out. It was kind of fun to actually find something useful back in the day and take it home. As far as buying stuff my attitude was if they stocked it they knew people wanted to buy it and use it. If you don't flinch the clerk has no reason to.

Thinking about it I have to say it's more embarrassing to look for enema gear in a sex shop than in a drugstore! In the sex shop you are more or less admitting that you have a SEXUAL interest in enemas. And it's like, out of all the things you could be checking out in there, you're looking for tubes and stuff to put water in your ass

(-_-). I have felt this way anyway, it can be a drag.

However, I used to go to one place that had double balloon rectal catheters and Higginsons. They didn't hide the gear and didn't make me feel creepy checking it out. So I wound up eventually getting a double balloon rectal catheter and a Higginson there and really had some fun.

No doubt you can get more selection online - in fact that's where I found my latest (and largest) purchase. I did call them to place the order though - guess I'm a bit of an exhibitionist about it. I do find it erotic to ask a guy in a store (appropriate one of course) what kind of enema equipment they sell. Not ashamed of what I love but not going to put a sign on the front lawn either.

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I bought my first colon tube from a lady druggist in a mom and pop drugstore.

Up in central NY you can buy decent enema equipment at the Pharmacy in most Wegmans super markets.

It is no longer easy to find equipment in most stores--I am not at all sure why--most likely because it is so easy to get good stuff on line

oh--I remember once I bought an enema bag at a Brooks pharmacy--they were going out of business--the clerk was a young college student--she is the one who got embarrassed -- I found it interesting

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I am not embarrassed at all to go into the womens hygeine dept, and pick up a combo set and stand there and read the back of the box. You sure get some funny looks when you pick up a 2qt douche bag and read the box and than carry it to the front counter. Its a thrill for me.

It does not bother me to go to that department I have bought bags there at age 13yrs . I also bought tompons , kotex pads , ky jelly.I Would some times get funny looks from clerks ,when they are young female

Sometimes the embarrasement is a part of the fun in buying things in person. I have my sub carry the tampax or fleet around the store when we buy them. There is always that possiblity that we could meet someone we know. Plus the fun in knowing what we are going to do with the item and the cashier wondering what he is going to do with the item. 😁

I never knew you should be embarrassed until I was about 16 years old. Kinda like buying toilet paper, Kotex or condoms they are “personal items” for use in private, but why be embarrassed?

To cartman1234;I just checked out the web for some enema stuff.Give enemasupply.com a shot,you should find most of what you're looking for.

Let the good times flow. w/m 72yrs/W.MA

I don't find it embarrassing at all. In fact, every now and then, I enjoy the excitement of being in that section of the store. To really have some fun though, pick out a combo some time and place it someone else's cart when they're not looking, and just walk away. Personally, I buy all my equipment online - better quality and better variety.

Whats the big deal about going to the female section of a drug store and picking up what you want. They don't give you the third degree about what you are doing. Enemas are good for body cleansing and general maintenance of the inside.

I have to agree that drug stores, Walmart, etc have a very limited selection, but is great for those times when you are travelling, and either forgot the bag, or don't feel like having the TSA Goons pawing thru your stuff. Getting a bag, some toothpaste, or mouthwash, small tube of Vaseline, and some other items at the same time makes the shopping experience quite easy.

But for home use, order on line. Beth Tyler or any one of the other sites, have a wide selection of types and prices.

A couple of things have made buying embarrassing or unusual items easy for me.

When my daughter was born in 1965, my wife remained in the hospital for nearly a week after a difficult birth. My wife and a nurse instructed me to go out and buy a certain type of bra for my wife. They were very specific as to the size and style, but didn't specify a certain brand. So, being the proud new papa, I went to several stores and spent quite a bit of time checking bras and finding the specified bra ( Even back then, "Customer Service" left a lot to be desired). It was embarrasing as heck, but I did it. When I got back to the hospital with my prize, I thought my mission was done. My wife tried on the bra with the nurses assistance. It was perfect, so the nurse said "that's exactly what we needed, now go back and get two more"!!

After my wife got home, she was still bleeding quite heavily and was pretty much restricted to the house for an additional week or so. So, it was left up to me to go to a drug store and buy a big supply of the large heavy duty "Hospital Style" pads. I ended up with a shopping cart full of pads, much to my embarrassment.

From that point on though, I have no problems buying embarrassing things. I find what I want and head for the checkout. Nobody has ever made any comments ( I suppose they might have wondered what I was up to). I do live in a smaller town, and do try to avoid bumping into a neighbor or aquaintance, but othet than that, no problem!!

Just go into the store like you know what you are doing, get your stuff, pay for it and leave. It's that simple.

I think that strange.

I usually did the marketing on Saturdays (for most of the folowing week). My wife asked, in a strange sort of way, if I minded getting Maxi Pads for her. This was about 1978-9. Now she was the one who was embarassed. I wasn't the least bit embarassed. Perfectly good product for a perfectly natural functioning of a healthy woman. She was so immature, so you now know one reason why we aren't married any longer.

But sometimes it's other way around - maturity level wise - I know men who would rather divorce their wife than buy her feminine hygiene products of any kind...

Not my husband, but friends. With my husband it's not that he won't buy them - it's more like you have to either give him the old package or write down specifically what you want...otherwise he's standing in the aisle on the cell phone saying 'now which ones did you want?'

And there is ONE good thing about supermarkets going to self-checkout...you can buy things fairly anonymously! No more standing there wondering what the clerk is thinking (although it that rocks your boat, go for it!)...

I would think it more embarrassing for a male than a female. I would have no trouble purchasing enema/douche equipment in a drug store. However, I purchase much of what I have on the Internet because of variety. -- DD

I think mem get more embarrassed than we do. If I am in the checkout line with anything like an enema kit or suppositories I make sure whomever is next to me sees my purchase items. Some women will talk about my purchase and some won't. I have never had a man talk though. They just ignore it and get a funny look which I enjoy.

Too many of us worry about what others will think. I do, but to a much lesser extent than I did years ago. Before the internet the only places one could purchase enema equipment was at the pharmacy or through a mail order. Just standing in the feminine hygiene aisle in a drug store made me feel I had entered a forbidden place. I expected to see signs like, 'NO Males Allowed' or 'You Must Be 21 or Older'. It was my own guilty feeling of how I was going to use the equipment that caused my embarrasment. I felt that other shoppers and sales personnel knew I would use the equipment as a sexual fetish and were laughing at me in their minds. I would never stand in the aisle too long and never stare at the boxes. I just quickly grabbed the merchandise and tucked it under my arm so others couldn't see what I was purchasing. I would wait until there were no customers at the register before paying and I never looked the cashier in the face during the transaction. All I wanted was to just get out of there. Over the years my confidence has risen and I've gotten much wiser and mellower. When I think back how silly and dumb my actions were, I just shake my head and smile.

I used to get embarrassed when purchasing enema/douche bags at a local drug store or other store. As the years have gone by I am not that embarrassed anymore even when some of the clerks looks kind of funny.

I prefer to get mine on line. It is easier and you get a great selection of products.

If I see enema stuff in the store,it turns me on for sure.I just pick up what I want along with some non enema items and cash out without guilt.Let the good times flow.w/m72yrs/Western Ma

In the UK, enema gear is not readily available 'over the counter' You can buy a limited range of open top bags and Higgison type syringes in 'sex shops' but they're chinese etc and rubbishy, the higgison type for instance only have a one-way valve at the water pick-up end so when you release the bulb after a squeeze you suck water back from the rectum!!!

Even Fleet enemas are hard to come by. They are available through pharmacies but are rarely stocked and there's a lot of whispered conversation between the sales staff.

So it's usually the internet where I can get supplies before the pharmacy has even ordered from the wholesaler.

I have no hang ups (pun) about asking for anything. The sales staff don't know me from Adam. I always use waterproof incontinence pads, about 3 foot square as a precaution against leakage, especially if I 'go a visiting' and I figure that when I go in and ask for a supply, my age at 71 leads there thoughts elsewhere than e4fun!

It's you, dear questioner, who has the money! Forget embarassment and by the third time of asking you'll never be embarassed again!

For the gents, it gets easier as you get older.

By the time you've attained the age of 50, the medical profession is recommending a colonoscopy every few years, so the clerk is likely to assume you're prepping for that.

You can actually turn this to your advantage. if I need new equipment, I'll usually go to a small, preferably independent pharmacy in another section of town, and don't try to dissuade the impression that I'm all that familar with the technique. On one or two occsions, a female clerk, generally of mature years, will offer a little advice on the process. Things haven't gone any further than that --- as yet.

My mind is a little foggy today, so this is not going to come out like I want to say it, so bear with me.

I'm of the mindset that if you act matter-of-fact about it and like it's completely normal and natural and they respond negatively, they're the ones with the problem, not us. If they think it's sick, perverse, etc., it's because THEY have issues, hang-ups and are repressed and afraid to explore anything outside the "norm." Just look at them with pity and move on.

For me its the worry of someone I know or work with that bothers me the most. as far as the clerks working the store I figure that they probably see weirder things than a guy buying an enema bag or bulb. I just wish I could find a good store with something to choose from because I like having the merchandise in hand after I pay for it.

I totally agree. I'm sure the clerks in drug stores see purchases of enema bags and other related itmes on a daily basis.

I have this picture in my head of men and women in their 20's to 60's standing outside drug stores, trying to get an elderly man or woman to buy them enema toys, much like teenagers trying to get adults to buy them liquor outside of liquor stores.

Dianne

~ Too shy to buy your equipment? Come to Mama. I'll take care of it for you.

Well, like many here, I used to be a bit embarrassed when I used to buy an enema/douche kit at the drugstore, but as I got older I did not care anymore what people in line or behind the check out counter thought. Nowadays, however, I buy all my enema equipment on line because there is so much more available on specialised web sites like medicaltoys.com and optimalhealthnetwork.com, among others. 😎

There's one specific store where I live that I've gone to for all my toy needs. I always prefer to buy locally so I can support my community. I usually do my shopping when they open, so I always get to talk to the owner who is a complete nympho and doesn't put anything on the shelves until she's tested it personally. They do sell some of the more exotic enema equipment you can't find in a drug store (double baradex, not-small bulbs, hand pumps).

I also have issues with having that kind of stuff shipped to my house. Far more than once have I had a container get destroyed en route, and when you're laying down that kind of cash on toys I'd rather not take the chance.

For most anything other than sex toys I do as much shopping online as possible, I hate crowds.