We Can’t Believe Singaporeans Are Still Embarrassed To Buy These 5 Products
Buying condoms, pads, or tampons at your neighbourhood convenience store may be embarrassing, cringe-worthy, and even a taboo for some people.
Let’s check out some of the products Singaporeans are still embarrassed to purchase.
1. Condoms
Often, purchasing your own protection is awkward. Even though they are easily and readily available in supermarkets or convenient stores, condoms tend to be regarded with much disdain.
Purchasing condoms inevitably suggests that you are having sex, and in Singapore, many might be uncomfortable with revealing this side of their lives to other people.
However, whether you’re single, attached, or married, there should be no shame in using protection. After all, you’re always making the right decision when you decide to use a Durex – whether it’s for family planning, because you’re not ready for kids yet, or protection against STIs.
If buying a Durex at a store is really not an option for you, consider 
In theory, when men show interest in beauty products, it’s a positive thing. It helps change the way men’s grooming is viewed.
Yet in practice, many still seem to shy away from the once-deemed-feminine skincare products.
Perhaps in time, with the growing array and normalcy of using skin-care products for men, male consumers will no longer feel embarrassed for swapping out the all-purpose bar soap.
3. Food shame
People love eating junk food, but some may feel anxious about being criticised for what they purchase – especially if it is junk food.
Admittedly, we are all a little self-conscious about the image we portray. No one likes to be judged based on the food we eat.
Snacking on junk food should not be an everyday habit, but the occasional trek down the snack aisle is definitely something you’ll see most Singaporeans succumbing to.
One way to avoid being looked at pointedly at the check-out line, or to save yourself from the embarrassment of purchasing junk food is to only purchase junk food with other groceries.
4. Romance novels
For most, romance novels are a guilty pleasure read.
As romance novels have gotten a bad reputation (think Fifty Shades of Grey) for their highly explicit content, those caught purchasing or reading romance novels in public might be on the receiving end of silent criticism.
One way that you could save yourself the embarrassment of purchasing a romance novel in bookstores—whilst still being able to peruse through guilty pleasure romance stories—is to invest in an electronic reader.
Unlike its paperback counterpart, it is more difficult to discern what book is being read or downloaded on the e-reader, saving its user the embarrassment of being caught reading or purchasing a romance novel in public.
5. Feminine products
Purchasing feminine products like pads, tampons or douches can be an embarrassing task, especially if it is your first time buying them.
While some might be as bold as brass and indignant to purchasing feminine products, understandably, such a purchase might leave others abashed.
Instead of trying to awkwardly make excuses for the items in your shopping cart, be confident about the products you need. Try to come to terms with the fact that there is nothing to be shy, ashamed or embarrassed about of your period.
Many girls forget that most women around them are going through exactly what they are going through, and buying feminine products are no different from buying a pack of gum or tissue paper.
If you’re feeling a little shy about making revealing purchases in stores, the trick is to buy extra items, but don’t go overboard.
You don’t want to be that person at the checkout line with 6 pairs of kitchen scissors, an ironing board, 4 watermelons and a box of Dumex.
Also, read Skip The Store – Here Are 8 Everyday Products That Are Better Bought Online
6 Products So Thin They Will Make You Feel Fat
As mankind increasingly becomes more adept at using technology to solve problems, it is evident that we are quite interested in making certain things skinnier and other things bigger.
For example, television and mobile phone screens have become bigger. Some smartphones have screens the size of tablet devices! But for everything else, downsizing on thickness seems to be the goal.
Here are six products so thin they will make you feel like you’re the one who needs a diet:
Super thin laptop
In today’s day and age, work doesn’t stop at your desk. Often, it follows you around and appears in the form of emails and spreadsheets waiting to be looked at. If you have to carry around a laptop for work, school or even travel, why not go for something thin and practically weightless?
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Laptops are so thin and light nowadays that they look perfectly chic. You could throw it into a purse and not have to worry about lugging it around in a huge, bulky computer bag! Finally, you’ll be the envy of all your friends while you pretend that you’re not browsing SGAG or watching Wah!Banana on YouTube.
Super thin Oreo
Call us purists but we are still not convinced that Oreo Thins, which entered the market in 2015, are any better than the thicker, original Oreos.
A plus point? You can probably pop the whole thing in your mouth during class or meeting without anyone noticing. Sans the chewing, of course.
Super thin condom
When asked to use a condom during sex, some men might use the excuse that the rubber makes intercourse feel less pleasurable, given that it is thick and reduces the sensation.
Well, that is no reason to not use protection and have safe sex, which translate to preventing unwanted pregnancies and the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease.
Thanks to Durex, thin condoms are a dime a dozen these days. One particular condom you can try out if the thickness of the condom is an issue is the Durex Fetherlite brand, which touts greater sensitivity.
With such thinness, this condom will enhance sexual pleasure while keeping both parties protected.
Super thin watch
Watches used to be clunky, thick, and cool. Who remembers the good old Casio, G-Shock, and Baby-G watches that came with a variety of cool features and buttons? Some watches even doubled up as calculators!
However, watches nowadays have gotten so thin, they’re probably no thicker than our 20cent coin.
Super thin tracking device
If you’re a scatterbrain, and have to resort to asking your friends and family 12 times a day if they have seen your keys/wallet/phone, try Tile, a Bluetooth-enabled tracking device.
While it used to be a little bit chunkier, Tile has since remodelled its tracking device to fit most wallets and laptops! Its slimmer version, aptly named Tile Slim, weighs 9.3 grams and is only 2.44mm thick.
P.S. Do not try and stick this onto your significant other in order to track their location!
Super thin e-book reader
The great thing about e-book readers is that you can have all the books in the world at your fingertips without needing to carry them all in your backpack. The Amazon Kindle Oasis is the company’s thinnest and lightest e-book reader available, with a thickness of 3.4 mm to 8.5 mm depending on the point of measurement.
With such a thin Kindle, you can now read on the MRT without infringing on your fellow commuter’s space!
All that said, there is still something about thick novels and fat wallets that exude old-school charm. Did we miss out anything that is so thin, it would make you feel fat? Let us know!
Also, read Skip The Store – Here Are 8 Everyday Products That Are Better Bought Online
