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Easter Treats

Jennifer at SheKnows takes notice of our Sizzling Body Candy. We might need to get ourselves one of those cloned willies! Wheee!

[Press] Posted by filchyboy at 6:03 PM

Good Intentions Gone Awry?

The Washington Post is reporting that there are concerns about the quality of condoms in a current free condom initiative by the city of Washington DC.

Consumerist has the right take on it. "We would be remiss not to point out how cool the NYC subway condom is. It's free and cool looking, and as far as we know it doesn't explode in your purse."

[Biz] Posted by filchyboy at 12:32 PM

Condoms & Global Climate Change

"Efforts to slow global warming will never work if conservatives of all kinds keep blocking women's access to contraception", says William Laurance, a biologist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Balboa, Panama.

[Biz] Posted by filchyboy at 9:37 AM

Shrinking Market in the UK?

We don't usually post press releases but this one seems appropriate.

Society is changing and, although levels of sexual activity have not altered much overall, people are becoming sexually active at an earlier age. This impacts on the teenage pregnancy rate, which is still the highest in Europe, and also on the occurrences of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which are increasing at alarming rates. More education on STIs and more encouragement to use condoms, in particular, is currently a government target. This is boosting volume sales of condoms and encouraging more players to move into the sector, but revenue growth, as a whole, is currently on a downward curve within a heavily discounted market. Manufacturers of condoms have attempted to redress the loss in value through expansion of condom ranges into areas such as lubricants and massagers.

UPDATE More on condom related news from the UK.

[Biz] Posted by filchyboy at 9:31 AM

Enrique's Small Penis

Over at Art Condoms we took note of LifeStyles new campaign to get people's attention by pointing to Enrique Inlgesias' admittedly small penis and his problem getting condoms to fit it. Apparently the marketing department at LifeStyles figures he won't step up to the plate and model his LifeStyles condom clad penis.

Enrique's point is well taken. At Condomania our biggest seller by far is the Snugger Fit Sampler & the LifeStyles Snugger Fit condoms. As we've been saying for years: the industry does not serve the needs of the unusually large guy or the unusually small guy.

[Biz] Posted by filchyboy at 12:45 PM

Back & All Over the Place

Okay so this site has been pretty static for about 4 months as we had a few technical issues which didn't rise to the top of the ole priority list. But things seem to be working again now and we're off. Meanwhile Condomania began a new blog at Art Condoms to explore the launch of our new condom project. Our webmaster has also finally brought back to life the long lost thought to be dead The Safer Sex Page.

[LinkLust] Posted by filchyboy at 12:52 PM

Condoms Coming Out, Again?

This summer, in what some may consider the end of civilized society, mainstream drugstores started stocking the 4Play vibrating ring - a battery-powered, next-generation, "pulsating" condom accessory.

And to think that only a couple of years ago they hid regular old rubbers behind the pharmacy counter.

"There is an overall demystification of the sex industry going on in the country," says Carol Carrozza, vice president of marketing for LifeStyles, the brand behind 4Play.

Those who fear for our collective innocence needn't worry: Condoms have been out of the closet before.

[BizBiz] Posted by filchyboy at 12:11 PM

Condom Allergies

Juliet,

I think I'm allergic to condoms. Every time I use them, even trying different brands, I get itchy and uncomfortable. What can I do?

- Uncomfortable & Worried


[Q&A] Posted by filchyboy at 7:29 PM

HPV Resources

I am new to NYC. I just moved here from LA, and I am not very familiar with the resources available here. Is there a support group in the area for people with HPV? I would like something geared specifically towards women or young people. Thanks for your help.

[Q&A] Posted by filchyboy at 7:24 PM

Going Away to College

My nephew will be going away to college in a little over a week. If he is not already sexually active, I am fairly certain that he will be this semester (with spring on its way and all, *wink wink*). Can you recommend a fun gift that will promote safe sex in a "cool" way?

[Q&A] Posted by filchyboy at 7:11 PM

Ms. Staying Power

My boyfriend is having some trouble with his "staying power." He always cums way before I am ready to. We tried the Trojan Extended Pleasure and the Durex Performax, but he doesn't like the numbing sensation of the lubricant, and I can understand that. Do we have any other options?

[Q&A] Posted by filchyboy at 6:55 PM

How to Help Parents Talk to Teenagers ABout Sexual Health

Q: I have recently been hired as a social worker at a large residence in the Bronx, and my first job assignment from our director is to find a way to help parents talk to their young teens (ages 13-16, approximately) about sex. I am a bit concerned, since I am the newest face here, having this as my first on-the-job assignment; I do not have a relationship with these residents (many of them are Catholic and new to this country), and I believe that this is a difficult platform on which to begin. Any suggestions for me?

[Q&A] Posted by filchyboy at 6:45 PM

HIV+, Condoms, & Monogamy

Juliet In Pajamas,

Do two (heterosexual) people who are HIV+ have to use a condom if they are just having sex with each other and the girl is on birth control?

- Just Wondering

Just Wondering,

Yes, yes, absolutely yes :) Even if both partners are HIV+, they should always use protection during sex. It is possible to pass on different strains of HIV, allowing the virus to mutate and become much more difficult to treat. This may also make both partners more susceptible to opportunistic infections.

We usually recommend Inspiral condoms supplemented by Astroglide lubricant as the best protection against transmission of HIV. The InSpiral is a thicker condom that generates more sensation by the nature of it's shape; Astroglide is a water-based lubricant that helps to inhibit the transmission of HIV, just by the nature of it's molecular structure.

Juliet In Pajamas

[Q&A] Posted by filchyboy at 5:55 PM

Closed: NYC - The Reviews Start to Come In

Well if you've been paying attention you might have noticed that we shut down our store in NYC. It was a really hard decision. After all the store has been there for 16 years. We were a vital part of our neighborhood there. Our employees are valued members of the Condomania family and we tried without success to keep the store open but at the end we only had one rational choice and that was to shut the place down. The neighborhood is quickly gentrifying and the costs to keep the store open with our rising rent would have simply made it impossible to make any money or continue with our mission.

All of us here in Condomania Los Angeles, where we shut down our retail store in 2001 to focus on the internet, know how hard this has been for both our long time clients in NYC and our team in NYC.

Apparently a few blogs around NYC have taken notice of our store's passing. Back in October ShopHound noticed the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood and asked how long Condomania would be able to stay afloat. Then a few days ago ShopHound discovered we had in fact shut down our operations. No need to gloat ShopHound. But we know you do it from a place of affection when you write: [Condomania] had an audaciously novel concept with a genuinely admirable social purpose. Everybody should have a shame-free, user-friendly place to buy condoms, lube and various other accessories you might need in the bedroom. Thanks for the kind words!

UPDATE: It appears that TowelRoad: A Blog With Homosexual Tendencies, Racked - with photo confirmation of our empty store, Gawker - that's all you can do remainders?, Notes On Napkins, & Manhattan Chowder have all posted notes on our demise. So sad.

[BizBiz] Posted by filchyboy at 8:37 AM

COPA Defeated Again

"A federal judge has once again overturned the controversial 1998 Child Online Protection Act. In an opinion handed down today, US district court Judge Lowell Reed Jr. ruled that COPA was unconstitutional and issued a permanent injunction against its enforcement."

Eric Bangaman Ars Technica

[Biz] Posted by filchyboy at 11:10 AM

 


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