March 2, 2014

"Oh, these? These aren’t for sex."

"I’m buying these in solidarity with Indian rubber plantation workers. What do you use condoms for?"

8 comments:

rhhardin said...

It's a scam. You can't fair trade the profits back to the original workers even if everybody in the supply chain is honest and interewsted in doing so.

An increased return just brings in more producers and lost productivity, as more people invest their time in trying to get a piece of the new profits, for a net loss. They invest more than they get back.

Curious? econtalk on fair trade coffee.

David said...

I used to use them to fill up my wallet. They stayed in the wallet a lot longer than the money.

Anonymous said...

The secret to marketing condoms is to label the boxes "Extra Large"

PS: David said...
I used to use them to fill up my wallet. They stayed in the wallet a lot longer than the money.


and they always broke, given the longevity and heat of sitting on them for months...

madAsHell said...

Watch their heads explode when they learn about lambskin condoms.

Sam L. said...

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Left Bank of the Charles said...

Sustainable condoms, not 100% effective, but that's the point of sustainability.

rhhardin said...

One size fits all.

Douglas2 said...

I put them over the transmitters for the actor's body-microphones, so that the electronics don't short out when the actors start sweating under the hot lights and pressure of performance.

And as the "god botherer" on the crew, the rest usually conspire so that I'm the one who has to go and buy out the local pharmacy's supply of unlubricated ones on the day of the first rehearsal.