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> now you buy condoms online Mail order condoms was common long before the web was popularized.

by geon 11y ago

gambiting 11y ago
Yes, but you still had to get them shipped home, where parents would ask you what you've ordered. Now with amazon it takes 3 clicks, and you can get them delivered to a drop-off location anywhere(at least here in UK I can get amazon parcels delivered to a nearby corner shop for example).
- Chronic51 11y ago
  Most teens do not have a credit card or access to their parents' on Amazon.
  - gambiting 11y ago
    I had a debit card that could be used online when I was 13, with my own account, and that was 15 years ago. I know debit cards are not as popular in the US, but I'm fairly certain 13 year olds can have them nowadays.
    - throwanem 11y ago
      Debit cards are extremely popular in the US; every checking account by default comes with one, which can be used in any ATM or till that can process transactions on either a credit or a debit network. It is by far the most common means of paying for purchases, and has been so since the advent of the capability. (And, yes, we're getting chip-and-PIN now, too.) I didn't get my first checking account (and bank card, which only worked in ATMs) until I attained legal majority and started my first adult job, but that was quite a few years ago now. I would be entirely unsurprised to learn that many, many teenagers today have bank accounts and debit cards of their own, even if it's only their allowance that gets deposited there.
  - rmc 11y ago
    You can buy a prepaid amazon gift card. Or a prepaid credit card.
  - raddad 11y ago
    >Most teens do not have a credit card or access to their parents' on Amazon. You would be surprised how many 5 year children make one-click purchases on their parents account. Suddenly all their favorite toys begin to appear magically at the door.
- Chronic51 11y ago
  Most teens do not have a credit card or access to their parents' on Amazon.
- Chronic51 11y ago
  Most teens do not have a credit card or access to their parents' on Amazon.
- rmc 11y ago
  And it'll come in a generic Amazon box. Buy a few DVDs and condoms. You can tell your parents about the DVDs. Better than a box from "Condoms R Us", or a generic box, which will still require explaination. An amazon box requires no extra explaination
- DanBC 11y ago
  The UK has some free condom services, and these will be available to teens. http://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/Free%20condoms/LocationSearch/732 http://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/Free%20condoms/LocationSear... Teens could get a range of contraception, for free, often without their parent's knowledge. The rules about whether a child has capacity to make their own decisions around medical procedures - Gillick Competency - is named after Victoria Gillick, who didn't children to be prescribe contraceptive pill without the parent's knowledge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Gillick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Gillick

> now you buy condoms online Mail order condoms was common long before the web was popularized.

by geon 11y ago

> now you buy condoms online Mail order condoms was common long before the web was popularized.

Yes, but you still had to get them shipped home, where parents would ask you what you've ordered. Now with amazon it takes 3 clicks, and you can get them delivered to a drop-off location anywhere(at least here in UK I can get amazon parcels delivered to a nearby corner shop for example).

Chronic51 11y ago
Most teens do not have a credit card or access to their parents' on Amazon.
- gambiting 11y ago
  I had a debit card that could be used online when I was 13, with my own account, and that was 15 years ago. I know debit cards are not as popular in the US, but I'm fairly certain 13 year olds can have them nowadays.
  - throwanem 11y ago
    Debit cards are extremely popular in the US; every checking account by default comes with one, which can be used in any ATM or till that can process transactions on either a credit or a debit network. It is by far the most common means of paying for purchases, and has been so since the advent of the capability. (And, yes, we're getting chip-and-PIN now, too.) I didn't get my first checking account (and bank card, which only worked in ATMs) until I attained legal majority and started my first adult job, but that was quite a few years ago now. I would be entirely unsurprised to learn that many, many teenagers today have bank accounts and debit cards of their own, even if it's only their allowance that gets deposited there.
- rmc 11y ago
  You can buy a prepaid amazon gift card. Or a prepaid credit card.
- raddad 11y ago
  >Most teens do not have a credit card or access to their parents' on Amazon. You would be surprised how many 5 year children make one-click purchases on their parents account. Suddenly all their favorite toys begin to appear magically at the door.
Chronic51 11y ago
Most teens do not have a credit card or access to their parents' on Amazon.
Chronic51 11y ago
Most teens do not have a credit card or access to their parents' on Amazon.
rmc 11y ago
And it'll come in a generic Amazon box. Buy a few DVDs and condoms. You can tell your parents about the DVDs. Better than a box from "Condoms R Us", or a generic box, which will still require explaination. An amazon box requires no extra explaination
DanBC 11y ago
The UK has some free condom services, and these will be available to teens. http://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/Free%20condoms/LocationSearch/732 http://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/Free%20condoms/LocationSear... Teens could get a range of contraception, for free, often without their parent's knowledge. The rules about whether a child has capacity to make their own decisions around medical procedures - Gillick Competency - is named after Victoria Gillick, who didn't children to be prescribe contraceptive pill without the parent's knowledge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Gillick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Gillick