Hey all,as most of you know,i'm male and i love to keep my pubic area smooth,now I really want to get some waxing strips from my local shop,but when i pick them up I feel rather silly and put them back down,any ideas of how to overcome this fear?
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xDonkeyxPunchx
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TSNick said:
Honestly you cant be affraid to get them. Everyone buys somthing that they need, you need wax strips you get wax strips. Its not a big deal. If ur ever with a girl, she will undoubtably send you on a trip to the store for some Pads. Really you cant be affraid to buy them, if the lady at the county says anything, its for your SO, even if you dont have one, they wont know or really care. If all else fails, order some wax online. Im sure it cant be that hard to find a site that offers them.
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LOL Comeon guy.. buck up! It's alright. Why is it all men are so afraid of purchasing something that could be construed as a feminine product, but when it comes to buying condoms they get this huge look of pride on their face?
Seriously, most cashiers don't really care... heck most of them probably don't even know what area you're going to use them on... if they have half a brain, they "might" get an idea, but seriously... why care what other people think? Life is too short to worry about such fuss.
Go for it! I go for a full brazilian wax every three months... so I don't think it's too immodest to go and get strips from the shop.
Seriously, most cashiers don't really care... heck most of them probably don't even know what area you're going to use them on... if they have half a brain, they "might" get an idea, but seriously... why care what other people think? Life is too short to worry about such fuss.
Go for it! I go for a full brazilian wax every three months... so I don't think it's too immodest to go and get strips from the shop.
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scribble down muslin wax strips on a peice of paper along with milk and disposible razors. Walk in and ask the girl working the dept as if your SO sent you with the list and asked you to get them.. play stupid and ask while pointing to the list "what are these and do you carry them?"
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TSNick said:
To address your specific question rather than telling you you're being silly -- which you already know at some level:
Be resolute and determined. Walk into the store, pick up what you need, and force yourself to take them to the counter and buy them.
Once you've done it once and discovered that the clerk doesn't say anything to embarass you, the second time will be easier and the time after that will be even easier yet.
Yeah. I mean, in all seriousness, no one cares. I've worked various register-jockey jobs before, and about two years of it was at gas stations.
A year of that as working third shift at a gas station next to a fancy "theme resort" wannabe hotel -- indoor pool and sauna, plastic palm trees out front (this is Kentucky, mind), "theme" rooms like cave-man suite and pirate suite, etc, etc. It's the love shack of the tri-state, here. And we're right next door, and the only place open.
The first, like, two times I sold someone a bag full of condoms, lube, batteries, and booze? I grinned a little after they left, and thought "They're gonna have them a good time."
The eight-billionth time? To be blunt, the poor schmuck working a cash register just don't give a damn any more. All s/he wants to do is ring up your stuff, give you your total, and get you out of the store so they can take their lunch break.
I wouldn't worry about it, dude. Buy what'choo wanna buy.
A year of that as working third shift at a gas station next to a fancy "theme resort" wannabe hotel -- indoor pool and sauna, plastic palm trees out front (this is Kentucky, mind), "theme" rooms like cave-man suite and pirate suite, etc, etc. It's the love shack of the tri-state, here. And we're right next door, and the only place open.
The first, like, two times I sold someone a bag full of condoms, lube, batteries, and booze? I grinned a little after they left, and thought "They're gonna have them a good time."
The eight-billionth time? To be blunt, the poor schmuck working a cash register just don't give a damn any more. All s/he wants to do is ring up your stuff, give you your total, and get you out of the store so they can take their lunch break.
I wouldn't worry about it, dude. Buy what'choo wanna buy.
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Trystan said:
I agree absolutely. The thing I really got worked up about once upon a time was getting a pregancy test because I was quite young (about 17) and it was a small town, and i was worried it might get back to people my parents knew (i was living at home). Like Trystan said, they didn't bat an eyelid and i was so grateful that i didn't even say anything when they overcharged me
People can and will buy anything. no one gives a damn. I think one of shyness/anxieties greatest weapons is that it robs you of your empathy so you can't see that people have more important things going on than looking at you, and you start imagining everything is centred around you, when in reality you're barely registaring in other peoples (esp strangers) conciousness.its just something i have to constantly remind myself of.
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I concur with what everyone else has said re: don't worry about it, just buy em.
BUT - if you have not waxed before, I seriously advise you to think about going and getting it done by a pro first. I don't know your sexuality - if you are hetero you may find you have to do a bit of research to find a salon that does this for men. Got any gay friends? If so, ask them. If not, pick up a periodical that caters to your local gay community and look in the ads. Or, if that's too embarassing to contemplate, try using the net.
BUT - if you have not waxed before, I seriously advise you to think about going and getting it done by a pro first. I don't know your sexuality - if you are hetero you may find you have to do a bit of research to find a salon that does this for men. Got any gay friends? If so, ask them. If not, pick up a periodical that caters to your local gay community and look in the ads. Or, if that's too embarassing to contemplate, try using the net.
I say just go buy them..its not quite as hard as it seems...but the first time is the toughest....just grab them and buy them...then again I don't particularly care what the 15 year old behind the counter who can't drive yet thinks of what I am buying..or anyone else for that matter...
Good luck, be careful with that wax and have fun..
-Shele
Good luck, be careful with that wax and have fun..
-Shele
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honestly though, ladies or men at the counter dont care.
Hell i was at store while back with my so and one of her now ex-friends and we bought two pregnancy tests and box of condoms, lady rang us up, didnt say a wor, just rang us up and sent us on our way. Its not a big deal.
Hell i was at store while back with my so and one of her now ex-friends and we bought two pregnancy tests and box of condoms, lady rang us up, didnt say a wor, just rang us up and sent us on our way. Its not a big deal.
