• No no seeing how much I was spending on baby products definitely reminded me I need contraception. Glad theyre in the same aisle.

    Same reason baby diapers and beer are sold close together.

    Psychology b****!

    Are they? Beer is usually sold in a fridge In my country, USA, But then diapers are in a different part of the store, on a shelf.

    This may vary based on region.

    At my local chain grocery (also USA) the baby stuff is in the same aisle as the beer cooler.

    The basis being "man want beer, beer good, oh, man have baby, forgot, man buy diapers too"

    Where I live the amount of beer, you can find a store is ridiculous and for when I go to Wegmans, they have several glass cases of beer. You can walk into the beer cooler for other beers not on display, but they have like a whole ass couple aisles of warm beer too.

    How is a parent with adults? Parents are old entitled and sensitive about everything. Oh no you have to see contraceptives when you buy baby food big deal. Dan don’t like it. Don’t shop at that store. I thought other people say that’s a good idea and it’s really good for marketing and it is when you see how much formula or diapers or little baby jars of food cost you might feel like I might need a 12 pack of condoms because I certainly cannot afford another baby anytime soon.

    In my opinion, it’s responsible.

    It's also a good reminder for teenagers and such. Buy a fucking condom or spend thousands of dollars

    Seems like great placement for teenagers.

    Hmm, those condoms are more expensive than I expected. Maybe I can just skip it once and cross my fingers. Holy crap! Look how expensive that baby stuff is! Ok, I can afford condoms

    They should give away a 10 lb bag of flour with the condoms to encourage condom use.

    Do they even sell 10 lb bags of flour anymore?

    At work condoms are like pregnancy tests. If I catch you stealing them I have to call the cops. I'm not pulling cameras for it unless I have to- we have better things to do. Don't shove it in our faces and we're probably good. The way I see it is if you have to steal those theft charges are going to be the least of your worries.

    I just realized one of the Walmarts near me literally has the alcohol right around the corner from the baby section. The other Walmart has it just don’t the isle as well.

    One time in what I think was a target, someone had left a bucket of mini fireball malt liqueur bottles (I think it was a 4th of July product) on the floor next to the pregnancy tests. They were several aisles apart.

    Dang! In our little towns grocery store beer and diapers are next aisle over from each other. This kid-free dude never noticed that! 😂

    In my mind I read this in Jesse's Pinkmams voice (Aaron Paul/ breaking bad)

    Same thoughts

  • I wonder why this parent is feeling so attacked. 

    Their condom probably broke and that’s how they got the kid 🤣

    Or they trusted the pull out game and condoms are a reminder of their fail xD

    Might be one of those religious folks who think condoms and any form of BC should be out of sight. It might give younsters ideas? 😁

    Do they think the babies are buying their own formula?

    Oh yeah when my kid was a baby, I sent her right into the store without me, just tucked some cash in her bib catch pocket. But I told her to not look at anything else lest she be tempted.

    Buying their own formula and knowing what condoms are

    I've fully heard the phrase "Children bring bread under their arms" to quell affordably fears about raising a kid.

    So yes

    What the actual fuck

    Yeah pretty much.

    The propaganda has these people thinking that if you have kids and don't have money, that somehow public money is just constantly being thrown at you. I've also heard people encouraging women to "give your husband kids so he grows up and starts taking responsibility."

    This is what I got too. Someone seemingly confused as to who is doing the buying of items.

    Family planning goes in the family planning aisle, especially in the case of condoms that are meant to protect from sexually transmitted diseases. If you think condoms are what's "giving youngsters ideas", then you should want them to use them so they stay protected

    No no. The religious don’t want young people getting ideas that sex is ok. They are supposed to wait for marriage (and then never use birth control), but if they do have sex before marriage, the religious want the girl to be punished as much as possible. If she gets a STI and pregnant that’s like a bonus

    This comment was like reliving my teen years. Raised Southern Baptist and it’s just one of the reasons I’m no longer part of the religion. The whole women must be subservient part is another big factor.

    And it isn’t just punishment for the girl, it’s punishment on the parents and any family members too. They are to feel shamed and sinful for not raising their daughter properly.

    I've thought about this before and it's best explained by what I like to call the "Schroedinger's fetus" conundrum:

    Pregnancy and raising children is either the greatest blessing OR the harshest form of divine punishment; the only distinguishing factor is whether there's a man and a ring 💍 in the picture.

    Also, somehow, it's always the woman's fault. "She should have kept her legs closed," or, "she should have thought about that before having sex," or some other misogynist statement. Men are never blamed for not using a condom or saying they're going to pull out.

    Or it could be someone who really hates kids. Or a man who doesn’t want to associate sex with babies

    Because they didn't plan ahead 9+ months ago and want other people to have the same situation

    They probably consider contraception a sin.

    Same thoughts.

  • This is probably one of the same people that thinks that all men in the house should be shielded from the existence of tampons.

    Probably thinks the condoms should be kept next to the tampons in the “unmentionable” isle. Though they’d also be the first to lose their minds when they realise that tampon section is full of teenagers & claim the supermarket promotes pedophilia if they did have the condoms there lol.

    Apart from ‘baby section’ being a logical place for condoms, it’s also the place that kids would see/look at the least out of all isles so they should be happy with the placement for that reason alone.

    All the stores near me put the feminine hygiene products in the same aisle as the baby stuff. Some of them do this thing where they combine feminine hygiene and various health products like Vagisil, lube, and condoms.

    Honestly it makes sense to me to have it organized that way. There's a lot of reasons someone buying baby stuff might also want to buy the rest of it, so they likely paired the things in the OOP's post together based on data regarding the buying habits of their customers.

    I figured they're always in the same aisle because it's like "this is the aisle for sexually active adults"? The Depends and laxatives and shower chairs (things old folks often need) are often in one aisle. Kids candy, kids toys are near each other. Makeup and nail polish are together in one aisle. As a kid I thought "I don't need to go into this aisle until I have my period and then I'll be in this aisle until I stop having kids or stop having my period"

    Wow you were a very literal child

    At my store, there’s an aisle with feminine products on one side, Depends on the other, and a section at the end of condoms, lube, vaginal care stiff, and a few discreetly packaged adult toys.

    Hey, that's how my Walmart is set up! No matter how many times they rearrange the store, that aisle stays intact.

    I usually see condoms, tampons, pregnancy tests, and baby food all together.

    It’s like need use these (condoms ) cause next you’re gonna need these (tampons) orone of these(pregnancy test) to tell you you’re gonna need this (baby food).

    It's the "stuff that comes in and out of your vagina" aisle.

    The "should not be named" items. Im rereading Harry Potter xD

  • So you shouldn't put baby products next to the things that prevent pregnancy? Got it.

    Let's move the condoms and replace them with alcohol.

    LOL And put the condoms next to the alcohol. I don't think OP's post is going the way they thought it would. 🤣

    Alcohol and anti-anxiety products...

  • You are not supposed to get pregnant for a year after you have a baby. The doctor asks you a million times "what is your plan for contraception?" This is EXACTLY the place to put those products. Most people buying baby food have a baby under 1 and are not supposed to be getting pregnant... For MEDICAL reasons. Tell me you don't listen to your doctor, without telling me you don't listen to your doctor. Geez...

    My parents were Catholic (past tense because my dad died two years ago and my mother and I left the Church). When my mom was pregnant with one of my older siblings, a doctor told my mom not to get pregnant for a year at the minimum or she and/or the potential fetus could have severe complications or worse. They had to get permission from their priest--a celibate old man--to use Natural Family Planning, where the woman tracks her cycle so that the couple knows which days are less likely to result in conception. 

    Absolutely appalling

    I remember from Psych 101 (as taught in the ‘80’s), a child born less than 18 months after the prior one has on average an IQ 5 points lower.

    That explains a lot, I was born 6 months after my brother and I’m real stupd

    That explains a lot, I was born 6 months after my brother and I’m real stupd

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    That’s… not a flex lol

  • Next to the diapers would indeed be funnier.

    I worked in grocery for a while, and I put clip strips with condoms on the diaper aisle and we blew them out. Whether they sold or were stolen (honestly I didn't care which), it was clearly a perfect place to promote birth control.

    I remember reading that at least one country that sends new parents a "baby box" includes condoms in addition to the stuff you'd expect like formula and diapers.

    Scotland does, I was watching a video of new parents unboxing one just last night.

    Seeing the price of those condoms vs the price of those diapers side-by-side was probably a very helpful thought exercise. Good job.

  • I have seen this in MULTIPLE stores. Babies need to be spaced for the health of the mother AND infant. This is perfect product placement.

  • A grim reminder that actions have consequences?

    Not grim at all though. Just pretty normal. I had three kids under the age of five, this is just things all families have to think about.

    Omg kids are having babies younger and younger 😦

  • Offended at the reminder that they didn't have to have kids?

  • Any teen going for condoms and sees the cost of diapers formula will hopefully be smart enough to grab several packs of condoms and use the damn things!

  • Even better, the aisle is usually called "Family Planning" always gave me a chuckle

    My health insurance sent me a baby box (with a swaddle, a teether, etc) and somewhere on the label it said 'dept: Population Management'

    I mean it's not wrong maybe a tad callous but not wrong.

  • Its to show you the price difference. And to remind you of the consequences of life choices.

    Fuck's sake.

  • It’s the best price comparison tool I’ve ever seen.

  • Items only adults will be buying

  • Glad to see this again

  • That is a very strange thing to be upset about. Does this person have literally no other problems in their life?

    It’s someone who regrets their kids and felt called out by being reminded parenthood is a choice.

  • Because if think condoms are expensive, check the price of formula and diapers.

    (Literally the logic of that placement)

  • This person probably has an issue when they put the feminine products next to the chocolate. Not offensive pure marketing

    Tampons [ETA: pads], chocolate, potato chips, kleenex, Tylenol, perhaps alcohol... What else goes in the feminine care aisle?

    Ice cream and baked goods

    Cutlery. Just in case someone wants to say she's being a bitch and must be on her period.

  • I think it’s awesome and should be done everywhere. Have a teen boy walk down that aisle and see how quick he grabs some rubbers.

  • Why are they so bothered by it? The cost comparison is kind of smart marketing…

  • Babies don't buy baby stuff. Not sure why that point needs to be made

  • This is effective marketing. People look at the price of formula and at least some of them will think twice about wanting kids so they'll buy condoms instead.

  • As someone who works in pharmacy, contraceptives near baby stuff is a great idea from a public health perspective.

    Getting pregnant again in the two years following giving birth is associated with much worse health outcomes as the body hasn’t sufficiently healed. Parents of young children are often tired, sleep deprived, and may forget things like picking up condoms. Putting them right next to the formula and diapers is clever.

  • Delayed bitterness. Hahaha

  • I blew up the picture a bit, and it’s not actually baby food (like the traditional puree stuff).  That is more along the lines of pedialyte and special needs formula that are kept in the pharmacy section in case you needed a pharmacy techs guidance on administering.  That is considered a family planning and early life section.  That’s why they are beside each other.

    That’s also a Kroger’s or in the Kroger family of stores I recognize the tags.  I used to work in one recognized the signage fast.

  • Cause and effect my dawg.

  • It's okay, the other day I saw a crisis pregnancy clinic right next to a newly opened liquor store.

    Actual clinic, or one of those "we pretend we'll discuss all options but trick you in a pro-life lecture" ones?

    I live in a blue state, but it was in a more rural area, so it could be either.

  • I believe that aisle is called ‘Family Planning’ which both categories of products fall into. It seems to make sense in everyone else’s mental model

  • Why? Might make you think! What's wrong with it?

  • I think this is great marketing placement for condoms.

  • Parents need condoms, too!

  • I wish my life was so idyllic that I had to scrape the bottom of the barrel to find something to get upset about.

  • It's funny cause most of the time, that aisle would be called family planning.... so they both fit 🤷‍♀️

  • It's almost as if they're related... That can't be.

    Also, why are we worried about messaging for infants? They can't read. They're barely processing they're alive.

  • I put it in next to Toy Aisle. The loud toys

  • Does she think you can only get pregnant once?

  • I admit that's not the most intuitive place to put condoms, but being offended by it is hilariously stupid.

    Edit: it has been brought to my attention that the condoms were probably ALSO stocked in health care products section, in which case I retract my initial statement. My apologies for the confusion.

    It's the perfect spot. Someone looking at expensive baby food is going to be like "shit, this is expensive. I need to prevent this from happening again"

    This is absolutely true and done on purpose.

    I studied data mining back in grad school and things like these are found by pattern mining and association rules. For example, they found that many of the people buying diapers buy beer too, so some stores started to put them next to each other.

    I wouldn't be surprised if the same is done here. People who buy baby formula are more likely to buy condoms (maybe they don't want to get pregnant again because of how tired, stressed, etc. they are), so they put them next to each other.

    Even if someone wasn't actively thinking about buying condoms, they might once they see it when buying baby formula. It's some psychological trick.

    Edit: In case someone was interested in similar stuff:

    https://cs.gmu.edu/~jessica/cs484_f15/cs484_Association_Rules1.pdf

    Not for someone trying to find them

    Most likely have another section near the pharmacy. Local store I shop at do both locations.

    Oh, well, that is a totally different scenario.

    This is just an additional spot like how you can find the sale items on end caps and in their normal spot on the shelf both not either or

    Are you telling me you would expect to find condoms in the aisle with baby food?  Really?

    Edit: my bad, I misunderstood the situation. I retract my statement.

    It's highly intuitive. Given the cost of everything child-related, I think more people need reminders to keep them from making costly mistakes. This is a public service.

    I think you misunderstood.  From the point of view of someone looking for condoms it isn't intuitive, why would they be next to the baby food?  I'd expect them in the health section, possibly near the tampons and pads.

    They usually have them there too, but they put them all over the store including at the front registers sometimes as impulse buys

    Ah, got it. We absolutely stocked condoms in healthcare, but I had a moment of snark and decided to hang a clip strip alongside the diapers and formula just to see what would happen.

    Okay, that's funny.  In fact, putting some next to the baby food is also funny, I just misunderstood that they were also stocked in more expected places.

    Pregnancies absolutely need to be spaced out. “Irish twins” are terrible for both the mother and the second child, health wise.

    Did you mean to reply to me?  Because I'm not seeing the connection.

    You said it wasn’t intuitive. I’m stating the opposite. Perfect place for them to be located 

    Edit: it was I who did not understand.  I assumed that the baby food aisle was the only place they were stocking the condoms, but I was wrong.

    We get it, and it makes perfect sense. OBGYNs recommend using birth control when you finally have sex post partum. Many people are actively trying to prevent pregnancy after having a baby.

    Why are you so mad about responsible family planning and sexual health?

    I'm not mad, I'm baffled.  Why would you put health products in a food aisle?  That's not how any grocery store I've ever been in works.

    Edit: my apologies, I thought it was implying that the baby food aisle was the only place condoms were stocked.

    Oh dang, my bad dude. I see your edit and totally get your thought process now. ONLY stocking those items there would definitely be weird.

    Like a childless person’s first thought wouldn’t be to grab condoms from the baby care aisle lol. One of my local grocery stores is cool and stocked those items both at the pharmacy AND baby section

    That makes perfect sense. Sorry for going off on you, I got a bunch of comments that I didn't understand and got frustrated.

    Oh I think it's a GREAT place for them!

  • Either the medical aisle or here make sense to me, and I feel condoms are usually in a medical aisle

  • Welcome, glad you finally posted.

  • Oh man, those babies are gonna see that stuff when they're buying their formula!

  • Family planning. The theme is family planning. As someone who creates planograms for a living, I would absolutely put these next to each other too. But I also love watching pearl clutchers clutch their pearls, so part of my reasoning would be for moments like this.

  • She had her legs in stirrups with her lady bits on full display to half a dozen strangers while delivering her child and she’s made uncomfortable by a box of condoms in the supermarket? Wow! Perhaps she should work on perspective.

  • Some people just don't have enough to do if they pick at stuff like this.

  • I've often said looking at the price of diapers vs. the price if condoms is the best birth control!

  • One of my local pharmacies has the condoms next to the acne treatments, which I think is quite hilarious

  • Homegirl clearly thinks she should’ve used a condom but is afraid to think it so she’s lashing out for no reason.

  • I don't see anyone mentioning it but... YOU'RE ALSO EXTREMELY FIRTILE RIGHT AFTER A BABY AND ARE SUPPOSED TO USE CONDOMS. and it's been a while (my kid is 21) but I seem to remember that window being around the same time you needed formula

  • And today on: “What Stupid Non-Harmful to me Thing can I Throw a Hissy Fit Over?”

  • Yes I totally agree. Obviously pregnancy testing kits should be in between

  • Nope they should put diapers next to condoms. Comparative reasoning... If you think condoms are expensive check these out... You'll need them if you don't use these.

  • Has this person never been to a grocery or convenience store before

  • Wonder how they’d feel with my local store putting wine and cookies next to each other….

  • In a store near me, they hide the specialty diet foods (like protein shakes) at the end of the candy aisle.

    That's diabolical and I love it.

  • IKR? What are those babies going to think when they see condoms right next to their food?

  • People get worked up over the stupidest things IMO.

  • Are they afraid someone is going to try them on in the aisle?

  • Once you see the price of formula, you start to think if you had used one, you wouldn't need the other.

  • I think the message here is quite clear; use a condom. If not you'll be buying stuff for your child for the rest of your life.

  • Best place for those.....I doubt the babies are shopping for their own formula

  • What? If someone is shopping for baby food, it's usually too late to use a condom anyway, so what is their problem?

  • The prevention

    The consequences

    This made me lol 😂

  • That’s funny and smart

  • Tell me you don’t use condoms without telling me you don’t use condoms😭😭😭

  • Isn’t it just a family planning isle? lol

  • Perfect set up!