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Condomeria
Thursday, August 27, 2009
In Basel, we passed this store on Tuesday evening. As the name implies, the Condomeria sells almost exclusively condoms of a bewildering variety, though they carry some other contraceptive devices, such as diaphragms. They also provide advice on contraception in general and on condoms in particular. The store’s web site offers interesting information, but unfortunately only in German. The company’s motto is a statement made by Elise Ottesen-Jensen: “I dream of the day when all children who are born are also wanted, when men and woman are equals, and when sex is an expression of pleasure, intimacy, and tenderness.” Today, she might have added a word about protection from disease. I would love to see stores like this in the United States...