Cheap Condoms are just as good as Fancy Condoms

I found this article in the Daily Titan very interesting. Usually college papers are not that exciting, but this article is something that I think is really topical for college students and passes on a lesson.

Everything is expensive for a college student. You don't have a lot of money, and you have to spend wisely. For that reason, sadly, a lot of people don't spring for condoms all that often. If a deal were to come by in order to save you money on such an important investment in your health - in this example, a dozen condoms at a dollar store - a lot of students initially may question the quality of said condoms and pass the offer up.

The main lesson of the article is that condoms are not expensive. At least, they don't have to be. They are not hard to make - it'll cost a manufacturer maybe 2 or 3 cents per condom to make. The fact that they end up in Walgreens or Rite-aid for a buck each is not due to the inherent expense or a mark of quality - it's because those retail stores want to make some money and they have a lot of overhead costs to cover.

So if you don't have the money to spend, going for the dollar store condoms is not only better than none at all, it's as safe as any other brand of condom. And it's cheaper in the long run, when you think about how much an STI might cost you.