There’s a box at the clinic station on the third floor of Ash (and the second, but that’s as much as I know) that has a note reading, “Free - ONE to a customer, please.” I thought it was normally for condoms but I wouldn’t exactly know because the box is usually almost empty.
Today, however, it was full. (It could possibly be because I was there a bit before eight, which is when Ash opens.) I made a beeline for the box when I entered, something I never do when people are around—they all know wassup. Usually it’s an awkward, failed-nonchalant picking. But I must admit I’ve recently been trying to be as casual as possible and it’s been going well… Except when hubby insists I grab a bunch (they’re free and he’s a half-jew. Smh) and makes the whole endeavor super awk.
So I reached the box looking for some colorful prophylactics but uh. They weren’t there. That box, which is always always empty and even has a label appealing for freeloading moderation…
Was full of toothbrushes (Oral-B) and cute travel-size toothpaste (Colgate). Needless to say, I took a lil somethin somethin but being such a good person and all, I only took one brush (I thought I had an old mini paste in my bag but turns out I don’t. Lame.)
I’m not sure if they rotate health goodies but I’m pretty certain that that box has condoms in it most of the time. There’s always a basket on the second floor, too. Or, you know, CVS (gotta pay for theirs though).
As a side note, what does “Oral-B” and “Colgate” even mean?
As another side note, there’s a guy sitting behind me in A.Union who’s laughing. A lot. While watching something on his phone.
As a last side note, I’ve been looking at the weird “condom” so much that I now feel that “condom box” would be a great hip title for a book.
