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Now you can text for safer sex TEXT FOR SAFER SEX WITH
FIRST EVER
Red-faced couples too embarrassed to buy condoms could become a thing of the past thanks to the launch of txtdomz, the first ever condoms available via text message. Putting an end to furtive hovering in the local chemist, txtdomz enables any mobile phone user to order six condoms by simply texting the word txtdomz followed by their name and address to 87121. The service is open 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year. A total of £3.50 including postage and packaging is billed to the mobile phone, meaning there is no need for credit or debit cards, cheques or cash. One in 10 Brits has had unsafe sex because they were too embarrassed to buy condoms or concerned someone they know would see them, and one in twenty admits to having regular con-domestics - rows over who shells out for the sheaths. The service is expected to most popular with bashful teenagers. With almost half of teens (49 per cent) citing embarrassment over buying condoms as a key reason for having unprotected sex[i], txtdomz could help to reduce the 90,000 teen pregnancies and 58,000 sexually transmitted infections recorded every year in the UK. txtdomz is actively supporting the Want Respect campaign - established to help prevent teenage pregnancy and reduce STIs amongst young people - and is currently distributing thousands of free condoms in 'Don't Panic' kits sited in shops and clubs around the country. Jon Jarvis, Director of txtdomz says: "The UK has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Europe, and there is an increasing trend towards younger people contracting sexually related diseases. "txtdomz makes having safer sex easier than ever before, as people needn't feel that they risk being caught out buying condoms, or that others need know their business. As most young people are inseparable from their mobile phones, they can now use them to take responsibility for their own bodies." As soon as txtdomz receives an order, the condoms are despatched by first class post. The pack contains two ribbed, two natural and two flavoured condoms, and is delivered in a discreet plain white jiffy bubble wrap, avoiding any blushes or awkward questions from parents or peers. Recent research from likeitis.org reveals worrying myths surrounding age restrictions when it comes to purchasing precautions, with 39 per cent of teens mistakenly believing that you have to be 16 to buy condoms.[ii] With one in ten young people already having sex by the age of 14[iii], txtdomz aims to help remove the fear of being asked for proof of age when buying protection. Continues Jarvis: "Teenage sex is a serious issue. txtdomz is not about encouraging underage individuals to have sex, but providing an accessible, discreet and fun way for the sexually active to be smart and take active steps to safeguard their own health and futures." By Miss A. ‘Summers’ News Editor Ever been stuck in a potentially very sticky situation with no condom? Then maybe txtdomz is the company of choice for you! Available in packs of six, txtdomz is the first ever company to allow customers to order contraception via their mobile phone. This one off company aims to put an end
in ‘furtive hovering in the local chemist’ by allowing
mobile phone users to order condoms by simply texting the word ‘txtdomz’ At a price of £3.50 including postage and packaging (yes, I do want to make a childish joke here…but I refrain) txtdomz claim that they could ‘help to reduce the 90,000 teenage pregnancies recorded every year in the UK.’ As soon as txtdomz receives an order, the
condoms are dispatched by first According to a survey conducted by tickbox.net, one in 10 Brits has had unsafe sex because they were too embarrassed to buy condoms or were concerned that someone they know would see them, and one in twenty admits to having regular con-domestics - rows over who has to shell out for the sheaths. Nice. The service is expected to explode with
bashful teenagers. With reportedly Txtdomz itself is a rather active company,
too, supporting the Want Respect So there you have it. Complete discretion with a service that is arguably value for money. With us all clued up on how to order a pizza too, I don’t think we need ever leave the house again!Disclaimer: This company is not a piss-take.
Daily Record NEWS
Passionate couples will be able to text an order for condoms through the service and have the contraceptives delivered to their door. The service is available to all age groups but is expected to be particularly popular and useful among younger couples. A recent survey by teenage website likeitis.org found nearly half of young people risked pregnancy or disease because they were too embarrassed to buy condoms. Jon Jarvis, of Txtdomz, the company behind the service, said yesterday: "Txtdomz makes having safer sex easier than ever before, as people needn't feel that they risk being caught out buying condoms." Textdomz are already distributing thousands of free condoms in "Don't Panic kits" in shops and clubs across the UK. Shirley Fraser, health improvement project manager with Health Scotland, said: "If it offers another route to getting condoms and therefore protection we welcome it."
Text plan to supply condoms to teens Apr 21 2006
Health bosses are hoping teens will latch on to the first ever condom texting service which will enable them to order packets of the contraceptives. Bashful youngsters can text the word 'txtdomz' plus their name and address for six low cost condoms, including some flavoured, to be posted to their front door the next day. The pack even arrives in a discreet plain white jiffy bubble wrap, avoiding any awkward questions from parents. Organisers believe it will cut the number of unplanned teen pregnancies across Birmingham, which has some of the highest rates in Europe, by helping youngsters too embarrassed to buy condoms over the counter.
Jon Jarvis, Director of txtdomz said: "We have the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Europe and there is an increasing trend towards younger people contracting sexually related diseases.
Txt Johnny
The service is expected to be most popular with bashful teenagers, almost half of whom cite embarrassment over buying condoms as a key reason for not using them. Maybe it’ll get the
lazy teenage gits out bed as well. The whole situation could be even
more embarrassing if ‘1st up’
mum opens the mail! Txt msg to buy condoms
On receipt of a text, so-called Txtdomz are sent out immediately by first-class post with the £3.50 cost being billed to the phone users' account. The pack contains two ribbed, two natural and two flavoured condoms, and is delivered in a discreet plain white Jiffy bag. The service is expected to be most popular with bashful teenagers, almost half of whom cite embarrassment over buying condoms as a key reason for not using them. Contra-textive A UK firm is hoping to put an end to the embarrassment of shuffling down the pharmacy queue to buy condoms by offering to deliver them direct to your front door. The firm, called Txtdomz, promises to send out a pack of condoms by first class post when they receive a text message, at a cost of £3.50 added onto the customer's phone bill. Although the service is available to lovers of all ages, the company hopes that it will prove particularly popular with amorous teenagers. The delivery, which is discreetly packaged in a plain envelope, contains six condoms – in a variety of styles and flavours. Teens can text for condoms Bashful youngsters can text the word 'txtdomz' plus their name and address for six low cost condoms, including some flavoured, to be posted to their front door the next day. The pack even arrives in a discreet plain white jiffy bubble wrap, avoiding any awkward questions from parents.
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