Bodyguard Condoms - not for sale anymore?

[bbi1]

What happened Bodyguard Condoms? I've gone to a lot of the Sukhumvit pharmacies and can't find them anymore. Those were those ones you can get in normal 56mm sizes. Are they not for sale anymore? I asked one pharmacy and he said they stopped making them since December 2016 but their website is still up: http://www.bodyguardcondoms.com/

[Just Weird]

They're the only ones that give you the answer, why not contact them from their website?

[revelstone]

Apparently the company has shut down. 

[bbi1]

1 hour ago, revelstone said:

Apparently the company has shut down. 

I would've thought they'd be killing it in profit servicing the non-Thai market as they had it all for themselves here. Are there any alternatives here for a 56mm size and is the prices similar?

[revelstone]

Durex Comfort available in most 7/11 is a 56mm. That's about it as far as 56mm goes. Lifestyles (mostly available only in the pharmacies along Sukhumvit Road) does a 54mm. Okamoto also have a 54mm (Okamoto XL). They're all generally cheaper as Bodyguard was quite an expensive option at 90 baht for a box of 3

[bbi1]

1 hour ago, revelstone said:

Durex Comfort available in most 7/11 is a 56mm. That's about it as far as 56mm goes. Lifestyles (mostly available only in the pharmacies along Sukhumvit Road) does a 54mm. Okamoto also have a 54mm (Okamoto XL). They're all generally cheaper as Bodyguard was quite an expensive option at 90 baht for a box of 3

I was paying either 160baht or 180 baht for a 12 pack of Bodyguard. Will need to check out the prices of those other brands. 

[bbi1]

Just found those Durex 56mm at the cheapest pharmacy for 295baht for a 12 pack. Geez those are a ripoff! Bodyguard 12 packs were 160 baht from the exact same pharmacy. Anyone know why they closed down?

[bbi1]

On 10/13/2017 at 7:20 PM, revelstone said:

Durex Comfort available in most 7/11 is a 56mm. That's about it as far as 56mm goes. Lifestyles (mostly available only in the pharmacies along Sukhumvit Road) does a 54mm. Okamoto also have a 54mm (Okamoto XL). They're all generally cheaper as Bodyguard was quite an expensive option at 90 baht for a box of 3

Just found those Durex 56mm at the cheapest pharmacy for 295baht for a 12 pack. Geez those are a ripoff! Bodyguard 12 packs were 160 baht from the exact same pharmacy. Anyone know why they closed down?

 

How much were you paying for a 12 pack of Okamoto XL & Lifestyles and where? I couldn't find them.

[Thongkorn]

Sorry did not understand cum again

[revelstone]

7 hours ago, bbi1 said:

Just found those Durex 56mm at the cheapest pharmacy for 295baht for a 12 pack. Geez those are a ripoff! Bodyguard 12 packs were 160 baht from the exact same pharmacy. Anyone know why they closed down?

 

How much were you paying for a 12 pack of Okamoto XL & Lifestyles and where? I couldn't find them.

If you are going down Sukhumvit road in the direction of Siam, just after you pass Soi 4 on the left hand side there are two or three pharmacies. These pharmacies have both the Lifestyles and the Okamoto XL. The Lifestyles cost 45 baht for a pack of 3. The Okamoto I don't remember the price. 

[mstevens]

The owner of Bodyguard now runs the New Yorker Cafe on Sukhumvit, very close to Exchange Tower.

[NanLaew]

8 hours ago, bbi1 said:

Just found those Durex 56mm at the cheapest pharmacy for 295baht for a 12 pack. Geez those are a ripoff! Bodyguard 12 packs were 160 baht from the exact same pharmacy. Anyone know why they closed down?

Maybe wasn't charging enough? You know, that whole old profit v. loss spiel?

[NanLaew]

31 minutes ago, mstevens said:

The owner of Bodyguard now runs the New Yorker Cafe on Sukhumvit, very close to Exchange Tower.

So?.. if you can't get protection any more, you can always get coffee and a bagel instead?

[bbi1]

6 hours ago, revelstone said:

If you are going down Sukhumvit road in the direction of Siam, just after you pass Soi 4 on the left hand side there are two or three pharmacies. These pharmacies have both the Lifestyles and the Okamoto XL. The Lifestyles cost 45 baht for a pack of 3. The Okamoto I don't remember the price. 

You're talking about the big non-aircon pharmacy just after Sukhumvit 4 between the petrol station/McDonalds combo and before that pub with a bull out the front and a massage shop after it?

[revelstone]

3 hours ago, bbi1 said:

You're talking about the big non-aircon pharmacy just after Sukhumvit 4 between the petrol station/McDonalds combo and before that pub with a bull out the front and a massage shop after it?

 

Yes, exactly. There are two pharmacies right next door to each other (one small and one big), both of which have Lifestyles and Okamoto XL.

[revelstone]

9 hours ago, mstevens said:

The owner of Bodyguard now runs the New Yorker Cafe on Sukhumvit, very close to Exchange Tower.

 

You're obviously acquainted with him (or her). If you ever get a chance, ask him why the company closed down. They definitely had an almost monopoly on the larger 54mm/56mm size and were well represented in retail outlets. 

[bbi1]

1 hour ago, revelstone said:

 

You're obviously acquainted with him (or her). If you ever get a chance, ask him why the company closed down. They definitely had an almost monopoly on the larger 54mm/56mm size and were well represented in retail outlets. 

Agreed, they would've be rolling in dough from all expats buying from them as they were the cheapest brand that specialised in the "normal" size market, something that's lacking here in Thailand.

Edited October 16, 2017 by bbi1

[ballpoint]

When I asked the pharmacist for some large condoms she suggested I try Boots.  "Crikey" I said, "I want to shag her, not give her a kicking".

 

[razzaqgee]

Good news , BodyGuard condoms are available now, if any body need then PM me.

Edited July 12, 2018 by blackcab
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[Ks45672]

7/11 and boots still sell the 56mm durex

About 105thb for 3