Durex condoms, expiry date?

[Anonymous]

I've researched this on the internet but there seems to be a lot of contradictory info out there. I've had a sexual encounter with a guy. It's not a big deal I'm just curious! He told me he never has casual sex and I asked "why do you carry condoms them?" and he said he's had them in his jacket for ages. I didn't care much whether it was the truth or not, to be honest. I'm still just really curious. In the morning, after he left, I found an empty back of a Durex condom on the floor. Expiry date is June 2014. It seems most sources state this brand has a shelf life of 4 or 5 years, meaning they were manufactured in 2009 or 2010. Of course, that doesn't say much about when they were bought as they may have been on the shelf for a long time. Especially if it's in some rural area in a store in the middle of nowhere. We live in Central London though. Has anyone bought Durex condoms recently, or knows anything about the subject? I'm just so curious!

[Dionysos]

There are some good condom test videos on YouTube where they stretch the opening of an unrolled one out the window of a car at speed. It's amazing how much those things can stretch. Had to be 9' wide and three feet long flapping around.

And now, back to your regularly scheduled answers. :-)

[Anonymous]

mine had 2015 2016 on them from this summer.

id be more concerned about them being in a jacket for 'ages'. how they are stored is what is more important.

also disregard the anti-durex guy...its how you use it like you already know.

[Asker]

Yes, I was actually concerned about that but it was about 1.30 am, we were in a hotel, and we wanted each other so I didn't want to say "oh let's just talk instead". It didn't break though. I have to admit though (and it is with shame) that the second time we didn't use a condom. I'm going to get tested soon and I'm desperately waiting for my period.

[lollipanda]

Generally the expiration date is around 4 or 5 years from the date of manufacture, and generally they don't sit on the shelf for an extensively long time. If the back of the package says 2014, I'd hazard a guess they're from around 2009-2010. My condoms purchased this year expire in 2017.

[Asker]

Thanks! So he didn't lie, which is a bit surprising because he's very attractive and I thought he'd get some more action.

[dnately]

4 years sounds right.

[normalice]

I have never once had a durex condom that didn't break. Never. Once. Ever.

Trojan is the only brand that seems to hold it together.

[Asker]

All of the guys I've ever been with used Durex condoms. Always the blue ones. Maybe it's a UK thing hahaha. Also, never had one break!

[normalice]

I had one that basically ripped to shreds inside her and pieces of it remained. It caused some minor cramping problems and such for her (but she was fine a few hours after the doctor removed the pieces). She was on the pill, fortunately, so after that we just stopped using condoms altogether.

[lollipanda]

I've used durex almost exclusively and haven't had a break yet. Trojan is also good though.

[Asker]

Wow, that's horrible. Are you sure you're storing the condoms correctly? Hahaha ;-)

[normalice]

i had just bought it, actually. no storage. but it wasn't an isolated incident, either. The last time I remember trying to use a durex condom I put it on, mounted her, and pushed myself into her, and immediately knew the condom had broke. One thrust, and the condom broke. This one I actually had to run out to the store to get just beforehand as well. Then there was another girl. We used many trojans with no problems. One durex and it split down the middle and I came in her. It was scary.

[Asker]

That seems very weird as I've been using Durex for years and never had any issues. Are you always getting them from the same place? Maybe they're mucking up the storage. Although I suppose if that was the case, it would happen with the Trojans as well.

[normalice]

well, I did get the first two from the same wal-mart, but it was about 4 years apart. The second I actually got at a gas station in a completely different city.

[Dionysos]

That's scary. I've never had one break. I must have a tiny d***! <:-( :-D

[imonfire]

@dionysos- not to accuse the OP of anything, just to clear this up- condoms usually break from fitting too loosely, rather than from being too tight. They expand a great deal. The problem, usually, comes when they are too loose and friction affects them.

[normalice]

size has nothing to do with it. trojans are pretty much exactly the same size, but I haven't had a single one of them break on me. It could be that trojans have some type of lubrication that they are coated with? Not sure...

[Asker]

I think that if you wear condoms that are too small, they generally slide, and don't break. I've always thought that for condoms to break they have to have been mishandled in some way, i.e. wrong storage (wallet or something like that), partially ripped by fingernails, etc. Never heard that the size of the penis has an actual effect on condoms breaking. Although the friction thing makes sense.

[normalice]

it's the other way around. Condoms that are too big tend to slide off. That also happened to me once. I was with a girl who's ex was apparently hung like a mule and I had no condoms of my own so we used her surplus. After I come, I prefer to keep my penis in her as I go soft, and usually the condom stays on. This one didn't... slipped right off. Awkward, but whatever. I suppose it is worth noting that that was the only 'bad' experience I have had with trojans. It didn't break, though!