For every embarrassed person who has walked into a grocery store or pharmacy in Lebanon and bought a few extra things so the cashier didn't think condoms were the trip's sole purpose, there's now a way to avoid this predicament: Order online in bulk.
Yalla Condoms, launched just over a week ago, is an entrepreneurial venture concocted by two Lebanese 20-somethings during a party in Beirut. Based on their perception of wide Lebanese discomfort when buying condoms, they decided that what the country needed — and what they could provide — was a discreet way to provide a vast array of condoms, lubricants and various sex-related accessories. It would enable the masses to practice safe sex and broaden their horizons, all in one place. In a society where the neighborhood pharmacy may be owned by the family’s landlord, not having to go endure the awkward dance of buying contraceptives — particularly nontraditional ones — such a service is appealing to many.