I bought tampons many times when I was doing the shopping and there is nothing to be ashamed of. Recently, I joined a campaign the government to dump the 10% sales tax on sanitary pads and tampons. If men had periods, it would have been free + 3 sick days, the employer has to pay.
This was funny
Went to my local Milk-Bar (local general store) went straight to the condoms shelf and couldn't find any, without looking who's behind the counter (I assumed one the old Greek couple to be there), I said, Jimmy where are the condoms? I heard a child running to the house and screaming grandpa, where are the condoms? He came out and told me he threw them out because they expired and not many people buy from him. Two little girls harangued me, why are you buying the condoms, is it for sex? I told them, I'm making balloons out of them.