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[wetman]

Well, did I not believe myself today: Going in to Lidl's for some shopping, I saw that they had packs of nappy-style incontinence pads. They had a few stick-on 'dripcatchers' under their own brand 'Siempre' before, but these are proper nappies. Only saw them in 'medium' at £9.99 a pack.

Looks good to anyone?


greetings

wetman

btw: doesn't 'siempre' translate as 'always'?

W.

[Zander]

btw: doesn't 'siempre' translate as 'always'?

Been a while since I did any Spanish, but siempre is "forever"/"eternal" I think. IIRC 'para/sera siempre' are "for/will ever" so I guess its pretty much the same meaning as "always".
Any fluent Spanish speakers about?

EDIT:

Google translate says it is "always"

Spanish to English translation for "siempre":

always
ever
forever
each time
aye

[kept in nappies]

I couldn't believe my eyes either, adult diapers in the Lidl (UK) special offers section. This week's specials (26 May 2011) are called "Young at Heart" and although all of the offers are usually shown on Lidl's website or in the leaflets, the incontinence pads are not.

Anyway, had to try a pack. They are very thin with breathable mesh sides and 4 double tapes to secure. The pads fit my medium frame well and feel very discreet and very comfortable. They seem to work well, being quite absorbent (Tena Slip Plus level), and no leaks! No annoyances either. Very nice pad at a competitive price.

Maybe the other supermarkets will catch on and have a price war, although buying in a supermarket is very embarrassing.  IMGP3770.JPG   60.91K   250 downloads

[kept in nappies]

Ha ha, yes I did manage to bump into someone from work. Luckily I saw him first and hid my trolley around the corner.

They aren't really like Tena Slip Plus, I was only trying to get a comparison for thickness. They are very thin and close fitting, ideal for under jeans but not so reassuring for bed time.

[Littletiger]

I am very glad you made this thread as I had run out of padding and the xplus I ordered wont be here for a few days so I got some today after work, there not bad, quite comfortable.

[LSD200]

I have had a look for these in 2 local stores and they aren't there what a shame

[kept in nappies]

There were some left in my local store in Essex, could be a regional offer.

[ItchyTasty]

Cheers wetman!! May have a look out for them in my local lidl, if they have any left, would be not bad if under a tenner for cheapo nappies...

[pl2]

Was amazed to find them in my local store (south wales), although only in one size and absorbency. They are quite discrete, super absorbant and fit great. Absolute bargain at £9.99. Unfortunately they are in the offers section so I imagine this is more of a one time offer than something which is going to be on sale all the time.

[srcpc71]

they are also in Milton Keynes too. I've already bought 4 packs :-)

As has been mentioned earlier, they are in the middle of the store, with the other "special offers", nowhere near where you might expect them to be. Many thanks to the original poster, these are ok for £9.99.

happy hunting!

[LSD200]

ok I'm an idiot - found them now and they were "hidden" at the store i went to, had to look round for them.

My thoughts are they seem very thin but comfy - just have to see how much they hold (or don't hold!)

[MessiBoi]

Been working in Northampton this week and spotted them in Lidl there at the Wetstone Favell Centre.

Purchased a pack for emergency use, not bad for £9.99.

[wetman]

Update again:

I was in Asda in Southampton town centre today and they had all kinds of Tena slip and pants and the comfy pads there. I was quite surprised. Are nappies becoming acceptable?


wonders

wetman

[ItchyTasty]

Update again:

I was in Asda in Southampton town centre today and they had all kinds of Tena slip and pants and the comfy pads there. I was quite surprised. Are nappies becoming acceptable?


wonders

wetman

Nope, just more widely available for the incontient people. As my local chemist has done the same stocking almost the entire range of Tena and Lille nappies before they only had stupid small incontience pads, and pullups.

Can't think of ANY shop you can walk into that his AB/DL in mind. At the end of the day the just want your money. But disabilty shops would turn down ANY advice if you brought up ANY ab/dl comments.

[wetman]

Nope, just more widely available for the incontient people. As my local chemist has done the same stocking almost the entire range of Tena and Lille nappies before they only had stupid small incontience pads, and pullups.

Can't think of ANY shop you can walk into that his AB/DL in mind. At the end of the day the just want your money. But disabilty shops would turn down ANY advice if you brought up ANY ab/dl comments.

Oh, I think you got me wrong there: I didn't mean more acceptable in the DL/AB way, what I meant was that incontinence products were hidden away as something embarrassing before and are lately much more on display.

Of course you don't go into a pharmacy and say that you need a pack of nappies because it turns you on. Especially not nowadays here in the UK. Chances are that they will call some child-abuser-catcher-special-forces-assault-team and have the paedophile accusations ready on the judges desk when your wounds from the capture have healed enough so that the SUN and the NOTW can shoot some nice pix.

If you can't pull the inco thing off in a believable way, then better stick to mail order.


greetz

wetman

[ItchyTasty]

Oh, I think you got me wrong there: I didn't mean more acceptable in the DL/AB way, what I meant was that incontinence products were hidden away as something embarrassing before and are lately much more on display.

Of course you don't go into a pharmacy and say that you need a pack of nappies because it turns you on. Especially not nowadays here in the UK. Chances are that they will call some child-abuser-catcher-special-forces-assault-team and have the paedophile accusations ready on the judges desk when your wounds from the capture have healed enough so that the SUN and the NOTW can shoot some nice pix.

If you can't pull the inco thing off in a believable way, then better stick to mail order.


greetz

wetman

lmfao that was a funny thing to say.

I can in public, but I can act very nervous when buying nappies(the sheer excitement and the embarrassment) , so can raise suspecion that I'm DL, or could just be a very embarrassed to them. Hopefully the latter.
I don't usually buy in public though,incase I bump into someone who knows me.
But buying from chemists or similar is easy except for me being very nervous, especially if they ask questions.

Also I get very nervous if it's busy in the store, buying in a supermarket would be ALOT worse. With everyone near you staring at you funny (yes I get paranoid about that thing) and sometimes laughing at you (I've experienced it).
So I mostly order online. Or buy from a local chemist when it's NOT busy, and make sure I have a large supermarket bag or backpack to take it home with me.
If I get asked any questions, rarelly I don't. But the times I do, I just tell them lies as it's none of their buisness really. Either I say I wet the bed when I drink alot, which is more believable than suddenly becoming fully incontient and needing nappies. Or say I have a small bladder and frequently need to go to the toilet which is kind of true.



Anyway back to the OP... I'd love to try them but buying in a supermarket is on the last places I'd buy, especially as Lidl don't have bags unless you pay extra(I wouldn't mind in that case) or would bring my own.
Would have to go when the store is virtually empty and hope no one stares at me or makes fun at me. It's usually the chavvy type of people or arseholes who would do. Especially if they saw a 27 year old buying adult nappies, doubt they would poke fun at a old lady/old man buying adult nappies though.
As the ignorant fucks like that think only babies and old people wear nappies.

Whereas with buying baby nappies, other people wouldn't think it was for them.

I'll think I'll risk it, whats the worst that can happen... Being stared at and laughed at and called names by chavs I bet.
Worst case scenerio would be bumping into any of my real life friends or mum's friends whilst out.

[wetman]

lmfao that was a funny thing to say.
...

Mission accomplished.

wetman

btw. it's Lidl's in Crowthorne.

And you're right, they sit. Won't catch on.

w.

Thinking about Crowthorne, here's for lightningXIII: When I buy at in- and out-door living, I go in, say I'd like a couple of packs of abriform M4, and they go off and get them, and then it's like 'oh, you got these glow sticks cheap, I'll have a couple of those, too' and 'have you got by any chance a bathroom lock?' All totally cool. No one cares. If it's not raining, I take the packs as they are to the car.

I don't live in Crowthorne, so why don't you go a bit out of your way? Makes it a lot easier on the nerves.

[ItchyTasty]

Mission accomplished.

wetman

btw. it's Lidl's in Crowthorne.

And you're right, they sit. Won't catch on.

w.

Thinking about Crowthorne, here's for lightningXIII: When I buy at in- and out-door living, I go in, say I'd like a couple of packs of abriform M4, and they go off and get them, and then it's like 'oh, you got these glow sticks cheap, I'll have a couple of those, too' and 'have you got by any chance a bathroom lock?' All totally cool. No one cares. If it's not raining, I take the packs as they are to the car.

I don't live in Crowthorne, so why don't you go a bit out of your way? Makes it a lot easier on the nerves.

lol at flexigirl, it's lidl NOT aldi.

Sounds pretty kool, as no questions are asked. Just would get paranoid if I bumped into anyone I knew(friends or friends of mum) or chavs started making me look like a twat.
A man or woman carrying a pack of adult nappies in public becomes laughing stocking for the ignorant public(mostly thick chavs) who think nappies are for old people and babies as they don't know any better.
People who don't know any better about adults carrying a pack of adult nappies home could come out all sorts of names like: mentally ill or pedo/nonce or retard,etc. And the chavs have known to beat people up who they don't like.

That's mostly why I don't buy in public. I guess if you don't care and grow a 'thick skin' to all insults and hope you don't get beaten up, mostly males will, women don't seem to. I'll do it where no one knows me and risk it. But doing it very local to where I live and I have to live there, I don't fancy the day to day abuse and potential assault.

[ItchyTasty]

lidl / aldi meh there both pretty shitty stores where chavs hangout that like to pick on people like lightningXIII.

lidl/aldi are no where near shitty stores, infact the opposite, as they sell QUALITY food/drinks etc on par with morrisons/waitrose QUALITY and high quality bargains. As they are both german owned stores.
tesco/sainsburys/asda have near impressed me as the food/drinks there is pretty medicore.

Like with any store, it's not the store, it's whether it's in a scummy/rough area or not. And that made me laugh what you wrote by the way.

[Zander]

I've never had anyone ask me about them when buying diapers. Hell, normally the shop staff don't seem to notice (or pretend not to) or are the ones who seem nervous or embarrassed about the whole thing. I fail to see why people are worried about what other people are going to think or say when it comes to this. You don't need to lie or come up with some kind of story to justify it. Why should it matter? If someone asks simply smile and say something along the lines of "sorry, I don't think that's any of your business" or "thanks, but I don't need any help." and be done with it.

I suppose its like buying condoms, the first or second time its kind of nerve-racking (I suppose that's more because you're young and immature when you first buy condoms) but after the first couple of times you don't bat an eyelid chucking a couple of packs of durex into the basket/trolley, so why when it comes to diapers?

On another note, not all kids who congregate near stores (or on street corners, or in parks, or outside malls, or ...) are troublemakers. There is a lot of unnecessary fear from people in this country when they see 5 or 6 kids standing around having a chat. Most of these groups couldn't give a flying f*** about what is going on around them and are quite happily going about their own business. They might make a bit of noise every now and again, but the worst I've had from these groups so far is "MATE, MATE!!! 'ave you got a spare cigarette! PLEASE MATE!!!?" to which a simple reply of "Nope, I don't smoke." is all that's required.

Finally "near to where you live" is a pretty broad term these days. If you drive, anywhere within 30 mile radius is normally "near". If you don't drive, then there is not much point buying a bulky item like diapers and trying to lug it home via public transport or on your bike etc. ... in which case you should get them delivered and this becomes a moot point anyway.