Via Gothamist comes the news I have been awaiting since January: The New York City subway condoms are here. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to snag one today because they’re being distributed now at the Kenneth Cole store at Rockefeller Center, not near where I work.
In January, I looked at how different subway lines could get their own condom, but today, we see that, alas, it’s just a generic condom for the entire subway system.
Meanwhile, as Jen at Gothamist noted, the City and Lifestyles didn’t do a fantastic job integrated the subway bullets into the packaging. Sure, the bullets are then and are reminiscent of the subway. But why the color mash-up? Except for the O and Y which aren’t subway lines, the rest of the lettering should fit its proper bullet.
But hey, at least it’s a collector’s item and it might come in handy later tonight on Valentine’s Day.
Photo from Gothamist.
4 comments
hahaha yes what a great time-peg
I wonder how soon we’ll see someone using one on the subway. No question that some will see this as a challenge to do that. Go for it, Ben. We’re all counting on you.
I disagree with Wayne’s World unless someone is using a subway condom in ways other than its intended use. Subway riders are just not that uninhibited.
I disagree with Marsha! She clearly has not seen some of the crap I’ve witnessed on the subways!