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Sunjovi
The thieves may be expecting something big, i suppose they will be punished by their boss, silly.
whiskeysour
Blackmarket Condoms ! ! ! Kakkoii desho !!!!
2020hindsight
I think the thieves may find themselves a little disappointed with their booty.
ilcub76
The thieves were merely trying to help Japan's falling birthrate. If those condoms had reached Japan, God only knows how many children would have been prevented from being conceived.
TokyoGas
Party time!
tomatoflight
Looks like the thieves will never have to buy protection again.
kokorocloud
I'm torn between laughing and... laughing. What kind of thieves steal condoms?!
combinibento
Looks like a big game of Cops & Rubbers is about to begin...
sidesmile
They could wear them over their heads for their next daring rubbery..er, robbery.
Tahoochi
ilcub76 at 07:42 AM JST - 4th February
...and they could do more good by sending them to China. Kill 2 birds....
ExportExpert
I bet the thieves were expecting some other kind of booty- This is a Fark Up!
gogogo
haha!
ninjastar
Robin Hood strikes again.
Okinawamike
Correction: Rubber Hood strikes again.
This will cover the Japanese tourist coming to Malaysia for the cultural sites.
sf2k
well, the joke's on them
WordStar
Sagami's main product line in Japan for the past several years has been ultra-thin condoms made of synthetic silicone materials. But the natural latex used in the stolen condoms can be easily reprocessed into other goods, such as toys, etc. There has been a surge in the prices of commodities recently. This may be an indication that rubber inflation is imminent.
nandakandamanda
For export to Japan? No-one uses them there. This has to be an insurance scam.
goddog
There will be a lot of babies made this weekend here in Japan.
herefornow
goddog -- Really? What will make this weekend different than any other in Japan? Since over 35% of the young-men have no interest in sex, and 40% of married couples have sex less than once a month, this was probably a year's supply for the market.
Foxie
This story is worth making a movie. I really hope to hear follow-ups on that one.
Laguna
Condom conundrum: condemn or condone?
FollenSwanny
Did not anyone see them coming? I bet Sagami will withdraw from M'sia soon.
WilliB
With that profit, the thief can by a condominium.
Foggia
Well they just got... had.
timtak
Wearing raincoats over their bullet proof vests, the "robbers" were slippery, well protected, and very flexible. They bagged their load, put a sock on all police attempts to frustrate their well lubricated plan. And by "police" I do mean, yes, the Malaysian dick.
JennyTalwart
Swol... FollenSwanny,
Sagami may pull out of Malaysia, but I hope not prematurely, not before seeding a growing market over there.
nandakandamanda
Well, if they get stopped at customs with that lot, they can say it's for personal use.
bentheredonthat
good luck trying to get those bad boys on! tight to say the least!
sctaber56
@ilcub76: My thoughts exactly!! LOL @Laguna: Very clever!
presto345
I read elsewhere the container on arrival in Tokyo was empty.
sillygirl
the latest from the ministry of whatever to increase the birthrate - don`t be fooled.
susieuk
your guys need a baby boom.
Laguna
FollenSwannee,
No - no. You didn't just say that, did you?
sqwak
Most likely stolen to order.
Needabrew
"en route from the factory to a port" Any port in a storm...
Fadamor
Yep. Reading the story, my only thought was, "Oh God, the comments are going to reek." I was right. ;-) A story that's a comedian's dream.
WilliB
Burakumin desu:
No need to stock up at home. You can get monster sized condoms at Donkihon. (Or probably on the black market soon, once the container from Malaysia arrives...)
BurakuminDes
Hmmm....now I'm a little disturbed about what you've been getting up to, Kyushujoe!
ca1ic0cat
OK, but where do you fence condoms? Pssst, hey buddy, need a cheap rubber?
Fadamor
They'll sell them for $.25 each to the hookers in Bangkok.
sengoku38
Whoa, do you really want to put on a condom made in Malaysia?
nandakandamanda
This whole story seems to be really stretching it.
Hikozaemon
Not sure, it sounds like the robbers could be planning to go into hiding during Spring Break in Acapoulco....
mrjack
I bet they thought they were stealing something else, imagine thier horror when they opened a few boxes.
And how do you exactly hide 85,000 boxes of condoms.
Hahahaha they were en-route after this there will not be much of that happening...........hehehehe on root.