Ebbie - You are on to something.

In many cases, its not the price of the product itself, its the cost of the packaging that we are paying for. Its also a very high environmental cost.

As to pharmaceuticals (including condoms) the prices are based on consumer demand. Try using a balloon in place of a condom. Since the use of condoms is a health and safety issue, our governments should be supplying them for free. The same with saline solution which is used to combat the symptoms of a virus. Why not provide it for free? It really makes me mad when people profit from the misery of others.