I was at Castle yesterday, and they told me they have not receive a shipment for quite some time.   The clerk checked inventory, and there were a grand total of four at a location in Mesa.    Unfortunately, having Amazon delivery to the house is **not an option** for obvious reasons.  

Have Amazon deliver it to a locker at various Quik Trips.

Pardon my ignorance but what is an FC?

The Female Condom is inserted into her vagina and a small ring of synthetic material is about the only visible sign of it being present. The good part about this device is that the male is then able to be safer during intercourse with his UNCOVERED penis.

What?

I suppose the technical term would be "capillary suction" but essentially, the synthetic material adheres to the lining of the rectum with just a bit of friction (properly inserted). As you're also using a lube for the interior of the FC, there's no adhesion of the penis to the interior of the FC -- thus, it stays in place.

Dang this FC sounds like the best thing to hit the market since sliced bread.  Why aren't we hearing about these things much more frequently?  Probably the male condom lobby killed this product off.

I was also searching for these elusive unicorn items and found some free options online. Google female condom and project hard hat and thank me in the morning.

It said you can order 6 free female condoms but not to a PO Box?  Why not?  Is this some sort of FBI plot to gather intel on hobbyists?

Are you really as stupid as your posts make you appear?

You have no idea...we desert dwellers tend to just ignore.

My current fave provider can install one of the FC2s in less time than a male condom -- practice makes perfect!

Figured I'd chime in and say that after submitting a request, they were in my mailbox within 2 days. Discreet small envelope as well. Plain package with a simple white label with the address (no name or business). Was a little concerned when, after submitting my request, I got no email confirmation or any type of follow-up. Obviously that didn't matter and now I've got 6 of these at no cost or hassle to myself. Impressed to say the least.

He owes us desert dwellers on this board his usual amount he spends on p4p.
He clearly gets off on his foolishness.

Planned Parenthood is one.
Are there any free or low-cost clinics in your area (some will have baskets of them)?  
Try to search for some online or maybe call your local Department Of Health even to find out where some are.  
The locations I sometimes check out get them directly from Veru (FC2 manufacturer) or the local DOH.  
I don't get any shipped to me just because I can get them covered with insurance (24 a month right there) and pickup from a pharmacy of my choice or just contact who I know at my local DOH (in D.C.) and pick some up from them (I get like 50 every other month from her).  
You can get a prescription for FC2's from a doctor or from the site https://heydoctor.co (there's also an HeyDoctor app).  
It's $5 for a prescription from HeyDoctor (each prescription covers your initial pickup plus 1 refill).

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Yay! Glad I could help!

Actually I called the Planned Parenthood’s here in Phoenix and they said they didn’t carry them. I also tried to get a Rx from my gyno but she said “oh you can just get them OTC, if you can find anyone that carries them” so that’s why I wanted to make sure you all had the link for free ones that you just have to wait with snail mail on.  I was baffled that PP didn’t have any. Maybe the demand isn’t the same in Phoenix as it is in DC?

Planned Parenthood in Phoenix is very stingy.  Back when I had a girl friend many years ago I took her to one and we had to find only of only like two locations which had the free service deal.  Most of the other ones will just decline service if you don't pay them except one of the golden two locations.  

A LOT of doctors and pharmacies simply don't know yet that FC2's are actually not an OTC item anymore or that most insurances pay for them. My primary care doctor who is also an ob/gyn is pretty hip tho.  
There's actually instructions on the FC2 site of what a doctor is supposed to put on the prescription before you take it to a pharmacy.  
More-so knowledge maybe than lack of demand might be the problem.
Find a different doctor (make an appt with a doctor at a PP to get a prescription even if they don't have any FC2's in stock) or again use HeyDoctor.  
Arizona also has an DOH which is in Phoenix. Now I don't know the free or low-cost clinics in Phoenix/Scottsdale/Mesa/Tempe etc but i'm sure you can all google/bing that info (or again call or email the Arizona DOH for some leads on who might have some since PP does not).

Most doctors are incompetent and barely able to tie their shoes.  They have no logical reasoning skills and mainly just get by with memorization. The only way to fix it is to file medical complaints against doctors who do not have a basic understanding (MD has its own complaint site and DO has a separate licensing site in this state.).  Once people file more complaints against them they might be forced to undergo more education and training.  

Well I don't know who to point the finger at for most of the blame but pharma, insurance companies, pharmacies, docs all talk to each or at least they should. Someone is dropping the ball on passing the knowledge on for sure between them.
Especially that lot of doctors but also a lot of pharmacies need more education and training when it comes to FC2's (esp them not being OTC anymore and being able to submit them properly to the patient/customer's insurance).  
When they stopped being OTC and I had gotten a prescription for them for the first time I called about 8 pharmacies in D.C. before I found 2 that actually had experience in filing FC2 prescriptions (1 medical supply/specialty pharmacy and 1 Walgreens).  
I made it a point to call each of those 8 other pharmacies back to school them on how to submit a claim for an FC2 prescription .... that's definitely not my job lol felt it was kind of my duty.

2016 - summer - came close but of course it crashed and burned.