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I made a mistake of going into Lush and trying to buy...

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Underthestairsbears · 14/10/2021 14:18

Something for a guy...!!!

I just popped into my local Lush, they used to have a 'bloke section' so I kept wandering around looking for it...
Of course one of the helpful assistants came over and asked if she could help.
I said "oh I can't find your bloke section "

Poor young woman looked rather pale and launched into her "oh we don't have a men's section. It's all inclusive "
Lovely, so I asked where I might find something that might appeal to a teenage boy.

The only thing she could point me towards was a "beard cream" and I explained he didn't have a beard!

She then dragged another more senior young lady over... who then started on and on about being inclusive and how everything in LUSH us for everyone....it as I tried to escape....!

I tried to see if they had gift sets that might appeal to him....

Ok, it didn't need to be masculine per se but honestly it's like they've eradicated men from LUSH...

I'm not sure if that's the look they were going for...and also isn't it usually the other way round 🙄

Couldn't make head nor tail of it but I didn't escape easily.... literally had to hot foot it out of there quickly to avoid another encounter!

Does anyone else find it's getting harder to shop efficiently for what you want because things have to be so woke...

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CiaoForDiNiaoSaur · 14/10/2021 15:15

One of the benefits of losing my sense of smell is that I can walk past Lush without feeling ill Grin

Tabitha005 · 14/10/2021 15:14

@WomaninBoots

Last time I was in a Lush I ended up getting getting my arm washed and I wasnt sure how I had got there... so I haven't been back since.
@WomaninBoots your comment made me laugh like a drain.... and I really needed a laugh today, so thank you.
BungleandGeorge · 14/10/2021 15:13

I don’t think many blokes would be happy with the scent of ‘fairy’ which is the last thing I was bought from lush! If they want to claim that any scent is suitable they are least should have been able to point you towards ‘neutral’ smelling products which would appeal to many different people. Or ask you what type of scent you want. Bit rubbish if they declined to help at all, they lost a sale. I’d just go to boots or a department store where it’s much easier to pick up something without the faff and having to smell everything yourself.

ErrolTheDragon · 14/10/2021 15:12

I wish they wouldn't bloody include people trying to walk by outside in their olfactory assault.

bluegrass1 · 14/10/2021 15:12

It's all absurd :)

ErrolTheDragon · 14/10/2021 15:10

I think I just got a bit baffled by the way it took two shop assistants to NOT assist me in any way!!!

Crap customer service. I mean, the first one could have just pointed you to something that was generally a good seller.

Chocolatier9 · 14/10/2021 15:10

It’s the thought of a senior salesperson pinning the OP down and giving her a long lecture on inclusion while OP tries vainly to escape that makes me laugh.

Well, at least you’ll have something to associate the smell of Lush with now when you walk past.

Inclusivity… by Lush.

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Underthestairsbears · 14/10/2021 15:08

@CrazyCatLazy

I constantly see people complaining (rightly so), of how things are marketed to girls and how it should just be a kids section not boys vs girls section, then I see somebody complaining that there isn’t a blokes soap section. It’s soap, it’s scented, pick on and gift it in the neutral packaging they wrap it in.
I know, I totally get it! Blush and I do feel that way too. It's essential that children have the opportunity to access a full range of toys and experiences.

I think I just got a bit baffled by the way it took two shop assistants to NOT assist me in any way!!!

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TopTabby · 14/10/2021 15:07

Haven't been in for a long time, not since I was aggressively questioned by a teenage staff member about which moisturising products I used. I can just imagine your lecture!
I'm kind of against politics in a bloody bath bomb shop anyway so no great loss!

lockdownmadnessdotcom · 14/10/2021 15:06

@NecessaryScene

The scents in lush appeal to anyone.

Um. Hmm

Or nobody Grin
CrazyCatLazy · 14/10/2021 15:05

I constantly see people complaining (rightly so), of how things are marketed to girls and how it should just be a kids section not boys vs girls section, then I see somebody complaining that there isn’t a blokes soap section.
It’s soap, it’s scented, pick on and gift it in the neutral packaging they wrap it in.

Soubriquet · 14/10/2021 15:05

I used to love going to lush but I haven’t been since they started the whole TWAW rhetoric

oakleaffy · 14/10/2021 15:04

My DS - quite manly- used to always use my body shop rose shower gel.
He just liked the smell.
I still but it for him for Christmas!

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Underthestairsbears · 14/10/2021 15:04

@AssassinatedBeauty

"It's not though. Because they used to do a specific mens range. And they still sell products acceptable to most men. They're just mixed in now amongst the other products, and the staff apparently aren't allowed to indicate them to you! Even if they know full well what products you mean.*"
*
Yes, that was exactly what happened.

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CSJobseeker · 14/10/2021 15:02

@Ghostsintheshelf

Buy some "inclusive" soap. Wrap it in black or khaki paper and write WILD or SAVAGE or UNTAMED on it. You've got man soap.
GrinGrin
Lottapianos · 14/10/2021 14:56

'I want to support them more because of their inclusivity and anti-jkr stuff'

Oh, what JKR stuff?

ErrolTheDragon · 14/10/2021 14:54

I wonder what the response from the staff would have been if the OP had used the language of gender and asked for recommendations of more masculine or less feminine products?

MedusasBadHairDay · 14/10/2021 14:53

@JojobaFromOctober

I don't see why soap needs to be gendered. I've seen similar objections to shops removing boys' toys and girls' toys sections - some people genuinely liked being able to quickly find all the stereotypical stuff.

But I'm gender critical, so my stance is that products should not be gendered unless it's something that's actually to do with the sexed body. Anybody can like or dislike the smell of strawberries or bath bombs or whatever and there is no reason to say these things for one sex or the other.

Agreed. It makes no logical sense to have men's soaps and women's soaps, it's soap ffs.
HowardNoir · 14/10/2021 14:53

I want to support them more because of their inclusivity and anti-jkr stuff but the last time I went the assistant recommended a rose scented face mask for my husband, despite me saying "he'll use anything but a face mask as it gets in his beard.". The stores are always as accessible as a turnip with all the shite on the floor and mini stands all over the place. Damn it!

AssassinatedBeauty · 14/10/2021 14:48

@SecondClassmyass

Not sure I know many blokes who would want a migraine inducing gift from lush? Might be wrong though However it’s a bit like going to a builders supplies store and asking where is the ladies section of pink screwdrivers and crystal embellished hammers please?

It's not though. Because they used to do a specific mens range. And they still sell products acceptable to most men. They're just mixed in now amongst the other products, and the staff apparently aren't allowed to indicate them to you! Even if they know full well what products you mean.

Viviennemary · 14/10/2021 14:47

Beard cream. That made me laugh too. Grin

trappedsincesundaymorn · 14/10/2021 14:47

The scents in lush appeal to anyone except those that can't even walk pass the place without looking like they've been pepper sprayed.

Lottapianos · 14/10/2021 14:46

'My issue was being LUSH-splained by two ladies old enough to be my kids who couldn't direct me to a few suitable products without a lecture!'
Grin

God yes, the explaining and the sermonising..... Bloody tedious

BeastOfBODMAS · 14/10/2021 14:45

This reminds me of the time my brother bought me a Christmas present unsupervised. His girlfriend pointed him to Lush as their products are vegan. He went in and picked out bath bombs which, to his eyes, were shaped like pieces of broccoli because they must be the ones for vegans!

They are in danger of being even more confusing for the average male with this development

MsFogi · 14/10/2021 14:43

@thepiratequeen

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3985931-Lush-Edinburgh-say-they-wouldnt-serve-anyone-in-woman-T-shirt I haven't shopped in Lush since this happened. I can't understand why companies don't just sell their products. Alienating customers in order to appear "woke" is not good business.
Agreed!
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