to hav felt physically sick at this desplay in Poundland?

[MrsFruitcake]

Only popped in because it's DS's birthday next week and someone told me they sell big bags of balloons in there.

Get a pack, and approach the till area with DD (who is 7). On the till end, in clear view to everyone queing, is a display of Condoms and pink vibrating 'love-rings' - cock rings I suppose they would be better known as.

The pinkness of the boxes they are in and the word 'ring' catches DDs attention and she wants to know what they are for. There was definite sniggering from the couple behind us as I struggled to find the right words. I told her they were for grown ups to wear, which wasn't a lie, but she kept pressing me on it and I had to tell her to be quiet in the end.

DD is totally clueless about sex, but even if she weren't, I still don't think I'd like to have to explain what they are for.

I am no prude - but am I right to be angry about the fact that Poundland display them in such a prominent position, exactly where the sweets would normally be? It's wrong on so many levels IMO. I will be writing to them tomorrow.

Condoms arent the same as lads mags - they dont say anything about women or men or relationships or anything - they just are -like tampons or anything - they just serve a purpose.

To say they are the same is just silly imo.

'Shineynewthings Sun 23-Jan-11 20:27:53
All those saying YABU what the big deal, 7 years olds should be clued up on condoms etc, presumably you would see nothing wrong if the local off-licences put a few of the adult mags down to the same level as the cbbc and dora the explorer mags then, or simply down on the lower tier?
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Have already stated my personal beleif that condoms are wholely and entirely positive, cock rings not harmful although not as essential as the former, both designed for the immensely positive reasosn of promotong fun, healthy sexual play in consenting adults; and lads mags a mysogynistic tool designed to reduce women to the level of depersonalised sexual toy

not the same thing at all

But you may need to walk down an aisle with painkillers and vitamins and plasters on might you not? Te condoms et al are on the same aisle as all that in my local Boots.

Why don't you just blind fold her in the shops

Ah but falsemessage with so many more typos LOL

Ah, but there are plenty who believe that a bit of porn "should be normal, they (it) can promote variety within a healthy sexual relatio0nship: what's not to like" - to quote you.

All down to personal preference - you may see lads mags a mysogynistic tool designed to reduce women to the level of depersonalised sexual toy (I agree tbh), but you have no problem with cock rings. I'm saying that there are people who find cock rings as offensive as you find lads mags, and that it's up to the shops to respect the views of all of their customers and place them appropriately.

In my local Boots, the Durex cock rings, condoms and lube are on a display next to the till. Next to the sweets.

Why not just say they are to stop mummies and daddies having babies? Why do cock rings need a separate answer to condoms for a seven year old?

When I was a child, I knew that my mummy took special tablets to stop her having any more babies...

It's true they are not the same. My rationale was a bit ski wiff there. Still would have compalined though.

complained ugh

maisie

cock rings = no effects beyong those who use it

lads mags = massive chain of people invovled in whole porn industry, even if you like porn there's no arguing that it is a massive and complex industry with hard to measure effects.

Peachy

Unless you think about the millions of workers working in terrible conditions making shitty cock rings for western shops to seel for £1.

Again, there are plenty of women who are not exploited, and plenty who will argue that it's a valid career choice. Which is why its use can be healthy in a consensual relationship.

This is veering from my point - which is that different people find different things acceptable when it comes (fnarr fnarr) to sex, and that it's up to shops to respect that.

I dont want to explain formula feeding to my child, and am therefore offended by displays of SMA. All shops should consider this and not put formula near the baby stuff as this is where I will be shopping...

[tongue in cheek!!]

Maisie as I am sue you are aware that's aa massive debate with low paid trade being weighed against job availability and the freedom that means in places with no benefit system.

I don't have the answer there: very few claim to.

I am aware of the issues, and hopefully in time these can be resolved.

As do I maisie,

at the moment though the world focus is on different matters, understandably though sadly

Yes everyone is entitled to feel cock rings are not tasteful at a checkout, but the thing to do in that situation would be to complain to the manager as tether said early on in this post.

But physically sick? Really? Just seems to be an over egged hysterical lead in to a mildly irritating thread to the majority of the readers on this post.

I'm sure the manager would have relocated them at the customers request, regardless of the head office instruction.

Agree Peachy.

Now, those pesky cock rings at Poundies tills...

They're not pesky, they're buzzy.

I bet the Poundies ones don't buzz - more a kind of phut phut phut before they whine to a halt

If you were really that bothered by it you should of done what someone up thread mentioned. Call the manage rover and breezily say to him "My daughter wants to know what these items are and what they are used for. Would you care to explain"

@ maisie

where should the shop stock them, at least behing the till, with the other adult item seems logical

Just cock rings or condoms too?

No young person who is shy should be even asked to have to verbally request condoms. Condoms are there for safety: surely we WANT them to have easy access?

Surely in the toiletries section makes more sense? When I was that age I'd have been happier going to that section and discreetly sticking a packet of condoms in my basket under other stuff, rather than having to reach for a pack in full view of everyone else in the queue (and sods law your mum's friend would have been in it)

Oh this thread has made me laugh so much!

Last week I was in Poundland with my sister and was looking for paracetamol when I saw the very same cock rings in pink packaging displayed next to condoms and toothpaste - there was a bloke standing in front of the display choosing some toothpaste hmmm

• the devil in me sparked and I hit the fake call button on my mobile and within a few seconds my phone was ringing ..... I answered the fake call saying loudly ' Hello love, I'll be with you in 10 minutes, I have just nipped into Poundland to pick up a few of those cock rings' - reaching past Mr Toothpaste and grabbing a couple of boxes while my sister choked and ran like hell into the next aisle

My sis has refused to ever go shopping with me again