Vibrators on sale at Tesco, thought it was a bit much

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Went to buy some toothpaste with my kids, 7 year old wants to see new toy in plastic boxes, it’s rows and rows of vibrators. Is it just me or is this a bit much for the weekly shop?

You may not

Do NOT shame the women who do

You better not be telling/insinuating to your daughter she shouldn't be liking sexual pleasure from sex toys.

And, FYI, sex toys for women are more than just "battery powered fake penises"

Honestly, can’t imagine the quality would be any good! Go to a proper site for that sort of thing…

‘I don't need a battery-powered fake penis to discover and own my sexual pleasure.’

IMHO you don’t often hear penis and women’s sexual pleasure mentioned together!
You’re missing the point , massively

honestly, I find this response extraordinary even for MN.

My point is only that sex toys are not necessary for female sexual pleasure. And having them in the supermarket suggests them, makes them seem like something all/most girls/women and their partners if included should consider using or, worse, feel the need to use. It says: it is right/good/what you should do.
I don't of course have the slightest issue with people who want to using sex toys. But do with them being in a family supermarket. They are designed for sexual pleasure - this is what feels out of place in Tesco.

It's not something that should be effectively pushed by a family supermarket, imo. I find it upsetting - and the responses here only confirm this - that women are made to feel as if they know nothing about pleasure if they are not using sex toys.

It's just wrong. And BS>

Would you also like your children to be exposed to young/ underage pregnancy because they're too embarrassed to ask the person behind the counter for a condom?

It is vitally important to the sexual health & wellbeing of the general population that condoms are easily accessible and not closed off, this is a ridiculous thing to say.

Vibrators have been available on supermarket shelves for at least 15-20 years. This is not a new thing.

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It's not a biggie.

Though I'd probably need one 🥴

Had a quick look at tesco app and couldn't help but laugh at the brought next item 😂

Our DS10 said the strawberry live looked nice in Savers and what was it. I said it was to make kissing taste nice! My DH was a lovely shade of red as he didn't know what to tell him!

I assume the comment you responded to, was itself, in response to the previous poster who said that a vibrator was the same as a condom. They seemed to have been a little confused.

They're Love Honey products though

I’m not sure what sort of penises you’ve seen, but this looks nothing like one to me. It’s also rechargeable, no batteries required

You know what’s ‘subliminally pressurising’? Teaching your daughters that using sex toys, should they wish to, is wrong. You might not want to use a sex toy, and that is entirely your prerogative, but there’s nothing wrong with someone else choosing to use them. Even if that is your own daughter.

How will you prevent your daughter from owning a vibrator when she’s older?

Ah yes because everything in a supermarket means it MUST be for everyone to use or they're abnormal

That's why we have margarine, lard and butter in. 10 types of cheese. Olives even though none of us remotely like them

Because they're in the supermarket so must be brought by everyone

You certainly SOUND like you have a problem with people who use sex toys else you wouldn't have an issue with them appearing "right/good". They are normal and can (and do) hugely enhance sexual pleasure. Being in a supermarket is just "hey these are available and are acceptable to buy if you want"0

Just had a look, some are part of the club card deals, win win!

Lots of teenagers might not be, that won’t stop them having sex though. Contraceptives should be totally accessible.

If she's anything like my mother she'll be turning over every inch of her bedroom and reading her diary regularly.

God the replies from the cool girls are so ridiculously obtuse.

Having sex toys for sale, and clearly on display, in a supermarket is just so unnecessary. Consenting adults can easily buy them elsewhere, others who'd rather not see them, or have their children see them, do not need to.

People making jokes about brown bags and dodgy backstreet shops seem to forget that this wasn't 100% about sex being shameful....it was also about not exposing children to inappropriate things.

Sex positivity is one thing but suggesting that a)children should be explained to about vibrators (WFF?!) and b) vibrators are a normal part of a sex life is extremely odd to me. Nobody should be ashamed of masturbation but I would argue that you can having a perfectly good sex life without buying multiple accoutrements. And of course, that's the only things Tesco care about. People BUYING stuff. As if they give a stuff about female pleasure. The sex toy industry only exists to make you think you need to buy stuff.

Jesus. I’m sorry that happened to you.

I suppose it was a DVD store by the time I had kids! None of them exist any more though, my youngest has no idea there were stores to rent DVDs.

You could argue that vibrators are more effective than condoms for preventing STIs and pregnancy.

Are you equally as scathing about mens pleasure as you are about womens pleasure?

@Missmarple87 God the replies from the cool girls are so ridiculously obtuse.

Are all supermarkets run by cool girls then?