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?

Horrors. When I started my periods in the early 60s my DM sent me to buy the pads at the local haberdashery, where the packet was wrapped up in brown paper and string, and had to be hidden in the basket, so men were not able to see it. Thank goodness by the late 60s tampons were sold in Tescos. Later when my DD had a BF I bought condoms in the supermarket with the rest of the Saturday shop. Life progresses.

Ahh, there’s no need. If you don’t want your kids to see the vibrators, don’t loiter down that aisle. It really is that simple and doesn’t need overthinking.

I am hoping it was more a case of ‘every little helps’ than JS’s slogan 😂

Slightly off topic, but when I lived in Dubai it was illegal for shops to sell sex toys. Anyway, someone spotted ‘massagers’ which were obviously vibrators in one of the supermarkets. The expat mums Facebook group went wild.

@MartinCrieffsLemon You are sick. Reported your disgusting posts.

Maybe a bit much amid the cauliflowers or the loo roll.

Nope, it not telling children they should have sex but it's the creeping exposure to a sexual world. The normalisation of bringing sexual preferences into the public sphere. For the thousandth time - something we used to agree as a society to keep children away from until it was appropriate. The breaking down of boundaries.

You have people on this thread trying to compare kids seeing a bottle of wine with a rampant rabbit which is deeply disturbing.

What the fuck is a "pleasure cup"?

Now you're talking about the Welsh government

Thought I knew it all. What on earth is a flashlight apart from an emergency torch
😂

What is your point, exactly, then?

If it's that kids shouldn't be exposed to things for adults, presumably you think supermarkets shouldn't carry vapes, or tobacco, or booze or, I dunno, adult sized clothes either?

Fact is, things like this are all around us and it's up to parents to deal with the, not to expect everyone else to have to fanny around going online to buy something because you can't be arsed to explain what a discretely packaged tiny vibe is to a kid which is never going to ask what it is anyway.

Once upon a time it was considered pushing it for a women to expose their ankles.

Fuck that. Times change.

its actually a ‘flesh light’. A male maturbator.

ETA - looks like a torch but with a hole in it!!

Clicked on this thread literally thinking it was "ON SALE" like, heavy discount and needed to know which Tesco. Big disappointment.

I wouldn't feel comfortable buying this and it rolling down the conveyor belt with the frozen peas or through a self service till and it needs to be okayed by supervisor

I have made my point many times on this thread. And you are going to persist on suggesting it's about convenience, that is your issue with comprehension.

I'm going to leave this because, as a couple of people have said, there are some very creepy posters on this thread.

Is it not pearls we clutch when we're being prudes?

And staws when the best argument we have it rather weak...

Anyway, I am the prude here too. Horrible thing to see in Tesco. Not OK.

It’s vulgar and makes my children really uncomfortable

Where do you look? I want a laugh 🤣

@Missmarple87 I give up.
Perhaps you should have lived during puritan times or something.

@FergusSingsTheBIues why are your children looking at them?

Jesus!!

Of course it's a barrier. Its making sex shameful that you have to ask at the counter to buy them.

It's far better that people can just pick them up and go through self service checkout.

Safe sex is paramount and overrides your so called moral outrage.

You would hate our local pharmacy - have a basket with loose packets of condoms - free of charge, just help yourself, on the shelf. No need to ask or pay.

That's not a butt plug?

Also, 19 years ago is not "literally decades".

@Yelloworangetomato

So am I

Normalised to children! Are you having a laugh? “Mummy, what are these” well son mummy inserts them into her fanny because it feels really good to the point I orgasm”
seriously I’m all for teaching kids about the birds and the bee’s but normalising sex toys to children is just plain perverted