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M&S advert for crotchless thongs

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Dutchhouse14 · 29/07/2026 01:04

Doom scrolling on fb as cant sleep.
An advert pops up on my feed from M&S for crotchless thongs. Have I actually fallen asleep and am dreaming ?! WTAF is M&S thinking?!! They appear to be stocking Anne Summers-talk about rebrand of underwear dept!

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LadyUrsula · 29/07/2026 16:39

I'm not sure they'd look very sexy with my Tena lady pad inside them...

theneighbourstolemyteacup · 29/07/2026 16:44

M&S got an absolute beating with the cyber attack they had not that long ago, can't blame them to try to boost the sales and try to salvage what they can

Screamingabdabz · 29/07/2026 16:49

Ratherhaveacupofteaandabiscuit · 29/07/2026 14:21

No. It’s tacky and vulgar.

Neither of which attract me to a shop.

Perfectly possible to have a good sex life without crap like this.

I also wonder if M&S are selling underpants with a hole through which to poke a penis.

I agree. I’ve had some of my best sex in absolute shockers of frumpiness.

I’m amazed the Benny Hill role play does it for so many women. You’d have thought we’d have all moved on but of course, it doesn’t matter how emancipated women are, male sexuality is still stuck in the 70s.

Floatlikeafeather2 · 29/07/2026 16:54

LeedsLoiner · 29/07/2026 08:45

You have to read it in Dawn French's voice for full effect...

Dawn French was rubbish at it though. Dervla Kirwan was the original and best.

MassOfInterstellarGas · 29/07/2026 17:08

EBearhug · 29/07/2026 01:31

There's not much to thongs anyway, so what's left if they're crotchless?

I do think of M&S as the home of sensible cotton undies, though, even though I have bought silk knickers there.

Gosh, this.

OonaStubbs · 29/07/2026 17:10

This should not be allowed, and especially not in a respectable establishment like Marks and Spencer. My Grandma used to shop there when she was alive! She would have had a heart attack if she had seen these tawdry and sordid garments while shopping for her smalls.

BIossomtoes · 29/07/2026 17:36

OonaStubbs · 29/07/2026 17:10

This should not be allowed, and especially not in a respectable establishment like Marks and Spencer. My Grandma used to shop there when she was alive! She would have had a heart attack if she had seen these tawdry and sordid garments while shopping for her smalls.

Oh dear. You hate dogs, naughty knickers shouldn’t be allowed - do you actually like anything?

Rothburypixie · 29/07/2026 18:14

OonaStubbs · 29/07/2026 17:10

This should not be allowed, and especially not in a respectable establishment like Marks and Spencer. My Grandma used to shop there when she was alive! She would have had a heart attack if she had seen these tawdry and sordid garments while shopping for her smalls.

Yes they should hide away all the underwear behind curtains because it’s sooooo offensive!

Katigee410 · 29/07/2026 18:21

Not offended, but I just wonder how much material goes into making a crotchless thong, and why make one. Surely you can just yank to the side if need to for whatever reason 🤭

YouHaveAnArse · 29/07/2026 18:26

Ratherhaveacupofteaandabiscuit · 29/07/2026 11:57

I don’t want to shop in a place which sells porn pants.
Total disrespect to their longterm customer base in favour of chasing new markets.

You obviously watch very different porn to me

YouHaveAnArse · 29/07/2026 18:28

Ratherhaveacupofteaandabiscuit · 29/07/2026 14:21

No. It’s tacky and vulgar.

Neither of which attract me to a shop.

Perfectly possible to have a good sex life without crap like this.

I also wonder if M&S are selling underpants with a hole through which to poke a penis.

Isn't this the case for the majority of men's underwear?

Ladybirdheard · 29/07/2026 20:55

Whoever said they look like moths I can't unsee it now 😂

PollysKenwood · 29/07/2026 21:01

My friend did a spin class wearing a thong once. Experience wasn’t repeated.

Lifelover16 · 29/07/2026 21:19

Imdunfer · 29/07/2026 08:12

Or as I've seen a urologist describe thongs "a UTI transfer highway"

Or as we as practice nurses used to call thongs, “thrush conductors”

Pippa12 · 29/07/2026 22:33

Pearl clutching over a crotchless thong? Don’t be daft! It’s just abit of material. It’s hardly a pornographic advert?!

FWIW we’ve enjoyed a crotchless thong in our time! I’d say it’s pretty vanilla if you ever ventured over to the ‘sex’ chat!!

Blondiney · 29/07/2026 22:50

HelpMeGetThrough · 29/07/2026 07:28

There’s a gaping hole in their marketing strategy I think.

Indeed.

😂

parachutegirl · 29/07/2026 22:53

That came up on my fb ads today too, I also thought “ugh”. What is the actual point of knickers that don’t do what knickers are designed for?

maxslice · 29/07/2026 22:53

Rothburypixie · 29/07/2026 18:14

Yes they should hide away all the underwear behind curtains because it’s sooooo offensive!

I think by the time you’re a grandmother there’s not much you haven’t seen. You might think the crotchless thongs were vulgar, but they wouldn’t surprise you.

TempestTost · 29/07/2026 23:10

Screamingabdabz · 29/07/2026 10:53

I’m always dubious of props too though. What does it add?

Nothing sexier imo than normal, comfy underwear (on the bedroom floor) and two people with healthy libidos and imaginations.

I think a lot of paraphernalia is actually a sign of being undersexed or lack of imagination. They need props and extra things to get the spirits up.

blythet · 29/07/2026 23:23

WyattCallow · 29/07/2026 06:32

10 bagged in the last 48hrs…..so there is some interest!

HowardsWahey · 29/07/2026 23:27

Don't want one? Don't buy one!

Get a grip/

Toetouchingtitties · 29/07/2026 23:34

What sizes do they go up to ? Asking for me (rather than a friend)

EBearhug · 29/07/2026 23:41

Toetouchingtitties · 29/07/2026 23:34

What sizes do they go up to ? Asking for me (rather than a friend)

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OonaStubbs · 29/07/2026 23:51

quite frankly, I think gussetless underwear should be banned.

Toetouchingtitties · 29/07/2026 23:57

EBearhug · 29/07/2026 23:41

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Darn, need bigger.