to raise my eyebrows because there were children in the Ann Summers shop | Mumsnet (2023)

Was in the Ann Summers shop on Wednesday and there were two women in there with small children in pushchairs. OK fair enough, they won't understand coz they're too young

but

there were also sixth formers from the local school (it was lunch time) in there!!!!! In their school uniform !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Am I old-fashioned or not. I thought you had to be 18 to go in there. Even the girl on the till didn't look 18!!!!!!

I doubt there is an age limit.

A couple of summers ago our local one was advertising The Rabbit in the window.

My dd wanted to go in and see it because she thought it meant a bunny.

Ho hum.

Babies in prams, fine.
Girls in school uniform who are likely to be under 18, not fine.

They should have been politely asked to leave and if they just needed condoms directed to the nearest Boots store.

Pushchairs: too young to know
Sixth formers - old enough to legally have sex so why would they be banned?

Would be more concerned if there were children inbetween those ages TBH.

(FWIW, wouldn't want my DCs in there even if 16, but how can shop ban kids old enough to be sexually active?)

children are allowed in the stores because essentialy it is just a lingerie shop, the same as La Senza or the M&S knicker section.

the bits that are not suitable for children ie the toys are shielded by a wall and that area is open to children. if women walk in with children teh shop assistants should politley ask them to coe out.

Well I guess my question is:

Do you have to be 18 to go in a sex shop in this country or not? If the answer is yes, then the sales assistant should bloody well make sure the law is upheld.

only read OP, sorry, didn't realise they were in the over 18 section.
So if there is a law which says sex toys have to be in over 18 section then legally, the shop shouldn't have allowed them in there.

Kind of double standards in our legal system when they can have "the real thing" at 16 but not a toy , or am I missing something?

I think the reason whu we have so many teenage pregnancies is because we are too afraid to talk to children about sex and self gratification....

It happens, we all do it and we are very naive if we think that teenagers don't or shouldn't do it either. Why shouldn't they know about toys?

Did you see that programme - sex with mum and dad - where there are problems with teenagers who can't talk to their parents about sex? The psychologist recommends that teens should explore their own bodies.