Best vibrators for women and where to buy
Say what you like about the pandemic, but one of the positives it gave us was the time to get to know our bodies better.
Locked indoors with nowhere to go and with only the telly, puzzles and banana bread to stave off boredom, is it any wonder we looked for excitement wherever we could find it?
Namely, the bedroom, and chiefly: sex toys.
Across the board, any retailer selling such pocket rockets watched sales soar as bored Brits looked for ways to spice up their nightlife.
The pandemic may now be in our rearview, but the mania for sex toys appears to have only accelerated. According to Lovehoney's Sex Map 2023, the UK buys more adult toys and accessories than any other country, including Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US. The global study found that almost all shoppers (9 in 10) have or want to use a toy with a partner, and Londoners bought more than anywhere else in the UK, with sex furniture and position enhancers particular bestsellers.
What was once a furtive purchase in a Soho store backroom has become mainstream.
You can find sex toys everywhere, from online giant Amazon to fashion retailer Nasty Gal. Even has a finger in this particular pie, selling a range of , meaning you can pick them up alongside your peaches, bananas and aubergines should the mood strike.
