Ann Summers?

[Winkle]

I was driving to work this morning and started thinking about, "If I was to open a mens only shop for female shoppers what would I call it? Not that I frequent "Ann summers" on a regular basis, just the odd birthday and christmas present for the beloved, (Incidently only buying what I see as top notch female attire, when in fact they usually get taken back for something a bit more practical and in a larger size) Anyway, my thoughts as I was daydreaming round the M25 this morning were that, how would you feel (as a bloke) if the Mrs or girlfriend purchased a nice silky pair of boxers or a matching pair of of crutchless thong type pants with eat me wrote on them?
Would you feel uncomfortable if she came home with a pot of ky jelly with the aroma of " David Beckham" after shave wafting through the bedroom? Better still as they sell them rampant gerbill thingies, if there was one for self love would you consider using it?
How would you approach the subject if your partner threw a schoolboy uniform at you an said " Get in that fattie, cos Im the daddy now?
This got me thing again also, as what could you call a men only shop for female shoppers? Maybe something like, " Abit of rough? or " Burts silky draws". perhaps " So macho" or something like that.
Also to all the female zoners out there, Would you feel uncomfortable walking into a mens only shop and buying exotic pants for your partner or a self love toy?
Answers please!

 

[OldBlueLady]

Personally I've only ever bought jokey stuff from AS - and that's because my sister was a party area manager! She always said that the lingerie was pretty decent quality. Some of their hen party bits and pieces are pretty good as well, have used a variety of stuff over the years for these.

As to the idea of a reverse type of shop, again, I think I'd probably only go for the jokey stuff or something that was obviously intended as a laugh. You need the right type of body to get that kind of gear on (young and fit preferably!) - in my opinion anyway!

 

[TrueBlue]

I was driving to work this morning and started thinking about, "If I was to open a mens only shop for female shoppers what would I call it? Not that I frequent "Ann summers" on a regular basis, just the odd birthday and christmas present for the beloved, (Incidently only buying what I see as top notch female attire, when in fact they usually get taken back for something a bit more practical and in a larger size) Anyway, my thoughts as I was daydreaming round the M25 this morning were that, how would you feel (as a bloke) if the Mrs or girlfriend purchased a nice silky pair of boxers or a matching pair of of crutchless thong type pants with eat me wrote on them?
Would you feel uncomfortable if she came home with a pot of ky jelly with the aroma of " David Beckham" after shave wafting through the bedroom? Better still as they sell them rampant gerbill thingies, if there was one for self love would you consider using it?
How would you approach the subject if your partner threw a schoolboy uniform at you an said " Get in that fattie, cos Im the daddy now?
This got me thing again also, as what could you call a men only shop for female shoppers? Maybe something like, " Abit of rough? or " Burts silky draws". perhaps " So macho" or something like that.
Also to all the female zoners out there, Would you feel uncomfortable walking into a mens only shop and buying exotic pants for your partner or a self love toy?
Answers please!

Good Idea but still Ann Summers has the market really sewn up on both sides really

 

[Winkle]

You need the right type of body to get that kind of gear on (young and fit preferably!) - in my opinion anyway!

Is there ever a right type of body? Young girls seem to think that a size 10 is fat, were as I reckon nearer the mark across the spectrum of ages say 16-50 year old, the average size would be around 16-18. This comes back to my previous post as when I visit "Ann Summers" My mental imagary of what I actually want to buy my wife is somehow corrupted as to what in her eyes is appropiate. I.E wrong size and wrong taste. I have no problem going into these shops as such but like most men just buy something that looks ok in order to get served and out the door as quickly as possible. My point was and is, if the boot was on the other foot ,would female zoners visit a male shop full of exotic attire to appease themseleves and there partners?
Going by the lack of response my bet would be no!

 

[loz]

Speaking in very, very broad terms... i don't think many men would feel comfortable with it, because we're not used to being objectified in such an explicit way. Speaking in possibly even broader terms, the one place where that might not be the case is in the gay community, as men there obviously have to be the objects as well as the subjects. Hence the stronger association of fetish gear etc with the gay scene.

of course i may just be talking out of my arse.... which is quite an inappropriate metaphor, considering the subject. bugger. oh, so's that.

 

[Ozzer]

Winkle you seem to be getting very involved in this, it's getting worrying. Do you also have a flasher mac? Posters you never know who is behind the mouse.:unsure:

 

[Winkle]

Winkle you seem to be getting very involved in this, it's getting worrying. Do you also have a flasher mac? Posters you never know who is behind the mouse.:unsure:

My mac is at the dry cleaners at the moment along with my gimp mask that needs restitching! Seriously, its just an idea I have been mulling over, to see if there would a market for "Mans stuff" ,you never no!

 

[Numphgirl]

Winkle.. it wouldn't bother me going into a "man summers" shop at all. Whether the other half would mind I don't know - i will ask him.

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

Winkle.. it wouldn't bother me going into a "man summers" shop at all. Whether the other half would mind I don't know - i will ask him.

Why would I?........we go in to Ann Summers enough when in town.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Not got a problem with a stroll round Ann Summers..plenty of fitties in there to look at. They will be impressed with the fact you are in there and you could even pull whilst you browse!!

 

[MK Shrimper]

Why would I?........we go in to Ann Summers enough when in town.

Dave mate, I told you, there a specialist shops out there for people of your (ahem) persuasion: http://www.transformationshops.co.uk/

 

[BTS]

Not got a problem with a stroll round Ann Summers..plenty of fitties in there to look at. They will be impressed with the fact you are in there and you could even pull whilst you browse!!

How would you be able to pull a fittie in there? if your in there browsing then you obviously have a partner!

 

[davewebbsbrain]

How would you be able to pull a fittie in there? if your in there browsing then you obviously have a partner!

And your point is???

 

[osymandus]

Dave mate, I told you, there a specialist shops out there for people of your (ahem) persuasion: http://www.transformationshops.co.uk/

Hang on MK , how did you have that to hand ?

If its the same place (and im at work so i cant check ) they used to run adverts in the News of the screws and other Sunday tabloids , oddly just before the sports page (is there a link ??) , and a before and after picture of a TB look alike who became a Kate moss esc.

If your shopping in Ann summers for your partner tsk , go for quality ;)

 

[MK Shrimper]

Hang on MK , how did you have that to hand ?

If its the same place (and im at work so i cant check ) they used to run adverts in the News of the screws and other Sunday tabloids , oddly just before the sports page (is there a link ??) , and a before and after picture of a TB look alike who became a Kate moss esc.

If your shopping in Ann summers for your partner tsk , go for quality ;)

Ahem! I, er.... it wasn't for me....it's for a friend :stunned:

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

Ahem! I, er.... it wasn't for me....it's for a friend :stunned:

:tumbleweed:

 

[Firestorm]

Imagine how you would feel if the wife came home with a strap on............

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

Imagine how you would feel if the wife came home with a strap on............

Should that be "a strap on".......... or "a strap on on "

:unsure:

 

[cockles is back]

one of the best things about my girlfriend apart from all the obvious stuff, she works for ann summers in southend high street, bless her she takes her job very seriously we are always doing as much market research as we can