{"id":14334,"date":"2016-03-17T16:14:33","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T16:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=14334"},"modified":"2016-03-17T16:14:33","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T16:14:33","slug":"14334","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/14334","title":{"rendered":"The world of sexertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sex toy shops in Cardiff have grown in numbers and changed in colours. Here is what to expect in terms of products and experience<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14354\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_7-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14354\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-14354 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_7-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sex_toy_Cardiff_7 (1)\" width=\"575\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_7-1.jpg 575w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_7-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_7-1-500x313.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_7-1-200x125.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14354 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_7-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sex_toy_Cardiff_7 (1)\" width=\"575\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_7-1.jpg 575w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_7-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_7-1-500x313.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_7-1-200x125.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> A life size mannequin at a sex toy store in Cardiff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s hard to miss the pink building on the busy City Road, known for its food joints in Cardiff. The mannequins at the window may lead you to believe<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">it\u2019s a pricey lingerie shop,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">but if you do decide to peep in, you will be transported to a world of pleasure. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Behind the files of dolls clad in bikini<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, underwear and erotic body stockings,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on\u00a0<\/span>display are rubber penises, bums, vaginas, cock rings, bondage gears and many more devices. Welcome to the world of adult sex toys.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s like adding salt and pepper to your food. You add them to enhance taste. These devices add variety to your sex life and keep things interesting,\u201d says Faith Attwell, a bubbly <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">woman<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> behind the desk and founder of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.passiononline.co.uk\/shop\/index.php\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Passion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the sex toy store.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Faith is right. The increasing number of sex toy shops in Cardiff (about eight shops in the city itself) shows that people are getting interested about sex toys and in experimenting with their sex life.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThese shops are no more about just porn CDs. Technology has changed. Earlier, there used to be only basic tools with women\u2019s pictures on the boxes. Now, tech-savvy tools with colourful packaging have come up to enhance sexual pleasure,\u201d says Martin Millar, the manager of Lovecraft, one of the oldest sex toy shops in Cardiff.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Scroll and click on the picture to know about some of the interesting products<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alwaysThinglink aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%\" src=\"\/\/cdn.thinglink.me\/api\/image\/766933851732705281\/1024\/10\/scaletowidth#tl-766933851732705281;1043138249'\" alt=\"\" width=\"537\" height=\"217\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alwaysThinglink aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%\" src=\"\/\/cdn.thinglink.me\/api\/image\/766933851732705281\/1024\/10\/scaletowidth#tl-766933851732705281;1043138249'\" alt=\"\" width=\"537\" height=\"217\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sex toys are not limited to only vibrators. \u201cYou can get toys that people can use individually and with their partners. There are products for heterosexuals and homosexuals,\u201d says Martin. There is\u00a0a range of erotic products starting from rubber bums to<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> vaginas<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, from cock to nipple rings, wigs to turn-on body stockings and different types of sex-games. Remote controlled devices are popular among customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSex toys cannot replace humans but they enhance pleasure and save time and effort,\u201d says Faith, referring to the \u2018struggle for having an orgasm\u2019. \u201cThey help you de-stress and relax.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sex toys help you to be adventurous with sex. It applies to all age groups. \u201cOur customers range from early 20s to 60 year olds,\u201d says Faith. \u201cI have even got a customer who is 90.\u201d Age is just a number, desire matters. While Faith believes, \u201cPeople today are chilled about sex toys\u201d,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Martin reckons<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201cThe taboo around it has gone out of the window.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nicholas and Anna reside in Cardiff and are in a live-in relationship and are regular users of sex toys.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We regularly visit sex toy shops to explore new products. It enhances sexual pleasure<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d says Nicholas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhen Nic brought me the bondage gear, I was a little shy. I tried and the first experience was full on!\u201d adds Anna.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do they shop online or visit shops? \u201cWe prefer to go to the shop and buy. There you get to see the material and buy according to your comfort level,\u201d says the couple.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14361\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_5.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14361\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-14361 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_5.jpg\" alt=\"Sex_toy_Cardiff_5\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_5-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_5-500x300.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14361 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_5.jpg\" alt=\"Sex_toy_Cardiff_5\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_5-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Sex_toy_Cardiff_5-500x300.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Rubber genitals on display at Passion, a sex toy store.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Big brands have a niche online market which small businesses find difficult to compete with. \u201cWe emphasise on offline business as Google prefers big businesses and keeps them on the top of their search lists,\u201d says Faith. \u201cWe get more customers in our shop than online.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are people really comfortable about using and talking about sex toys? In a multi-cultural society full of international students, there is a mixed reaction to this question in Cardiff. Gayatri Mohan, an Indian student who comes from a country where the sale of sex toys is illegal, says, \u201cI have always been curious about sex toys but could not talk about it with my friends. We talk about<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sex, but no one raises the topic of sex toys openly<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Haruka, a student from Japan, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a country<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> where sex toys <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are quite popular<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People openly talk about sex toys<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. However It is a complete no-no for the older generation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cYes, we get loads of international students,\u201d reveals Martin. \u201cThey are not only curious but also purchase products to carry back home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This conservatism is not restricted to Asian countries. Recently, a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/local-news\/row-breaks-out-over-cardiff-2024880\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cardiff citizen complained to the local council<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about the adult shops displaying obscene items. The City Council had to deliberate on the complaint and the decision finally went in favour of the shop. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is why these shops are often disguised as lingerie shops. \u201cWe can\u2019t display anything that is offensive to anyone. We don\u2019t allow children and you have to be above 18 years to buy our products,\u201d says Martin. These are the mandatory rules for any licensed sex toy shops in the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/tips-from-sexual-health-expert-1.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14386\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/tips-from-sexual-health-expert-2-1.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14386\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-14414 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/tips-from-sexual-health-expert-2-1-525x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/tips-from-sexual-health-expert-2-1-525x1024.jpeg 525w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/tips-from-sexual-health-expert-2-1-154x300.jpeg 154w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/tips-from-sexual-health-expert-2-1-768x1499.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/tips-from-sexual-health-expert-2-1-787x1536.jpeg 787w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/tips-from-sexual-health-expert-2-1-500x976.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/tips-from-sexual-health-expert-2-1.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14414 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/tips-from-sexual-health-expert-2-1-525x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/tips-from-sexual-health-expert-2-1-525x1024.jpeg 525w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/tips-from-sexual-health-expert-2-1-154x300.jpeg 154w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/tips-from-sexual-health-expert-2-1-768x1499.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/tips-from-sexual-health-expert-2-1-787x1536.jpeg 787w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/tips-from-sexual-health-expert-2-1-500x976.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/tips-from-sexual-health-expert-2-1.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both Faith and Martin say that many think selling<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> dildos and vaginas<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a funny business. \u201cWe also export and import, market to sell products and pay taxes like any other business,\u201d says Faith. \u201cThis business has taught me a lot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI do get to meet <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">genuine<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> people every day,\u201d says Martin. \u201cHere you find people to be open and honest.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Faith loves to compare sex toys with food. \u201cSome people like spicy food with chilli and some freak out,\u201d she says. \u201cIt is all about choices. Why do you feel threatened by a plastic object? If you use a toy, your arms and limbs are not going to fall off.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So enjoy life on your own terms. Life\u2019s short. Isn\u2019t it?&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Some of the names have been changed to protect privacy)<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h4>Listen to Martin Millar, Manager, Lovecraft, talking about things you have always wanted to know about sex toys:<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to add more flavour to your sex life? 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