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AIBU to think it's wrong to have sugar lollies in the shape of a male appendage on sale in a gift shop aimed at familes, in reach of young children?

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Luckygirl Wed 22-Feb-17 18:39:37

Do you know, a lolly in the shape of a penis would not worry me at all; nor would I be bothered by a couple of little boys having a chuckle over it.

I took my GSs to a panto the other day and some of the jokes were a bit on the edge - they looked at me with a wink and a chuckle and I responded in kind.

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Smileless2012 Wed 22-Feb-17 18:30:59

merlotgran I hadn't realised thatgrin

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Ana Wed 22-Feb-17 18:29:51

I used to have a very sweet little fridge magnet willy (or penis, we are allowed to spell out the word!) that I won at an Ann Summers party many years ago.

When my GDs got to the stage of rearranging my fridge 'decorations' it had to go - I wonder where I put it...? confused

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tanith Wed 22-Feb-17 18:27:34

I have seen these at the seaside but they are usually on high shelves so maybe someone put it on the wrong shelf.. just saying smile

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Norah Wed 22-Feb-17 18:26:05

Five is about the age children become fascinated by willies and bits, I see and hear it often from my GC, there is no changing that behaviour. Moving lollies up a bit won't really help. I suppose a frank talk with the boys is in order, the sooner the better.

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merlotgran Wed 22-Feb-17 18:13:47

No you're not being unreasonable but I'm afraid the thread title coming straight after the one about Cressida Dick made me chuckle.

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Smileless2012 Wed 22-Feb-17 18:07:54

Mr. S. and I went for a walk along the sea front and went into a gift shop selling a range of toys, sticks of rock and sweets clearly aimed at families.

We heard raucous laughter from 2 boys aged about 7 and 5 as one of them had picked up a large sugar lolly in the shape of a man's p...sshock; these were mixed in with others of various shapes. Their mother tried to laugh it off and repeatedly told the boy to put it back.

I approached the woman behind the counter and asked her if she thought it acceptable to have something like that on sale and within the reach of children. She said children couldn't reach them so I told her the 2 boys were laughing because one of them had picked one up. I told her I thought it disgusting to have them on sale in the first place. She responded by saying 'well you can't please everyone'. AIBU?

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