"I thought it was selling sugar, but it turned out to be embarrassing" The mall opened a "specialty store", and parents took their children to take a detour

"It's so embarrassing, I thought it was selling sugar, and my son pulled me to rush to the store!" Last Sunday, Hangzhou netizen Ms. Chen encountered an embarrassing scene when she took her family to check in to a shopping mall in Hangzhou that had just opened.

It turns out that this store called "Adult Candy" is not a candy store, but a sex toy store. It is understood that the brand's main products are adult products dominated by women, and the adult candy store in the mall is also the first sex toy store in Hangzhou to open in the mall.

When the sex toy store walks out of the dark and cramped alleys and settles into the crowded shopping mall, it really fills the topic. Over the weekend, many netizens posted a crowded scene of the store.

The picture comes from Xiaohongshu @Pooh is not fat

The picture comes from Xiaohongshu @Pooh is not fat

It has also sparked a lot of discussions on social platforms, with the majority of voices in favor and support. Most people say that the opening of sex toy stores in shopping malls is a step forward and reflects the freedom and tolerance of the city. "It's a normal store in itself, so there's no need to look at it with weird eyes. There are also users who have visited the store in person, saying that the store staff will seriously popularize the science usage, and will not feel shy and embarrassed.

Of course, there are also objections in the comments, thinking that sex is normal, but at the same time, it is also private, and it is a little inappropriate to open it in a shopping mall.

At the same time, many netizens expressed the same concerns as Ms. Chen, who broke the whistleblower, thinking that the name and style of the store would indeed make people think that it was selling candy, which would cause misunderstanding among minors. There are also netizens who ask how to explain better if the children see and ask.

Looks like a home furnishing store

It's hard to associate with sex toys

On the morning of December 26, the reporter came to the adult candy store located on the negative floor of the shopping mall, after two days of opening, the store was deserted a lot on the morning of the weekday.

From the outside, the store is unobtrusive, and even makes it seem like it might just be an ordinary home goods store, and the appearance of the products inside makes it difficult to associate them with sex toys. The clerk Xiaolu told reporters: "There are guests who don't understand but just come in to have a look, and they will suddenly find that they are sex toys." ”

The passenger flow and sales volume are very good in the two days of opening, "basically there are tens of thousands of yuan per day", and the specific sales amount is inconvenient to disclose. As for the buying crowd, Xiaolu told reporters that it is mostly young couples and women.

When asked whether there will be parents and consumers mind since the opening of the sex toy store in the mall, Xiaolu said that he has not received such feedback at present, and they will also monitor the crowd entering the store, "The slogan on the door and in the store clearly says that only adults are allowed, minors are not allowed to enter the store, and we will also have a clerk at the door to remind them." There was a woman with a baby in her arms who wanted to enter the store, but we were persuaded to leave. ”

Young people say it's normal

The opening of sex toy stores in malls is a step forward

From the dimly lit adult stores that were half-hidden on the street a few years ago to the creative sex stores that are "down-to-earth and generous" today, the attitude of young people today seems to be more open.

The reporter observed at the door for a while, and most passers-by would glance at the store curiously when they passed by the store. Some people come straight to this store with a clear purpose, and some people walk past and turn back. Although the rate of entering the store is not low, most people still have a curious mentality, enter the store to take a look and take photos and leave, and there are not many people who place orders on the spot.

The reporter interviewed a few passers-by randomly, and most of them were shy and vague about the store, some said "it's good, it's good", some said "a little embarrassed", and many people were happy to express their opinions clearly.

Xiaohang, a white-collar worker who works nearby, and his colleagues were very curious after swiping about this store on social media two days ago, and they came over today to take a look during their lunch break. "Being able to appear in the mall now shows that the public is now more receptive, and women have a better understanding of the pleasures of their bodies, which is a more open awareness. ”

"We're just too shy about sexuality. "An aunt went into the store to take a look when she was passing by. My aunt told reporters that when she was a volunteer a few years ago, she participated in the distribution of condoms to prevent AIDS, "Everyone was embarrassed and no one wanted to take it, so we had to wrap the condoms with paper." I think it's good that this kind of store is generous, and it's not erotic. ”

Will it make children misunderstand?

Parents are a little worried

What do parents in Hangzhou think about this? The reporter interviewed several parents at random at the scene, and some people were indeed as distressed as Ms. Chen, the whistleblower.

Ms. Zhang's daughter is 9 years old and in the second grade. When the family went to the mall on the weekend, the daughter not only noticed the store, but also wanted to go in and have a look: "Mom, what does this store sell? Why are there so many people?" Ms. Zhang was stunned on the spot, not knowing how to answer! ”

Of course, there are also parents who feel that it does not have much impact: "Our children are still relatively young and will not ask this kind of question, and teenagers may be curious about this...... But what do children not know now? Besides, this kind of thing can't be completely isolated, and even if they can't see it here, they will see it somewhere else. ”

Regarding the statement that the clerk will restrict minors from entering the store, some parents still have reservations, "Now children develop very early, and some junior high school students and high school students look the same as adults, how can this kind of clerk be distinguished?"

Source: 19th Floor