Latest Figures Show Men Are Finally Getting Into Sex Toys
For the last decade women have increasingly become more comfortable talking about and using sex toys. Depending on where you look (and who you believe) you will see figures ranging from 30% to 90% of ladies owning at least one sex toy.
Everybody has heard about a rabbit vibrator - made famous by the TV series Sex and the City - and there is no doubt that that famous episode (The Turtle and the Hare) sparked a massive surge in the popularity and acceptance of such toys.
However, there has never been such an interest in men's toys. Instead they are often seen as "seedy" and an unmentionable. Where it is not uncommon for a group of ladies to be giggling about and discussing their latest toy purchase this just does not happen with men. In fact an excellent way of ending a conversation would be for a man to meet up with his mates and say something like "I've just bought this fantastic masturbator!" The silence afterwards would probably be deafening.
On the surface men may not be interested, but latest figures show that beneath the surface men are definitely beginning to buy, use and enjoy sex toys.
The online adult retailer Temptations Direct have released their top ten bestsellers for December 2011 and whereas in most years a vibrator has been the most popular purchase, this year the highest position for a toy aimed at women is number 4. A sex toy aimed squarely at men has taken the title for the first time ever.
The full top ten is as follows:
Other surprising top sellers for the Christmas period were lubricants and toy cleaner. Hackett went on to say, "The popularity of the lubricants doesn't entirely surprise me. We have been bestowing the virtues of a good quality lubricant for some time and it seems that our customers are taking on board our advice. Keeping your toy clean can help the toy to last longer and in these days of financial difficulties customers are looking to ensure their purchase lasts as long as possible. So it makes sense for our customers to buy toy cleaner".
Everybody has heard about a rabbit vibrator - made famous by the TV series Sex and the City - and there is no doubt that that famous episode (The Turtle and the Hare) sparked a massive surge in the popularity and acceptance of such toys.
However, there has never been such an interest in men's toys. Instead they are often seen as "seedy" and an unmentionable. Where it is not uncommon for a group of ladies to be giggling about and discussing their latest toy purchase this just does not happen with men. In fact an excellent way of ending a conversation would be for a man to meet up with his mates and say something like "I've just bought this fantastic masturbator!" The silence afterwards would probably be deafening.
On the surface men may not be interested, but latest figures show that beneath the surface men are definitely beginning to buy, use and enjoy sex toys.
The online adult retailer Temptations Direct have released their top ten bestsellers for December 2011 and whereas in most years a vibrator has been the most popular purchase, this year the highest position for a toy aimed at women is number 4. A sex toy aimed squarely at men has taken the title for the first time ever.
The full top ten is as follows:
- The Animal Handy Vagina
- ID Sensual Glide Lubricant
- Soft Bondage Set
- Jessica Rabbit Vibrator
- Sparkle Sex Toy Cleaner
- Multispeed Bully Boy Vibrator
- Screaming O RingO
- Super Slik Lube
- Bondage Tape
- Vibrating Oro Stimulator
Other surprising top sellers for the Christmas period were lubricants and toy cleaner. Hackett went on to say, "The popularity of the lubricants doesn't entirely surprise me. We have been bestowing the virtues of a good quality lubricant for some time and it seems that our customers are taking on board our advice. Keeping your toy clean can help the toy to last longer and in these days of financial difficulties customers are looking to ensure their purchase lasts as long as possible. So it makes sense for our customers to buy toy cleaner".
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Notes for editors
Temptations Direct is one of the UK's largest online retailers of adult products. The company was set up in 2002 by former bank manager turned website designer, Stephen Hackett. It has grown from a small family enterprise operating out of a spare bedroom to an expanding business with four permanent members of staff and a virtual team of on-staff writers, designers and fulfilment staff to produce an annual turnover of over £500,000.
For further information, please contact
Stephen Hackett
Venus Sales Ltd
Tel: 0845 226 3373
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