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Pillowtalk

86 Bank Street
Maidstone
ME14 1SD

Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm

Tel: 01622 671849

Unlicensed

  From Pillowtalk, January 2006: Lingerie

Our Sandling Road shop is dedicated to lingerie, fantasy, uniforms, bondage, novelties, magazines and sex toys – and has a changing cubicle.

  Thanks to Kev: Thoroughly Recommended

Don't be fooled into thinking that this is your run-of-the-mill "saucy undies & chocolate willies" type vanilla shop. Sure it is easy to think that from looking through the window, and all the usual articles are present & correct, bit in truth, it has a damn-sight more to offer. Once you make your way out to the back of the shop you are confronted by a very impressive range of bondage goods & other toys, from gags, to hoods right through to full harnesses.

A great range of fetish clothing is available (including a rather fetching pvc nurses' outfit...) and even a used mags section (no glued pages, promise) makes for a very thoughtful store.

Prices are extremely competitive, as a comparison with the UK's cheapest online sex-toy shop showed the prices were identical. A full body harness was going for a song at a mere £70, a price which you would be hard-pushed to match at other shops or even online (we tried).

Both times on going in, a gorgeous, friendly young lady was serving, and you were left to you own devices unless it seems you couldn't find what you were after, in which case a warm smile greets you with help.

Being old hands at sex-shops and very liberal-minded, being up-tight about such things is not an issue (everyone knows on sight in Soho...), but to the nervous, this place is just right in helping such folk in their first teetering steps to a more flavourful life.

Thoroughly recommended.

Licensed. Now closed

  From Pillowtalk, January 2006: 2 Shops

We haven’t relocated as previously reported; we have 2 shops in Maidstone. Our Upper Stone Street shop is licensed and has a whole room dedicated to R18 films as well as a large bright room of sex toys, uniforms, bondage, lingerie, magazines and novelties.

115 Week Street

Mon-Sat 9.30-6pm (Fri. 8pm)

Review required

Unlicensed.

News May 2008: Presumably Closed

The owner was jailed in 2008 for selling hardcore DVDs without a sex shop licence.

Presumably the shop has closed.

36-38 Sackville St
Manchester
M1 3WA

Mon-Thur: 11am - 8pm
Fri-Sat: 11am - 9pm
Sun 12: noon - 7pm

Tel: 0161 236 1398

Licensed

  Review from Eve, April 2010: Expensive

This shop is really the pits.

They were selling underpants for £45 and they were just plain and nothing special, The R18 titles were very expensive at £39.95 and the toy selection hadn't been dusted in years.

I asked a member of staff for help choosing my toy for the weekend who just snarled at me from behind the counter and said I wouldn't know what a women would want! (baring in mind they are trying to sale lesbian mags and books!).

My friends popped around the corner to another store and got a couple of DVDs for £10 each.

Oldham St
Manchester
M4 1LW

Reported as closed in Feb 2009.

Nice 'n' Naughty
39 Bloom Street
Manchester
M1 3LY

(near Piccadilly bus station)

Mon-Sat: 9-6pm

Tel: 0161 2280020

Take a peek into the shop

www.nicennaughty.co.uk

Fully licensed and opened 31st October 2005

Any customer printing the details from the Melon Farmers Website will be entitled to 10 % Discount in any of our shops

  Review from Chris, Feb 2007: Little Gem

Thought I'd have to put fingers to keys after finding a really nice little sex shop in Manchester. I've just moved up here from London, and not expecting to find anything as pleasant as this little gem!

What surprised me was the range of toys and DVDs the guy had managed to get in to the place. there was everything I could have thought of and more!

Having a mooch at the dvds, and after about an hour, I ended up with a new one from a company called Vouyer Media, the cover said it had received AVN awards so I though why not give it a go! WOW! heading back to get some more, the best gonzo I've seen in a long time! The guy even let me choose another title free as the Vouyer stuff was a brand new line for him!

What was nice about the place was that I never felt rushed, I mooched the dvds with out having any one breathing down my neck, forcing me to chose one!

I even ended up getting a couple of toys to go! the girlfriend kept going on about "rampant rabbits" and I ended up with one that does everything except light the cig afterwards! and he even gave me 10% off cos I mentioned Melon Farmers!

Roll on the next visit!

  Review Oct 2005: Frolics & Fantasies

Aimed at the straight & lesbian & tv/ts market despite its location in the heart of the gay village. Situated 100yards from the well respected “clonezone” store on sackville street which caters exclusively for the male gay market.

Stocking a fantastic range of R18 DVDs & magazines as well as a massive varied selection of toys, novelties and saucy outfits.

The perfect store for all your fun, frolicks & fantisies

49 Tib Street
Manchester
M4 1LS

Unlicensed shop opened in 2004

  From bodyconfidential.com, Dec 2008:

The owner explains how her intention was to create a sophisticated environment where men and women could shop for erotic products. The focus is on high quality, elegance and of course, fun.

The vibrator selection is excellent and really shows how the design and innovation of these products has er, ‘come on’ in recent years. There are of course the obligatory rabbit vibrators, but as well as these there are Rock Chick and Mantric vibes designed by women and the more high end LELO products, which are rechargeable, popular and really very cute. They look like very ergonomic mobile phones. As well as the vibrators, there is a super selection of strap-on harnesses and dildos, spanking paraphernalia, oils, gels and beautiful glassware.

54 Oldham Street

Mon-Sat 9.30-6pm (Fri. 8pm)
Sun 10am-4pm

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19 Ratcliffe Gate

Mon-Sat 9.30-6pm (Fri. 8pm)

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Simply Pleasure.COM

2 Station Road
NG18 1LP

Mon-Sat: 9am-5.30pm

Tel: 01623 420425

shop details at
www.simplypleasure.com
 

Licensed, previously Promises, Promises

Review required

Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm
Sun: 11am-5pm

Tel: 01843 299122

Licensed

Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm
Sun: 11am-5pm

Tel: 01843 290992

Licensed in May 2010

A new Lifestyle store for gay and straight gentlemen

55 Northdown Road

Mon-Sat 9.30-6pm (Fri. 8pm)
Sun 11am-5pm

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SimplyPleasure.COM

272 Linthorpe Road
TS1 3QS

Mon-Sat: 9am-8pm

Tel: 0164 2245355

shop details at
www.simplypleasure.com
 

Previously Adult X

Review required

Mon-Sat 9.30-6pm (Fri. 8pm)

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Pulse & Cocktails
Commerce Way
Skippers Lane Ind Estate
Middlesbrough
TS6 6UR

Mon-Fri: 10am-7pm
Sat: 10am-6pm
Sun & Bank hols: 11am-5pm
 
Closed only Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day and Easter Sunday

shop details at
www.pulseandcocktails.co.uk
 

This is now a newly licensed and fully refurbished massive superstore and is split into two departments.

This first is Cocktails, which has an excellent range of sexy lingerie, costumes, PVC, latex and hosiery in a variety of styles ranging from sizes 8-26. This department also has a huge selection of naughty novelties, gifts, games and hen and stag night products

Pulse is where the shopping adventure really begins and is situated on the ground floor! The sex toys department is huge with literally thousands of toys from every corner of the globe with many items available to touch in the 'switch on and try before you buy' display area. This store also has an exclusive range of erotic furniture.

This store has one of the largest adult film departments with over 5,000 different DVDs covering every type and subject imaginable. This department also has a 42" plasma screen showing trailers of the latest films. The store also has an excellent, Gay DVD section with over 300 titles. The DVDs are very competitively priced and Pulse & Cocktails offers an excellent exchange system on all films.

There is also huge range of XXX books and magazines, none of which are sealed and all at very competitive prices.

This store is situated on the corner of Skippers Lane and Trunk Road (near to B&Q), 200 yards past South Cleveland Retail Park, next to Car Shock.

Large Free Private Car Park

Shop at Pulse & Cocktails for sex toys, rabbit vibrators, sexy clothing & lingerie and sex dolls or Hardcore Films from our sex shops.

From the Shop

We consider ourselves to be very customer focused and helpful. We are more than happy to help anyone no matter what they need or want (within reason). We also welcome people in to the shop to just have a look and see the kind of stuff we do. Anyone wanting to pop in for a chat is always welcome...

Each week we have a managers special whether it be 3 for 2 on DVDs or a discount on toys there is always a deal to be had.

From Dave:

Licensed shop has been there for a few years and has an excellent range of DVDs, with most subjects catered for. There is a good range of toys and the shop staff are very friendly. I would recommend it. DVDs are £20 each.

Review required

13 Queen Street
Morecambe
LA4 5EQ

Licensed

  News, October 2009: More Enticing

Sin-til-Late have asked Lancaster City Council to vary their licence so they can create a more 'enticing' display with 'lingerie, hosiery, fancy dress costumes, lotions, potions and novelty items'.

The strictly over-18s store also sells pornographic DVDs, sex toys and sexual aids, but owners say these would not be placed in the window.