Sex Shops List

Review from Mystery Shopper, January 2011: Gift Shop

Gift shop with a few lines that may of adult interest

Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, October 2014: Lacking Pizazz

A barely middle ranking Ann Summers store lacking pizazz

Full marks for a great, busy shop.

Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, October 2014: Quirk appeal.

A large choice of R18 DVDs, albeit with many old titles. Mostly at £25, with 3 for price of 2 deals, and 8 for £100. There were also DVDs at £20 with 3 for £40.

Somewhat lacklustre, this generously sized shop had quirk appeal.

The manager was happy and helpful .

From ETO's Mystery Shopper, February 2021: Huge

It's a huge shop with islands of DVDs.

There's free parking for the estate and the shop is better than its surroundings.

From Pulse & Cocktails, April 2007: One of UK's Largest

This massive superstore is split into two departments.

This first department 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 product.

Pulse is where the shopping adventure really begins! 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.

The store has a separate massive film department, which is DVD heaven with over 6,000 XXX DVDS. The DVDs are very competitively priced and Pulse & Cocktails offers an excellent exchange system on all films. There is also an excellent selection of XXX books and magazines that are unsealed and very competitively priced.

From the Armley Gyratory head towards Armley on the dual carriageway. Take the first right (approx 400 yards) onto Old Armley Road so you are heading back on yourself, the store is slightly elevated 300 yards on the right.

Large free private car park at the store

From a reader: Supermarket

I can tell you it is clean almost like a supermarket. Friendly staff and all you could need in the range of products.

From ETO's Mystery Shopper, December 2020: Prowler

Gay themed Prowler is upstairs whilst the straight Simply Pleasure is downstairs.

The chatty manageress effortlessly entertained and informed.

DVDs were £25 and there were multi-buy offers.

Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, September 2018: Impressive

A broad range of stock in a shop split over two levels.

DVDs were mostly £25 with a 3 for the price of 2 offer.

An impressive shop.

Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, October 2014: Five Star

The manageress couldn't have been more helpful.

DVDs were mostly £35 with a 3 for the price of 2 offer. Others were £30.

Not quite perfect but still mighty impressive.

Thanks to Emma: Very cheery

I've only been in once to look for fetish wear..

The Lady who (as far as I'm aware) owns the shop is very cheery, very helpful and a great laugh.

She even offered myself and my friend a cup of tea and biscuits.

Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, July 2019: Sales

The chain's windows are seemingly for huge sales posters rather than displays these days.

Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, July 2019: Quirky

All in all quirky fun. Quite a range of gay centric sexy products, perhaps more than the name of the shop suggests.

Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, July 2019: Purple Privates

I find myself thinking of 'Purple Privates' to describe the latest chain decor.

A very strong showing for this chain which continues to improve rapidly.

Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, July 2019: Excellent

An excellent shop with a knowledgeable chatty manageress.

Press coverage, January 2014: Bright and Clean

People think sex shops are just for weirdos and perverts. But, really, this is just like any other store. It's bright and clean. It's just that we sell a different product.

By Andy Brewin, Simply Pleasure's shop manager in Leicester

See article from leicestermercury.co.uk

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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, February 2021: Huge

It's a converted Little Chef with free parking and a discreet location.

DVDs are generally £25 but premium titles are £30. There are several multi buy discount options.

A strong offering from the chain.

News July 2020: Reopened

The shop re-opened after the coronavirus lockdown on June 14th albeit with slightly reduced hours.

Local Newspaper review, December 2019: What it's really like inside a sex shop

There are some great characters, we have one man who comes in wearing nothing but flip flops and a thong, some who come in full drag, one woman who is an exhibitionist and loves to take her top off whenever she comes in and an older couple who go to swingers' clubs - they even invited us along.

See article from derbytelegraph.co.uk

News March 2016:

The shop was mentioned in passing as the owner was involved in an unrelated court case.

News November 2014: Paid to move

According to the Irish Examiner, utopia was paid €90,000 to move out from the Opera Centre site when it was acquired by the local council. Much to the embarrassment of the council, the shop did not vacate the area so much simply move across the road. And so Utopia continues on Ellen Street

Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper: April 2016: Cheery

Cheery yet flawed.

From ETO's Mystery Shopper, April 2016: Impressive

A huge store with free parking.

R18 DVDs are £25 and £30 with multi-buy options.

An impressive store.

From Pulse & Cocktails, April 2007: Saxilby Little Chef

Formerly a Little Chef restaurant, this brand new store near Lincoln is one of Pulse & Cocktails exciting new stores. It is a bright and spacious store that offers a very relaxed shopping environment with excellent advice available from the shop manager.

The range of sexy lingerie is excellent with raunchy sets, sexy 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.

There are hundreds of sex toys at this store literally from every corner of the globe with many items available to touch in the 'switch on and try before you buy' display area.

The store has a separate film department, which is DVD heaven with over 2,000 XXX DVDS. The DVDs are very competitively priced and Pulse & Cocktails offers an excellent exchange system on all films. There is also a good selection of XXX books and magazines that are unsealed and very competitively priced.

This store is incredibly easy to find located next to the filling station on the A57, Gainsborough Road approximately one mile from Saxilby.

The store has a very large car park with a separate entrance and exit ideal for coaches and lorries.

Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, December 2020: Great location

The location is great and its near the tourist venue, the Cavern Club.

There were DVDs on a 5 for £80 deal.

Offsite review, August 2017: Caters to every adult desire imaginable

What can you buy in a Liverpool sex shop? from liverpoolecho.co.uk

Review from Suki, February 2014: Distracted

Last week I was out and about shopping in Liverpool with a friend, we stumbled upon Private adult shop. Me and my friend couldn't resist going in for a nose round as neither of us had been in there before.

We walked through the door and the sales assistant who was on the phone made no eye contact. Browsing through the very small toy section and the assistant who was still on the phone was now shouting his whole conversation all over the shop. He was getting angry with the person on the other end of the phone he didn't even acknowledge that we were in the shop.

I have now been in all the adult stores in Liverpool and know that Nice'n'Naughty are the best by far, and their customer service in exceptional compared to other stores in Liverpool,.

Review from Pat, March 2007: Huge Stock of DVDs

As the last reviewer stated, there is a huge amount of adult DVD's on offer, covering just about everyone's taste, with £20 being the standard/maximum price. There were some cheaper ones that they were trying to get rid off, but they also seem to run a DVD rental service as well now, so you don't have to buy.

Friendly, funny guy serving too, which along with the good stock, makes you want to return to the store again.

Thanks to Jason, Dec 2006: Highly Recommended

The cheap adult dvd store has a massive selection of films well over a thousand, probably nearer to 1500.

I'm a gay guy and the selection in that department is about 200 titles. £20 to buy and a tenner to exchange, they also had old vids 3 for a fiver, mental.

The guys were very friendly and even gave me a free local magazine that had a cover price of £7. Highly recommend the place, and as Jim's review says, the guy offered me a exchange for £5 if it was back in 7 days

Thanks to Jim, Oct 2006: Cheap Adult DVD Centre

Foxy Lady has changed into the cheap adult DVD centre. much cheaper, DVDs start at 10 quid, then go to 15 and then all other titles are 20 including all new titles.

They don't stock clothing anymore and all DVD exchanges are a tenner. all videos cost ten quid to buy.

The staff has changed and sad to see the girl Gemma gone but I found they guy in there a laugh. He also told me that if I brought my DVD back within 7 days he would exchange it for a fiver.

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