Ann Summers on Lordship Lane (Lounged)

[EastDulwichLady]

Hello, just moved to the area recently and have to say I absolutely love it. Great area, lovely people and love the vibrant attitude.

Anyway, I've been reading but not posting for a while but something came to my attention the other day. A friend who works for a marketing agency mentioned that Ann Summers were looking to open an outlet on Lordship Lane. I'm a bit concerned really. I mean naughty undies is one thing but it's a bit cheap for the area.

Does anyone else know anything about this? Fingers crossed it isn't true.

[andymat]

Are you serious?

[FrustratedLawyer]

Oh really now this is a step too far! If there's an Ann Summers in the area then a Blue Banana is not a million miles away. They would do better opening up on Peckham High Street and it would make better commercial sense.

[andymat]

What's a Blue Bannana? Edit: Just googled it. That looks ok and not too offensive really. I'd rather see that than some tacky sex shop.

http://www.bluebanana.cc/catalog/view_page.php?section=OSHome

[tommy]

Are you all the same person ?

[Brendan]

So you?re saying that blue bananas are a result of Anne Summers. I think I get what you mean.

[Mikecg]

http://www.google.co.uk/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=ohreally+owl+picture&meta=lr%3D

[FrustratedLawyer]

Oh Blue Banana has changed, well I must be getting old! Many moons ago in the land of Wales the Blue Banana was a shop peddling all forms of pot paraphernalia and 'free the weed' t-shirts, albeit one that is the most commercialised. But I'm down with the kids of South Central London and would be the first to welcome the new Blue Banana.

No to Ann Summers! Its overpriced tosh.

[Mikecg]

I wouldn't mind a bong shop and T-shirt printers on LL, their was one in Croydon when I was a kid and I remember thinking what the hell is that thing with all the pipes on.

[louisiana]

The last ladies undies emporium on LL shut down, presumably owing to lack of business.

[RosieH]

I get my naughty undies from Coco de Mer - they'd be more than welcome in my book

[andymat]

Naughty undies is one thing but dildos and cock rings? Just smacks of cheap nastiness. Not the kind of thing I thought would happen in such an upper middle class area.

[Mikecg]

Upper middle class area, do me a favour.

[FrustratedLawyer]

There's no such thing as class, but in case there is I'm from proper socialist working class stock.

[louisiana]

I'd venture to suggest that most of ED is more M&S than S&M.

[Mikecg]

Don't you believe it louisiana, with all those frustrated dulwichmums around, I recon there would be a lot more smiling faces about the place.:))

[RosieH]

andymat Wrote:

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> Naughty undies is one thing but dildos and cock

> rings? Just smacks of cheap nastiness. Not the

> kind of thing I thought would happen in such an

> upper middle class area.

andy andy andy, don't tar us all with the same prudish brush. When hand crafted from highly polished jade, dildos and cock rings really can be not only practical but quite beautiful - something you'd be proud to display on any upper middle class mantelpiece

[Mikecg]

At least it would be rockard ay Rosie :))

[FrustratedLawyer]

It's just dawned on me ... Could marketing agencies be using this forum as way of gauging local responses to a proposed store openings etc?

EastDulwichLady j'accuse! I propose that it is not your friend that works for the marketing firm but rather it is you and that it is your company that has been approached by Ann Summers to canvas local opinion.

[louisiana]

@ FrustratedLawyer: That was my very first thought when I saw the post. It just looks like a total plant. Which is why I didn't respond at first.

@mikecg: there is only one dulwichmum.

My own favoured addition to the Lane would be a micro branch of Heals or Liberty.

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Whats a cock ring?

[andymat]

Might not be safe for work but wikipedia always comes in handy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cock_ring

[Mick Mac]

I've only been to Ann Summers once, to buy a work secret santa present before Christmas. But I have to say I was very enamoured by the service I received from the lady shop assistant who seemed very keen to talk me through many products.. great shop.

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Thanks andymat.

Good Golly.::o

[andymat]

Hardest thing is to know which size to get. Obviously you can't try before you buy.