Self-love toys and luxury lingerie: Data shows what UK online shoppers are buying during social distancing and a love lockdown
In a span of three weeks between April 1 and April 22 during thein the UK, online consumer demand for sex toys jumped more than two-fold compared to the previous year.
Premium lingerie brands also saw growing popularity as demand levels jumped nearly 50%. Other popular products included extra quiet vibrators, fleshlights, gags, whips, blindfolds and handcuffs.Something is loading.Extra-quiet vibrators were the most in-vogue products for women shoppers in self-isolation with friends and family, with demand up 112% in April compared to last year.
With only an hour of time officially permitted for exercise and space at a premium in densely-populated cities, urban dwellers are looking for new ways to spend their time.
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