RANDY BRITS – The nation is getting extra kinky this lockdown
With the likes of Bridgerton and Married at First Sight getting Brit’s hearts racing during lockdown, sales of sex toys have increased by 593% and searches for kinky bedroom antics have increased by 82%.
In light of this, price comparison site idealo.co.uk has combined its product lead-out data with a poll of 2,000 Brits to reveal the nation’s favourite sex toys and go-to lockdown bedroom plans.
Results show that vibrators are a firm favourite, keeping 60% of the nation entertained during months at home. And idealo’s product data shows, at Christmas, sex toy sales spiked by 238%, with vibrator sales increasing by 187%.
With many stuck without being able to see their partners, sales and Google searchers have gone through the roof with many looking for answers on how to keep themselves entertained.
Google search data reveals there are 2,600 monthly searches around “How to use a vibrator?”, an increase of 53%, 1,500 for “How to use a cock ring?” and 1,400 asking “How to use a dildo?”
As well as this, 1,500 are asking “How to give a good blow job?” and 2,400 people are searching for “Tips on phone sex” – up 61%.
Brit’s favourite sex toys revealed:
Vibrator – 60%
Dildo – 30%
Cock ring – 21%
Anal beads – 19%
Anal toys – 12%
Love Eggs – 10%
Jiggle Balls – 9%
Wands – 7%
Strap-ons – 6%
Fleshlight – 5%
Combining the survey results with idealo’s purchase data, cities with the spiciest bedroom antics are:
Norwich – Vibrators 78%
Glasgow – Dildos 39%
London – Jiggle Balls 15%
Belfast – Love Eggs 15%
Newcastle – Cock ring 32%
Bristol – Anal toys 18%
Sheffield – Strap-ons 10%
Southampton – Wands 10%
Leeds – Fleshlight – 12%
Liverpool – Anal beads – 23%
The poll also quizzed Brits on their TV-inspired sex toy names, with Lord (31%), Hastings (7%) and Tiger (20%) some of the most popular choices:
Lord (31%)
Tiger (20%)
Queen (18%)
Daphne (13%)
King (12%)
Boris (10%)
Baby (9%)
Charles (8%)
Hastings (7%)
Bear (6%)
