Stocking fillers may seem a small part of the festive season, but one kind is causing drama on the high street.
Christmas gifts are on many people's minds lately, and some of them can be super cheeky. Whether it's a rude card for your in-laws or a poo-related game, there are some wild and wonderful items up for grabs.
But one seems to have pushed parents to their limits, with it being dubbed "inappropriate". It seems some people really don't want to find a box of penis pasta under their tree.
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A popular music shop was slammed recently because it was spotted selling a number of small gifts inspired by male genitalia. What seems to have made it worse is that they were placed right next to a series of child-friendly games.
Parents were left far from happy, as they claimed the items "shouldn't be at kids' eye level". One woman was looking on the merchandise aisle at HMV when she saw two mugs with the phrase "fresh out of f***s" and "rock out with your c**k out".
They were found on a low shelf next to a PlayStation light, and were also near other novelty gifts. It left her feeling quite uncomfortable.
She posted about the situation on Mumsnet, and the anonymous shopper said she asked a member of staff about the display. They allegedly replied, saying: "Ok?"
Since then she's contacted the company, and asked them to "reconsider the positioning of the products", but she claims to have had no response.
She said: "I feel like I'm completely out of touch. If I had my 10-year-old son with me, I would've been very cross to have reading that amongst the Minecraft merch."
A lot of other parents seemed to agree, as the display was branded "completely out of order" by other shoppers.
One wrote: "I'd hate this too, imagine five years olds just learning to read and trying to read everything they see." Another added: "It's not nice for young children to have to see."
A third also chirped in with: "It's aimed at adults so should be at eye level for adults, not children. They are placed with popular children's merchandise and they are not appropriate for children. Children deserve to have their childhood innocence protected."
Some were more sympathetic though, and said they didn't see the problem with the mugs being on display. One said: "I can't say it would bother me."
Another wrote: "We had a few 'quirky' gift shops when I was younger which had stuff like that in it. Me and my friends just giggled at it, it didn't do us any harm."
A third commented: "I don't think I would have worried about this when my kids were little. A little reception classmate was saying f**k before they could read."
The Mirror initially reported the story, and asked HMV for comment, but they did not respond.
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