NothingOnTellyAgain Sat 18-Aug-18 17:27:52

Have sent this.

They had trouble recently with some cards I think and had to pull them from the shelves (sexually explicit or something).

I think maybe they have a weirdo in the design dept.



"Hello

I was in your shop today and my 8yo daughter was interested in some of your notebooks. One had an aubergine on and one had a peach on. The other was an avocado.

Fortunately I am aware that the aubergine emoticon means "penis" and the peach emoticon means "arse" and in fact the one on your notepad is even drawn to look like a bum with a heart tattooed on the cheek.

The other one was an avocado - I am not aware of any sex / body related thing for that, but prepared to be enlighted if there is.

My question is, given that your range is going to appeal strongly to girls and teen girls who may well not be aware of these meanings, why you are putting these particular emojis on them. What was the thought process? Is the expectation that the purchasers (female and often young) will be keen to buy notebooks that announce "penis" when they are using them?

It would be great if you could explain this design decision as, especially given your core market, it's completely baffling.

Thanks,