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The Sweetest taboo. By Samantha Harman
TABOO TABOO.CO.UK 2 SURREY ST BRIGHTON BN1 3PA 01273 263 565
LUST! LUST.CO.UK 43 GARDNER ST BRIGHTON BN1 1UN 01273 699 344
Discover chatted to Tim Richardson, proprietor of Taboo and reality star of accompanying Channel 4 series, A Very British Sex Shop. The documentary chronicled the lives of Tim and his family, while giving viewers a unique look into the sex lives of the UK population. How did being on the TV show affect your business and family life? As far as the business was concerned it was phenomenal. The show was repeated every year since its release and we were ready to start filming a second series but then went into lock-down the week we were supposed to begin recording. The show was also repeated again during the first week of lock-down, so this helped massively with online sales. Footfall into the shop also increased, due to travel restrictions people weren’t going abroad, so consequently loads more people visited Brighton. We fondly call our fans TV tourists, they’ve seen the show and come into the shop and expect us all to be there, which obviously we’re not. Overall the show in terms of business has been incredible for us.
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