The festive season is upon us and you’ll be able to guarantee that there shall be the necessity to buy something fancy dress for an event – either for yourself or the youngsters. But what we don’t really expect is to see something X-rated in amongst the Queen Elsa and Moana costumes.
Sydney, Australia mom-of-two Katrina was searching for her daughter’s end-of-year concert costume at a preferred party store within the suburb of Alexandria when she discovered a package that forced her to do a double-take.
“I used to be on the hunt for some white gloves for my daughter’s Christmas concert after which saw something that I couldn’t help but laugh at,” she told Kidspot.
The item that stopped the mom in her tracks was a somewhat hilarious X-rated genie costume complete with a lamp across the groin area with instructions saying “rub me.”
“I couldn’t imagine my eyes!”
The ‘Genie within the Lamp’ costume was on sale at the shop for a bargain price of $29.50 and while initially hilarious, the mom was shocked to see that the costume, clearly intended for adults, was sitting in amongst common children’s dress-up items.
“After I first saw it, I did a double take and giggled before taking a photograph of it and sending it to my friends. But then I believed how bad it was that while I used to be there on the lookout for kids’ items that it was there,” the stunned mom shared.
Luckily for Katrina, her children or some other child with other customers weren’t present, so the item went unnoticed by little, innocent eyes.
“I used to be glad that the youngsters weren’t with me because my 9-year-old is certainly sufficiently old to note that there’s something a little bit rude in regards to the image. Not for the ‘rub me’ comment but just the indisputable fact that the spout is in the realm that it’s in,” she said.
Still, the mom was capable of see the funny side of things and revealed that while it was definitely not something she would show the youngsters, she isn’t exactly ruling out buying it for her next adult-only dress-up party.
“I didn’t buy it but I did tell my husband that this shall be his next costume,” she laughed.
By chance X-rated Christmas items are shocking customers
Earlier in September, just as Christmas decorations began to roll out in stores, one other shopper was strolling around Big W when she stumbled upon a box of festive lights that gave the impression to be a little bit risqué.
“So um…. tell me I’m not the one one which thinks these are really REALLY festive… I mean a bit HARD to miss yeah???” she shared within the Christmas Mothers Australia Facebook group.
The patron was referring to a box of Mirabella Genio Festoon Lights, that are being sold in store and online for $45.
“Whether you employ this set indoors or outdoors, they’ll brighten up your space,” the retailer’s website describes the decorations, which might be controlled out of your phone using an app.
The patron wasn’t the just one who noticed the X-rated shape of the lights. And for those who haven’t figured it out already, they’re laughing because they seem like in the form of a penis!
“One other way you can say lighting up your life,” one shopper commented online.
“My kids saw these yesterday at Big W and so they were cracking up on the penis lights lol,” one other added.