Here are Pulse and Cocktails we’re proud to announce that for the last 21 years we’ve been helping couples and singletons alike to keep the romance and pleasure alive, whilst building a nationwide empire.

When did Pulse and Cocktails first open?

The first Pulse and Cocktails store originally opened in Rotherham in the late nineties and the store was the first of its kind. The Rotherham store gave customers the chance to see, touch and interact with sex toys, seductive lingerie, and other adult products before purchasing. A few years later, we then moved from the original Rotherham store to the current Rotherham store as we know it, situated on Canklow Meadows Industrial Estate.

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A spur of the moment quickie whilst out and about or three minutes of passion alfresco style, sex outside the home has always had a special appeal for both couples who can proudly tick it off their sexual bucket list and those who get horny from merely fantasizing about it.

One occasion that’s ripe with new and exciting opportunities for getting it on is during a camping trip, whether you’re attending a music festival or having a camping trip.

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After years of parents, children’s charities, politicians and various other social bodies voicing concern about how easy it is for children to access pornography online, new laws are now being put in place to help protect minors from being able to access pornography. The vast majority of minors are not yet equipped with the life experience to understand porn in its proper context (“these performers are professionals, don’t try this at home people”), such that the Government has finally decided to take action.

Designed to ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to prevent under-18s from being able to freely watch pornography on the internet, the Digital Economy Act 2017 (Part 3) comes into effect this year. (Reference 1).

If you’re reading this and thinking this new law doesn’t affect you because you’re over 18, you’re wrong.

This piece of legislation will change the way that everyone in the UK who uses the internet to watch porn continues to watch porn. Including the 359% rise in female porn watchers too.

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For some years now, adult stores have been offering you a genuine alternative to the vibrations you’re probably already intimate with, giving you another way to tease and please your naughty bits.

Sadly, you may not have either noticed or understood the benefits of one of the most unique and satisfying forms of sexual pleasure the sex toy industry has to offer; say hello to electrosex toys.

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A guide to the perfect rabbit vibrator for you… But first, a little history:

Wednesday 31st March 1999 was a very important day in Britain’s history (Reference 1), proving not only to be a game changer for the adult toy industry but it also provided a shot in the arm to a much-needed sexual revolution that is still ongoing and we’re happy to report, in ruder health than ever.

This was the day that iconic US comedy-drama Sex and the City introduced most of its UK audience to the rabbit vibrator.

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You’ve probably already noticed a lot of the tech you use in your everyday life is getting more slim-line and generally just a wee bit smaller. To a certain extent, sex toys are no different.

There will always be a huge demand for well-endowed cock shaped sex toys, but with the popularity of small, portable, more discreet toys on a seemingly unstoppable ascent – vibrating love eggs and jiggle balls being two of the main attractions – naturally, the selection for these two types of toys has expanded to cater for the ever-increasing variety of people discovering the joy to be had by these mini wonders of sexual delight.

If your knowledge on love eggs and jiggle balls is non-existent or sketchy at best, we hope by the end of this guide you will have all the intel needed to decide if you want to experiment with the sort of sex toys that you and your lover can get naughty with both inside and outside the home (should you be so daring).

Whether you’re visiting family for the weekend, living in a student flat with paper thin walls, or you don’t want to wake the kids, a silent vibrator is exactly what you need. It’s pretty hard to have an orgasm when you’re worried about waking everyone up, and trying to muffle the sounds of your moans into a pillow. That’s why in these situations super quiet vibrators are there to give you a helping hand.

Sadly, unless you’re dating a magician completely silent vibrators don’t really exist, but you can get ones that are extra quiet. Since discreetness is at the heart of what we do, here at Pulse and Cocktails HQ we have put our ears together to compile a list of our top seven quiet (but powerful) vibrating sex toys.

Oh, the female orgasm – one of God’s true wonders. That beautiful little muscle spasm that starts with a twitch and ends with a giant wave of warm pleasure running through every inch of one’s body. Despite this feminine miracle, a large proportion of women struggle to climax and those that can have to be laid in a certain position, on a certain time of day, with a certain vibrator to even have a slight chance of experiencing one. Shocking research suggests up to 50% of women do not orgasm when they have sexual intercourse even with external stimulation (Brenner, 2017), further research shows 10-15% of women have never experienced a female orgasm at all (James, 2009).

Do you love your partner but you’ve found your sex life has become boring and monotonous? It turns out you’re not alone, according to research couples (especially women) start to lose interest in sex after just one year into a relationship (Salakey, 2017). That’s why introducing sex toys into your relationship can add some much needed excitement and adventure.

As 2018 draws to a close, we want to let you in on the cheeky questions, searches and stats that this kinky nation has been looking for and contributing to in 2018. We love keeping the UK population stocked up on their favourite sex toys, props and lingerie, but most of all we love making sure you’re all having great sex.

For the 2018 year roundup, we have put together a yearly review showing just how hungry for dildos you’ve been, whether you’ve been taking our advice and keeping everything well lubricated and finding out just how clean you’ve been keeping all your favourite sex toys. We have also compiled a list of our favourite wacky, wondrous (and just some downright weird) searches of the year.