I FIND it quite bizarre how so many people are objecting to a classy sex shop in Poole. The retailers are trying to set up a shop in a very demanding environment that often favours internet enterprises rather than bricks-and-mortar business.

So, objectors, think about this: There are hundreds of Ann Summers sex shops on high streets up and down the country, there’s even one in Commercial Road, Bournemouth. They sell a range of sex toys including the Rampant Rabbit and other ‘sexual enhancements’. But Ann Summers stores are considered trendy by women of all ages – and they are designed for women – yet they offer a highly sexual offering, but are part of our retail identity so nobody minds.

By accident, I once went into an Ann Summers shop with my wife. We were shocked as we witnessed lots of teenagers and professional looking women buying products that would have been frowned upon 30 years ago, and possibly illegal 50 years ago.

MICHAEL REUBENS, Percy Road, Bournemouth