With much of the globe under virtual house arrest due to the coronavirus pandemic, people are getting inventive with their DIY fixes — and Brits are using random utensils, appliances and cleaning supplies to spice up their sex lives.
London-based EOT Cleaning Services Company surveyed 1,668 people about which household objects they found most worthy of being used as sex toys.
“With recent events taking the world by storm, it looks like we are going to spend the majority of our time indoors,” the company says in a statement. “To keep things creative, Brits have admitted to resorting to new ways of spicing things up in the bedroom . . . !”
At the top of the list: a spatula, with 89 percent of respondents admitting they’ve used a hamburger-flipper for kinky purposes.
Rope was favored by 85 percent of survey-takers, followed by plastic gloves (82 percent), dusters (81 percent), broomsticks (55 percent), vacuum cleaners (41 percent) and glass-top tables (39 percent).
It appears that the folks who volunteered for EOT’s poll are especially kinky, with 75 percent admitting to having a fetish.
“Why spend your money on expensive whips and paddles when you can pop into the other room and get yourself a ‘home-made’ one?” asks the cleaning company’s press release.
Meanwhile, on this side of the pond, the NYC Department of Health issued graphic guidance Saturday on ways to stay COVID-19-free when the birds and bees beckon.
The bottom line: Self-love is the best — and safest — kind of love.
“You are your safest sex partner,” the document reads. “Masturbation will not spread COVID-19, especially if you wash your hands (and any sex toys) with soap and water for at least 20 seconds before and after.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends using hand sanitizers with at least 60% alcohol and ensuring the correct amount of gel is applied. However, sanitizer should only be used in situations where the ultimate germ fighter isn’t readily available.
“Soap and water are more effective than hand sanitizers at removing certain kinds of germs,” the agency says.