Parents busy finishing (or starting) their Christmas shopping are crossing Australian stationery store Typo off their list of go-to stores after spotting products laden with curse words stocked on their shelves.
Many parents have expressed their outrage on the store’s official Facebook page after spying notebooks, candles, signs and pencil cases that featured profanities in plain view of children.
The products - which can be found on the company's website - include a pencil case emblazoned with the phrase 'Shut The F--- Up About Your Stupid Diet' and a notebook which says, 'F--- It, Let's Disco'.
"As a loyal customer of your brand I was disgusted to find some of your current products (aimed at children) to contain such inappropriate language," wrote one shopper on Facebook.
"By no means a prude, I am deeply offended that you would use this kind of language on your products. Seriously considering deleting your brand from my children's Christmas gift list!"
Others wrote that they were "disgusted" that the words were displayed "on multiple items in full view of children", urging the store to "show some class".
"Surely, with all the merchandise available to stock your stores there are better choices available?" asked another concerned customer.
In response to the complaints, the store advised that products should have been censored with stickers prior to being displayed in-store.
"We are taking steps to ensure this takes place immediately," the store wrote.
"The range is currently being removed from our site and shop floors until it can be correctly censor stickered. It is never our intention to upset our customers and we’re sorry if the products in question may have caused any offence."
Top Comments
Swearing is the new black. I'm a parent, and I really don't care if typo does this. All the parent has to say is - 'oh yuck we don't use that language!' Or 'no I'm not buying that because we don't speak like that in our house'. It's not the worlds job to make sure they are not offending our idea of what our children should read or see.' It's our job to make our children aware that swearing is tacky and classless, and our choice to boycott typo if we think it's inappropriate.
Come on parents get outraged by some real issues.
I've never really considered Typo a store for children but more upper high school/adults. I mean sure they have things that are child appropriate but it's a bit like Supre' or similar. I haven't been in a Supre' for years, do they still sell shirts with swear words etc. on them? Anyway you get my drift.