DRINKING UP TIME; Midland pub that offers Viagra-style pills EXCLUSIVE.

Byline: BY BEN GOLDBY

DRINKERS at a Midland pub are being offered Viagra-style pills from a vending machine.

Regulars at The Marksman, in West Bromwich, can also stock up on vibrators and sex aides while enjoying a tipple.

The pub's Naughty Vend outlet offers randy revellers a wide-range of sex aides with prices from just pounds 4.

Costing less than a packet of cigarettes the little blue "Vishagra" pills offer a quick fix for anyone worried about "brewers droop" after a few pints too many.

They are styled on the sex drug Viagra.

For the ladies there is a selection of metallic vibrators and even some kinky handcuffs.

And those with a little more imagination can get their hands on chocolate body paint, edible underpants and an inflatable sheep.

The machine also offers a more traditional selection of condoms.

One regular told the Sunday Mercury that he was amazed to find the saucy products on offer at the Black Country boozer.

"It's certainly raised a few eyebrows, along with a couple of other things," he said. "Gone are the days when you would grab a quick pack of condoms from a grimy old machine in the loo.

"The lads have been having a good laugh with it in the bar. I haven't seen anyone buying the erection tablets yet, but I suppose it's not the sort of thing you would do in front of everyone.

"I could never have imagined a machine selling vibrators and sex pills when I first started drinking here.

"There's no harm in it though, and it has provided plenty of banter.

"I've come back from the toilets and found a dildo buzzing away in my pint on a couple of occasions."

Naughty Vend was started seven years ago by ex-pub landlord Raymond Tuzi. The 49 year-old entrepreneur, from Ayrshire, Scotland, spoke at the launch about how his products have penetrated the pub market.

"The stuff we sell is perfect for boozy nights out," he said.

"Lads buy the sex aides and put them in their mates' drinks.

"I've not tried eating the pants just yet but I'm told they're very tasty."

The landlord of The Marksman declined to comment when contacted by the Sunday Mercury.

However, other locals at the pub said the machine had led to swollen profits and a rise in trade.

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NAUGHTY: The Marksman pub in West Bromwich and its vending machine which sells sex pills, vibrators and inflatable sheep