Hamdy’s News

Free Porn… oh…porn free… hehe
It’s a newsagent but they have a large selection of party supply things as well.
Came in to get candles. Man at the counter was very friendly.

Yes Eden’s review is funny but I don’t really get why she is hatin’ on this place. I think it’s lovely that a newsagents doesn’t sell porn. Hamdy’s sells loads of toys and sweets and slushes… All stuff aimed at kids, why would you not be happy that they didn’t litter their shelves with stuff that young eyes probably shouldn’t see?
I also like this place because they sell sparklers most of the year around. They’re also are super friendly whenever I go in there to by magazines. They have such a huge selection too, better than any other shop in the area. Must be all that room on the shelves that are free of porn…

This newsagent has a big sign saying «THIS IS A PORN FREE NEWSAGENT.»
I tried to claim my FREE PORN and was told to look elsewhere,
false advertising sucks!!!
Porn doesn’t kill but they still sell Cigarettes (interesting moral crusade)!!!

It’s an Alladin’s cave of news and all nice newsagenty things. At the moment it’s awash with all things pink, like a sugar coated almond, pre sucked! Wonderfully horrid stuffed toys hang from the low ceiling, the lighting washes you with fluorescence, making you look like death but what do you care?! You are in a Porn Free heaven! And that’s what sets this place apart from most other newsagents and gee! are they proud of it! And thank God! I rarely buy magazines, I don’t have the attention span to read them or something, but I do occasionally glance over the racks when I go into to buy my fags or a sneaky packet of Wotsits and always, my eye can’t help rest on the top shelf and the pictures of the bubble boobs popping out of a ripped white vest and instantly I go red. Completely ridiculous. No, I prefer a newsagent where I’m free from the embarrassment cause by an accidental glance and can instead buy a bargain Time Out guide book to Patagonia as an inpromtu gift for my girlfriend.

My local Newsagent was not only the proud winner of the prestigious ‘Best Newsagent’ award (2006) it is also involved in the honorable struggle against the onslaught of porn in our community and has been since 1989. A huge banner decorates the cheerful front window of Hamdy’s declaring «THIS IS A PORN FREE NEWSAGENT.» Thank goodness for that I say. I agree with Hamdy’s and have no problem with people that partake in the purchase of porn, I just don’t want to witness them doing it when I buy my morning paper and orange juice.
Although it is not possible to buy porn here, Hamdy’s has a huge selection of other types of magazines, from fashion to fishing and everything in between. It’s almost as if they are trying to encourage non porn related hobbies and I think it’s all very refreshing. They also stock everything else a porn free newsagent should have: cigarettes, sweeties and Ebony cards. These are my favourite cards, they feature ebony beauties in all sorts of situations (playing pool, going to church, etc.) and say things like «You are a strong, good man, a man that doesn’t walk away, Happy Birthday brother.» What more could you ask from a paper shop? If your answer is porn than go buy it in Soho, because in Stoke Newington, we like to keep things nice and clean.

This place has generated more interest than building the Nando’s on Church st. I know about it because they proudly display the articles on their shop window, along with the giant sign Porn Free Newsagent. Apparantly this place has no material of a sexual nature for sale, and successfuly brought action against their magazine supplier when they tried to force them to sell the stuff.
Hurray for that many people would say. Well I’m the kind of person that would much rather a Free Porn newsagent than a Porn Free one. But I do respect their decision to make a moral stand. What turns it all into a pile of sanctimonious hot air for me is that they continue to sell cigarettes and products of a gambling nature. If they just didn’t sell porn and kept quiet about it then good for them. But if you are going to whack up a great big holier than thou sign on your window then I think your morality is open for a little bit of public scrutiny. And if I had a choice between my kids gambling, smoking or looking at a girly magazine, i’d say bring on the chicks.
Otherwise a good newsagent.