sentences:  But, a chance invitation and visit to a Tupperware party at an East London flat in 1981 changed everything – Jacqueline saw the potential of selling sexy lingerie and sex toys to women in the privacy of their own homes.Jacqueline launched the Ann Summers Party Plan – a home marketing plan for sex toys, with a strict "no men allowed" policy.This type of party, which provides women with a forum to meet and talk about sex (and other matters), became so popular that such parties are now regarded as part of British popular culture; this format also provides the company with a convenient way of circumventing legal restrictions about displaying sex toys for sale.