As far as my young mind's over active imgination was concerned, this bird was definitely buying it for her own pleasure, and don't go suggesting otherwise!
I did once also get asked by a woman at WHSmiths in Heathrow airport if I could pass her 3 jazz mags from the top shelf! However, she was...
And presumably a newspaper with which to slide it into once the purchases had been made?
Just goes to show that the demographic is far more varied than the stereotypical raincoat man and hormonal teenager. Once, when I was about 19-20 years old, I was standing in the vicinity of the magazines...