9
May
2008

The Butt Plug Coffee Tamper1

This delightful stainless steel work of art is NOT a sex toy.
It is, in fact, a coffee tamper made by Avanti and available for about ten bucks or so from your average kitchenwares shop. Like this one.
The other day my husband arrived home wielding this wonderful thing, keen to get his espresso coffee thoroughly stamped [...]

6
May
2008

The Super Rectum0

This interesting looking sex toy is a Luna Butt plug. It looks so weird because it’s an actual cast of someone’s rectum. I’m not entirely sure how they got the cast, but I suspect it didn’t involve plaster of paris.
Anyway, the reason it looks like this is to counteract the bum muscles tendency to expel [...]

5
March
2008

My Visit To Sexpo Brisbane 20080

Last Friday on a whim I decided to attend Sexpo in Brisbane, hoping to maybe make some industry contacts and also just to check it all out. I last went to one of these mega sex exhibitions in Sydney ten years ago, back when I was a “civilian.” That expedition was part of the growing [...]

15
February
2008

“The Anus Is Not A Sex Organ In Texas”0

This little 12 minute video is called “Dildo Diaries” and it documents the insane laws against sex toys and anal sex in Texas which, thankfully, have just been overturned by a court. It’s worth watching for the first 5 minutes as we go into an adult store and see the insanity at work.
To summarise the [...]

18
October
2007

Good Vibrations Merger Deal0

Following financial difficulties (which apparently nearly saw them close their doors), Good Vibrations has announced a merger deal with General Video of America and Trans World News. GVA-TWN is a huge distribution and adult products company and it looks like they stepped in with a wad of cash.
It’s an interesting turnaround for what was originally [...]

3
October
2007

Solar Powered Vibrator0

A site called Tree Hugger has an interesting article about 10 ways to green your sex life. And while they recommend non-phthalate dildos and rechargable battery vibrators, they didn’t mention the solar powered vibrator.
This handy-dandy device is designed to plug into numerous existing sex toys like the micro bullet or micro kitty strap-on and gets [...]

25
September
2007

Amazon Is Selling A Vintage Vibrator0

So there I was perusing the sex toys and vibrators at Amazon.com and I was musing about how when I first joined their affiliate program you weren’t supposed to sell via an adult site. Whereas now they have a wide range of dirty, naughty adult products on sale and no questions asked.
Anyway, there it was: [...]

24
September
2007

Article On Women’s Erotica and Adult Stores0

The Scotsman has an article about the growth in adult stores for women.
Lucy says: “Over the last couple of decades women have come into their own, especially with their own sexuality. The whole Ann Summers thing has helped the mass acceptance of this. I’ve had a lot of women come in of all ages, particularly [...]

20
September
2007

A Sex Positive Adult Store0

I want to do a quick post about a new adult store which is owned by a friend of mine. Ashley’s Sex Toys is a nice looking site and it sells all the usual stuff but what I really like is the education section which contains quite a large number of useful articles and information. [...]

18
September
2007

Good Vibrations In Financial Trouble1

SFGate reports that adult store Good Vibrations is having financial difficulties and apparently the internet is to blame. It seems they can’t compete now that Amazon has started to sell sex toys. They’re also blaming Google and it’s nasty new algorithm which stuffed up their listings (tell me about it!) and subsequent sales.
Interestingly, Libida.com says [...]

27
August
2007

Porn For Women News Links0

Some news stories today dealing with women, porn, vibrators and sex:
* Picking up good vibrations in the Melbourne Age discusses the increasing respectability of sex toys and adult material.
“From a feminist point of view, the industry has been dominated by men for so long,” says Judith Glover. “Dildos were all about dick and balls, and [...]

7
June
2007

Attack Of The Phthalates0

Attack of the Phthalates. It’s a great graphic.
The image is from an article questioning the Greenpeace study about phthalates in sex toys. The article is in AVN Novelty Business magazine, a journal for sex toy retailers, so I’m not sure it can be said to be unbiased. Still, if you want an alternative viewpoint to [...]

21
May
2007

Getting Off Via The Vacuum Cleaner1

“Nature abhors a vacuum, and so do I.”
It’s a quote by Anne Gibbons, one that I’ve long admired. Now, it seems, there’s less reason to hate the Hoover.
A new sex toy called the Vortex Vibrations is a special attachment for low wattage vacuum cleaners designed to stimulate the clit and give intense orgasm.
I’ve read numerous [...]

9
April
2007

No, A Vibrator Is Not For Smuggling Drugs0

Next time you’re thinking of smuggling a few drugs through airport security, don’t assume the police won’t check your hashish-filled vibrator.
At least, that’s what happened to a Ukrainian woman who thought the cops would be too embarrassed to look closely at her vibe. She had taken out the batteries and stuffed hash into the empty [...]

1
March
2007

Beate Uhse Closes Adult Shops For Women0

German adult mega-retailer Beate Uhse is apparently not doing so well. According to this report, it’s about to close all of it’s adult shops aimed at women, and two-thirds of it’s mainstream stores did not perform well in 2006.
The company will close the last of its Mae B. shops as their leases run out. The [...]

13
December
2006

The Cone Vibrator0

It’s not often that a sex toy catches my attention, but I keep seeing The Cone everywhere and now I’m intrigued. It doesn’t look anything like a vibrator - or any other sex toy - which means it’s one of the more innovative products to hit the adult toy stores in a while.
And now it’s [...]