From Bikes To Trains To Video Games

Not all "toy" stores are created equal.

After a total bust at the Goodwill we decided to check out the local adult novelty shop, one of three in a 10 block quadrant. We had been to the other two rather briefly during a Halloweeen scavenger hunt. One definitely catered to the older seedy predominately male group and the other was cleaner, more well-lit and couple-friendly. Since we were near the third and unexplored store, we decided to check it out. Of course since it is the day before Valentine's day, the parking lot was crowded, luckily the store was not.

This place was stuck in the 70's or something. It was very dark and plotted out in some sort of weird maze of videos you had to go through to get to the "novelties". I'm not easily grossed out and usually think it is fun to poke around in such a place, but this was a bit creepy. Who knows what kind of gross guy could be around the corner? There was this rack of "costumes" which looked like they had already been used in some low grade porn films and tons of very cheap toys I wouldn't even want to touch the packages.

Even though they appeared to have way more toys and movies than Grand Opening, the quantity was not winning over the quality. It wasn't organized very well at all, nothing was open to play with, and the staff was all hiding behind some huge fortress of lubes and oils. I guess since I have gone to a place that is open about sex and fun and is very clean and well organized and the staff is friendly and helpful and you don't feel like a total perv walking around and touching things, any other place that isn't like that disappoints me and grosses me out since I know it could be better. I'm so glad Kim opened an L.A. store to tide a gal over before she can get a road trip to G.V. going.

I'm not Ms. Sex Toy 2005 or anything, just every time I have an extra hundred bucks or so laying around I get a "to vibe or not to vibe" conflict going.