Not all butt plugs should glow in the dark

[Fleshdancer]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2007/11/08/violetblue.DTL

When I worked at a sex toy store, we could smell the boxes before we even opened them.

Once the boxes of mass-manufactured "novelty" vibrators, dildos and assorted sex toys were open, the chemical smell would fill the room and linger wherever we kept the back stock. Some materials stank more than others; certain "lifelike" or "cyber" materials smelled like wet asphalt. Each item was individually packaged or bagged, often with misogynist or offensive marketing or labeling. So, we'd don sterile gloves and put the products into plain, clear, sealed bags. But each of the "jelly rubber," "jell-lee", and "sili-gel" products would be oily, with beads of some kind of chemical sweat oozing through its often visible pores.

It was so not hot.

It's ethically tough to sell sex toys you think might be toxic. For years I had a well-rehearsed speech I'd give to every customer who bought a fun, though chemically dubious item: Wash it first, please use a condom on it; if you don't, then clean it thoroughly, and throw it away after it loses its shine or after a month or two of enjoyment. It didn't take a brain surgeon (or Dildo Hut clerk, often confused) to figure out that the novelty industry was making a mint off having sex toys manufactured cheaply and sans health regulations in China. "Made in China" is printed on most sex toys. And selling sex toys as novelties means no one is responsible for how they are used (or if they function properly, or if they function at all).

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Consider this article my PSA for the day

[flvegan]

1. Um...wow.

I'm speechless.

[Capn Sunshine]

2. This should be in GD

It's much more appropriate there because of the seriousness of the issue and the relationship to Hillary's supporters

[lost-in-nj]

3. well, uummmmm

thanks ....


I think...


:shrug: :shrug:


lost

[MrCoffee]

4. that's a true statement.

[Fire Walk With Me]

5. Auqa Dots aren't just for children?

[DS1]

6. A nighttime naked marathon, with everyone running with glow-in-the-dark buttplugs

would be quite the sight.

[Fleshdancer]

7. it would also make for an interesting photo

that guy who takes photos of thousands of naked people in various cities should consider it.

[DS1]

8. as long as he's ready to pay the superfund cleanup bill for disposing of

thousands of used buttplugs

[Fleshdancer]

10. not to mention the rash cream need if all the butt plugs are toxic

but if he takes the photo while the people are in motion, he could get that cool streaming light effect. The clean up and repair just might be worth it.

[cloudbase]

9. And this honest to goodness review

of a vibrator from Walgreen's web site:
bold added just for grins

unhappy camper
By Sammy from Chicago, IL on 9/18/2007
Pros: Prolongs Performance, Mutually Satisfying
Cons: Smells Bad
Best Uses: Me time
Describe Yourself: Sexy
Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I had trouble getting it in position, and the batteries wore out before I was finished operating the machine. When I was finished the machine had a funny smell.

[AllegroRondo]

11. Walgreen's sells vibrators?

hmm.
may have to go there for some Christmas shopping.

[guitar man]

15. hmmm..

I wonder, did it smell bad before or after use? :evilgrin:

:hide:

[Marrah_G]

12. This seems a little wierd

Anyone else think the writer was probably in the wrong job?

I've sold sex toys, I know others who have sold sex toys... I've never noticed the things the writer noticed and nor was I offended by the trade as it seems the writer was.

Something stinks and it isn't the Glow in the Dark Butt Plug.

[Dr. Strange]

18. I'm just glad I stayed awake long enough to read these words:

Something stinks and it isn't the Glow in the Dark Butt Plug.

Somebody please write a song and put this line in the chorus!

[TrogL]

13. Do you have any recommendations?

I haven't had much trouble with the black composite ones.

The yellow natural-feeling ones have huge pores that accumulate debris. They scare me.

[NightWatcher]

14. How do I rec this for a DUzy?

I just gots ta

[MrScorpio]

16. What about Doc Johnson and Ben Wa products?

They're made domestically, right?

[BarenakedLady]

17. How else am I supposed to find it

during a black out?

[DS1]

19. that's technically a brown-out

[ThomCat]

20. This is a very good post on a really important topic.

I've been in a lot of sex shops (they're places people often like to go when they visit NYC) and it's horrible how people just assume those sex toys are safe. A lot of them look like they were made cheap, and most people don't ask a lot of questions when buying sex toys. :(

:applause:

[Beetwasher]

21. Well, That's Why I ALWAYS Say: "Ain't Nuthin' Like The Real Thang, Baby!"

n/t

[CGowen]

22. What happened to wood and glass? I hope the Chinese aren't using their date rape drug ingredients

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C646F159-0B11-457B-ADA8-30600C7ED251.htm


NEWS ASIA-PACIFIC
'Date rape drug' China toy recalled

Five children have been hospitalised after swallowing the beads, also sold as Aqua Dots in the US

A popular China-made toy has been recalled in North America and Australia after scientists found it contained a chemical which turns into a powerful drug often used in date-rape cases, when swallowed.

The toy beads, known as Aqua Dots in the US and Bindeez in Australia, are often used in art and craft projects.

Three children in Australia and two in the US were hospitalised after swallowing the beads containing the chemical.

....

[Fleshdancer]

23. just think how weird that would be if they did....

one minute, you're minding your own business with your toy and the next thing you know, you're waking up two days later with the biggest headache and no recollection of what happened.

:scared:

[Deja Q]

24. And I thought it was because Danny "Steroidz" Partridge tested each toy personally.

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