I’ll go first. It was an older white guy, someone’s grandpa for sure. I was helping him look at cock rings and he ended up settling on a style that had several colors. I presented them saying “blue, red, tie dye, orange” and showed him the bright traffic cone orange c-ring. Without missing a beat he said “I’d only wear that one when I’m hunting” and I laughed my ass off for a week about that. Your turn!

So I recently quit my job at krogers and right before I did i happen to walk into my local adult store to look at lingerie with my man on the way home and happen to ask the manager if they were hiring, and now ill be starting on the 22nd of this month. I really just wanted to know if theres any pros or cons of working at an adult store. Is there anything I need to be aware of? any advice or suggestions on how to handle certain situations would really help,😁 thank you!

won a contest at work and they blessed us with a bunch of toys however they gave me this moaning male masturbator it’s literally so fucking funny 😭 you plug headphones into it and it literally plays a moaning girl. they give you a free pair of headphones with it. this thing is gonna sit in my drawer brand new forever unless someone bought it from me 😂 it’s a $150 item! the other things they gave us i can use. a vibrating cock ring, down for that. a wand, perfect for my girlfriend. and a buttplug but that will sit in my drawer brand new 😂

Yesterday I went to a sex shop for the first time. I didn't understand the concept. I went there wanting to go to a booth with a hole to put my penis in and receive an anonymous text. It was seemingly empty.There were several people behind the curtains, and I panicked before going in. I was just looking for a quick, anonymous blowjob. Can someone guide me and tell me how that works? I'd like to try it out.

Me 18M go to a starship in my hometown to get me toys, my gf 17 wants to go and get her own items, she says she doesn’t want me to buy them because she has specific wants and is embarrassed- do you think she will get carded and or In trouble? Her birthday is in 2 months

Almost a year ago I started buying toys, I have a dildo, plugs and a vibrating egg, but I'm looking for something new, what do you recommend???

Hello, first time going to a store with wife and we are a little nervous. Any recommendations in the Greater Los Angeles area?

Hey looking for a specialist. If this is the wrong place I'd appreciate a redirection.
Do consultants or personal shoppers exist? My father has prostate cancer and has expressed that he finds it unfair to his wife (my mother...this post is a struggle). Additionally, my dad is slowly slipping into complete blindness, making figuring this out for himself online difficult. Does the industry have people that work with wants/needs on behalf of clients? I think he would do better talking with someone about what he and my mom want out of intimacy and how that can be best replicated with prosthetics/toys.

My dream is to open my own boutique and do parties/classes that are educational and empowering. How hard is it to get into this industry and make a livable income?

What is the perception of a crossdresser at a store?

Like, if I showed up wearing a skirt, crop top, heels, wig, makeup…and was semi-passable, what would you all think? What would other customer think?

What about going to a booth section?

Hi! This isn't really a tale but I could use some help! I launched an Christmas ornament called "Santa's Sack" last year and it did really well online and my friend suggested I reach out to some adult stores. My questions are:

1. Is there a wholesale website adult stores purchase from? I've researched as much as I could but I'm hitting dead ends. No one is getting back to me haha

2. Do stores do a lot of Christmas related sales? The adult store that did reach back out to me explained that while she didn't know if other stores were the same, her store itself did not do a lot of holiday themed items.

Hi all,

I recently landed a job at an Adult Store that sells Toys, Games, Kinky products, Lingerie...etc.

My biggest barrier so far is upselling products or even bringing up facts about products. I'm not unfamiliar with the products but never really did research into the specifics or nitty gritty of each product. I was told it would take me time and that that was alright.

But! I would really appreciate some tips from fellow Adult Store workers or Customers. Examples, scenarios... Whatever you have to share.

Thanks!

With ANME coming up in about a month, I was wondering how many people on this sub would possibly be attending? I try to go every year when I can and this year I want to make the best of it! Any booths you regularly look for? Do you have a favorite rep?

I genuinely don’t get it, in my state it’s ILLEGAL to sell poppers! But I’ve gotten genuinely hundreds of people in person and on call ask about them. I’ve started just telling them it’s illegal to sell and we do not have them. The only reason I kinda get why they think we’d have them is their ability to loosen the anus, but like, it’s an inhalant that gets you high, why would we sell it?

I find it really interesting when people call to talk about their incredibly specific kinks. I just had someone call to try and get me to talk about shiny 80’s style micro shorts. Hung up when I wouldn’t dirty talk with him. Like, I get there probably aren’t a ton of people out there with this specific kink for him to talk to. But I’m at work? I work retail, this isn’t a phone sex line, I just have to answer the phones like any other store. I wonder what makes them think I’d even be open to indulging this fantasy. I’ve got stuff to do, I’m eyeing the clock waiting for my lunch break, I feel so supremely unsexy because once again I’m literally just a retail worker doing boring work stuff. I’m sure part of it is that they want that shock factor, but they don’t even really get that because I’ve heard it all and I’ll shut it down when it gets past plausible deniability. Work brain is so desensitized, it all feels clinical - very different from my personal life, where I wouldn’t discuss sex and kink with strangers. It makes me mad that they think it’s ok, but I’m also just so over it. Sorry for the stream of consciousness here, just getting it all out of my head so I can get back to work and be normal I guess. The things we deal with lol

Hi! 27F here. I was an avid customer of sex shops in my early 20’s so now I’m excited to employed in one. It’s my first time in retail and there’s been a lot to learn. It’s only been a few weeks but i feel like I’ve just been taught proper sex ed.

Anyways, sales are a huge deal at our store and I was wondering if anyone has tips on being successful in that department? How to be approachable? How to build their basket? I could work more on my social skills I’ll admit. I’m also trying my best to be cool and confident but I do get a bit overwhelmed. Much appreciated!

Anybody have any good products or tools they use at their stores to clean the back rooms? We have figured out how to get the floors clear but the walls and door stains are stuck on there

IDK what else to say. With a lot of women understandably choosing to go 4B with project 2025 and all, I feel like sex in general is gonna be pretty low on Americans' radar. Do you think adult stores will take a hit?

I heard there are gloryholes at adult stores is that real thing and what is it like ?

Looking back on some memories from today, and came across one from my days managing a jack shack.

This store had a "porn theater" which was basically a large room with couches and a digital projector that showed porn movies. People would pay entry, and then be able to sit in the room all day watching the movies of the day. It was a place for adults to hook up with other adults essentially.

I was working new years eve, and the store closed at midnight. It had been a fairly busy evening, but really slowed down around 8 or 9 when everyone started going to parties. The last hour or so was really slow, and I thought I was all alone. Went to close the store, and did a walk through of everything to make sure it was empty. Turns out a guy had fallen asleep on the couch in the theater. Woke him up to tell him we were closed and he had to go home. He just mumbled, "oh, happy new year" and groggily stumbled out of the store to his car.

What a way to ring in the new year. Sleeping through midnight at a smut hut.

Thankfully I'm in Canada, but I worry about the impact this will have on adult stores in America.

Hello my lovelies!!! It’s been a while has it not? 🧐 anyways it’s long overdue so welcome to my next dose of daily shitery. So no I haven’t died or quit my job. In all honestly I love the job too much. As much as the shitty days happens, a lot of good days happens too. Anyways, I’m sure you’re not here to listen or read about me yapping about boring shit.

So this Halloween your girl here decided to dress up. After so many years of being nonchalant about it all I decided to dress up for work, maybe I was just lazy to get off work and dress up afterwards. 🤷🏻‍♀️ who knows 😂. So dressed as an anime demon cat or whatever you want to call it I went to work that day with a pretty happy mindset if you ask me.

The day was pretty good, at least it started pretty good. A compliment here and there a little look here and there, not too bad if I say so myself. Then walks in a 75yr old man. Now mind you I have no opinion yet about a new customer I have never seen before coming in. With a positive attitude I greeted him with warm smiles and my undivided attention. Honestly at around this time it was slow so why not 😅

He came in didn’t talk at first, but after many attempts to get him to feel comfortable he finally started talking. He mentioned about a sounder device. It wasn’t unusual but not a common topic many pplz talked about. He expressed that after having a catheter in him he developed a kink and slowly started to stretch out his urethra any chance he get. I showed him some of the ones we carried and he told me he wanted something just a little bigger.

We talked a bit more and he mention he also wanted to get his fuck buddy a vibrator so of course i showed him the goodies for females that we carried. I’m not sure how we ended up talking about bondage items but he said his lady friend love it when he’s a little rough on her nipples. “Okay…then” was my thoughts.

I laughed off some of the stuff he was saying because it was getting a little graphic. I’m all for sex talk but this was a bit much show and tell to a person you don’t even know. But I didn’t say anything, I just smiled and laughed awkwardly. I showed him a different toy when the next thing I knew he was right up behind me his breath was hot against my ears and he whispered “I really love to eat pussy and I can go on for hours.” I instinctively moved away and kinda just walked to the comfort of my counter and a good 5 feet away from his face.

He kept looking at me and mentioned that I was super cute and that I was also kind to him. As if that super creepy moment ago didn’t happened. After that i stayed behind the counter and answered whatever questions he threw at me . I did my best to make sure it didn’t feel forced . He stayed a little while longer but once he figured I got busy with the swarm of arcaders coming in he said goodbye, didnt buy anything and left

Maybe he had a bipolar moment? 🧐🧐 like he really acted like he didn’t just creeped me out a moment before and just went on talking about whatever he had in mind. Anyways sorry if it wasn’t that entertaining. Just wanted to share with you guys that’s all . Bye for now ❤️😘

What was it like? How did you feel the first time you gave a class or did a party?