to a certain lesbionic bookshop with a dildo wall……when I come in to buy aforementioned dildo, I do NOT want to talk to you! just because I’m in your store doesn’t mean I am a hippy bisexual lesbian who wants to eat granola off my tattooed girlfriends nipple ring…I just want a dildo.
and whilst picking out this wand-o-pleasure, I don’t need to discuss with you it’s merits or how good it is or how you really enjoyed it when your girlfriend shoved it up your ass it made you squirt like niagra falls. listen: I’m buying this one AGAIN because I wore out my first one- clearly I know how good it is. if I were having trouble deciding what I wanted to put inside me, then maybe I’d ask you.
and finally, after I’ve paid and am about to return to the land-of-showering, please don’t slip pamphlets for hippy gatherings or how-to-peg-your-boyfriend learning sessions into my bag. I don’t want them and you just made more litter; bravo hippy, bravo.
This article appears in Sep 25 – Oct 1, 2008.
Alright, some of the comments cracked me up. But overall, if you don’t like the service you receive there (Which is generally quite good, informative and pleasant) then don’t go back. There must be something about that place that makes you go there. You want people to ignore you when you approach displays of sex toys? Then go to the other well known store that they just watch you to make sure you aren’t stealing.
Yeah, Night Magics and the one one on Quinpool I don’t remember the name of.I have known VE as the store to go to for superior knowledge and books. Did you just say “I know what I’m looking for thanks?”
God, I’m glad I don’t work in retail anymore. Customers are too friggin’ hard to figure out.You’re in a damned if you do and damned if you don’t situation, no matter what. Most people complain when they go into a store and are ignored by the clerks or the clerk barely manages a “thank you for shopping here”. But apparently, getting help and positive chitchat from clerks is also a bad thing. So, what is the exact level of attention that they’re supposed to give you and why don’t they teach it at sales clerk school?
I don’t know who you are, but I LOVE YOU! That’s one of the funniest Bitches I’ve read! The friendly, informative, ‘shoot-the-breeze-about-how- awesome-the-product-is’ sell is fine if you’re buying a car or shoes, but with sex toys…?Its like renting porn, you wouldn’t want the guy behind the counter going, “yeah, I made a mess watching that one, wait til you see it!”
A lot of people that go into VE are there for the advice. I’m curious how much the OP let the shop lady know that they knew what they were getting, otherwise it can be a little overwhelming your first couple of time.
A lot of people that go into VE are there for the advice. I’m curious how much the OP let the shop lady know that they knew what they were getting, otherwise it can be a little overwhelming your first couple of times.
well I’m the OP so:yeah I did mention I knew what I was looking for…in fact, I asked for the item specifically. and I went directly to that corner of the store, as opposed to doing the I’m-nervous-and-scared lurk amongst the books before creeping towards the sex toys.this sales clerk was just a little overzealous, overchatty, and WAY over share. Iw asn’t kidding about that line with the girlfriend doing her in the ass. do I need to know this? no, no I do not.
ummmmm hedgy, this tends to happen when you go into places like this…i dont drive, nor have a car, but ran an errand for a friend to get some part (i have no clue what it was) but the grease monkey there told me the history of the car that it goes into and how the newer model performs soooooooo mcuh better and yada yada yada..specialty shops like that tend to be “informative”. the fact it was a sex shop, you apparently got more than you went in for.
hedgyhog – If Walmart sold dildos in stead of just employ them you wouldn’t have this problem. Ever get the ignorant teenagers at Walmart to do anything more than grunt a one syllable answer when you ask them something?
yes yes don’t misunderstand me: customer service is important. I’ve worked in retail, and when customers had questions, it’s your JOB to ask.what this bitchw as about was sales people who are just way to over the top. maybe she was bored, I don’t know, but I was clearly in a bit of a hurry (I believe i even said this to her), and yet the blather continued.and homie, if it was just general information, sure. but some of the stuff she was talking about was personal tales of bedroom antics that frankly, I do not need to know. it was sort of that regular specialty shop talk gone way over the edge, maybe because of the nature of the product being sold. so yes: if the customer wants or asks for help, go nuts! regardless, be friendly etc. but if the customer clearly knows what they want, why continue with the hard sell? and for the love of god, particularly in stores with items of a ahem personal nature, keep some of your little personal tales to yourself!
again hedgy, you are in a store that specializes in shit that goes on……. .in bedrooms.just saying.
again hedgy, you are in a store that specializes in shit that goes on……. .in bedrooms.just saying.
why oh why can’t I just bitch in piece???and homie, yes it is, but do I REALLY need to hear all about the inner workings of the sale’s girl’s girlfriend? there is such a thing as far to much information.
sex talk in a sex shop? doesnt seem outta place to me. Considering she is telling you how great the product works. Now if she was selling you a hair straightner and told you about how good a dildo felt in her ass yes. Personal experience with products makes you a good salesperson. you just wernt prepared to hear it. Honestly, if i hear that a salesman has a stereo component at home and he goes into detail about the quality, i wouldnt be shocked. You bought something that you are going to jam into your vag….. how else was she supposed to attach a personal detail about the product?
Alright you were right Hedgy. The girls there are happy to help and educate people, but you knew what you wanted and made it clear.The girl there sounds like she was hitting on you. Although I have found if you hit on a girl not to mention what I shove up there until at least the second date.
Come on Homie. Now you’re just arguing for the sake of arguing. Sure, if you go into a sex shop you should be prepared to see and hear things that wouldn’t be talked about over lunch. But unsolicited tales of doing your girlfriend in the ass with a dildo – that’s crossing the line.
actually, i am not arguing for the sake of arguing. Having been to many a sex shops, the stuff i hear in there is PRETTY out there. the stuff they tell you about them mammoth butt plugs, mind boggling. Again, i cite the example of the car. Im not a car guy, but the personal experience the dude put in about the part, showed me he knew first hand what he was talking about.Take out the fact that this is a sex toy, and she just attached personal experience to it. I really dont see what was so bad about it. She simply made a sale.I agree that is crossing the line if she was buying a movie. Or if she was buying lingerie, but she put personal experience, (one that i might add would show the quality of the product and how it acheived the desired results) to the product. I think what the problem is here is that it is a taboo topic that some people arent really comfortable talking about. However, hedgy walked into a store, where this conversation isnt that out there.its like walking into a bondage shop, them fuckers say some weird shit. But hey, it goes with the territory.
Bad Guy hit it right on the nose, er, bungholio. She was probably flirting with you, Hedgy. You missed out on hot tri-lesbo-strap-on action!! Aren’t you disappointed??
Another one… for the Bad Guy.Although, I am starting to lean towards Homie’s point. They try to create an air of comfort on that topic in the store. So someone can come in and feel open sharing. So while I feel she could have used a little less details with her anecdote, that’s the environment they try to create there.My suggestion, go back, engage the threesome, send photos.
I disagree. Just because you’re in a sex shop doesn’t mean you want to hear unsolicited, graphic stories from the staff. If Hedgy had asked, “What do you know about this product? Does it work well?” it would have warranted a story, sure. But to just telling personal sex stories out of the blue is taking it too far.For the record, the last time I had my breaks done, my mechanic didn’t tell me personal stories about the breaks he was installing. Last time I bought a shirt, the salesgirl didn’t tell me she looked so hot in it she got three phone numbers. Last time I bought bananas, the produce manager didn’t tell me about the amazing banana bread he baked. You get where I’m going…
Hedgy is right, it’s not about product knowledge..this is about the clerk’s sexual experience with this product..defenitely crossing the line and general ettiquitte sales staff are expected to, and should have with thier customers. I think i’d be surprised to hear a comment like that come from a clerk, even if i was buying said dildo from said dildo shop. When i’m in the check-out at the supermarket, i wouldn’t want to hear the cashier comment on my spicy hummus, and how it gave her explosive diarhea the other night. It’s just not nessecary.
Bad Guy, you have me laughing over laugh. 🙂
ok, so then you all would feel uncomfy is someone said the had the same car as you (when you are in buying part for that car)? You all would be upset as can be about him telling you about his personal experience? If she was selling shampoo and said, “yes it makes my hair smell so good and man all i do is get compliments about it and guys seem to really like it”, that girl is going over the line?What about if you go to the movies and the usher says,”oh wow, my girlfriend and i just loved that movie, she cried so hard, and we have seen it over and over again” That is crossing the line?remember, she is buyin a product that is going to get her off and make her cum. Its is about the product here, and i do not think many of you are getting that the personal attachment is the selling device here. A good sales person makes the product sound like the best thing ever, and saying, “yes, it makes a great paper weight” isnt the thing to do. If you arent prepared to hear sexual things in a sex toy shop, shop online. The sales person has a job to make the product sound terrific, the fact hedgy is a bit prude, is her fault.
and jennie, that is your personal experience, if you are going to tell me you have never had a sales person go on and on about the greatness of a product from personal experience, step up and go to some nicer stores.
The fact that Hedgy was buying her second vibrator would, to me, suggest she is not at all a prude.Just because people want to purchase products of an intimate nature doesn’t mean they want to talk about what they plan to do with them with a complete stranger. As I said before, had Hedgy asked, that would have been the salesgirl’s cue to share an anecdote. I don’t think it’s appropriate to start sharing the very personal details of her sex life without any sort of prompt from the customer.
so you always ask when people tell you about the products in the stores? hardly. Matter of fact i think we have had threads here about people wanting to be left alone when in stores. This is a happen by chance situation where this paticular dildo is one that she had perfect information on. Again, you are not answring my question about this ever happening to you. I didnt say this happens every single time… however there are instances where your sales person goes on and on because they are personally attached to the item. If this was a tv and the person had this much personal knowledge of the product. Just for shits and giggles, tell me EXACTLY what she could have said that would be informative to the pleasures of the dildo, that are personal to the person that ARENT sexual in nature.Since you have the answers, this better be good. Something that would make you want this dildo over say, the cuntrubber 3000
Words i wish to never hear/see in the same sentence as the name, or post by Homie:sex, sex shop, dildo, ass, vag, bondage, cum, homeless shelter.Thanks in advance.
Sure Homie, sometimes salespeople tell me about the product I’m purchasing. More often than not though, they don’t.I’m perfectly comfortable walking into a sex store and buying things for my husband and I (or me alone!) to use in the privacy of my own home. Under no circumstances though, do I want to tell the perfect strangers in said sex shop about my sex life. Nor do I want to hear about theirs. This does not make me a prude, or sexually repressed, or anything like that.Just for shits and giggles, I think, if Hedgy had asked “Does this product work well, should I buy it?”, a simple “My partner and I were VERY pleased!” with a grin or a wink would have sufficed.Just because you’re in a sex shop doesn’t mean you want to have intimate, personal conversations with strangers.
you said “if hedgy asked”this would suggest that all sales people that you have encountered only volunteer personal information about a product when asked? again, i am suggesting the fact it was a sex toy is no different than a car part. The personal connection to the prodcut is what the chick was going for. The fact it offended hedgy is her problem. I bet she has done this many times and had a few people even say, “man that chick at the store was right, this was a terrific pussy jammer”
“i am suggesting the fact it was a sex toy is no different than a car part.”Homie, if you HONESTLY can’t see how talking about sex toys is different than talking about car parts, then I can no longer participate in this discussion with you. I think it’s safe to say that MANY people love and enjoy sex, but aren’t at all comfortable taking about it with strangers.It’s not black and white, like you seem to be suggesting – i.e. everyone who enters a sex shop is completely open to having extremely personal conversations with people they’ve never met.
And yes, I said if Hedgy asked. I don’t think it is at all appropriate to share personal sex stories with someone who hadn’t asked for it.
It’s been nearly a month since I posted.So much has changed.
again, i doubt this story would have come out if hedgy was lookin for the analjam 1500, it was sheer coincidence that it happen to be a product she has first hand knowledge on.you say that many people arent comfortable talking about sex with strangers….. YOU ARE IN A FUCKING DILDO SHOP, how secretive and private do you think that place is? Its not a secret what the fuck you are there for. You are there for a product to make you cum. She is talking about the fucken product. You are missing the point about the car and a sex toy, the object is totally irrelevant. Here is proof you are a tool about this…. you are saying that “not everyone that walks into a sex…….” I am doubting that she runs up to every customer and tells them a story about that paticular dildo if they are no where near that fuckin dildo. Man. Chalk it up to sheer coincidence that this chick is knowledgable about this.
First of all Homie, it’s “come”, not “cum”. Last time I checked, only 13-year-old boys used that spelling.I never said a sex toy store was secretive or private. I said just because I’m in there doesn’t mean I want to talk to a perfect stranger about my vagina. Nor does it mean I want to hear about her anus. Again, this does not make me some kind of prude. I am completely comfortable saying things so dirty to my husband they would make Larry Flint blush. But that’s because I have a very close, intimate relationship with my husband, I trust him, and I am 100% comfortable with him. LOTS OF PEOPLE DON’T WISH TO ENGAGE IN THAT TYPE OF CONVERSATION WITH STRANGERS!!! Do you not get that???
QWERTY!! I am so happy to see you! But I am sorry it had to be on this thread. Homie talking about sex toys is not a thread I want to be a part of. I tried to avoid reading it, but a few sentences slipped into my peripheral vision. And now if you will excuse me, I have to go wash my brain.
got it… so the sales person that is to know about these things….. is to know this? Come on, in these places, these kinds of conversations are quite common place. You are in the enviroment where these people talk freely about things like this. WHen in rome… dont be surprised to hear people speaking italian
Whatever Homie. You’re so wrapped up in being right (as per usual) that you refuse to acknowledge some very valid points. Like I said, it’s not black and white. Of all people, sex store employees should appreciate the intimate, and private nature of the goods they’re selling. They should understand that sex isn’t something that everyone is cool talking about.
“Like I said, it’s not black and white”is that not yuo doing the exact same thing? Fuck you are a hypocrite. We see it different. I might not want to her this shit myself, but like i said with the car, i wouldnt be shocked to hear them talk about this… its a graphic store, where graphic things are, i wouldnt be shocked. You might, but i dont give a fuck. Again, the world doesnt revolve around me, and someone giving personal experiences to a product in the store they work in, that just happens to be the same one they shove up thier ass, i wouldnt be surprised to hear about it.
I’m not at all being a hypocrite, Homie. I’m saying that because of the personal, intimate nature of the goods they’re selling, perhaps sex shop employees might want to err on the side discretion and wait for the customer to engage them before they start taking up the amazing orgasm they had from taking up the ass with a dildo. Some people would be more than happy to have that kind of conversation with a stranger. Many others are not comfortable. It’s not that I’m shocked by the items in the store, obviously. I wouldn’t be in there if I was. But just because I’m in there doesn’t mean I want to have super graphic discussions with the staff!
Qwerty, it’s been terribly, terribly boring. None of the early summer crowd has been posting much at all lately because it’s been so lame…except to slug it out with Frannie. But that got old fast too…
I’m with Jennie. nothing wrong with trying to sell the product with an enthusiastic endorsement. Maybe an “Oh god, THAT little beast sure rocked my world!” But the customer doesn’t need to hear the graphic details of: “Oh god that monster stretched my poop chute so wide that my partner’s grunts were echoing, and she pulled it out, and oh my God I was so embarrassed, there was a CORN NIBLET stuck on the tip of it!” “I’ll never eat corn again!” “Hey, listen, we need to wrap this up cuz I have an appointment with my proctologist to get that huge fissure sewn up, ‘k, thanks!!”
Hedgy: Hi I’ll take this dildo, I have the exact change counted, *heading for the door* and I’m triple parked out front, I don’t need a receipt… Thanks, have a nice d…Cashier: Oh your going to love THAT… blah blah blah, not that model,, that actual dildo… blah blah blah… had it up my ass last night… blah blah blah… but don’t worry though… blah blah blah…
Great to see you back Qwerty… Jammie’s right though… Its dreadfully painful just to try and get something going here lately… Plus this IS the summer we never had, so its been nice to hang outside for a while…
i dont think it went anything like that floyd.i think the thing is she went into a store where all day both customers and her talk a certain way and she wasnt prepared for it.Of course only thinking about herself and how others must accomodate her, she whined like a champ here to us. Not once has she considered that all day people just might be graphic like that when they do talk to her. Much like the dude that went on and on about the car that i didnt give a shit about, this chick did the same. However because the topic is taboo, this means the sales lady should have known that this would be offensive.not once did hedgy bother to look at the situation from the other chick’s eyes, like usual its what the selfish OP wants.Do you people get mad when you go into a restaraunt of a different ethnicity and the people that work there speak the language of that ethnicity? Its rude to do that, but hey, its all about the customer. fuck you people are a mess.
Naw Homie is wasn’t intended to be how it actually happened.. Its just a characterization.Il est la cariquature de l’Homie d’aujourd’hui … mais ces connerries à lui font rire !!! fabien’s.. toi… FTW
gotcha..i dont speak french so whatever…..i just think its outlandish to expect someone that is likely to hear raunch all day in a place that is filled with raunch to be determined to be out of line when something she says, is raunch….that makes no sense. More and more it appears that these people are all about them……so what the topic of sex or whatever is graphic and vulgar. YOU ARE IN A STORE THAT SELLS THINGS TO STICK UP YOUR ASS for fuck sakes.That is mind boggling. Just for kicks, i called a sex shop and asked if they hear graphic stuff from customers about the prodcuts and i asked about butt plugs…. she talked to me as though i wanted to hear about the stuff she was saying.
Sorry Homie, I dont speak French either,,, that was just my frere jacques shining through…But you know Homie, I gotta tell you though, actually I AGREE with you… I think you are pretty much right with the expectation that if you walk into a kinky-dyke-pussy-licker-dildo-type-store and you are a pretty hot babe e.g. hedgy… you should not be shocked or offended when you hear some raunchy verbage…
But what makes the difference in this case is that customer has given every clue to the cashier that the demo is not required nor appreciate it…It seems somehow that the cashier was working the situation for her OWN favour and fetish… And fully at the expense of the customer…
…. Judgement For….. Hedgy…. Judgement Against… The Homie et al… Appeal Denied….
thank you floyd :)and actually that does sound a lot like how it went down haha..this bitch could have been about ANY store where the clerks were overzealous in the face of a customer who clearly was on a mission, knew what they wanted and didn’t require help.the extra big of annoyance came out of yeah, the rather graphic little andedote I was treated to. Now, yes, I realize I was in a sex shop. but it’s also a sex shop who’s mandate is to make it comfortable and welcomign and inclusive, without skeezing people out (go on homie, since you’re so weirdly addicted to ‘calling people up to ask’- btw what’s up with THAT?- call them and find out). Therefore, one could expect sexual discussion however one could also expect a certain middle ground. if I had ocme in full of graphic tales and questions, sure, then the sales person is probably in the right to respond in kind. but I didn’t. I was to the point, direct, and while totally comfortable purchasing said item (I am not a prude), I do get a little red in the face and giggly if a complete stranger wants to talk about the graphic nature of what exactly I’m buying. I’d prefer when I go into thsoe shops to think of it like buying toothpaste or tampons- neccessary, but no one really needs to discuss in detail with me what it does.that’s what makes a GOOD sales person- the ability to mirror back the customer. the same sales technique WON’T work on everyone, adn frankly, my bitch was all about this clerk imposing her tales on me. oh and makign my meter run out and getting a parking ticket, but that’s something else entirely haha. ps if I can’t whine like a champ here, where can I do it? oh and HI QWERTY!
If it’s not too personal…I gotta know, how does one wear out a dildo? OK, I know HOW, but I mean, how do you know when it’s time to replace it? Is there a wear indicator, like on tire treads or something. Does that mean you can wear out a penis too? If so, maybe I should invest in some kind of undercoating or something.
It’s when the corn niblets are so deeply imbedded that you can’t wash them out anymore.
Well since you asked miles…it was actually a vibrator, so you know it’s worn out when it stops working. and technically I didn’t wear it out so much as I put it in the dishwasher and my male roommate, upon unsuspectingly going to unload the clean dishes, discovered it, freaked, and sort of threw/dropped it against the wall.so yeah. you know when it’s time to replace it ;)and see, right here? the internet- there’s a forum for overly personal revelations! whilst standing in front of a stranger brandishing lube, no, that’s not the time 🙂
ps I used the word dildo in the actual post because I like typing/saying it. dildo dildo dildo. it’s fun. try it!
Ah, That makes much more sense. I couldn’t figure out how you could wear down a plastic/rubber/gel-type dildo by..um…rubbing it against, you know, um…soft surfaces. *blushing*. Now I won’t have to worry so much about wearing out my own au-naturel dildo..although I should make sure my roomate doesn’t smash it against a wall. That would be as awkward as it is painful.
I think if I was casually hauling dishes out of the dishwasher and then went to stick the “lemon reamer” or “paper towel holder” (i’m not familiar with Hedgy’s taste in vibrators) back in it’s proper place, only to realize that I was actually holding on to something that has been IN my roomate, who I never knew owned such things, I might drop it or give it a toss as a knee jerk reaction. But, maybe HE should have been the one in the store buying the replacement dildo Hedgy…he broke it afterall.
You put your dildo in the dish washer? I hope there were no other dishes in there it would be kind of wierd for him to have that running through his mind.. Unless that’s your way of telling him you want him to eat you out then I applaud your creativity. I could see him dropping something like that. What would you do if you see his butt tickler in the medicine cabinet. You got to warn people of that type of shit. And that store rep……………Was she hot?()_:)
I wonder if that sales clerk was new. That store’s main claim to fame is not making people feel uncomfortable. The clerk’s behavior seems very out of character for VE.Don’t mind ol’ H-Bomb, Hedgy. You know how he is. Having once made a statement, no matter how ridiculous, he’ll stick to his guns to the bitter end. Better, apparently, to look like a total idiot than admit defeat.
How fucked up would a guy have to be to ‘freak out’ and ‘throw a vibrator against the wall’ upon finding one in the dishwasher? I mean, do you live with a 14 year old?
….I suppose if you like hippy girls with those really big stretched pierced ear thingamabobs (I don’t).WELL in my defense: I didn’t intend for him to unload the dishwasher. and that is the best way to get those things clean (that’s one tip I did get from VE that’s pretty handy…the occasional deep clean is apparently beneficial)…I turned it on, went out to do an errand, he got home early from work, and chaos reigned.and no, I never mind ol’ home skillet………Although I’m sort of thinking we should separate he and frannie….otherwise they may spawn and produce a super troll…one that even kay with lilac’s hippy boobs as amo can’t slay…..