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In today’s present economy, we tend to consider purchases and personal cash outlay quite often. As most of you know, I am a little on the frugal side. I don’t like to burn my money on anything. In fact, I will do everything I can to save a buck or two. As the consummate DIY’er, I pride myself at just how much I have saved in the past. This brings me to the reason for this blog.

 

Every month or so, Mrs. CXXC and I receive a catalogue from Adam and Eve. As we generally order something from them once or twice a year, we are always receiving "Special" deals and price breaks. These special offers tend to make the purchases more appealing and we have found that we are generally pleased with/by our purchases.

 

We have noticed that there is a BIG difference between the Adam and Eve on-line shopping and Adam and Eve In-Store purchase pricing. HOLY CRAP! The difference can be up to 300%. It is crazy. However, even with the on-line prices being so much less, the items in question are really over priced.

 

Glass Juicer, $198.00 (this thing better produce a glass of OJ on the spot when I wake up in the morning!)

Strapless strap-on, $139.00 (This was a MUST have for Mrs. CXXC. Unfortunately, we picked it up at a boutique for $160.00)

Double dildo, $19.95 (I was so happy to see that price. I thought I was going to get raped on this one. Pardon the pun there!)

ID Glide, $27.00 for 16 oz?? WTF????

 

So, I went through Mrs. CXXC’s “goodie box” and started to look up the prices for the items she has. I KNOW! Leave it alone! You will be sorry! OH MY WORD!!!! I could have purchased a 42’ LCD TV! This is NUTS! And these were the on-line shopping prices! Never mind the fact that I have actually purchased several of them at boutiques.

 

I remember the day I purchased a Rabbit vibe for her for Valentines Day. When the lady rang it up and I saw $105.00 as the price, I nearly passed out. Not one to skimp on a gift for Mrs. CXXC, I paid for it and the 16 oz bottle of ID glide. The price became of little concern to me as I drove home with images of Mrs. CXXC happily buzzing away to orgasmic bliss! However, the sad part of the story is that she has used this particular toy on a handful of occasions. It is not her favorite. It, like so many other toys in her arsenal, didn’t do it for her. Needless to say, I no longer purchase toys for her without her approval.

 

Who knew that having orgasms would be so expensive? If you think about it, you don’t ever finish paying for sex toys either. You have to buy and replace batteries. You have to purchase both water based and silicone based lubes to aid in the use of these pleasure devices. YOU ALWAYS have to clean them. Certain kinds require specific cleaning solutions. Many are rechargeable but you still have to pay the electric bill.

 

I have discovered two issues with purchasing toys for Mrs. CXXC:

1. Finding the perfect toy!

This is one of the most frustrating of all situations as you never know if it will work until you try it. Once you try it, if you don’t like it, It just sits in a box with the other non-pleasing toys.

2. What to do with the stock pile of sex toys you have?

Ok, so you have a pretty good assortment of dildos, vibes, bullets, rechargables, wireless, remote, rabbits, finger tip vibes, waterproof, etc… You don’t use them as they simply don’t do it for you. What the heck do you do with them? You can’t return them. You could try to sell them but ICK! You could try to alter them to work better but that rarely ever turns out well. So there you are, stuck with a box of useless sex toys. This treasure chest is also a source of great amusement for house guests. You will certainly experience a 4 year old discovering the hidden toys and running around your house shouting, “MINE! MINE!! MINE!!” As you attempt to recover the dreaded item. It is rare but will happen at a gathering you hold.

 

Mrs. CXXC has commissioned me to create the perfect sex toy. I have been working on this idea for quite some time. I think I have the design down but fear that after all is said and done, it too will sit in the box and become another dust collecting utensil. However, in the odd chance I create the perfect toy for her, I may market that sucker and then, who knows, You may well be holding in your slippery little hands, the hottest new sex toy from the CXXC line! HA HA HA! I could retire! What a dream.

 

I guess when all is said and done, the best, most cost efficient, durable, reliable and available sex toy is your own hand. All the cost and upkeep for it is ancillary to pre-existing activities. So, you have already paid for it. You might as well use it. According to Adam and Eve, May is masturbation month. So, what better time to break out the oldest sex toy in EVERYONE’S collection!

 

Just yesterday we were looking at a few items on-line. My worst fear hit me as that angelic voice rose to land so gently upon my ears yet struck my heart (and wallet) like a ball peen hammer,

“What’s a sybian?” she asked.

“$1750.00” I squeaked!

Fortunately, Mrs. CXXC finds the logic in NOT spending that much on something that may or may not do it for her. WHEW!

 

Until we discover the perfect sex toy for Mrs. CXXC, I guess I will simply have to get used to blurting out the words, HOW MUCH?????

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LOL...I feel your pain.

 

If I had all the money we've spent on toys over the years I'd already have the new cork flooring I've had my eye on for months and could have paid for it three times over and, that includes all four rooms I want it in plus a small hallway :rollseye:

 

Of course, we do have a Sybian :blush: ...I made the mistake of telling Ted I wanted one after trying one out when we were in Cancun one year. A week after we were home from that trip, one was delivered to the door. Yes, I pitched a fit. He told me we could send it back but...after playing on it that first weekend there was no way it was going back. We've gotten our monies worth as we've taken it to socials, house parties and conventions and shared it privately with others...we've really had fun with it.

 

As to the other toys...yep, boxes full of ones that never get used...and the price range on them...goodness...a plain old bullet vibrator is one that is used the most...I usually buy the cheap ones ( $5-10) as I've found they last just as long as the expensive ones.

 

Recently on a trip to New Orleans, I forgot to pack my bullet...so, while myself and a friend were at a concert it was Ted's and her husband's duty to find me a bullet...they found one alright...25 + bucks worth :eek: Of course, it was Bourbon Street and I wasn't about to go the whole weekend without one so, I didn't pitch a fit at all.

 

Maybe the old adage about, Men and the price of their toys can also be applied to women.

 

T.

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T

i might agree with you about the girls and the price of their toys, providing my wive ever came home with a 400 PH Vibrator wrapped in a corvette body! Then we would be talking!

 

It is interesting that no matter how many toys a woman has, her favorite always boils down to the simplest. Mrs. CXXC is particularly fond of her cordless Hitachi Wand knock off! It does the trick I guess.

 

However, when in a pinch, my fingers or hers will always work!

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Ok, please tell me the "glass juicer" is not a sex toy?!

 

I know what you mean on the price of toys. I worked in a toy shop for several years and saw what the real prices were of the toys (and the shop I worked at only did about 100% markup - so they had much better prices than most places).

 

Most stores from what I've seen mark their toys up 200-400%. I've found that online tends to be better (regardless of who you are shopping with) and as far as in-store - the Lions Den (if you can find one near you) tends to have the best in-store prices. We can usually get 3 new toys and a video and get out of there for right around $100 (and be happy with the purchases).

 

Oddly for me, sex toys are the one thing I've never enjoyed shopping for online. I'd rather find a store, but I won't buy from any of our local stores because they are all too over-priced. I can get the same item online for half of what they charge!

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Julie

Yep! The juicer is actually a sex toy. Made of Pyrex. It is a pretty neat device and does bring pleasure. Check it out.

 

There is actually a Lions Den on 95 somewhere in NC. I'll stop by and check it out. Thanks for the idea!

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Hey, we've got one of them there juicers :)

 

Bought it at the Lifestyles Convention a couple of years ago and I know we did not pay that much for it...in fact, we bought two glass toys that day and it was less than 100 bucks for both of them...they even came in the neatest, padded cushioned draw-string bags to carry them in. They don't get played with much, probably only a couple of times since we got them but...they are cool "art" pieces.

 

The sex stores around here don't have too bad of prices...a bit higher than what you get on-line but not bad at all, especially since I hate waiting for things to come in the mail.

 

T.

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I'm afraid to go and add up what we've spent on toys and lingerie (OH GOD THE PRICES SOMETIMES!) I'd say the large portion of the toys we've gotten for the mrs, have been the "buy $XX from us and get this free" sort (not really "free" what with markup)

 

Of the toys, I'd say her favorites are:

1. Cheap freebie bullet vibe

2. Smallish glass dildo (my idea, I can use this on her when 69'ing without tasting plastic / latex / whatever)

 

Lingerie is another one to try to not look at prices. $80 for some straps and mesh? Don't get me started on leather prices.

 

Jason

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I haven't seen one of those before. I do have two glass toys that I bought (both at Lions Den) and both were less than $40/each.

 

My favorite/ most used is also the basic bullet, Jason. That's one toy I don't think I could live without. I use that and I use my glass toys and that's really about it (unless I can't find my bullet).

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Lingerie is OUTRAGIOUS!!!!!!!

I simply cannot understand the thought process in the pricing. The less mateiral that is used, the more it costs! What's up with that?

Mrs. CXXC has a great amount of lingerie in her closet. she could probably wear a different outfit each night for two moths straight. However, the amount of space that total amount takes up is less than 1%. SIGH! Then again, our philosophy on lingerie is, "If it can't be pulled throught my wedding band, it is too much to wear!"

 

Back to the toys:

 

I am of two minds regarding them. Mrs. CXXC is of no help in my search as she is COMPLETELY situational. If you think the weather changes quickly, you should try to pin her down on what she likes form one moment to the next. It drives me crazy at times. But back to my thoughts.

 

In my searches and discovery for the perfect toy, I have come to the conclusion that most women are partial to clitoral stimulation. Althought they do enjoy vaginal penetration, most women prefer the toys to target and provide clitoral orgams over vaginal ones.

 

This may be due to the ease with which they may acheive clitoral "O's" as compaired to vaginal ones. Also, when a woman wants to have a quick, down and dirty "O" the clitoral is by far the easiest and less messy of the two.

 

However, I have found that a woman can have and sustain a vaginal orgasm for much longer periods of time. This takes effort, however. That being said, I have been looking for and contemplating the toy that can profide both to Mrs. CXXC.

 

Short of creating (Failing MANY TIMES I am certain) one from scratch I wonder if there is such a toy that will satisfy both aspects at one time.

 

Any thoughts here?

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Jason

We have somehting quite similar to that item. MRs. CXXC enjoys it on occasion.

 

SW PA

Mrs. CXXC actually was asking aoub tthe sybian just recently. As I wrote the blog, I decided to look it up! CAN YOU BELIEVE $1750.00 for something you will bprbably not use that often?

Then again, if it was something Mrs. CXXC really wanted, BLUNK! There you go sir. I would buy one! SIGH! I'm such a sucker for Mrs. CXXC! HAPPY ME!

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Won't pretend to speak for others. But I know my only job is to make one woman happy. HAPPY ME TOO!

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Geez... WE must be crazy. Only have a couple of vibrators, and it's actually rarely (like last night) that I pull one out of the drawer. Ah, PB has magic hands... but his arm was getting tired last night lol.

 

As for clothes... thank goodness I'm a sewer. Upholstery fabric makes great corsets.

 

However, friends showed us their juicer while on a vanilla visit to their place- and I've been promised a demonstration in the near future... and I'm looking forward to it!

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PB&J

Perhaps you are crazy!??!? LOL

Either that or lucky in that you are easily brought to orgasm.

 

I truly can not complain about the toys Mrs. CXXC has. It is actually very erotic watching her use most, it not, all of them. That and the fact that the ones she keeps in her night stand "Do It' for her, make it all worth it.

 

So you can sew! Hmmm.....How about we start sending you the dimensions and the pattern number form now on? Better yet, we can just send you a picture of Mrs. CXXC and her measurments. Make somehting to fit her from your own perverted, I mean talented mind.

 

Please do give us the report on the juicer. We orded one and it is still on backorder. UGH!

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