Adam & Eve

Naughty is good I say nice place

I find it incredibly ironic that I sit here in a corset*, writing a review of an adult store. Odder still that my visit to Adam & Eve was sandwiched between back-​to-​back visits to two other adult stores.
‘Twas a mad dash for bachelorette party props that found me spending my evening in such an unusual way. But I can safely say seeing these stores all in one night really opened my eyes as to how they compare, and if I were to rank from worst to best, in terms of variety, it would fall: Adam & Eve (just the basics; and more tame), Cherry Pie (greater selection), Frisky Business (large range of lingerie/​costumes and niche items not found elsewhere). Sadly, as far as bachelorette stuff, they all kind of had the same.
*Having just returned from a Rocky Horror Show live performance (and being the only audience member in costume, I might add. Good thing I opted not to accessorize with fishnets).

It took me nearly two years before I visited this store after it opened just across the street from my old house. Although I firmly believe that sex is for fun as much as it is for procreation, it took me ages to stop having flashbacks to Catholic school every time I thought, hey, maybe I’ll visit a sex shop today!
I’d been to the other location on CH Blvd. probably eight years ago, and I thought it was kind of shady. The people were nice, but the building is run down, which squicks me out just a tad. That’s not an issue with this brand-​new shop, though: everything is immaculate and pristine; I mean, this building didn’t even exist a few years ago!
So the lady who was working there when I visited is cool as a cucumber, lets you browse, doesn’t make you feel like a creep or a shoplifter, and offers matter-​of-​fact advice that doesn’t make you feel uncomfortable at all. Plus, I got a $ 25 off coupon just for making a purchase. Score! (Haha, get it: score!)
They’ve got just about all the toys you can imagine, plus tantra chairs and whatall, and dirty videos, and crazy, silly costumes, especially around Halloween, but also the other holidays. Crotchless Santa panties, anyone? And batteries. This place has an entire section of all the batteries in the world that you can possibly imagine.
I think I will return to the store again, should I need to make a future purchase. I made an order on their website many years back and got getting XXX junk mail in the post for YEARS after that. I’m talking the kind that makes the mail carrier blush just from looking at the envelope.