Owning sex toys has moved fairly rapidly from being something one would giggle about to being a very normal and acceptable part of people’s daily self-care routines (ok maybe that’s a bit of a stretch).
It means that more and more people are investigating sex toys with most of them then eventually going on to purchase them online. The toys themselves have come a long way and are truly small wonders of technology and design sometimes, and all for your pleasure!
But as they increase in popularity and as people prefer buying online there are some things worth considering, particularly if it’s your first time.
Here are our 5 tips for how to buy the sex toys online the right way:
- Know yourself
First and foremost, if you’re not someone who’s familiar with their own body or what gives them pleasure, then sex toys will be of no use to you. Some people often buy sex toys in the belief that this will finally perhaps teach them to masturbate better, but the reality is that sex toys are at their most explosively enhancing when the user knows what they want already.
What’s more if you know what really gets you going then you know what precisely to buy – for instance if you’re a woman who climaxes from clitoral stimulation over penetration then you want to buy yourself a clitoral massager rather than a rabbit, or if you’re a man who enjoys anal play a prostate massager will more fitting than a fleshlight (pun intended). Know thyself is the moral!
- Brand matters
There’s a glut of adult toys and brands and famously the sex toy industry isn’t regulated. Your only way of navigating it then is to trust brands because in this case they really can make a difference. What you want to make sure is that you’re buying products that are body safe (don’t contain any materials that could harm you) and make sure that it’s not going to turn into a potential health hazard.
- Online discretion is king
The other brilliant thing about online sex shops is that it really and truly spares you the potential embarrassment of having to go in and engage in a conversation about your most private and intimate interests and predilections – not for everyone! As well as doing away with that awkwardness, shops like our one (shameless plug) and many others allow you to pay with utmost discretion. Plain packaging and no ridiculous statement in your bill like ‘double-sided fist dildo’ as the name comes up as a generic name on the bill.
- Reviews are your friend
Like with a restaurant or a cafe, with sex toys it’s important to engage with reviews before throwing oneself into anything. Particularly with sex toys, some reviewers (among the general public) go into extreme detail in their reviews as they’re something of a sex toy hobbyist. But as mentioned above, it’s best to know what it is that gets you off otherwise there’s no point in any of these reviews either!
- Shame-free exploration
Buying toys online allows you to be disinhibited! It’s as simple as that! You can explore your sexuality to a greater and wider extent, be more adventurous and curious without the danger of having someone in a shop blinking at you in horror or imagining that they’re grinning about you.
And while you’re here maybe visit our new little venture – yep, it’s a sex shop!
