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| 02-15-10 10:30pm - 5424 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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pornwatcher (0)
Suspended Posts: 51 Registered: Jun 25, '08 Location: US |
How do Adult Book Stores Survive? There are 2 adult book stores in my neighboring county. They have been there since before internet porn took off and they are still in business. I wonder how they survive at these days of age when almost everybody prefers internet porn for convenience, economic and privacy reason. The last time I went there was about 3 months ago and I saw no reason to buy from them. Why buy a 2 hour DVD porn for 20 to 40 bucks while you can subscribe to internet site for 20 to 30 bucks and get far larger contents? Perhaps those who buy porn from these stores don't have internet for some reason, don't want their spouses to find out that they watch porn at home and hence watch it from one of those booths? | |
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| 02-15-10 10:38pm - 5424 days | #2 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User  Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
Add all that to the fact that a lot of people aren't comfortable buying anything online. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 02-15-10 11:45pm - 5424 days | #3 | |
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Jeffrey99 (0)
Active User  Posts: 106 Registered: Nov 04, '08 Location: Good Ole Midwest USA |
Really?!? I could possibly understand maybe a few that feel that way but it's 2010. I have to admit that almost anyone I know has bought something off the internet before. So I'd really be surprised if there were that many people that weren't comfortable with it. But I have to agree with the OP. Even if you wanted to buy that DVD, you could probably find it cheaper online. Or like you said, you can subscribe to a site and get even more content for the same amount of money. I've actually never been in one of those places. Always wondered what'd happened if I saw someone I knew. lol | |
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| 02-15-10 11:52pm - 5423 days | #4 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
I know quite a few people who've either personally had trouble with an online purchase or heard enough horror stories to keep them from buying online. I've also been surprised by the number of people who think I'm crazy for being so willing to shop from the 'Net. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 02-16-10 02:09am - 5423 days | #5 | |
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exotics4me (0)
Active User  Posts: 664 Registered: Jan 12, '07 Location: USA |
Well, I think the adult stores have a bit of charm/urgency to them. You'll see that guy running in with a limp, grabbing condoms, lube and lingerie while his wife ducks behind the dashboard. The stores also make for a usually fun experience. My wife and I took her best friend to one. She claimed to have never used a sex toy, she's single and 28. She was too shy to go by herself. I'm having fun in there, pointing at the 12 inch dildo, "Look at that little thing". Her friend's face was bright red, but she admitted to enjoying it. I would imagine it depends on the sex shop or location as well. Most of the ones in California are like porn-marts. You hear people giggling, the occasional, "holy shit!" and if you look hard enough, there almost always are a couple of barely legal ladies looking to join a married couple for fun! My first time I jacked off, I thought I'd invented it. I looked down at my sloppy handful of junk and thought, This is going to make me rich. - Chuck Palahniuk | |
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| 02-16-10 02:25am - 5423 days | #6 | |
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james4096 (0)
Suspended Posts: 132 Registered: Mar 02, '09 |
Some of them might still be open because they have glory hole booths for guys to get their dicks sucked. Not all of them. | |
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| 02-16-10 06:41am - 5423 days | #7 | |
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Denner (0)
Active User  Posts: 1,217 Registered: Mar 03, '07 Location: Denmark |
Agree with RB that some people still prefer NOT to buy porn online - for several reasons.. Not much into the US 'book stores' but a lot of places in Europe - you also have - like james4096 states - some alternatives: Like 'buying live sex'. Peepshows, glory hole booths or whatever - with some girl on duty 'handling' the costumers - for a quick one before going home from work. Not in Denmark, sad, ho-ho (we only got massage-parlors), but a lot in Germany and Holland.... "I don't drink anymore - I freeze it, and eat it like a popcicle" | |
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| 02-16-10 09:16am - 5423 days | #8 | |
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anyonebutme (0)
Active User  Posts: 294 Registered: Aug 23, '09 |
Could be for a number of types of people those who do not want to risk getting their computer infected from browsing shady sites - cost of a dvd is cheaper than paying someone to clean up a computer those who fear computer data tracking, or someone finding the computer browser history logs those who want to pay in cash, leaving behind no record of the purchase | |
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| 02-16-10 01:25pm - 5423 days | #9 | |
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messmer (0)
Disabled User  Posts: 2,582 Registered: Sep 12, '07 Location: Canada |
1. My experience has been that all of the pay sites I subscribed to were squeaky clean when it came to viruses or back door trojans. The shady ones were the free sites where one could pick up one of those beasties easy enough. 2. As to computer history logs, I use Firefox which clears all new cookies, history etc. upon exit. On top of that I use CCleaner which takes care of areas of info storage I might overlook. 3. I use a credit card that is only a credit card in the sense that I can pay for porn, books etc. with it but has only as much credit on it as I put in from my checking account on a monthly basis. No statements are being sent to my home with a card like that. I check through on-line banking to make sure that those with whom I do business are kept honest. My on-line buying has been all positive so far. | |
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| 02-16-10 01:39pm - 5423 days | #10 | |
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Wittyguy (0)
Active User  Posts: 1,138 Registered: Feb 04, '08 Location: Left Coast, USA |
There are reasons why local pornshops still persist:' 1. Not everyone has a computer or internet connection. You can buy a new dvd player for $25 today and everyone has a tv but those who live life on the economic edge can't necessarily afford a decent computer and monthly internet fees and, on top of that, monthly membership fees to websites. Buying something when you only have the cash once in a while is what works for more people than you might think. 2. You can look before you buy. This can be important when it comes to clothes and toys. What you see marketed online isn't what you always get. Besides, if it isn't what you expected making a return (assuming unused ;) is a lot easier in person than sticking it in the mail and hoping you're card gets credited. 3. It's an adventure. It is sort of fun / taboo thing to go into an adult store with friends. 4. It's a place to rent. Hey, feeling horny and want to rent a dvd to watch tonight? I think a lot those places still rent to people. 5. Those stores service more than just porn pervs. Strippers need a place to buy outfits, couples want toys and clothes to spruce things up, maybe someone wants a dirty magazine for whatever reason, etc. 6. Now a days, it's probably easier to hide a naughty dvd from a spouse/girlfriend than it is to be absolutely sure you're computer isn't bugged with spyware. 7. Trying to set an example for the kids by having the family computer in the living room and then trying to fight for keyboard time with junior who needs to finish his report and wants to World of Warcraft? Just stick a dvd in your tv in the bedroom and avoid the crush. Where are you going to have the dvd delivered? Work (not if you want to keep your job)? Home (want junior to open up a whole new world of home schooling sex ed)? This argument also supports why viewing boths in adult stores still exist. There are lots of reasons why brick and mortar is and will be sticking around. There won't be as many of them as yesteryear but for the foreseeable future they'll still have their place. | |
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| 02-16-10 01:42pm - 5423 days | #11 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
Active User  Posts: 3,618 Registered: Nov 14, '08 Location: CA |
messmer, it sounds like you follow an intelligent, well-thought out approach to "safe internet browsing". On the other hand, if the U.S. government, or the Canadian government in your case, wanted to collect information on all the people who have joined pay porn sites, your IP address(es) would almost certainly be included, unless you have been masking that with some computer program. Also, I would guess that real computer experts would be able to examine your computers which have been wiped clean of past history logs, and reconstruct those logs. I'm not an expert, but that's my guess. The "safe" approach would be what justme suggested: "pay in cash, leaving behind no record of the purchase". It's more expensive, less convenient, but much safer if you want to keep your porn activity really private. | |
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| 02-16-10 02:35pm - 5423 days | #12 | |
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messmer (0)
Disabled User Posts: 2,582 Registered: Sep 12, '07 Location: Canada |
No question that no system is fool proof. I forgot to mention that I also do any deleting through CCleaner which will over-write a file three times but am convinced at the same time that any intelligent tekkie could find out about my porn habits if he tried. All the methods I use to protect my privacy are basically meant to protect my stash from the curious eyes of grandchildren and not from the Police or RCMP, they can look all they want. As to the safe approach I can't see where leaving a DVD kicking around the house would guarantee more protection from prying eyes than my method! :-) | |
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| 02-16-10 02:58pm - 5423 days | #13 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
Active User Posts: 3,618 Registered: Nov 14, '08 Location: CA |
Obviously you haven't been watching the Bourne movies with what's his name. As a secret agent, you reduce your porn stash to microfilm, and then have it inserted into your body somewhere. I forget where Bourne had it inserted. And I don't really remember why the fisherman who treated Bourne for gunshot wounds was able to find and remove the microfilm that had been inserted into Bourne's body. Anyway, by reducing your porn stash to microfilm, and having it inserted into your body, you are able to carry it with you wherever you go. And Bourne and the fisherman were able to read the microfilm without using a special microfilm reader. (Maybe I should watch the movie again, to try to understand how they could read a microfilm without a microfilm reader.) The microfilm or whatever it was that was inserted into Bourne's body had the number of a secret Swiss bank account. But if you think about it, it doesn't really make much sense. Because why would he need to have the account number on microfilm that was inserted into his body? He should have been able to remember the number of the account. Unless he was psychic and somehow foresaw that he would get amnesia because he had been shot and was under a lot of mental stress, that caused the amnesia. But the Bourne movies are good action movies, and you're not supposed to think about the logic of what's happening, but just enjoy the ride. The same for porn: Don't think about the RCMP while you're trying to enjoy your porn, or you might develop serious problems, like Bourne did. | |
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| 02-16-10 04:01pm - 5423 days | #14 | |
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messmer (0)
Disabled User Posts: 2,582 Registered: Sep 12, '07 Location: Canada |
Nice little diversion into Spy territory, lk2fireone. BTW, I loved the first Bourne Movie (actually my favorite thriller of all time), despite some of its improbabilities, :-) but hated the sequels because of the hand held camera angle! Every scene was too much into your face and jiggly. As to the RCMP, that's what I meant, I don't give them a thought because I haven`t seen anyone prosecuted for the possession of porn lately. Unless it is illegal, of course, and none of mine is. I don`t think! Ever since the Internet came into being there`s been very little talk about the legality of possessing porn in Canada. With the exception of underage material, of course. | |
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| 02-16-10 06:45pm - 5423 days | #15 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
You sound like you could be describing way too many sites videos, but in either a good or bad way! ;) "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-16-10 07:00pm - 5423 days | #16 | |
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pat362 (0)
Active User  Posts: 3,575 Registered: Jan 23, '07 Location: canada |
I haven't been in an adult store in a couple of years. I used to go there quite regularly before the internet. Quite often you can get movies on DVD that are no longer available online or at least very hard to find. The cost bach then was about what it currently cost me to buy online. I didn't have to wait 1-2 weeks to get my movie delivered. The cost of shipping with some online stores can and will be much higher than some realise. Long live the Brown Coats. | |
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| 02-16-10 07:21pm - 5423 days | #17 | |
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PinkPanther (0)
Active User  Posts: 1,136 Registered: Jan 08, '07 Location: Oakland, CA |
Do adult book stores still have the video booths? Shows how much I patronize them, since I don't know - if so, part of how they survive is how difficult it is to audit that stuff for tax purposes, so there's a lot of under-the-table money to be made. Then there's the fact that they're hook-up places for prostitution and gay meeting places, especially in parts of the country that don't have a lot of gay bars, and you've got some reasons why they continue to exist. The last time I went to one, to browse for a few minutes, was in NYC - it was next to a strip club and the vibe from the strip club sucked - with a number of dancers and the doorman outside the place, when I went up to ask about admission, I got no "Come on in" vibe, so I didn't - checked out the book-store, was impressed by the prominent display of Buttman Magazine - high-quality printed filth for sure - and went on my way. | |
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| 02-16-10 07:26pm - 5423 days | #18 | |
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pat362 (0)
Active User Posts: 3,575 Registered: Jan 23, '07 Location: canada |
I don't know for sure but I suspect that some adult stores must still have those magic boots in the back. Long live the Brown Coats. | |
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| 02-16-10 08:35pm - 5423 days | #19 | |
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slutty (0)
Active User Posts: 475 Registered: Mar 02, '09 Location: Pennsylvania |
I must admit, that like pornwatcher, I am surprised that adult stores still survive. The last two I went to, one in FL, one in PA, were so skeavy and weird that the lady and I decided all future adult product purchases would be done online (or at the very least without her), I don't think it would be possible to bring a female friend to one of those stores as exotics did without her slapping you across the face. From what I could tell, the vast majority of clientele at both establishments were truckers (based on the parking lot), so perhaps they help keep the industry in business... Bunny Lebowski: I'll suck your cock for a thousand dollars. Brandt: Ah hahahahaha! Wonderful woman. We're all, we're all very fond of her. Very free-spirited. | |
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| 02-17-10 04:02pm - 5422 days | #20 | |
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messmer (0)
Disabled User Posts: 2,582 Registered: Sep 12, '07 Location: Canada |
LOL. I agree,turboshaft, "jiggly" was ambiguous and suggestive! | |
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| 02-17-10 04:05pm - 5422 days | #21 | |
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messmer (0)
Disabled User Posts: 2,582 Registered: Sep 12, '07 Location: Canada |
Would you believe I've never been to a real adult bookstore. They don't exist in my neck of the woods. There were bookstores that sold some adult magazines but that was about it. And I hated it if they had females at the check out! So, three cheers for the World Wide Web! | |
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| 02-17-10 08:21pm - 5422 days | #22 | |
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PinkPanther (0)
Active User Posts: 1,136 Registered: Jan 08, '07 Location: Oakland, CA |
One of the coolest adult-bookstore related experiences I ever had was in NYC in about 1980 - it was in the Village and it was more a sex-toy shop than a regular adult bookstore - it obviously catered to yuppies and the sales people were gorgeous young women who showed off the sex toys like they were showing off jewelry - it was hot! | |
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