Fundraisin’ raffle results!

We are happy to report that our 2-year anniversary fundraisin’ raffle was an enormous success! We raised over $1,100 in total for Bitch Media, In Other Words, Portland Women’s Crisis Line, Bradley Angle and the Q Center. Amazing! Thank you to everyone who bought a raffle ticket — or several! Winners of the sex toy prize packages have been contacted.

Many, many thanks again to the lovely vendors that donated products and helped make this raffle happen: LELO, Je Joue, Vixen Creations, Happy Valley, Spareparts Hardwear, Fun Factory, Jimmyjane, Standard Glass, Aslan Leather, Cleis Press, GladRags, Bitch, Appetite, Good Vibrations, Good For Her, Bust, Empire Labs, Good Clean Love, Hathor Aphrodisia, Yes, Sliquid, Luxotiq, Blossom Organics, Simply Blown, and Gothfox. Y’all rock.

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Big ol’ 2 year anniversary fundraisin’ raffle!

To celebrate our 2-year anniversary and to give back to the community that has embraced us, we’re holding a huge raffle with some fantastic prize packages! This raffle will serve as a fundraiser, with the proceeds going to five amazing non-profit organizations: Bitch Media, In Other Words, Portland Women’s Crisis Line, Bradley Angle and the Q Center. We are super excited to raise money for these organizations that are so vital to our community — we do in-store fundraisers for them throughout the year and we love to help them out. Find more info about each one below.

We have over $2,000 worth of fabulous prizes to give away! A bunch of awesome companies donated products: LELO, Je Joue, Vixen Creations, Happy Valley, Spareparts Hardwear, Fun Factory, Jimmyjane, Standard Glass, Aslan Leather, Cleis Press, GladRags, Bitch, Appetite, Good Vibrations, Good For Her, Bust, Empire Labs, Good Clean Love, Hathor Aphrodisia, Yes, Sliquid, Luxotiq, Blossom Organics, Simply Blown, and Gothfox. A big, big thank you to all these great vendors for their very generous donations! We could not have put this together without you!

Here’s how it works: now through December 4th, you can buy $5 raffle tickets in our shop or online. You can buy tickets for the big ol’ raffle (which includes a variety of prize packages), or for specific prize packages, or both! Whatever interests you. All proceeds will go to the non-profit organizations, and many of you will win sweet sex toy prize packages. It’s a win-win!

About the non-profit organizations

Q Center is a wonderful LGBTQ community center just around the corner from us in North Portland. Their mission is to increase the visibility of and foster connection within metropolitan Portland’s LGBTQ community. The center builds public awareness and support, and celebrates LGBTQ diversity through art, culture, and collaborative community programming.

Portland Women’s Crisis Line is a hugely important organization that offers 24/7 support to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. They offer services such as safety planning, peer support, crisis intervention, needs assessments, and referrals to community resources.

Bradley Angle offers survivors of domestic and sexual violence options for safety, empowerment, healing and hope, while collaborating with local communities to create social change. Their services include a 24-hour crisis line, transitional housing, support groups, and community-based advocacy.

Bitch Media is the nonprofit organization best known for publishing the magazine Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture. Bitch Media’s mission is to provide and encourage an engaged, thoughtful feminist response to mainstream media and popular culture. They are a fresh, revitalizing voice in contemporary feminism, one that promotes activism and impels social change.

In Other Words has been serving the Portland community as a feminist bookstore, a low-cost and safe events space, and as a community resource center for the past 17 years. It supports, enriches, and empowers communities through educational and cultural events, art and literature.

About the prize packages

Our general big ol’ raffle includes many different prize packages:

• LELO Tiani + Yes lube set
• Je Joue Mimi + Hathor Lickeurs lube set + Women in Lust erotica book
• Jimmyjane Iconic kit (Rabbit + Smoothie + Cock Ring + Pocket Rocket)
• Standard Glass dildo + Appetite toy bag
• Fun Factory Ellove + Fun Factory Cuffies + Sliquid lube
• Je Joue Ami + Luxotiq Finger Vibe + GladRags pantyliner 3 pack
• Je Joue Ami + Luxotiq Finger Vibe + Good Clean Love “Love that Works” Kit
• Fun Factory Baby Bug Minivibe + Fun Factory Cuffies + Appetite toy bag
• Simply Blown Twist + Appetite toy bag
• 1-year Bust subscription + Gothfox pasties + Jet Black Clone-a-Willy
• 1-year Bitch subscription+ Erika Lust DVD + Chocolate Clone-a-Pussy
• …and more!

While our specific prize packages allow you to enter for the exact package that catches your eye:

• Butt Kit (includes Happy Valley and Vixen Creations plugs)
• Spareparts Hardwear Joque harness + Mistress
• Spareparts Hardwear Theo harness + Mustang
• Spareparts Hardwear Deuce harness + Tex
• Aslan Leather Pink Candy Jaguar harness + Harmony
• Happy Valley Tango + Blossom Organics lube
• Vixen Creations Randy + Sliquid lube

Winners will be chosen on Sunday, December 4th. Winners can pick up their prizes at the shop. If they are unable to, winner will pay shipping cost. Shipping costs will vary depending on location but will not exceed $10 for USPS Priority.

  Giveaways      Bitch Media, Bradley Angle, In Other Words, Portland Women's Crisis Line, Q Center  

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HUMP! 2011 giveaway winners

Tonight marks the first showings of HUMP!, the Pacific Northwest’s amateur porn film festival, which we happily sponsored this year. Thanks to everyone who entered our giveaway of tickets. We found some extra tickets, so we ended up giving away ten pairs instead of six!

Congratulations to the winners: Rara, Cyndilu, Amy S, Jeremy, Serena, Nikeisah, Jane Love, Mrbeerguy, Heather, and C.J. Smith! We hope you have great fun at HUMP!.

If you’re still hoping to get tickets to HUMP!, there is but one screening that is not yet sold out — it’s on Saturday at 2 p.m. and includes a special Q&A with Dan Savage. Get tickets before they disappear!

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Win tickets to HUMP! porn film festival

HUMP!, the Pacific Northwest’s lovable amateur porn film festival, is approaching fast! Showings are Thursday, November 17th through Saturday, November 19th at Cinema 21 in Northwest Portland.

We want to help you experience the hot, laugh-out-loud fun of HUMP!, so like last year, we have some tickets to give away. Unlike last year, we have a whopping six pairs of tickets to give away! So, of course, all winners can bring a friend.

Remember, showings are only open to people 21 and older.

How to enter

Each of these earns you one entry. You may do as many or as few as you’d like. You must comment on this post when you do any of these, or you will not receive the entries.

• “Like” us on Facebook. (1 entry)
• Post about us on your Facebook page, telling your friends to “like” us. (1 entry)
• Follow us on Twitter. (1 entry)
• Comment on this post telling us why you want to attend HUMP!. (1 entry)

This giveaway ends on Friday, November 11th at 11:59 p.m.

Winners will be chosen by random draw and will receive their tickets by mail or in person at She Bop. Showtimes will be randomly assigned.

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Back to school giveaway winners

Well, it’s mid-September now, and our back to school giveaway has come to a close. Thank you all for sharing your fun back-to-school memories in the comments section! We loved reading them.

Our winners were chosen by random draw. The winner of the clit kit is Elle M., whose back-to-school memory was this heart-warming story:

I took the bus in to campus, and on the second day, I got off the bus and almost walked into an old friend I had fallen out of touch with. We’re closer now than we were back in the day, and but for the timing on my morning commute, we might never have rekindled our friendship. Thanks, 8 AM college class!

And the winner of the G-spot kit is Cort, who shared with us this familiar memory:

My fav back to school memory is always that nervous feeling in the lunch room when you enter, the panic when you can’t find your friends & the smile when you hear your name being called by your group & the 25 min you have to catch up on the past 3 months!

Congrats to both of you and thanks to everyone for participating!

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Back to school giveaway!

It’s back to school season again, and this year we want to help you celebrate! We’ve compiled two fun kits to give away to our lovely followers, both aimed at providing education as well as pleasure. Read about them here, then scroll down for instructions on how to enter (hint: it’s easy!).

Clit kit

Je Joue MiMi + Blossom Organics lube + Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide to Female Orgasms DVD

Focus on the clit with this kit! The Je Joue MiMi vibe fits nicely in the hand, and its vibrations range from a soft rumble to a powerful buzz. Blossom Organics lube is a great all-around water-based lube — not too thick nor too thin. And Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide to Female Orgasms is a sexy lesson in all the different ways female-bodied folks can experience and achieve orgasm.

G-spot kit

Rocket Toyfriend Starlet + Hathor Pure lube + Female Ejaculation & The G-Spot book

Find your G-spot with this kit! The Rocket Toyfriend Starlet is a 100% silicone vibrator with an angled head for pinpoint G-spot stimulation. Water-based Hathor Pure lube is semi-thick, but nice and smooth. And Female Ejaculation & The G-Spot provides a wealth of information and tips about G-spotting and squirting, so you’ll know just what to do.

How to enter

Each of these earns you one entry. You may do as many or as few as you’d like. You must comment on this post when you do any of these, and you must include the name of the kit you want, or you will not receive the entries. You do not need to post separate comments for each entry.

• Leave a comment on this post telling us about one of your favorite back-to-school memories.
• Follow us on Twitter.
• Tweet about this giveaway (one entry per tweet, with a maximum of five). Use this text, or create your own: It’s back to school season, and @SheBopTheShop is giving away two educational sex toy kits! Enter to win here: http://bit.ly/qAFFzr
• “Like” us on Facebook.
• Subscribe to this blog’s RSS feed or sign up for blog email updates (this will send you updates from the blog, and is different from our newsletter).
• Blog about this giveaway, or post about it on Facebook or Tumblr.

Restrictions: winner must be over 18 and live in the U.S.

This giveaway ends on Thursday, September 15th at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time.

The winner will be chosen by random draw.

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Winner of the blog launch giveaway

Our blog launch giveaway was a roaring success! We received tons and tons of amazing suggestions for topics to tackle on this blog. To everyone who entered, thank you so much. We appreciate your support and your ideas, and we hope you will continue to read our blog posts in the future.

A winner was randomly chosen from the list of entrants, and that winner is Sarah, who chose a deep rose LELO Gigi as her prize. Congratulations, Sarah! We hope you adore Gigi as much as we do.

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Blog launch giveaway — win a LELO Gigi!

We’re ready to celebrate!

The She Bop Blog has been in existence for just a few short months. So far, we’ve published a couple posts answering the oft-asked questions “Can I become addicted to my vibrator?” and “What are phthalates?”, we’ve listed our top sexy picks for Valentine’s Day and holiday stocking stuffers, and we’ve shown you how to choose and wear a cock ring.

We’re looking forward to building our blog up even more as a resource on sex toys and sexuality. Now, to commemorate our blog’s first months — and its exciting future! — we’re giving away this beauty.

This is the LELO Gigi — a consistent bestseller in our shop, and all-around awesome luxury vibrator. Gigi is a moderately-sized, rechargeable vibrator with a uniquely-shaped tip that can be used clitorally or against the G-spot. Gigi has a variety of vibration speeds and patterns to suit every taste. It comes in turquoise, light pink, and deep rose, and the winner gets their choice of color!

How to enter

Mandatory entry

• Leave a comment on this post telling us about a topic, question, or issue you’d like to see us tackle on the She Bop Blog.

Optional entries

Each of these earns you one extra entry. You must comment on this post when you do any of these, or you will not receive the extra entries.

• Follow us on Twitter.
• Tweet about this giveaway (one extra entry per tweet, with a maximum of five). Use this text, or create your own: To celebrate their blog’s first months, sex toy boutique @SheBopTheShop is giving away a LELO Gigi luxury vibrator! http://bit.ly/wingigi
• “Like” us on Facebook.
• Subscribe to this blog’s RSS feed or sign up for blog email updates.
• Blog about this giveaway, or post about it on Facebook or Tumblr.

Restrictions: winner must be over 18 and live in the U.S.

This giveaway ends on Saturday, March 12th at midnight Pacific time.
The winner will be chosen by random draw.

  Giveaways      LELO, vibrators  

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HUMP! 2010 Contest Winners

These are two very different stories about how porn played a positive role in two different relationships. The first story, while hilarious, also shows how porn can allow people to push past their inhibitions and be more adventurous. Incorporating porn into couples play or solo play can increase intensity and pleasure. The second story emphasizes that porn is not just for guys, women love porn too, especially now that there is more porn produced by and for women, and not just the soft stuff.

At She Bop we love to help people experience more excitement and pleasure in their lives. Thanks everyone for your entries and taking part in our contest and congrats to the winners (who requested to stay anonymous) who will be attending HUMP! this weekend. Have fun!

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Win Tickets to HUMP! 2010

She Bop is a proud sponsor of HUMP! 2010, the Pacific Northwest’s biggest, best, and most beloved amateur-and-locally-produced porn festival. HUMP! will be in Portland November 12-13 at Cinema 21.

To celebrate our first year sponsoring HUMP!, we are giving away 2 pairs of tickets to a few lucky winners. In 350 words or less, tell us about a positive, funny or enlightening experience you had with porn. The winning entry will be posted on our blog and the lucky winners will get 2 free tickets to HUMP! Please send submissions to admin@sheboptheshop.com by November 9th.

Don’t miss this fun, sexy and hilarious event, hosted by the much beloved Dan Savage. It’s pornerific!

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