• Musings,  New products,  News

    Ageless Erotica: more than added wrinkles

    Ageless Erotica

    As big fans of senior sex educator Joan Price (author of Better Than I Ever Expected and Naked at Our Age), we were excited when she posted a call for submisssions for a senior erotica anthology in November of 2011. A book like that was desperately needed, and we knew Price was just the person to make…

  • Events,  News

    Find us at Pride 2013!

    The annual Pride festival is this weekend, June 15th and 16th, and as always, we will be there! At our festive booth in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, we’ll have many queertastic items such as rainbow tutus, bedazzled pasties, rainbow suspenders, and more. Come say hi! Of course, you’ll also find us marching in Sunday’s parade along with the…

  • Industry spotlight,  Musings,  News

    Hitachi Magic Wand, minus the “Hitachi”

    It looks like our old friend the Hitachi Magic Wand is getting a bit of a facelift. Notice anything? Yep, the word “Hitachi” is being dropped from its name. Don’t panic — it’ll always be the powerhouse we’ve always loved. But, as it turns out, Japanese company Hitachi has grown weary of having…

  • News

    Announcing our affiliate program!

    Big news! After much toiling behind the scenes, our affiliate program is now live. If you run a blog or website and want to promote our shop and the products we carry, you can now apply to be a part of our program. We offer 15% commissions on every sale you send our way.…

  • Musings,  New products,  News

    Uberlube and the many uses for silicone lube

    If you’ve ever wondered just what kind of research and development goes into lube creation (and we sure did!), you’ll love this article in the Chicago Reader that details the story behind Überlube. We just added Überlube to our shelves, having been impressed with its light, effortless feel and high-quality glass bottle. Now that we…

  • New products,  News

    Announcing She Bop branded products!

    Take a look at these beauts! These are She Bop Massage Oil, She Bop Libido Tonic, and She Bop Bath Salts. Each is 100% organic, vegan friendly, and made right here in Portland, Oregon. We’ve had the idea for She Bop bath and sensual products in our heads for a while now, and The Herb Shoppe was just…

  • New products,  News

    New product round-up for September

    This month, Spareparts has done it again with their unbelievably cute Sasha underwear-style harness! It features their signature stretchy O-ring, and is decorated with sexy rouching over the butt. We also now have Spareparts’ Pete packing underwear in the trunks style, in case you prefer trunks over briefs or jock straps. Choices galore!   We’ve also added…