Vermont Country Store addition of 'intimate solutions' to catalog outrages customers

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090216/ap_on_bi_ge/catalog_s_quandary

Orton, a spry 67-year-old with a country storekeeper's sense of what sells and what doesn't, says the idea of helping older folks keep sexually active was his.

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The customers responded, alright — some with their pens, some with their pocketbooks.

"The intimate massagers are certainly not what will uplift the youth of America but instead will lead them to be perverted pleasure seekers," wrote one customer, asking to be removed from the mailing list. "Please rethink what you are doing."

"I am one of the women who respects her God-given human femininity," wrote another now-former subscriber, in a longhand letter. "These items are offensive to me."

Orton figures he got 600 letters, most of them critical. Some called the offerings "pornographic." Others told Orton his father wouldn't have approved.

"You'd think I suggested that we sell nuclear devices to terrorists," Orton said.

In fact, the "intimate solutions" items have been big sellers, though the company won't give sales data or say which items are moving the fastest.

[aquart]

1. I guess they work.

[damntexdem]

10. At least the ones that are moving the fastest.

;-)

[gratuitous]

2. "These items are offensive to me"

The letter continues, "So, can you send my order in a plain brown wrapper? Please note carefully the number of each item ordered, as some are individual purchases, while others are by the case or the gross."

[Captain Hilts]

Okay, here's one quotation from a complaint:

"I am one of the women who respects her God-given human femininity," wrote another now-former subscriber, in a longhand letter. "These items are offensive to me."

What the hell is THAT supposed to mean?

[Liberal_in_LA]

6. It means she would not soil her femininity by using such a device.

:eyes:

[beam me up scottie]

8. It probably means her husband is rotten in bed,

and she's in denial.

[aquart]

13. It means she does it by hand.

[Captain Hilts]

19. I think it's less sinful if you use your left hand. nt

[BlooInBloo]

18. It means she's hot to get one.

:P

[Danger Mouse]

30. It means she doesn't fuck robots. It's against her religion.

[Betsy Ross]

3. Guess I'll have to give my catalog a thorough reading! n/t

[SoCalNative]

4. Puritanical fundies

prove once again they're out of touch with the real world.

[SoCalDem]

5. They should have advertised it as a "gum stimulator"

looks like a toothbrush:)

and then let the ladies be 'surprised' when they opened the package.. wonder how many would have been returned for a refund:evilgrin:

[Christa]

7. I think I am going to place an order

to appease my femininity

:rofl:

[beam me up scottie]

9. I love the Vermont Country Store

Since I'm broke, I'm going to show my support by sending a link to their site to all of my friends.

[Missy Vixen]

11. We shop at Vermont Country Store

It's not cheap, but everything we've gotten from them has been top-quality. Plus, they carry items that are almost impossible to find elsewhere.

We haven't tried any of the "intimate selections" yet, but I'm going to grab the latest catalog and take a look. Those who don't care for those selections aren't required to buy them, and it's comical that they think they can force VCS to quit carrying them as a result.

I might also mention that supporting a small business owner is a good thing.

[beam me up scottie]

14. I bought a beautiful king size quilt from them years ago and it's still on my bed.

It was on clearance for $50.00

[Hekate]

12. Clearly it's been too long since I've gotten a copy of their catalog!

Must have a look -- that gum stimulator thingy you pictured is stimulating my mind something fierce.

Hekate

[NRaleighLiberal]

15. Was looking at their web site - the items in question can be found by searching "Intimate Solutions

Not that I was curious or anything like that!

[tnlefty]

16. "perverted pleasure seekers"

Whatever.:eyes:

[sarge43]

17. They first showed up in the catalog about a year ago.

BFD

[onethatcares]

20. by solutions, I thougth you meant

anal ease or some such thing. My bad.

[rox63]

21. Shop 'til you drop!

:P Here's their site: http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/Shop?

[CTyankee]

22. That's sad. Sexuality is part of being a human.

What is so terrible with older people enjoying themselves, particularly those who may be without partners because of death or divorce?

And besides, why can't the people who don't like it, just keep quiet? What's it to them if some older women would like to have pleasure?

As a senior myself, I am sad that these folks are so crabby and mean...

[Stevenmarc]

23. A little vibrator work might dislodge the stick from their ass.

[CTyankee]

25. Of course! That would be wonderful for them!

What a nice thing to happen to them on the way to the witch burning!!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

24. These are the same folks who told kids

that they would go blind or grow hair on their hands if they indulged in "personal abuse".

[Raine]

26. Lot's of catalogues

have those kind of things in them and I'm not talking about some porn catalogue either. I'm talking about family type catalogues some that focus on health etc.

[Liberal_in_LA]

28. I've seen them in mainstream catalogs that are vague about the use. lol.

They are just vibrators with funny little attachments. When I was younger I'd wonder "what the heck is that thing for".

[AnnieBW]

27. They probably get their freak on

in diapers or something like that. Or soliciting sex in the parking lots of strip malls.

[hope1954]

29. re

just conservatives freaking out about another insecurity

[Danger Mouse]

31. I love the Vermont Country Store. I get candy treats and Bay Rum from them.

[krabigirl]

32. ugh, seems like these women need a bit more pleasure in their lives.

i hate uptight women like this. blech.