Thanks For Letting The World Know I Bought Sex Toys, Adam & Eve

[Omaha Steve]

http://consumerist.com/2010/05/thanks-for-letting-the-world-know-i-bought-sex-toys-adam-eve.html

By Laura Northrup on May 6, 2010 11:00 AM

G. writes that she placed an order from Adam & Eve, a venerable seller of adult merchandise. Discretion was crucial, since G. has packages sent to her at work instead of her home mailbox. Fortunately, this company ships packages in unmarked boxes. They do not, however, practice the same discretion with their promotional mailings, which caught G. by surprise.

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A few weeks ago, I ordered some...things...from AdamandEve.com, lured in by a good deal I heard on Dan Savage's podcast. I also liked the promised discreet shipping, since you know, I'm not a prude but I don't advertise my business at home. My order did actually appear in an unmarked envelope with no clue as to the contents. I had it shipped to my work because my mail carrier at home can't be trusted with packages when no one is home.

Yesterday, I got home and there was a promotional mailing from Adam and Eve with their name clearly written on the return label! I figure they used my billing address to send the letter.

I couldn't believe it. Thankfully, it was just my boyfriend who saw it and it was no big deal. But now I'm scared to death that they're going to send something similar to my work address, since that's where the order was actually shipped, which would cause me no end of embarrassment here. It's not like people have never heard of Adam and Eve.

Just because it's not in a package doesn't mean that I want anyone in my house or workplace knowing that I have an association with you! Businesses like this should ALWAYS be discreet, whether it's an order you're sending to me or some kind of mailing you've shipped off. I've complained to their customer service department and asked that they remove my name from their mailing list immediately, but haven't heard back yet. I don't plan to order from them again, either, since they clearly can't be trusted to hold up their end of the bargain and keep it between us.

FULL story at link.

[NashVegas]

1. Experience

Can be a harsh, but good, teacher.

[Speck Tater]

2. The easiest solution is one you won't like...

Learn to be completely comfortable with who you really are. Then it won't bother you when someone else sees the real you, because you will have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of.

Life is so much easier when you don't keep secrets.

See. I told you you wouldn't like it. :)

[rucky]

3. So she blogs about it?

:shrug:

[tammywammy]

6. Heh

I thought the same.

[K8-EEE]

20. Yes but the blog is anonymous right?

Or maybe I just assumed that?

[rucky]

23. Laura Northrup

buys sex toys.

[Motown_Johnny]

4. sounds like Adam & Eve put G. on the Spot

[Richard Steele]

7. ba-dum-bump...*rimshot* nm

[gratuitous]

5. So, how does the story turn out?

What's the climax?

[Ken Burch]

17. And is the climax premature?

n/t.

[undeterred]

8. "my mail carrier at home can't be trusted with packages when no one is home"

If I had a mail carrier I couldn't trust to deliver something I'd ordered on the Internet, I would report it to the post office. That's huge.

[yourout]

9. I dont want my mail carrier handling my package.

[Ken Burch]

18. OH, you're no fun anymore...

n/t.

[Richard Steele]

10. Just another example of why we should all go out of our way to patronize LOCAL BUSINESSES.

I'm 41 years old, and I've spent as much money
on Porn and Sex Toys as the next guy...
(assuming that the 'Next Guy' has spent seven thousand dollars
on porn and sex toys, of course.)

Hey, do what I do: go to your local "Adult Store"
and pay in cash.

Duh!!

[msongs]

11. ordering personal items delivered to her at work? it's her fault all the way nt

[RagAss]

12. Can't trust mail carrier?? I don't get it. What has he/she done in the past?

[tammywammy]

13. Yeah that's really strange

Maybe she means "can't trust my neighbors to not steal my packages." Regardless I can understand getting some items delivered to work (I used to get my Amazon book orders delivered to work) but sex toys is not one of those items. Get a PO box if you're that worried/paranoid....or go to the darn store.

[RagAss]

14. Agreed...

an odd story here.

[BlueIris]

15. Yes, the company fucked up. So to speak. But...sending your personal mail, let alone sex toys,

to your work place? I cannot fathom what would motivate someone to do that. I further fail to understand how she thought she could keep that out of the work place when, you know, she gave her work address to the company to use for mailing merchandise.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

16. Contact them and tell them you have a new address.... anyone know

the address of Dick's bunker??

[BlueIris]

19. Proud to be the fifth rec.

Idiot.

[Hekate]

21. Work place? My departmental mailroom OPENED all mail and date-stamped it...

... throwing away the envelopes. Oy-yoy-yoy.

I insisted they not do that for my unit, because we often received confidential letters relating to things like grievances and disciplinary actions, but they sure did it for everyone else. Open letter. Toss envelope in trash. Date-stamp letter. Put in unit's box.

Good Lord. If you have issues with getting things at home -- GET A POST OFFICE BOX.

Hekate

[cartach]

22. Make

your own toys. Cheaper as well.