04.19.07
The Beauty Of Sex Toys
With their seductive smooth lines and sensual colors, their ability to please you when your alone or help enhance a sexual relationship. Lets face it, sex toys are allot of fun, the only problem for most people is the embarrassment of walking into a store to buy one. What if someone you know sees you going into a sex toy store or worse what if you bump into someone you know inside the store… How embarrassing…
The best way to buy sex toys is off the internet. The shopping experience is discreet, but how safe is it? Here are some tips for buying adult sex toys off the internet.
1. Check the adult toy website for a phone number
If you can’t call them, then you definitely shouldn’t give them your money. Call the store and ask a few questions. They should have product knowledge and be able to answer specific questions about what you are thinking of buying.
2. Does the online sex toy store have an SSL certificate?
SSL - Secure Socket Layer encrypts the information that is sent from your computer browser over the internet to the online store. With SSL installed it makes it virtually impossible for someone to intercept your personal information. When you are about to enter your personal information check to see if there is a lock in the bottom right corner or in the address bar at the top of the screen. The URL of the website should also start with https. This shows that the site has switched over to SSL and is more secure.
3. Check for privacy/security seals.
There are internet companies like Control Scan that scan a website for vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to steal your credit card and personal information. This is a very important, Control Scan does charge the online store for this service. If an online sex toy store is a legitimate company that takes securing your privacy and personal information seriously. Then you will see the seals displayed on their site.
4. Get informed before you buy.
Make sure that the products have good detailed descriptions. You need to know what you are buying before you buy it because sex toys cannot usually be returned. Make sure that the measurements and sex toy materials are what you are looking for. See if it’s quiet if you need discretion, some vibrators are quite noisy. Make sure it’s waterproof if you plan on taking it in the bath or shower. If you want a vibrator or clitoral stimulator that has a lot of power, make sure the description mentions it because sex toys have varying ranges of power and intensity of vibrations. Make sure the sex toy description accurately describes the product so you know if it will suit you because for the most part, you will not be able to return the adult toy.
5. Check the return policy
Are you able to return the product if you don’t want it? If the sex toy store in question allows no hassle returns of unwanted items, it might not be such a good idea to buy from them. Why? Because if a toy is returned, you can almost guarantee that it will go back on the shelf to be sold again. Think of it from a business perspective, if an item is retured, they are not going to throw it away because the sex toy store would lose money.
Do you want to buy used sex toys? Probably not!
Now that you know this, make sure that the online sex shop’s return policies only allow replacements for defective items. If an item is defective, the shop will get a replacement from the manufacturer and send you out that replacement in exchange.
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