The Frustrating Search Begins
Okay, strap-ons. Wanted one forever, right? Actually decided to go for it last Tuesday. Figured, “How hard can it be? Just buy it online!” Boy, was I god damn wrong. Didn’t even know where to start looking.
First thing? Grabbed the laptop. Googled something basic like “buy strap on online”. Holy hell, pages upon pages. Felt like falling into a rabbit hole. Clicked the first few links. Looked sketchy as fuck – weird ads popping up everywhere, prices jumping around like crazy. One site wanted my credit card info before even showing what they sold? Yeah, no. Closed that tab faster than you can blink. Needed trusted sellers, not scams.
Sorting the Mess – What Actually Worked?
Got serious. Decided to skip the Google top results. Remembered hearing about real people talking in communities. Dug deeper. Took forever. Found places where actual users chat – forums, you know? Not the fake review sites full of paid crap. Looked for the real comments, not the perfect five-star ones that sound like ads. Wanted the posts complaining or sharing actual experiences.
What worked? Filtering for the gripes. Searched specifically for things like “bad experience” or “where I got ripped off”. Sounds weird, but that’s where folks spilled the real tea on which sites messed up orders, sent crap gear, or had shady return policies. Also looked for threads asking the same damn question I had: “Where’s legit?” Saw the same few shop names popping up again and again in helpful replies, not the spammy ones. Ignored any links tossed around like candy though.
Finally Found the Goods
After about three hours of this detective work? Narrows it down. Two shops seemed genuinely okay. People weren’t screaming that they got ripped off. More importantly, folks talked about getting stuff actually packaged discreetly, things arriving, and customer service answering without being jerks.
Checked out their sites properly now. Key things I looked for:
- Clear Prices & Details: No hidden costs popping up at checkout. Actual photos, not stock pics anyone could steal.
- Contact Info You Can Find: A real email, maybe a contact form. Not just a FAQ page pretending it’s support.
- Real Talk About Materials: Said what stuff was actually made from (silicone, safe stuff!), not just “body safe”.
- Payment Clarity: Took cards I recognized, PayPal maybe? Felt like paying at any regular store online.
Finally clicked “Order”. Fingers crossed, right? But felt way better than the frantic clicking at the start. Went with the shop where people specifically said the packaging was super plain – just a box, no weird branding screaming “SEX TOY INSIDE”.
The Wait & The Relief
Took a few days. Regular shipping updates. Nothing fancy, just “shipped” and “on the way”. Then the box arrived. Exactly like folks said. Plain brown box, no hint what was inside. That mattered a lot.
Opened it up. Clean box inside too. Product looked like the pictures. No weird smells, nothing broken. Manual included. Breathed a sigh of relief. Felt like I actually won the internet shopping lottery after dodging all those fake sites and scams.
Biggest lesson? Forget the quick search. Do the damn dirty work. Dig where real people complain and honestly share. That’s how you find the actual trusted sellers hiding behind all the internet noise and bullshit listings. Took time, saved a headache.
