OKAY, so I'll admit, I have a thing for sex shops...I mean we all have a kinky side right?!
When I had seen that Seattle had a small sex toy store like Babeland I knew I was walking into Dreamland!
Ladies listen up! This sex shop has everything you need to make a lucky man happy and if he's boring you and cant make YOU happy in the bedroom drop him and hash-tag him like, "#mytoyisbiggerthanyours".
This store is legit! I mean it is sparkling clean and laid out in rows for you to poke and squeeze to your heart's content.
You don't have to worry about the dirtiness of the store or creepy guys walking past being a pest...Babeland's mission are to make your sex toy shopping experience nothing like that, and they succeed.
PRO'S ABOUT THE STORE:
-The staff~ They are incredibly friendly and helpful, and are happy to point out their own personal favorites among the products. They're also very good about leaving you alone to wander around and gawk at the dildos.
-The store~ is brightly lit and stuff isn't crammed together, there were no sketchy guys wandering around, and the employees were more than happy to answer questions, plus they were actually knowledgeable about their products.
-The toys~I loved that they had different colors in all different sizes! Each toy had a tester out so you could test the vibration, springiness, and bendy quality. Besides an assortment of vibrators, dildos, buttplugs, strap-ons, strap-on harnesses, cuffs, ropes, whips, floggers, nipple clamps, glass and acrylic toys, and some stuff I couldn't figure out what you do with, they also have a selection of lubes, condoms, and even body-ish products, such as massage stuff, candles, tasty body powders, and tons of other stuff I can't remember.
-The education~ for those needing education, a bookcase offers tomes on sex positions, toys, how to be a bottom/top, erotica, more philosophical books on sex, and a selection of magazines that don't include crappy mainstream Playboy or the ilk. . They also hold FREE workshops at the store as well as offer classes on different sex matters...whether in-shop or in the comfort of your own home...and I believe they can also facilitate sex toy parties (to bad I didn't think about this for my birthday)!
Even though the selection is small compared to warehouse-type stores like Good Vibrations in San Francisco, the quality of their stuff is very high across the board, and they're careful to select a good range of products. Unless you're looking for something that's really esoteric, you're likely to find it in Babeland.
FYI: Don't forget to sign up for their email list it will enter you into a raffle for a gift certificate, and you can buy your own gift card to give the person who already has lots of sexy stuff.