vibes - not the hippy kind

I stopped by Wild at Heart in Ballard on the way home last night to ask sex toy maven elspethdemina a question that had been rolling around my mind for months: which vibrator should I get? At the rate my dating life is going, or rather isn't, a vibrator is a plan.

She asked me something like, "What works best with trans women's girl parts?"
"Aw shoot," I replied. "I was going to ask you the same thing."
She said that her lack of trans woman-specific information is because there aren't enough trans women reviewing vibrators. Maybe I can help her out a little.

Undaunted, she asked me just how sensitive I am in my (neo)vagina. Not very. In that case, she said, I should stick to something meant for external use. Very sensible.

Also, I've never owned a real* vibrator before, so I don't really know what works for me in terms of type or pattern of vibration. Therefore, she said I should get something with settings, many settings. The variety of pulse patterns available out there, many of which she demonstrated, is laughably large. Those must have been fun to design and program.

She sternly but needlessly reminded me not to get a vibrator that was made out of nasty materials with phthalates in them. I remember her previous lecture on the subject - two and a half hours - quite well.

Some vibes are shaped for use on both wide and narrow areas. Some are designed for portability. Some are designed to minimize noise.

I didn't buy one yet, having blown my budget for this month on a Bang for the Buck ticket, but rest assured, a good vibe shall be mine. And I shall buy it from elspethdemina.

Prices of the vibes she showed me: $50-$110, plus tax.

(I have this nagging sense that I forgot something important. No matter. I've just about made up my mind.)



*I did win a finger vibe in a raffle once. Not my cup of tea.

People like to talk about vibrators.

What gets people to leave comments on my LJ that doesn't involve something bad happening? Talking about vibrators.