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i guess i don’t like money enough
So last week I dived into the world of sex advertisements when I ran this on my site…
I was hesitant about running the ad so I turned to my trusty adviser on all things morally questionable. I didn’t have a problem with running a sex toys ad but I thought maybe I could see butt cheeks in that photo. And I don’t need some naked tush on my site ruining my angelic reputation.
However, my adviser assured me that if butt cheeks were visible, they were very small. I decided I could live with very small butt cheeks because I really like money.
Anyway, once the ad was up, I figured I’d get a bunch of comments about my new call to “ignite your passion.” But only one reader even mentioned it.
Maybe it was because of the Roman Polanski arrest or all the hub bub around David Letterman’s sex life but you all just seemed unphased but my little ole sex toys ad. By the way, usually I’m the first one in line to hear about a celebrity’s sex life but I don’t want to know one more thing about David Letterman’s late night romps. I just can’t think about him naked.
So once I got into a groove with my new ad, then suddenly the ad changes and a new one pops up that reads, “Buy a Sex Toy, Save a Child.” Apparently, the company is donating some of its proceeds to needy children which is totally commendable except that I found the ad completely offensive. So I took it down.
As a last effort, the company offered me this advertisement as a replacement..
But I just sort of soured on the whole thing. I don’t know. I thought the world of lotions, lubes and vibrators was somehow going to be more glamorous.
I guess it’s back to the ads for kids CDs and swaddle blankets. You can’t say I didn’t try to spice up your life. You’ll have to rely on David Letterman for that now.
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Maybe if she had stretch marks and a pooch I would have noticed! I do like the name of the web site though very creative.
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You’re pretty much right. I am permanently distracted by Letterman, Peter Andre and Jordon, anyone who gets their face in Hello! or has anything more than nano-celebrity status…
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I have a friend who, along with her twenty-something daughter, runs a sex-toys-on-the-party-plan business. When I got laid off, I thought about going to work for them, then writing a book about my adventures. I planned to call it “Toy Stories” — till I remembered what an incredible prude I am.
I think you drew the line at the correct location.
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Here, Here- sick of the DL stuff too…
Give it 5 years and you can likely profit big off of your memoir on how the sexual advertising business left you scarred… you’ll have to embellish a bit – but we’ll never tell.
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I did notice the ads but was too embarrassed to say anything. No that’s not true… I was going to ask how I could get hooked up with that!
But yeah, good call on taking them down.
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Oh my god I can’t believe they switched the image on you! And that last one is just too much. I feel bad for David Letterman, though I’m not really sure why…but anyway I think you made the right decision to take down that ad!
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I didn’t even notice the ad–sorry. But I did have a friend hand me a sex toy after dinner at her house last week. That’s saying something, right?
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How are we supposed to ignite our passion now?!
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I thought once you moved to the suburbs to a much less sexy life, you were no longer allowed to put these sorts of ads up anyway!?! =)
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Switching the image is a little sketchy and that last one? Mmmmm, it’s a bit much, don’t you think? The Letterman bit at the end made me laugh.
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This is hilarious- I noticed this last week and was going to say something but felt like it was so off topic and I didn’t want to be known as the prude on your site. Maybe it would be different if it was hot guys? I mean, I’m not that excited about seeing some hot chick’s almost-butt cheeks or flat abs. But I could be swayed if it was Matthew McConaughey or someone like that… Since the company is so willing to swap out pictures, maybe they can do you a solid and give you the cute guy series.
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You’ll make money; run the ads or have ‘parties’. My friends called themselves ‘TOYS FOR TWATS’ and ran FUCKERWARE parties….it worked.
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I didn’t even notice the ad! But then I have a reputation for being clueless about that kind of thing. I probably thought it was a romance novel at first glance (the butt cheeks in sheets I mean)
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WHOA! I think I need to get my eyes checked. Totally never saw that!!!
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OK…ewwww…Would you believe with all the David Letterman sex talk, the thought of him naked never entered my mind? Now I’m really grossed out:P
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buy a sex toy, save a child? What brilliant guy came up with that? Trust me, it was a guy
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THAT guy looks oddly like Dexter which brings up a lot of other nasty visions…
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I love their most recent ad. The guy must be gay because he is looking up like “seriously, I am supposed to put my lips where???” I say keep the ad for the money and the comedic value.
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I need to pay better attention to the ads! I think I am focused in on ads halloween costumes and toddler beds right now so maybe if they were in costume on a toddler bed I would have noticed (or maybe not. . .).
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So now you are doing pay-per-post for them instead, right?
I’m going to use you for my moral compass from now on.
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i will always read your blog, but i considered removing your link from my blog, just so my reader (just one) would not see the ads…
thanks
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Forget the help a child, buy a sex toy campaign. I’m totally offended by that woman’s flat, flawless stomach.
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