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Contributor: Al Bloom Al Bloom
(Cal Exotics)
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Originally posted by namelesschaos
What would you say is your biggest challenge as a company? What would you say is your proudest achievement?
Our biggest challenge is staying relevent and following consumer trends..to lead, not follow
05/18/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Kayla
I do believe I have the Intimate Basics Siena, and I was VERY impressed with the amazingly strong vibrations. A basic vibrator that is just strong.
I have the Dr Laura berman basics and its great!
05/18/2011
Contributor: Amazonia Dentata Amazonia Dentata
Hi! Thanks for being here and answering our questions. I wanted to ask about the Jopen line, which I have been lusting after. There are so many great-looking toys options - if you had to pick one or two favorites, what would they be?
05/18/2011
Contributor: VioletMoonstone VioletMoonstone
Do jelly toys contain "phalates?" or whatever they are called... whatever they are. I need to read more about that.
05/18/2011
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
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Originally posted by Al Bloom
Yes, but they all came back around! Waterproof, rechargeable, remote control, solar, computer powered...all failed the first time around, then as consumers became more sophisticated, these ideas came back into the limelight!
That must be a great feeling.
Thanks for the info.
05/18/2011
Contributor: namelesschaos namelesschaos
Do you feel the the "Great Recession" has effected the sex toy biz. Did you do any thing differently in response?
05/18/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by namelesschaos
Do you feel the the "Great Recession" has effected the sex toy biz. Did you do any thing differently in response?
Ooh, I've been wondering about this myself.
05/18/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
It's hard to believe waterproof toys didn't catch on at first...even if you're not using them underwater, they're much easier to clean! I'm glad you stuck with the idea, because we all sure appreciate it now.
05/18/2011
Contributor: Al Bloom Al Bloom
(Cal Exotics)
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Originally posted by Jul!a
I've been wondering who designs your lingerie type products. I have one that was pretty nice, but another that just wasn't all that great. I know lingerie can be a really tough thing to design though, so I'm always curious about the ... more
Susan here...I travel the world every year looking for great new designs not just for toys, but for our lingerie. Keep in mind, we sell only packaged lingerie.....for a night or two of fun. We continue to fight price points, and still get the best quality we can for the price.
05/18/2011
Contributor: Nichole G Nichole G
(Cal Exotics)
Quote:
Originally posted by namelesschaos
What would you say is your biggest challenge as a company? What would you say is your proudest achievement?
Our biggest accomplishment has been completely changing the market from being male dominated to being female friendly. As I mentioned earlier we were the 1st women owned company. We were also the 1st to come out with pink & purple items. It so awesome to see where sex toys were 10 years ago and to now see where they are today. & to know we had a huge part in that
05/18/2011
Contributor: Wanda Hill Wanda Hill
My boyfriend and I were discussing toy ideas last night and were wondering about mens toys. In particular we wondered if there is any research going on for a sleeve like devise for men similar to a condom that has a ripple affect that can be used handfree?
05/18/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
Quote:
Originally posted by namelesschaos
Do you feel the the "Great Recession" has effected the sex toy biz. Did you do any thing differently in response?
Yeah, I've been curious too. Do sex toys follow the same progression, or are they counter-cyclical? I know sometimes some small pleasures see upswings in recessions when people need to take their minds off their regular lives, like cinema in the 1930's.
05/18/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Nichole G
Our biggest accomplishment has been completely changing the market from being male dominated to being female friendly. As I mentioned earlier we were the 1st women owned company. We were also the 1st to come out with pink & purple items. It so ... more
Giggling, I remember my first vibrator...thinking back on it, they were very primitive to what is available now.
05/18/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by Antipova
It's hard to believe waterproof toys didn't catch on at first...even if you're not using them underwater, they're much easier to clean! I'm glad you stuck with the idea, because we all sure appreciate it now.
I agree! Waterproof makes everything so much easier to clean - even if I rarely take them into the shower/bath. We carry a ton of the waterproof CalExotics toys too which is really neat to look through.
05/18/2011
Contributor: Teagan Shepard Teagan Shepard
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Ooh, I've been wondering about this myself.
me too...
05/18/2011
Contributor: VioletMoonstone VioletMoonstone
Quote:
Originally posted by Antipova
It's hard to believe waterproof toys didn't catch on at first...even if you're not using them underwater, they're much easier to clean! I'm glad you stuck with the idea, because we all sure appreciate it now.
I agree, I definitely like toys that are waterproof for cleaning! Makes it so much easier.
05/18/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Al Bloom
Susan here...I travel the world every year looking for great new designs not just for toys, but for our lingerie. Keep in mind, we sell only packaged lingerie.....for a night or two of fun. We continue to fight price points, and still get the best ... more
Actually, knowing that the sets I have were only designed for a few uses helps me out a lot. The one set that I've gotten a chance to use and review will definitely hold up to more than a few uses, although I'm not sure about the other one. However, knowing that it's only meant for a few uses, I'm ok with that now. Thank you so much for getting back to me
05/18/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Quote:
Originally posted by Nichole G
Our biggest accomplishment has been completely changing the market from being male dominated to being female friendly. As I mentioned earlier we were the 1st women owned company. We were also the 1st to come out with pink & purple items. It so ... more
I've seen some of the sex toys from 10/15 years ago. It's amazing how far sex toys have come!
05/18/2011
Contributor: VioletMoonstone VioletMoonstone
Quote:
Originally posted by Nichole G
Our biggest accomplishment has been completely changing the market from being male dominated to being female friendly. As I mentioned earlier we were the 1st women owned company. We were also the 1st to come out with pink & purple items. It so ... more
The first to come out with pink and purple? Those are my favorite colors and I love all my toys to be pink or purple. Awesome!
05/18/2011
Contributor: Al Bloom Al Bloom
(Cal Exotics)
Quote:
Originally posted by Kayla
I do believe I have the Intimate Basics Siena, and I was VERY impressed with the amazingly strong vibrations. A basic vibrator that is just strong.
We have been using RoHs motors in our toys for years....that is definately not a place to skimp. This is a European standard that specifies very strict compliance to a set of rules the US has not adopted. The result is longger life, stronger motors.
05/18/2011
Contributor: namelesschaos namelesschaos
Go Green is popular now a days. Does Cal Erotics do any to try and to be environmentally friendly.
05/18/2011
Contributor: Desireeduffie Desireeduffie
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Originally posted by Kayla
What is one of your best-selling sex toy collections?
Hi Desiree here. Some of our best sellers are the couture collection, lia, and dr. Laura Burman, to name a few. Inked is doing ery well and so is the new extreme pure gold.
05/18/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Quote:
Originally posted by Kayla
I agree! Waterproof makes everything so much easier to clean - even if I rarely take them into the shower/bath. We carry a ton of the waterproof CalExotics toys too which is really neat to look through. ... more
I love showertime with CalExotics stuff.
05/18/2011
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
It always seems that the female toy market has had a strong following while the guy toys were not as popular. I know around here we get more and more guy reviewing toys, I am just wondering if you see any change.
05/18/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Quote:
Originally posted by Al Bloom
We have been using RoHs motors in our toys for years....that is definately not a place to skimp. This is a European standard that specifies very strict compliance to a set of rules the US has not adopted. The result is longger life, stronger motors.
I actually remember seeing the RoHs motor symbol on the packaging of some of your vibes, so that's neat to know! I love power too, so I'm glad you do. Thanks Al!
05/18/2011
Contributor: Al Bloom Al Bloom
(Cal Exotics)
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Originally posted by ToyTimeTim
Of all the Cal Exotics products I have had the pleasure of using, only one has broke (The plastic ring on a C-ring), I am so impressed at how robust your toys are and the long life. I am sure this quality of workmanship is appreciated by many.
If anyone has a problem with any of our products, remember link where we have a Customer Service department.
05/18/2011
Contributor: Nichole G Nichole G
(Cal Exotics)
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Originally posted by VioletMoonstone
Do jelly toys contain "phalates?" or whatever they are called... whatever they are. I need to read more about that.
The older vibes were made with PVC which did contain phthalates but all of our new toys are made with safe & pure material. Also know that we are using safer materials as the become available and also to meet customer demands
05/18/2011
Contributor: Nichole G Nichole G
(Cal Exotics)
Quote:
Originally posted by VioletMoonstone
Do jelly toys contain "phalates?" or whatever they are called... whatever they are. I need to read more about that.
The older vibes were made with PVC which did contain phthalates but all of our new toys are made with safe & pure material. Also know that we are using safer materials as the become available and also to meet customer demands
05/18/2011
Contributor: namelesschaos namelesschaos
Kind of the opposite of a previously asked question. Has there been any toy/concept/product that really surprised you in how well it took off.
05/18/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
I see that you have a couple of double penetration vibrators (like this) here on Eden. I'm really interested in these, but I'm one of those women with pretty sensitive skin, so I prefer using silicone toys instead of jelly and rubber. Do you have plans to introduce one of these in silicone?

Do you have any comments on trends in materials?
05/18/2011