Passion Parties in The Canadian Press
9/24/2007
Sex toy parties enjoy boom as taboos fall away and women shop with friends 4 days ago
CALGARY - The red wine was flowing, the talk was all about sex and the debate raged over whether a man could be replaced by a vibrating device. A nice night at a sex toy party.
Jo - Ann Archer has been conducting these events for seven years for Passion Parties, a U.S. - based chain that specializes in "romantic products." Her business card includes the subtitle "Where Every Day is Valentine's Day."
"I tell people I do home parties for adult women and couples and I sell products that will enhance their love life," said Archer as she prepared to give her spiel to 16 women at a house party just northwest of Calgary. "And it depends who I am talking to - I might even tell them that I sell sex toys."