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Sex is Back
By: THEPLEASURECHEST - 09/26/2013
We're thrilled to be launching our Sex is Back campaign, which features people speaking candidly on camera about their sex lives. Interested? Take a look...**We're thrilled to be launching our Sex is Back campaign, which features people speaking candidly on camera about their sex lives. Interested? Take a look behind the scenes and meet the Sex is [...]
No Image
By: THEPLEASURECHEST - 09/17/2013
We keep hearing about ASMR - Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response - which, we are told, is a pleasant tingling sensation, usually along the scalp or the back of the neck, brought about by certain sounds...** We keep hearing about ASMR - Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response - which, we are told, is a pleasant tingling sensation, usually along the [...]
Consent is Sexy: How Pleasure-Centered Education Can Help to Dismantle Rape Culture
By: Sarah Tomchesson, The Pleasure Chest's Director of Business Development and Strategy. - 05/16/2013
As we know, some contemporary sex education curricula teach that abstinence is the only viable means to avoid pregnancy or contracting an STI. And, wow, nothing is sexier than abstinence! As if taking anything remotely sexual out of the teaching will make young folks ignore their own budding sexuality. This method of sexuality education is [...]
The Orgasmatron
By: THEPLEASURECHEST - 05/15/2013
In Woody Allen's 1973 comedy Sleeper, "The Orgasmatron" was a futuristic machine that gave instant sexual pleasure to its users. A couple would step inside and emerge moments later, disheveled and satisfied...**In Woody Allen's 1973 comedy Sleeper, "The Orgasmatron" was a futuristic machine that gave instant sexual pleasure to its users. A couple would step [...]
No Image
By: THEPLEASURECHEST - 12/17/2012
Think sex toys are just for women? You're in for a surprise. And so is he...** Think sex toys are just for women? You're in for a surprise. And so is he if you give him something sexy for the holidays. Here are some of our favorite toys for boys... Fun Factory Cobra Libre II High tech gadgets [...]
Gloryhole 2012!
By: THEPLEASURECHEST - 09/19/2012
Forty years is a long time to be excited about anything. Even sex. Yet here, in the sealed-off parking lot next to the Pleasure Chest, it's less a 40th-anniversary party than it is a bacchanalia for the venerably notorious West Hollywood sex-shop landmark.**gloryhole-smaller-2012.jpg** Thanks to everyone who came out to our 2nd annual  Gloryhole party last Thursday [...]
Liberator Slingshot Hits the Spot
By: THEPLEASURECHEST - 03/19/2012
Finding the perfect position can be a challenge. The Liberator SlingShot is an adjustable sling designed for optimal positioning during penetrative sex.**slingshot1-1.jpg** Finding the perfect position can be a challenge. The Liberator SlingShot is an adjustable sling designed for optimal positioning during penetrative sex. We asked our Web Department Supervisor Lillian to take aim and report back [...]
Open Letter to the TSA on Traveling with Sex Toys
By: Matt Cornell - 12/22/2011
A little over a month ago, we wrote to the TSA with some questions about the rules for travelling with sex toys. There has been no response...** A little over a month ago, we wrote to the TSA with some questions about the rules for travelling with sex toys. There has been no response. We've decided [...]
A Peek Inside the Gloryhole
By: THEPLEASURECHEST - 10/05/2011
Last Thursday night, our LA store was completely transformed for Gloryhole: The Pleasure Chest Uncut, a fortieth anniversary party for the Pleasure Chest.
40 Things You Didn't Know About The Pleasure Chest
By: THEPLEASURECHEST - 09/15/2011
Celebrate 40 years of The Pleasure Chest with fun facts about its origins, evolution, and iconic place in pleasure culture—discover what you didn’t know!
Cunnilingus 101: Our Guide to Going Down
By: THEPLEASURECHEST - 07/11/2011
New to cunnilingus? Explore tips on anatomy, communication, and oral sex techniques for a more pleasurable experience.
Let's Tribate
By: THEPLEASURECHEST - 02/18/2011
The ancient Romans had a word (borrowed from Latin, naturally) for women who fucked other women: tribas. Thus, two or more lady lovers were sometimes called tribades...**strap-on.jpg**The ancient Romans had a word (borrowed from Latin, naturally) for women who fucked other women: tribas. Thus, two or more lady lovers were sometimes called tribades and the [...]