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Toys in Babeland
94 Rivington Street
212-375-1701


Shopping for items to help satisfy those south-of-the-border urgings is an ultimately gratifying but often intimidating experience. Although it is a storefront, Toys in Babeland is conveniently disguised. But this place takes sex toys very seriously -- offering seminars for the uninitiated (Sex Toys 101, S/M 101) and the experienced (Strap It On, Female Ejaculation) alike, as well as a plethora of toys and books and a well-edited selection of videos. The staff is friendly, extremely knowledgeable, and comfortable with questions about anything. They’ve heard it all; they know it all. Those who are extremely shy and want to avoid storefronts altogether have options, too. One is Toys in Babeland’s informative and highly entertaining Website (babeland.com). Another is Eve’s Garden (119 West 57th Street, Suite 1201; 212-757-8651). It’s on the twelfth floor of a nondescript office building in midtown, and all purchases are placed in plain shopping bags. If you happen to bump into your mother-in-law on the way out, tell her you were at the dentist.