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"The recession certainly hasn't affected the sexual-accessories business and in fact it may have helped.
Data show that such things as his-and-hers lubricants and mass-market sexual-enhancement devices are producing fireworks in supermarket and drug-store aisles.
First-quarter sales of personal lubricants soared 32% to $41.2 million, according to Information Resources Inc., led almost entirely by continued strength from last year's launch of Johnson & Johnson's K-Y Yours & Mine his-and-hers lubricants."
Carumba, what is going on?
That jump was even before ads launched last month behind K-Y Intense, the first major mass-market female-arousal gel, a product which has gotten major end-aisle displays in such surprising places as Walmart!
Yes, Walmart - they banned the new Green Day album but made space to sell arousal gel!
"Meanwhile, the small but suddenly booming 'sexual-enhancement devices' category in food, drug and mass-market stores is growing even faster, albeit off a very small base, up 74% to $10.1 million for the full year ended April 19, according to IRI, with Church & Dwight's Trojan and Durex products leading the way."
"'When the economy goes down, sex goes up,' said a Johnson and Johnson spokesman by way of explanation, but he and the brand team declined to elaborate on why their products seem to be booming when the economy isn't."
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People will always want to have sex, they won't always want to spend money.
now.
People are trying to be creative when it comes to dating :o) No eating out? Let's bone! Not going to the movies? Let's bone! LOL you get my point.
LMAO!!!! "I'm broke, fuck me?" That shit don't work for me.
Honestly, I really don't see a correlation between sex and the economy here aside from "When people want to have fun, they will find a way to stretch the buck."
haha that's great
"The world is going to end soon. Let's have sex, be happy, and die."
Maybe that's what people are thinking :D
Green Day's new album blows anyway.
But I'm pretty sure this happens because people have nothing better to do.
"Want to go to McDonald's?"
"Can't afford it."
"Want to go to Wal-Mart, buy female arousal gel, and have crazy sex?"
"Deal."
Well, I'm bored... Let's have sex...
And so do babies. Â
Sex is a great temporary relief to depression so yeah
Going to the movies costs money. Sex doesn't! (Well, if you don't count the condoms and lubricants.)
interesting!
Well, this makes sense. You don't have to spend money to have sex. And a thing of KY goes a long way.
economy go down =no money to spend on going out. so stay in and sex-ing it up instead! LOL
interesting.
makes sense really.. don't want to go out and spend money while being together.. just stay in bed! :)
it's an activity that doesn't cost you any money plus you also get a good workout out of it, why not do it....and if you like the person you're doing it with, you can do more times and not get bored and still save money. date these days cost a lot of money, this isn't the time to be wasting money so if sex costs $0, then why not do it.
Yes, Walmart - they banned the new Green Day album but made space to sell arousal gel!
Hahaha. They sure know what sells. Sex always sells.
well this certainly is good news, as a passion party representative. Though to me, i haven't seen a jump in sales too much. hmmm interesting
sex is free and priceless (with certain people) :)
can't beat that.
Haha... I know my fiancé and I have been contributing to that spike. We're getting married the day after tomorrow so last week we went and stocked up on fun his and hers lube and interesting condoms to try out during the honeymoon.
Even better than KY is LovRub, they also have for him and for her... but what's better about LovRub is that you don't have to go into a store to buy it, you can order it online- and it comes in a regular cardboard box type thing... no one would know that they is sex lube inside it. Check out their products at www.LovRub.com.
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