Dildos, dildos all around, and not the one he seeks.

A customer wandered into the store and in the midst of behaving in the smirking, semi-sleazy way that some men must comport themselves in a “naughty” place, announced we need more toys.

This is actually a somewhat complex little statement, though I doubt keenly that his microscopic mind would have comprehended the depth of what he’d uttered.

On the face of things, we do maintain a modest selection of toys. Unlike some places we do not have bound-less tracts of sexual novelties. We may not have every toy on the market, however one also does not need to charter a safari complete with porters and supplies in order to find that device that puts a merry twinkle in your eye either. It’s a delicate balancing act in all reality.

A substantial percentage of sales space has been devoted to toys. Even so, we simply don’t have the room to have everything. I doubt very many stores do. Which means that we try to skim those toys we think will meet the desires of our clientele the best. Popular inexpensive models, solidly middle-of-the-road toys, and a few of the elite for those who demand the best, same as with any retail establishment.

In addition, I have to be conscious of how much capital is tied up in stock. It does us no good to have several thousand dollars worth of vibrators unless they are selling. There is a certain grim truth in the statement that the wider one’s selection, the more you will sell of that stock. Too narrow of a variety lacks visual impact. People are discouraged from wanting to shop because subconsciously, there is a product density line where unless it is surpassed carries the message “they don’t have what I’m looking for” without even checking. If you have too much selection, then you have a significant amount of money tied up doing nothing but fill space, invested in items that are prone to depreciate from display wear-and-tear, and also increases the merchandise that are “dogs”. Invariably, not everything you bring into the store is going to always appeal to the customers. Some things for whatever reason just will not sell and if you manage to break even unloading them, you’re bloody lucky.

Welcome to the wild world of balancing supply with demand. You know for a guy who has always had a smoldering grudge against math, I do an obscene amount of it.

Anyway, like I said, I’m rather confident such complex coils of permutation never got within sight of his unfurrowed cortex. Most likely, he was attempting to “diss” my place of employment. Woo. There is nothing so scathing as for a man, who without a glance anywhere but the counter, to decree we have no toys. Indeed, how could I mock such an informed opinion? I should gnash my teeth and rail at the deficiency of my store.

Oh well, at least I got to listen to the same guy accidentally get too free with is tongue and express frustration that he’s unable to “get his girlfriend off.”