Why People Still Buy Porn at Adult Stores
It’s the 21st century, and you’re forgiven if you think all porn is now online, that old school porn doesn’t exist. It’s the internet age, a time filled with tube sites, subscription porn, and social media porn. Who still buys porn at an adult store? You’d be surprised!
Yes, offline porn is still available, even if it’s slightly less common, and the best place to find it is at a local adult shop. Here’s why people still buy it even though internet porn exists.
Keeping it Private
For some people, old school DVDs, books, or magazines offer a layer of privacy the internet can’t match. These shoppers can buy porn and know exactly where to stash it. They might share a computer with someone else in their home and don’t want a previous site to pop up unexpectedly. While it’s extremely unlikely someone you know will see you an adult store, it’s possible to accidentally have someone look over your shoulder when you’re sitting at your computer.
Low Tech Users
Believe it or not, the entire world does not own a computer or have access to the internet. There are places in the United States where access is limited. And some people would love to get online, but they can’t afford it. Even more surprising for a lot of people who live on their phones or computer, some people don’t want to spend time online. They prefer analog to digital. For these porn lovers, they keep it old school because their lives are already low tech. Thankfully they don’t have to go without just because of a lack of access.
Nostalgia
No one is immune to nostalgia from their younger years if the plethora of 90s show and movie reboots are any indication. Some people who love porn love it more when it’s a glossy magazine or in DVD format. Even if they consume online porn, buying something from a local adult store brings them back to an earlier (and possibly more innocent or hornier) time of life. This lets them get their turn-ons and remember another time of life at the same time.
Collectors
If you can collect baseball cards, Pokemons, and reward points on a mobile app, you can collect anything. Some people collect porn. They might buy it for sexual pleasure or just to say they have every issue of a magazine or an adult star’s movie collection. But since the fun of collecting is usually in the physical accumulation of stuff, the only place they can easily go is an adult store.
Affordability
Yes, tube sites are free, but paying for your porn is always better — and more ethical. For people who are willing to throw down cash for smut, it can be a better value for the money spent to buy a DVD or magazine instead. Monthly subscriptions add up. Yes, you’re getting new content from adult creators, but you will pay multiple times before you finally remember to cancel. Buying a porno on DVD means you pay for it once, and you can watch it for years. By the time you’re done, your per view cost comes out to pennies. That’s a lot less than subscription fees.
Because They Can
People don’t have to have any reason why they buy their porn at the store instead of going online. Because they can or because they want to are perfectly good reasons. All that matters is that people who want a specific kind of adult content can find it and buy it. Even if none of the other reasons resonate with you, go to a local shop and buy old school porn some time because you can. Call it a vintage or retro thing, if you want. But the ability to do it is a perfect reason.
Conclusion
Yes, adult shops sell vibrators, dildos, kinky gear, lingerie, and a lot of lube. But if you browse the store, you’ll probably find a corner section filled with porn. Hours and hours of porn, all just waiting to be bought and enjoyed at home by the person who decides they need it. It might not be common, but offline porn hasn’t completely gone the way of the dinosaur, thanks to the stars and producers of porn — and the adult stores that continue to sell it.