World Wide Web — Brittany Wilson, Brand Manager of The Dungeon Store was a guest on the 69 Whiskey Podcast, and discussed life in the family business, talked about pleasure products and gave great advice for beginners on how to be a part of the BDSM lifestyle.
69 Whiskey started as a college radio show by military veteran Eric “Dollar Store Dom” Weinstein and Co-host Motorboatin’ Matt. Once restrained by rules and boundaries, the show now comes to listeners raw, uncensored and unapologetic. Eric and Matt cover topics from drink recipes, entertainment, and everyone’s favorite positions.
Wilson has been with The Dungeon Store for over eight years. The Dungeon Store is a curated collection of bondage gear and fetish toys, mostly made in the United States by professionals in the BDSM community. Wilson and The Dungeon Store staff recently celebrated their two AVN award nominations and a partnership with Liberator sex furniture. She had quite a few stories, including challenges when it comes to traveling with kinky products.
“I fly with floggers,” said Wilson with pride. “Rule of thumb, as a vendor, is you fly Southwest. They’ve got the best baggage policy, and you put the heaviest stuff in your carry-on because that never gets weighed… Every single flogger, in the handle, had a wooden dowel, with a screw in the top. And they X-rayed it, and said ‘Oh! there’s screws in the top, so, these are weapons and you’ll have to throw them away… ‘I’m not throwing out 15 thousand dollars worth of my potential revenue… ‘In my head, I’m like, ‘How is a handful of screws used to hijack a plane? I’m going to do what? Throw them at flight attendants?’ I don’t understand…”
Wilson will be busy this weekend as The Dungeon Store will have tables at Kinkybeats at Baltimore Playhouse, Naughty Noel at Studio 58 in Pennsylvania, CC Fetish Fair in South Carolina, and Exxxotica DC at the Dulles Expo Center in Virginia.
For updates on when The Dungeon Store will be at an event near you and to catch up on your perverse holiday shopping, go to http://thedungeonstore.com and sign up for their monthly newsletter.
World Wide Web — Brittany Wilson, Brand Manager for The Dungeon Store, was recently on episode 106 of Adult Site Broker Talk with Bruce Friedman, to discuss working in the pleasure products business, the evolution of BDSM toys, violet wands, rope for shibari, puppy play, and the differences between distributing BDSM products and selling at shows.
Every week, Friedman interviews movers and shakers of the adult industry and discusses what goes in adult related business.
The Dungeon Store is a curated collection of kinky pleasure products ranging from mild to wild, mostly created by BDSM professionals in the United States. Friedman asked Wilson about the differences from the distribution side of The Dungeon Store, and the direct to consumer side of the business.
“A lot of the stuff we distribute is also available on our web site,” notes Wilson “You just won’t find it at events. The biggest thing I can think of is, we have a very robust puppy [role] play line that is available on our website, it just doesn’t get picked up for purchases very often there. We wholesale it… Puppy play is very popular… There are pups across the entire spectrum of LGBTQIA+ and BDSM… You wear a tail, which can either affix to a belt or be part of a butt plug. You have mitts on your hands that turn into effectively, paws, and very often knee pads, and you go into ‘pup space…’ It’s a fun community!”
Friedman asked of Wilson, “In event photos, we’ve seen some items that aren’t on the site, like insertable violet wand toys, shibari rings for suspension, and those awesome wax play candles. How does someone order those from you online?”
“I would strongly recommend to anyone who sees something… they want to order and it’s not on the site. Just drop me an e-mail, sales@thedungeonstore.com,” replied Wilson. “There’s always a reason stuff isn’t on the site. It has a lot to do with what makes the most sense for some of the small manufacturers we work with… But I can sell them to you. I’m the same, reputable business. I’m the same person. Whether it’s an e-mail order or an event based sale.”
This week, Wilson will be with The Dungeon Store at Dark Odyssey’s Fusion, a sold-out summer camp for the kinky and sexually adventurous. The Dungeon Store will be offering handmade floggers and paddles, books on BDSM techniques, rope made for bondage lovers, and wax play candles so campers can light up their sex under the stary night.
To get a taste of what The Dungeon Store will be bringing to Fusion this week, and see some of the great products discussed in the interview, go to www.TheDungeonStore.com.
