Vibrators Are Commonplace These Days—Where Do You Hide Yours?
Posted by: Catherine Strawn
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9:40AM, Monday June 29th 2009
Do you feel sheepish that you own a vibrator? Well stop. According to two new national surveys from Indiana University, 53 percent of women and nearly half of men report having used a vibrator. In fact, the vibrator is nearly as popular in households as appliances such as the drip coffee maker and the toaster oven.
Back in the ‘50s, studies by the Alfred Kinsey and others concluded that vibrator use was “not appreciable,” something done by less than 1 percent of the population. These days, vibrators are much more mainstream in part because they are readily available at mainstream stores, and many don’t look as obvious as they did in the past. Heck, you can even turn your iPhone into one.
One of the new surveys that was published in the American Journal of Sexuality Education found that the more religious a person, the less likely she was to use a vibrator. More educated women, in the other hand, were more likely to use one. [NY Times]
So, now that you know it’s pretty common to have a vibrator these days, we want to know: Where do you hide yours?
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Lisa Marie
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 09:45 am: [report]
I rock it thirteen year old girl with a diary style and keep it under my mattress. With a toddler in the house, it’s really the only feasible option. That mattress is -heavy-.
CassieJo
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 09:49 am: [report]
I have a shoebox that has my vibrators, lubes, creams, extra batteries, etc. that stays under my bed with the other shoe boxes.
jojo32
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 09:51 am: [report]
Classic - underwear drawer.
LiciMama
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 09:58 am: [report]
I have a “fun” drawer on my dresser. All toys and such go in there.
becktasm
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 10:00 am: [report]
Bedside table, right out in the open. I live with my boyfriend and I’m preeeeetty sure he knows I use a vibrator from time to time, so there’s no shame. I do worry occasionally about what the cleaning people must think, though.
J.D. Bauchery
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 10:01 am: [report]
Please, I review sex toys for work(hotmoviesforher.com), so I have way too many to hide them anywhere. I do have a giant rubbermade storage container under my bed to hold a bunch of them, but there are always stray dildos hanging around on shelves and such. I do make my silicone toys little cloth bags to store in so they don’t touch each other and melt. I think I need to come up with a better storage idea for everything though. I should have a room like Candy Spelling’s gift wrapping room! haha Yikes!
xoxo
J.D. Bauchery
Jessica Wakeman
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 10:02 am: [report]
I just keep it in a Victoria’s Secret bag next to my bed, along with lube, condoms & a silk scarf.
I figure no one is nosy enough to go poking around in a Vicky’s bag.
wawmama
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 10:03 am: [report]
In my file cabinet, in a box.
pornqueen
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 10:19 am: [report]
OMG I have them under lock and key in my closet. I have kids. I misplaced one once and was looking for it and my babies wanted to help mom look and I could not tell them what it was, so I declined thier offer LOL! SO under lock and key for me!
Rose
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 10:19 am: [report]
I keep mine in a stack of washcloths in my personal bathroom (not the kids’ bathroom). I don’t think my kids ever use a washcloth (!) and they’re not technically allowed in my bathroom.
Goldfinch86
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 10:53 am: [report]
I keep mine in a nice shoe box, everything goes in a drawer under my bed so that when opened up it just seems like a normal drawer.
MissDee
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 10:57 am: [report]
I have a Victoria’s Secret bag in my closet full of fun suff, no one is going to look in my closet.
lea322
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 11:01 am: [report]
The wording in the second-to-last paragraph bothers me. The way it’s worded, it sounds as if a woman can be either religious or well-educated. Let’s please not perpetuate that stereotype.
jojo32
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 11:14 am: [report]
@ lea322,
I was thinking the same thing when I first read that. I was trying to give the author the benefit of the doubt and just assumed her choice of wording was poor. People dont really think if you’re “religious” that means you’re stupid, right?
EarthGoddess
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 11:33 am: [report]
I am proud to say that I have never used one, and I will never use one. I don’t get the appeal. It’s human contact or nothing at all for me! Then again, I’m pretty religious. LOL I asked my husband how he’d feel about toys and he said the thought of it grosses him out, so he wouldn’t be into it either. He has a lipstick fetish, so as long as I keep a stocked arsenal of different shades available within easy reach of the bed, he’s a happy guy. As for me, give me some candlelight and good music, and I’m a happy girl. No fancy toys necessary in our bedroom.
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 12:02 pm: [report]
@EG: We should have known.
EarthGoddess
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 12:07 pm: [report]
@CheeeeEEEEse: I’m sure I shocked absolutely no one. LOL
Riley
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 12:07 pm: [report]
@Cheese, I thought the same thing. Just didn’t want to post in a vibrator article.
JessicaGuillen
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 12:42 pm: [report]
In a box in the bathroom. It has a Betty Boop design all over it and it has become a running joke among friend. Jessica and her Betty Boop box. Of course now there is Amanda and her MmmBoop box, cause she found an amazing box covered in Hanson stickers! lol. Gives new meaning to the words MmmBop!
Lizard
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 01:52 pm: [report]
I actually sewed myself a cute little pillow with a hidden pouch to store my vibe, lube, condoms and other miscellaneous sex toys
I’ve made similar pillows for a couple of my girlfriends as birthday presents too, haha. Fun stuff.
bellarose
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 01:52 pm: [report]
I’ve had a sex box for years and it seems to switch homes often, it’s been kept under my bed, in my car, at my boys house, and right now I keep it in my bathroom. Once my roommate found out about it he asked me to put it in there so he has access to condoms and lube when he needs them too! LOL My vibrator is not in the box any more, it’s just in my room, and I have a mini Rabbit which I keep in my overnight bag! LOL
Karmatir
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 02:57 pm: [report]
I’ve got a little plastic box that I store all the toys in, extra batteries, condoms, lube, etc. It sits in my nightstand drawer and you’d never its there. But I do live alone so I’m not really trying to hide much of anything, especially since the bf loves to play with toys too
DancerNinja
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 03:34 pm: [report]
I have this really pretty Indian sari-styled bedazzled box I keep by my bed. It’s pretty obvious. I keep most everything sexy-time in there, but methinks I’ll need a bigger box soon. It has to be a pretty box, too.
tattooed_redhead
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 03:35 pm: [report]
Hiding? What’s that? I have a big shoebox for storing them all, if that’s what you mean.
sam04
wrote on June 29 2009 @ 06:02 pm: [report]
Usually bedside table. Right now in an overnight bag. I was at a friend’s house this weekend and she regaled me with the tale of how her cleaning lady found her vibrator under her bed and put it on top of her bed, out in the open (she lives with her parents at the moment). I can’t imagine why anyone would feel the need to do that.
MrsPRMom
wrote on June 30 2009 @ 03:56 am: [report]
You know, I just have never been down for something that works similar to a high tech tooth brush. Not to say that I have not given them a try, I just can get over the whole ‘laughing my a$$ off’ cause I feel silly. But that’s just me. What my husband has between his legs (wonderful) and the two digits on my right hand are more than enough.
EarthGoddess
wrote on June 30 2009 @ 06:29 am: [report]
@MrsPRMom: Although I never tried them at all, I totally agree with what you said. It’s an appliance, and they belong in the kitchen or the bathroom, not the bedroom. I just can’t imagine putting a plastic/rubber/whatever object there of all places ... ew!
writergirl
wrote on June 30 2009 @ 06:42 am: [report]
I don’t have one not necessarily because I am opposed them (except for the one that works with your iPod. Nuh-uh. To many wires for down there) I just never felt the need to get one, even during my dry spells which lasted years.
I honestly don’t know where I would put it if I were to buy it now. With my luck, my kid would find it and be using it to play Power Rangers with.
Chebs
wrote on June 30 2009 @ 07:07 am: [report]
I keep mine in my underwear drawer. I haven’t used it in awhile, my current lovah is more than enough to keep me satisfied (my ex however… yikes). But I still keep it, in case he’s gone for awhile.
As for the iPhone app - I have it, but the vibration isn’t very strong at all. I use it mostly for neck or back pains.
retro chic
wrote on June 30 2009 @ 07:59 am: [report]
What vibe? ...No electronics, just raw and natural, and my lunar-powered fantasy. Good for y’all, just not for me. I am noticing tho, that I and the other non-vibers are our resident married Scorpio moms. Oooh la la. All those hormones and live-in lovin’ made me a believer. OK I’m not married now, but it’s still true for me…
I may have had a vibe eons ago from the mall gadget store, but it quickly rolled to the back of the drawer for good. Probably dug out the batteries for a flashlight or kid toy.
Shasta
wrote on June 30 2009 @ 02:31 pm: [report]
Mmm. I don’t own a device for a number of reasons; one of which I was thinking about after the recent spate of celebrity deaths. So what happens if you go Billy Mays and drop dead in your house? What would people think if they found your stash?
writergirl
wrote on June 30 2009 @ 02:48 pm: [report]
@ retro chich //that I and the other non-vibers are our resident married Scorpio moms…//
Yeah…because we’re all afraid we’re gonna get caught!
sstephs
wrote on June 30 2009 @ 03:07 pm: [report]
@Shasta- That is the exact reason I haven’t gotten one yet! I’d be sooo ashamed if I were to pass away and my mom would have to clean everything out of my apartment and find my glow in the dark pink and pearl i-vibe rabbit and box of lube.
Also, it’s that same reason I dispise the new Safari 4’s “Top Sites” imagery. Now no one is allowed to use my computer or I’ll pull a Boy George on ‘em.
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on June 30 2009 @ 04:06 pm: [report]
@sstephs: I’d be more embarrassed to get caught Safari when Firefox 3.5 released today. It’s hella fast, and has html 5 support! Woo future!
sstephs
wrote on June 30 2009 @ 04:18 pm: [report]
A “Woo future” moment would be the ability to self-combust & a clean up under my mattress in the event of an unfortunate occurance. Now THAT is worth downloading.
Infamous
wrote on June 30 2009 @ 05:08 pm: [report]
I don’t have one right now, but that’s because when I break up w/ a guy, I ditch the vibe we used, and I never bought one w/ this guy. But it would have to be on a high shelf away from my kid’s reach. But I’m not a fancy box kind of girl.
As far as my mother cleaning out my stuff if I died… I’m not too worried about it. She helped me pack up my house after my divorce and found nipple clamps, a riding crop, and so much more. Nothing embarrasses her anymore. However, my brother was helping me move once (a different occassion)and I was cleaning out my dresser and my vibe got switched on. That was awkward, but only because I knew immediately what it was and he wanted to investigate.
joyy
wrote on June 30 2009 @ 05:24 pm: [report]
@Shasta - I don’t have one either, but I would hope my bf would take care of that. And in the event of singleness, I would enlist a gf.
You guys haven’t watched “Coupling” have you? They have “porn buddies” - the friend who clears out your stash of unmentionables before your parents come in and get that. Assuming your parents would pack your things. When a friend of mine died a few years ago, my best friend (his roommate) and I packed up all his things for his parents. It just made more sense - we were already there and we cleared out some things of his that his parents didn’t need to end up with.
Shasta
wrote on June 30 2009 @ 05:30 pm: [report]
@joyy; @sstephs. Good Points.
COUPLING!! Such a real show about dating/couples. I used to watch when it was on PBS. Haven’t seen in a while.
I like the idea of a “porn buddy,” though am not keen on the name.
joyy
wrote on June 30 2009 @ 06:46 pm: [report]
@Shasta - it’s available on watch instantly through netflix, if you have that.
bamagirl2012
wrote on July 1 2009 @ 09:08 am: [report]
haha, i don’t personally have one, but i have a friend who stores all of hers (she has a ton, lol) in those closet shoe hanging thingies and just rolls it up.
LotusFlower43
wrote on July 1 2009 @ 04:35 pm: [report]
My wonderful collection of toys and lotions and potions are in a sexy black patent leather bag that is under my bed when i am at home and in a drawer when i am at college.
What do peoples boyfriends think of vibes??
My current doesn’t mind but it made my ex feel inadequate
Hannah P
wrote on July 1 2009 @ 09:44 pm: [report]
Mine is in a locked box in my room, with the key hidden!!
GirlyLocks
wrote on July 2 2009 @ 07:52 am: [report]
@LotusFlower43 My husband doesn’t care. In fact, he’s bought them all for me. I’ve never bought one myself. He and I sometimes look at them online to see which ones might be fun and then he’ll surprise me with new ones now and then.
Unohoo
wrote on July 2 2009 @ 09:10 am: [report]
my “naughty box” is a US mail priority box in my closet. It looks pretty non-descript. I want to respond to the people who think no one would look in a Victoria’s Secret bag..are freakin serious??? Thats the FIRST place I would look if I were a nosy mom, dad, teenager, housecleaner…Course, if you don’t care then it’s all good.
Dreaming
wrote on July 2 2009 @ 09:31 am: [report]
Oh, how times have changed! I keep my vibrators stashed in my pajamas drawer with the things I really want to hide from my children under them. LOL I use my vibrators to hide other stuff, not the other way around. No self respecting male (other than a really open-minded one) will proceed any further once they reach my toys, especially the “lifelike” ones.
bbpickles
wrote on July 2 2009 @ 03:25 pm: [report]
I have 2, they are kept in an old purse in my closet! The mattress isn’t safe….
@Shasta- My step-dad found mine once!!!! Yup! Talk about embarrassing. My dad is a super nice guy was helping me move. He moved all my bigger items while I was at work so I wouldn’t have a lot to do later….I went to my new apartment lifted my mattress to put sheets on and there it was(in clear packaging) in the exact spot I left it at the other apartment!!!!!
Now it’s the first thing I move! I make sure I or a girlfriend handles the box it’s in!
Shasta
wrote on July 2 2009 @ 03:43 pm: [report]
@bbpickles. Awwwww. Step-dad does sound super-nice. And pretty progresive.
This all reminds me of a SATC episode where Magda found Miranda’s stash, and replaced it with a statue of the Virgin Mary.
Camk
wrote on July 4 2009 @ 02:18 am: [report]
I have a teddy bear that wears a vest. When I was younger I had gently cut a hole in the back that would be covered by the vest and used some cloth to make a pocket for anything I wanted to hide. As it turns out this is a perfect place for my vibrator. I do feel bad for Mr. Teddy though. xD
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tinnie08
wrote on July 6 2009 @ 11:13 pm: [report]
I bought one of those lock boxes, the ones that are fireproof. So that way its inconspicuous, because I do have kids around alot and have friends and family around that really dont need to know my dirty little secret.
Jess
wrote on July 7 2009 @ 09:03 am: [report]
one word: goody drawer.
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on July 7 2009 @ 09:10 am: [report]
@Jess: Hey! Thats two words!
mariner
wrote on July 11 2009 @ 02:38 pm: [report]
girls you know where to hide them
mariner
wrote on July 11 2009 @ 02:44 pm: [report]
have you ever been caught to your husband
Crazy about my son's kayak instructor
wrote on July 11 2009 @ 03:04 pm: [report]
Mine plugs in so it’s on the floor - easy access, up and under the headboard and no fumbling with plugs in the dark!
rn_damia
wrote on August 2 2009 @ 06:19 pm: [report]
Bedside table.
MrsPRMom and EG: high tech tooth brush got me through my teens, and taught me exactly what turns me on!!
theattack
wrote on August 2 2009 @ 11:42 pm: [report]
I strategically move my vibrator around. Since I’m in college, I move around quite a bit, and in between moves most of my stuff usually ends up back at my parents’ house, so if I’m packing and repacking, I move my vibrator around into the place that they will least likely be around. If I’m doing laundry, my vibe will definitely not be in my underwear drawer (in case a stray pair gets left behind and my mom decides to “help” me out and put them away). If I’m having computer problems or learning something new about technology, it will definitely not be near my desk where my dad might wander. And if it’s been in the same place for a while, I’ll find a new home for it.
Of course, we all know where my FAVORITE hiding place for my vibrator is….