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Dildos and Dil-dont’s: LV Reviews Area Sex Shops BY MALCOLM MACDOUGALL
With a very basic selection of lingerie, dildos, vibrators and butt plugs, this is the place to go if you want a sex toy, a bong-themed novelty mug and a Rick and Morty T-shirt, all from one store. If you’re a more advanced user, however, you will probably want to go elsewhere. D+. Venus Adult Video
It’s the month of Love, and a time for all of us to join together for some sweet, sweet lovemaking. You could go with the standard apparatus you’ve got down there, or up there, or really anywhere, but if you’re feeling like going beyond the norm, there’s always the local porn shop.
902 W 3rd St, Davenport Located in the downtown area of Davenport, Venus Adult Video is on the smaller side and a bit dark. True to the name, this store offers a wide variety of adult videos but is a bit lacking when it comes to toys and lingerie. While you’re there, keep an eye out for the two cats we saw—it’s certainly not the only adult store you’ll
Of course, in 2022, you have the option of online shopping, and at first blush it seems like the perfect choice. It’s hard enough to make eye contact picking up condoms at the grocery store; how much worse is it to have to slap down a fake penis on the counter? On the other hand, when you buy a shirt online with a weird fit, it just makes you look frumpy. An ill fit for your delicates can have more… challenging consequences. For those of us not gifted with spatial reasoning or a sense of scale, it can be helpful to go someplace where you can actually see what you’re getting into (or what’s getting into you). After perusing the selection of adult stores in the area, we’ve come up with the authoritative list—complete with letter grades—of the stores to shop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and the Quad Cities.
see some pussy, but very few of those stores allow you to pet them. C, with a + for the cats. T.R. Video 3727 Hickory Grove Rd, Davenport Jordan Sellergren / Little Village
Adult Shop South
Romantix
The largest store on this list, T.R. Video has a broad selection
630 66th Ave SW, Cedar
315 Kirkwood Ave Iowa City,
of toys ranging from simple
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romantix.com
butt plugs and vibrators to the
Nestled in the factory district
This is the only true adult
largest dildo so far, clocking in
of Cedar Rapids, Adult
shop within the bounds of
at 17 inches. With friendly staff,
Shop South is a nondescript
Iowa City, and it fits the sex-
a large, open layout with bright
building that’s easy to miss on
posi Iowa City vibe well. With
lighting and clear organization,
your first drive-through. On
a wide selection for every
the only downside of T.R. Video
walking in, you’ll be greeted
possible genital configuration,
is that it’s the most isolated of
by a comfortably wide variety
friendly but not pushy staff
all these options, located in a
of adult toys, with some
and one of the broader
field with only a mobile home
basic bondage kits, a cross-
ranges of equipment on this
park nearby. If you’re easily
section of BDSM kits, and a
list, Romantix is a safe bet
spooked, this may be a miss.
selection of porn that fits most
for a reliable, comfortable
On the plus side, privacy! B-.
categories. B+.
experience, no matter what you’re into. A.
Adult Shop North
Did we miss any? Got a counter-opinion? Let us know
5539 Crane Ln NE, Cedar
Spencer’s
at editor@littlevillagemag.
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1451 Coral Ridge Ave, Coralville
com.
If you’re in the Hiawatha
320 W Kimberly Rd
neighborhood, stop by Adult
Space F-62, Davenport,
Shop North for a similar
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experience to its sibling in
It may not be a locally owned
the South. It’s a good ol’
shop, but it does carry sex
neighborhood shop with the
toys, and there are ones in
stuff that’ll do you right. B+.
both Coralville and Davenport.
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Sarah Hayes
