When you work in a cool retail store like Babeland, your friends and loved ones are always hoping that you’ll share freebies, pick up on their subtle hints and spontaneously buy them something, and offer them a friends and family discount. We do all that, of course, but when it comes to the holidays, it’s our chance to go all out and share the wealth. We polled a cross-section of Babelanders to get their top picks for holiday gifts and came up with excellent ideas.

Anne, Babeland’s Marketing Director, is a single mom who sings the praises of the Bunny Love Kit. She says, “It’s got one of the most popular sex toys of all time (the Rabbit Habit) in it, it comes pre-wrapped, and the savings are great. Every year, I give it to at least one of my friends — usually a stressed out mom who doesn’t have much time to shop for sex toys, and could really use the blissful orgasms this gift provides.” Any moms or stressed out ladies on your holiday list would seriously enjoy this gift.

Lauren, a Sex Educator at Babeland SoHo, has a lot of naughty friends who need stocking stuffers. She’s going with His/Hers Orgasm in a Box Kits. She says, “They’re the perfect package for those looking for a cheap thrill, complete with great beginner toys: Blossom Sleeve and Sonic Ring Kit for the guys, Silver Bullet and Bunny Tickler attachment for the gals. They even come with lube and batteries, so my friends will have everything they need.” As an added bonus, $2 of the sale of every Orgasm in a Box Kit is donated to food banks in New York and Seattle.

Babeland E-Commerce Manager, Greta, plans on using the new remote control panty vibe, the OhMiBod Clube Vibe 2.OH as a sexy gift for her date. “So my plan is to buy this, put the vibrating part in my underwear, go out to a club with my unsuspecting date, and hand them the remote with a wink. It’s a gift for both of us.” Now that’s what we call spreading the holiday cheer.

For more advice from our savvy staff, check out the full list here. For our complete gift guides, go here. Tell us, what are you planning for holiday gift giving?

It’s a question we get all the time: “Which toy do you like best?”  And though we’d generally rather help you figure out what’ll work best for you (which often isn’t the same thing that works for someone else), we still like to talk about our personal favorites from time to time.  That’s what our Staff Picks section is for: every month, six Babelanders share their favorite vibrators, dildos, butt toys, and more.  And every month, we interview one of those folks so you can learn a little more about what goes on behind the scenes here, and why we love our jobs so much.  This month, we’ve got Destin on deck.  We love Destin’s humor, vast knowledge base, unending thirst to learn more, and general fabulousness — and we think you will, too.  Read on!

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It’s time for another peek behind the velvet curtain at Babeland! Every month, we take a look at one of our Staff Pick-ers, and show you a little bit about who they are, how they got here, what it’s like for them to work here, and more. This month, we’ve got Kristie on deck! Kristie’s one of our hard-working, wonderful, and always-stylish staff at our Seattle store.  She’s a perfect example of how people come to work at Babeland from wildly varied backgrounds, but stick around because of the wonderful environment they find here.  Read on to find out more about Kristie’s Babeland story…

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