I was amused to see this NPR article – Forget Tupperware: This Party Peddles Tasers
First, there was the Tupperware party. Then came gatherings for friends and neighbors to admire and bid on gourmet cooking gear, scented candles, lingerie and now … the Taser.
That’s right: Taser International is working with independent dealers to market a version of its stun gun — in metallic pink, among other shades — to women. The weapon, priced under $400, delivers 50,000 volts of low-current electricity.
If you want a taser for pity’s sake get it at the next gun show in your city or on the internet. It’s much cheaper. And do keep in mind that it’s a defensive weapon that can kill, even though that’s not the intent.
As to the death of the Tupperware parties of my youth… the phenomenon has moved well beyond tasers and women are now hosting sex-toy parties. At a recent business networking meeting, an invited guest delivered a 60 second commercial that included “x-rated” lingerie, oils and lotions, and “things that go buzz in the night.” She then invited the ladies in the group to set up a party in their homes so that their friends, family, and acquaintances could access her wares. And within a week, I received an invitation to just such a party. I miss the days when the only sex life I knew about was my own.
