  Vibe Bribe Kept Her Out of Jail in Germany!  Vanessa Pellegrini, Director of International Sales for Topco Sales, would just like to remind you to always travel WITHOUT the batteries in your vibrators. "While I was in the airport in Germany, waiting to get on a plane to London, I heard my name over the intercom. Suddenly two security guards appeared next to me and asked if I was Ms. Pellegrini. It was early, so I wasn't really awake; I had my bags in one hand and my coffee in the other. They took me outside, near the plane, where a man in a full HazMat suit stood next to my suitcase on a table. He said, 'Would you please open your suitcase.' I said, 'Sure, can you hold my coffee?' He took my coffee and I opened the suitcase and the guy said, 'Can you please remove whatever is buzzing?' I reached in and pulled out one of the six vibrators and held it up to show him. I could hear the security guards snickering behind me. I turned to them and said, 'You want some samples for your wife? It's cool, take some. Just don't arrest me!'" Such are the dangers of international sales in the adult toy industry. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Ms. Pellegrini joined Topco Sales in October 2006 as the International Sales Manager and was promoted to Director of International Sales in late 2007. It took her the better part of 2007 to become acquainted with the existing accounts and, more importantly, letting customers know who she is. "People buy from people and it's always been that way for me." Having been in sales for 10 years prior to joining the adult novelties industry with Topco Sales®, Ms. Pellegrini enjoys representing such a well known company. If people don't immediately recognize the name "Topco Sales®" they nod their heads knowingly as soon as Ms. Pellegrini mentions the brands that Topco manufactures products for—Penthouse®, Adam & Eve®, Joanna Angel™, Lex Steele, and Rascal™ Toys. "Internationally, everybody in the industry knows who Topco Sales® is. I just made my first trip to South Africa in September 2007 which was so exciting because there are emerging markets everywhere." She aims to spend more time creating relationships in such untapped arenas. Ms. Pellegrini sells to every country in the world, excluding the United States. Not surprisingly, the same shift that is happening domestically in the adult industry is happening internationally: the consumer is 85-90% women and adult stores are becoming more boutique-friendly with couples and female-friendly packaging. "People are crazy about the climax® line's modern, sleek boutique-friendly design and packaging." Many aspects of the adult industry are making their way into the mainstream. "Even Wal-Mart has dildos; supermarkets in Amsterdam sell 'massagers.' Warming personal lubricants are in every grocery store all over the world. Adult toys are no longer taboo," says Ms. Pellegrini. The days of embarrassed customers throwing any old vibrator on the counter and avoiding eye contact with the cashier are over. "People really shop for their adult toys; the consumer knows what they're looking for. We do a lot of training with our distributors and with their stores, and we do shows all over the world to educate store owners, where they get to ask questions and find out why they should buy Topco's products. For example, the technology behind CyberSkin®, which makes toys look and feel amazingly real, is the original and most true to life 'skin' on the market. It's also phthalate free, which sets it apart from other similar looking products." Vanessa Pellegrini can be reached at: vanessa@topcosales.us  The Topco Sales Perfect Ass is Soooooo Big...  How big is it? Well it is the biggest toy of its kind on the market. The Perfect Ass is a whopping 18 pounds of super-realistic CyberSkin® that is truly a sight to behold. It is hand painted and artistic attention was paid to every detail. Now available, the Perfect Ass is flying out of the Topco Sales' warehouse like flatulence out of a... well, you know. "The Perfect Ass is very robust and designed to appeal to ass-men everywhere. It was designed to be smacked and grabbed just like a real ass. We paid special attention to every detail to make the most realistic experience possible" says Autumn O'Bryan, Director of Product Development, Topco Sales. The public's reaction is huge, too. Everyone literally wants a piece of the Perfect Ass. There is even an artist in the Netherlands, Mark Madel, who reveres the rear so much that he is making a sculpture - a work of art - out of The Perfect Ass. Another striking feature of the Perfect Ass is the two separate vaginal and anal tunnels. Both are ultra-tight and ribbed, with an exceptionally snug anal entry, which adds to the realism. The Perfect Ass is intended to sit on a flat surface with the tunnels perfectly positioned for table-use; plus hand-grips keep the Perfect Ass in place. Dual-vibrating multi-speed Love Bullets add extra sensations. The Perfect Ass is available in Cinnamon and Natural, and comes with complimentary climax personal lubricant and CyberSkin® Renew. To order the Perfect Ass, contact your distributor or your Topco Sales account executive.  Novelty News Loves The Earth As Much As Sex Toys  With Earth Day just around the corner, the Novelty News team is celebrating with our own gloat about green! We're all sexin' up with the smallest carbon footprint for our planet. Here's some ways the world gets a little greener through sex toys: Look, Ma, No Batteries! Each year, Americans throw away 84,000 tons of alkaline batteries. Batteries contain heavy metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, and nickel. In our landfills, that means the casings can break and these harmful chemicals can leach into our environment. But don't worry, your customers can buzz away and still be benign to our planet. Consumers can make batteries last longer by taking them out of their toy and storing the batteries in a plastic bag in the refrigerator or other cool place. To be even greener, they can buy (and you can sell) rechargeable batteries. To be even greener than that, use rechargeable toys. We recommend the Endless Love by grrl toyz. It doesn't look like a toy on it's charger so even your own mother may walk past it and not raise an eyebrow. Pretty, pink, and no batteries needed.
Phthalate-Free CyberSkin® Makes Going Green Feel Sexy Red Hot Can you believe the best material on the market is also green? That's right, phthalates – the chemical ingredient scare of 2007 - are nowhere near toys made with CyberSkin's® Virtual Touch®. The plasticizers that give toys their malleability is possibly not as harmful as feared, but when playing it safe, it's good to know we can play it as real as CyberSkin®.
So Pure, It's Clear – Eco-Friendly Glass If you really want to go completely process-free in your sex toys, there are few materials on the market as close to pure as glass. Glass sex toys can last decades if you take proper care of them, and once thrown out, glass dongs leave a minimal carbon footprint. Not only that, they feel great and warm up with hot water and cool down with cold water. Glass is the classic material for sex toys with good reason. Pure pleasure with a pure toy.
Go USA! The Best Quality Can Still Be Found in Our Own Backyards As China improves on their manufacturing practices with more interaction with the FDA and other regulatory agencies, we here in the States already have our FDA bases covered. We also go the extra mile to fit EU standards. Topco's QA division tests all products made here or imported from China to make sure we are RoHS and WEEE compliant. So for China and US made products, just touching US soil is a benefit. So for the time being, USA made is the way to go for safety of manufacture and design. At Topco Sales, all cosmetics are made right here in the US. And our toys made in the US have the Made in USA logo prominently displayed.
For more information on Topco Sales'® commitment to green you can visit http://www.topcosales.us/topco_green.asp |
    Eden Waterproof Tropical G Wave My First Butt Plug Spinning Sex Swing   TLC® Offers Four New Tangy Flavors of Sex Tarts® Lubes, Available Through Topco Sales® Available Through Topco Sales®, TLC® tempts taste buds with four new mouth watering flavors of Sex Tarts® Lubes— the tangiest, most flavorful, lick-able lubricants on the market. Now in Pineapple Zinger, Electric Lemonade, Peach Pucker and Raspberry Rush. The water soluble, non-staining lubes come in bright, eye-catching packaging that includes a flip top cap for easy application. Available in two sizes: 2 fl oz tube (59 ml) or 6 fl oz tube (177 ml). Other innovative and exciting featured products now available from Topco Sales®: 
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