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Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
I've seen the company get referred to by a few different names: CalEx, Calfornia Exotics, CalExotics, etc

What is the term you use around the office? Is there a particular name that is not right at all (like sugar puffy cocoa treats)?
05/13/2011
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Contributor: Nichole G Nichole G
(Cal Exotics)
Our official name is California Exotic Novelties. A little long for some people so Cal Exotics is the short versio.! That's what we use around the office!
05/13/2011
Contributor: Al Bloom Al Bloom
(Cal Exotics)
Quote:
Originally posted by El-Jaro
I've seen the company get referred to by a few different names: CalEx, Calfornia Exotics, CalExotics, etc

What is the term you use around the office? Is there a particular name that is not right at all (like sugar puffy cocoa treats)?
Excellent question! The trademarks that we use most often are California Exotic Novelties®, and CalExotics®. We don't use CalEx, but many do...we actually don't care what people call us, as long as they call! When we started out, this company was licensed (by me) as Swedish Erotica...to this day, "oldtimers" in the business still call us "swedish." Swedish Erotica was the most famous 8mm films, and later home videos around the world. I owned Caballero Home Video from 1985 to 1993 with a partner, and we owned Swedish Erotica's trademark. Funny how things go full circle...now I'm happily employed at CalExotics! You will occasionally see some of our products branded as Swedish Erotica...we do this just to keep the name and trademark alive.
05/13/2011
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
That's awesome!

Have a great weekend!
05/13/2011
Contributor: Darling Jen Darling Jen
Hehe, great question! When I do a Cal Exotics search and so many forms of their name comes up, I do often wonder.
05/14/2011
Contributor: Naughty Student Naughty Student
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Originally posted by Al Bloom
Excellent question! The trademarks that we use most often are California Exotic Novelties®, and CalExotics®. We don't use CalEx, but many do...we actually don't care what people call us, as long as they call! When we started out, ... more
Wow, that is so cool!
05/14/2011
Contributor: Bunnycups Bunnycups
Quote:
Originally posted by Al Bloom
Excellent question! The trademarks that we use most often are California Exotic Novelties®, and CalExotics®. We don't use CalEx, but many do...we actually don't care what people call us, as long as they call! When we started out, ... more
I like the name Swedish Erotica. It's like the candy, only sexier.
05/14/2011
Contributor: ceshephe ceshephe
lol
05/17/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Quote:
Originally posted by Al Bloom
Excellent question! The trademarks that we use most often are California Exotic Novelties®, and CalExotics®. We don't use CalEx, but many do...we actually don't care what people call us, as long as they call! When we started out, ... more
That's great! I've always wondered that too. Thanks for letting us know!
05/17/2011
Contributor: Al Bloom Al Bloom
(Cal Exotics)
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Originally posted by Kayla
That's great! I've always wondered that too. Thanks for letting us know!
Swedish Erotica (actually Cinema Classics and later Caballero Home Video) was a line of first 8mm films, then shot on video. Many Hall of Fame (AVN) recipients got their start in the 8MM film business in the late 70's...Seka, John Holmes, John Leslie, Herschel Savage,Ron Jeremy, Paul Thomas, and Christy Canyon
appeared in loops labeled as Swedish Erotica...well over 500 were produced...not a one in Sweden!!!! It was a great marketing ploy, and boy did it ever work! We were Kodak's largest film customer through the early 80's...we had our own lab!
05/17/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by Al Bloom
Swedish Erotica (actually Cinema Classics and later Caballero Home Video) was a line of first 8mm films, then shot on video. Many Hall of Fame (AVN) recipients got their start in the 8MM film business in the late 70's...Seka, John Holmes, John ... more
That's really interesting actually.
05/17/2011
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
Quote:
Originally posted by Al Bloom
Swedish Erotica (actually Cinema Classics and later Caballero Home Video) was a line of first 8mm films, then shot on video. Many Hall of Fame (AVN) recipients got their start in the 8MM film business in the late 70's...Seka, John Holmes, John ... more
That's hot!
05/17/2011
Contributor: Al Bloom Al Bloom
(Cal Exotics)
Quote:
Originally posted by El-Jaro
That's hot!
I'm just full of useless information!
05/17/2011
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
Quote:
Originally posted by Al Bloom
I'm just full of useless information!
There's a thread for that somewhere on here!
05/17/2011
Contributor: Jobthingy Jobthingy
Quote:
Originally posted by Al Bloom
Swedish Erotica (actually Cinema Classics and later Caballero Home Video) was a line of first 8mm films, then shot on video. Many Hall of Fame (AVN) recipients got their start in the 8MM film business in the late 70's...Seka, John Holmes, John ... more
That is fascinating.. Thanks Al
05/17/2011
Contributor: Adriana Ravenlust Adriana Ravenlust
Quote:
Originally posted by Al Bloom
Excellent question! The trademarks that we use most often are California Exotic Novelties®, and CalExotics®. We don't use CalEx, but many do...we actually don't care what people call us, as long as they call! When we started out, ... more
How interesting
05/17/2011