The 18 rule...

I live in Russia and I've never been to any sex shop before, except for the online ones. Never really had enough courage to walk in So I have no idea if they check IDs there or not...
I googled some laws and regulations and it seems that they have to do it and the acceptable age is also 18+. However, I remember my classmates buying cigarettes without any IDs and I personally bought alcohol when I was under 18 and no one minded... Probably, the same thing with sex shops. If you look mature enough - no one cares.

I know many kids under the age of 18 with toys and they all say the bought them at a sex store. Few places check and few people even care at all about that problem. Sex toys is even a subject that the goverment wont get involved in.

I worked in a sex shop. The counter was right next to the door. Everyone was carded. The main rules was if you are under 18 gtfo.
Even if you were being accompanied by a parent. Even though in most cases, the ones with a parent were almost always under the age of 10. Weird.

I too frequented Spencers in Canada as a teen up until I was 18. I had no problem buying vibrators, lubes and a few kinky things, including a full sized BDSM cheapie toy bag full of goodies. I still shop there sometimes since the smaller bottles of lube there are cheaper than places like Walmart and sex shops.
Although up in Canada Spencers is NOT as much a sex shop as the ones in the states seem to be (they have a single 'island' of toys with a few sex 'gag gifts' around the store but besides that, that's it.). They have a ton of lighting and drug (mostly weed) related stuff, more than their sex toy selection which is mostly vibes, lubes, and couples games.
They're also located in the biggest mall in this city and parents bring their kids in all the time (like 5 year olds even) and the staff never bug them about it so long as the younger ones (under 14) don't wander close to that area of the store.

I can't remember my few sex store visits in Southern California... I think my friends and I walked in and there were some stairs eventually leading down into the main store area, and there they checked out IDs. We could get in without the ID, but once we hit the stairs to the "serious" stuff and registers, we were carded.

I don't know how I feel about people under 18 buying or owning sex toys, though. I mean, it might save a few accidents from happening with "homemade" alternatives.... But at the same time, where would we draw the line for being too young?

buy toys. I would say no to reviews.. but who's stopping them from doing it?

I suspect most states prohibit the sale of "adult novelty" toys to people under 18. I know that in California, you have to be over 18 just to enter an adult store and in my experience, most stores are pretty good about keeping minors out.

I got my first sex toy when I was 16, so I may be a little bias. I believe that most kids have sex before 18, so what is so wrong if they use toys. I agree that adult oriented shops and websites may be inappropriate, so I get that side, but the toys alone are fine for teenagers to use in my opinion.

In a lot of other countries it isn't a big deal and they can be sold in normal stores. When I was abroad they had a hitachi hanging from the ceiling that you could turn on and look at in a tourist shop. That may have been an odd experience but.... I don't know. That is a toughy.

Uh-oh! I believe EF REQUIRES that you be the legal age (in your state) before you can even participate or purchase. I guess they don't really push it according to the poll results. lol I really don't think it should be allowed at all, not even to purchase! It could really be risky. Strict mommies and daddies might not be happy to see the package coming in the mail & happen to open it and see a hefty sex toy from EF for their little baby! lol. I would think it'd be very risky and could cause serious problems for EF. A lot of parents would be pissed and would look for a reason to sue. (Not that they would be able to, I don't know anythign about legal stuff lol) But, I would not be happy if my under age baby was on here, not with the way people talk in these forums! It seems certain sex things become fads. If a group says hey, I do it, the whole world ends up doing it. (not the WHOLE world but you get it.) Like the whole "is anal sex the new oral sex) ordeal. I just would not want my children who are far too young seeing any of this. Now, I wouldn't flip if the 13 yr old boy (the oldest) saw sex toys. I know he's saw them on my computer while eaves dropping, but he's extremely mature and has NO interest in them. He about flipped when he saw "dildo" on the computer screen. Yes, I have been MUCH more careful after that, but he's one that I don't have to worry about. But I would not want him on these forums.

I just don't think under age CHILDREN should be able to just join and participate. I really think it poses a pretty long list of risks.