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Free Vibrator Alert: Special Hot Dog Carts Hit Manhattan
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Garth Johnston
Published Aug 7, 2012
Modified Aug 7, 2012
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Published Aug 7, 2012
Modified Aug 7, 2012
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New Yorkers are constantly being given free food on the street, but free vibrators? From hot dog carts decked out with slogans like "Getcha vibes here!" and "Relish the moment?" Sure, why not!
On Wednesday and Thursday, Trojan says it will be handing out 5,000 of its Tri-Phoria sex toys (retail value, $40) and another 5,000 of its Pulse toys (retail value, $30) from two very special hot dog carts in different locations around the city. According to the company, it is the biggest vibrator handout in history. Even bigger than the great Allied vibrator air drop over France during World War II?! Look, press releases don't lie. Verily, this is a street meat feat that can't be beat!
The logic behind the giveaway isn't just free press (though it obviously is that too—you are welcome Trojan overlords at Church & Dwight!) but also to further finish the job Sex and the City and its rabbit started: making sex toys boring. "What we’re doing is taking something like a hot dog cart that is so everyday and so mainstream and we’re showing people that vibrators are mainstream," Bruce Weiss, vice president for marketing at Trojan, told the Times of the giveaway.
So you want to pick up some free pleasure on street? Here's where the carts will be this week:
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