As to the other question, I used to buy VHS and DVDs. Now, I download scenes onto a computer, although, to be honest, I really do prefer to watch them on DVD. The change in habit comes for a couple of reasons.

First, there is no adult bookstore in the town in which I live, and, since I live in a small town and am pretty well known, I wouldn’t buy in one even if there was. So, I used to purchase “smut” in bookstore near airports when I was traveling and hope that no one inspected my luggage. Or, I would surreptitiously rent a VHS or DVD at my local video store and then copy the tape because adult VHS and even DVDs weren’t protected. I had one of those GoVideo machines that let you do that. Truth be told, I always felt little dirty going into an adult bookstore.

Then, I discovered Excalibur online and ordered both VHS and then DVDs from them. All the time. It was easy, relatively affordable all things considered, and they were prompt and professional. The biggest concern was that the mailman would accidentally deliver something to my neighbor and not me.

Meanwhile, I probably haven’t ordered a DVD online or rented a DVD at a local video store in nearly 10 years. So what changed ……

As far as renting, my daughters friends were old enough to work in the local video store starting about 10 years ago. I didn’t want to be labeled as my daughter’s perv Dad.

Second, content changed – as porn went gonzo, I was typically interested in one or two scenes on a disc and not the whole disc. So …. why buy the cow when all you want is the milk; why buy a truckload of milk when all you want is a little sour cream.

I still pay for content. I will sign up for a month of Brazzers or Naughty America just to download a scene that features a performer who catches my fancy figuring that over the course of the month, there will be othe content that catches my eye, or, I can go back through the archives and download scenes I missed while my last membership had lapsed.

Don’t know if that makes sense, but, its how it played out.

After 2010, it was a different story. I don’t know if Excalibur Films was sold to another owner or if the XXX downturn changed their modus operandi but they definitely went into the gutter. My last negative experience with them was when I didn’t receive ANY of my online order and when I called or emailed them they’d jokingly say they’d fix the problem right away and ship out the next day, that type of thing. It was very condescending “yes sir, we will get on that right away and provide you the details”. Never to be heard from again until I contacted them first. After awhile, I got the message and just moved on. Like I said I don’t know what happened to them but they were great from 1985-2010ish.

Using condoms does not fit in withthe degradation and humiliation theme,,,a condom shows an ounce of repsect for the participants, and lord knows that could never be tolerated in todays porn.