One of our favorite toy creators, Jimmyjane, along with Ace Hotels, is giving you until EOD PST this Tuesday, January 31st to enter to win a two-night stay this year at the Palm Springs Ace Hotel that includes $500 for travel, a complete set of Jimmyjane’s award-winning FORM vibrators ($620 value) and a ton of sexified in-room amenities: a blindfold and cuffs, an erotic movie, a bullet vibe, a feather tickler, some kind of chocolate deliciousness from the Ace kitchen, Sir Richards condoms, Good Clean Love lubricant, and a roll of instant analogue film for the loaner vintage Polaroid you’ll find in your room. Caution: if you don’t win, you better have a backup present for February 14th ready to go.

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Advice from three of EMandLO.com’s guy friends. This week they answer the following: “What would you tell a guy who was intimidated by the idea of his partner bringing sex toys into the bedroom?” To ask the guys your own question, click here.

Straight Single Guy (Tom Miller): Men take a certain amount of pride in their bedroom abilities, and despite the fact that we intellectually know most women can’t orgasm from insertion alone, it bums us out. However, letting a guy know that his anatomy is acceptable (almost too acceptable, really) and that you just have different needs goes a long way towards soothing his ego. Throw in something about the mystery of female sexuality and that you’ll let him hold the device in question, thus providing him additional “skin in the game,” and it should be gravy. Unless he’s a jerk or a babyhead.

Straight Married Guy (Figleaf): The dead cliché answer would be to remind him that  they’re only called “toys” and “novelties” to get around puritanical blue laws. In reality, you could tell him, sex “toys” are tools for sex. Guys like tools. But here’s a more original approach: Tell him, if someone brings a Monopoly board into the den it would be a pretty good sign she’d like to play with you, right? So if your partner brings a sex toy into the bedroom that’s an even better sign she wants to play with you.

Gay Married Guy (Joel Derfner, author of Swish): Get over yourself. And bend over.

Our “wise guys” are a rotating group of contributors, some of whom wish to remain anonymous and some of whom like the attention. Tom Miller writes the Tomfoolery blog for YourTango; this week’s Gay Married Guy is Joel Derfner, author of Swish; and our Straight Married Guy is Figleaf, the guy behind RealAdultSex.com. To ask the guys your own question, click here.

What’s a recession-friendly Valentine’s Day gift that will always be received gladly? Unilateral oral sex is a pretty good bet. Or perhaps a half-hour massage with no pressure to reciprocate. Or maybe dressing up as a cowboy and doing your best BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN impression. But how do you make such generous sexual offers feel like an actual gift that you planned in advance — as opposed to a last-minute, oh-shit-I-didn’t-make-it-to-the-mall-in-time present? A hand-written promise to talk dirty, unabated, for 20 minutes is kind of sweet (at least, it is if that’s your partner’s bag), but it can come across as a little half-hearted. A little unofficial, if you will. No witnesses, no signatures in blood, etc.

Enter Datevitation.com‘s love coupons. This site lets you build a custom coupon book — you get a choice of illustrations and you can either use their suggested wording or write your own. The options range from the PG — Bubble Bath, Pillow Fight, Make-Out Session, Stargazing — to the decidedly raunchy — 69, Rodeo, Tie Me Up. Pick a selection of favors for your partner (we’re particular fans of the illustrations accompanying the Sexual Fantasy and Kitchen Sex). Oh, and while we’re guessing that the whole coupon gift thing is probably a bit of a heterosexual trend, the site caters to all sexualities with its illustrations. A standard book of five coupons will set you back $15 (you can add additional coupons for $1 each). You need to allow time for printing and shipping — if you order now, your book will arrive in plenty of time for V-Day.

By the way, in some U.S. states (like California), it’s illegal to put expiration dates on coupons — but even if you’re in a state like New York that allows expiration dates, don’t expect your partner to go for this legal argument. Talk about awkward: you dump your partner before they get to cash in all their coupons and they show up at your wedding demanding that half hour of  of Wilderness Sex. So if you think your relationship might not last as long as the book of coupons, maybe a box of chocolates is a better idea instead. Anything else could get you reported to the Better Boinking Bureau.

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After your dad, your significant other is the most difficult person in the world to buy presents for. After all there’s so much pressure — you want it to strike the right note, convey your love, perhaps your desire, show just how well you know them, and at the same time be a surprise. So here are some gift guides to help you get it right with the one you love. (We know you need this because you still haven’t gotten them something yet, procrastinator):

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For those of you who are gift-wrapping challenged, Lelo is offering a festive red and gold holiday sleeve for the box of their new egg massager through December 19th — for free! The “Lyla”, part of their new Insignia line, is controlled via wireless remote with an unprecedented range of up to 12 meters/39 feet. Boasting 8 stimulation modes, two unique SenseMotion™ settings also allow you to alter the vibration intensity by moving the controller in the palm of your hand. The holiday edition Lyla is available in all 3 color options, made with FDA-approved body safe silicone, including charger, user manual and full 1-year warranty. For 139 bucks, you could give some serious geek love this Christmas.

• Bacon Lube — J&D’s wants the world to taste like bacon, so they made bacon salt, and baconnaise, bacon ranch, even bacon lip balm. So we guess it was only a matter of time before they made bacon lube. They say it started out as an April Fool’s prank but then got so many requests that they had to follow through with bacon-flavored personal lubricant and massage oil. Fortunately it’s only available for a limited time.
• Erotic Energy Drinks — As if Red Bull weren’t bad enough:  Big Cock cola and Little Pussy passion fruit drink are now available in Las Vegas. Of course they are.
• Horror Dildos — We try not to judge other people’s fantasies. And we know “The Walking Dead” is a really, rilly popular show for some reason (character like-ability can’t be one of them). But we draw the line at zombie dildos. Haven’t seen something this inappropriate sinceDivine Interventions, a.k.a. the Jesus dildos.

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***THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED***

We’re giving you even more opportunities to win a new luxury toy from the Insignia line by Lelo in our Sex Toy Haiku Contest!

New Deadline: we’re extending the deadline until next end of the day Wednesday, the end of November, for those of you who need a little more time to get the creative juices flowing.

New Rules: we’re still giving away a $179 Oden couples ring with SenseMotion technology to the winner of a random drawing from all who Tweet their sex toy haikus with the hashtag #EmAndLoHaikuContest, BUT for those of you who’d like to enter but don’t want all your Twitter followers to see your sex-related mini poetry (hi Mom!) we’re now allowing you to enter more discreetly by either sending yours in via our contact form OR posting them into the comments section below to win an extra prize!

New Prize: this extra prize — a $139 Lyla egg-like massager from Lelo’s Insignia line — will be awarded to the author of the best written sex toy haiku. So that means you can enter as many times as you’d like — whether via Tweet, contact form, or comments — until you think you’ve got it right!

So let’s review the details:

FOR EITHER PRIZE:

• Deadline is end of day Wednesday, November 29th, 2011.
• For ease of reading, separate each haiku line with a slash.
• Remember to follow the 5/7/5 syllable format.
• You must be 18 or over to enter.
• Winners who do not claim their prize by responding to the private email from Em & Lo within 7 days forfeit their prize, at which time another random drawing will be made and/or another best haiku chosen.

FOR THE RANDOM DRAWING:

• Tweet a sex-toy themed haiku (feel free to make your haiku as obvious or as vague as you wish)
• The Tweet must contain the hashtag #EmAndLoHaikuContest
• The Tweet must also contain the following link back to this post: http://tinyurl.com/8y5z68z (Twitter will probably automatically truncate it even further)
• Here’s an example of how your Tweet should be formatted: #EmAndLoHaikuContest You are beautiful/And you never break my heart/Who needs a boyfriend? http://tinyurl.com/8y5z68z
• Tweet as many times as you like for the random drawing or the best haiku contest, but understand that your name will only be added once for the random drawing to win the Oden.
• As of Tuesday, November 22nd, your odds are very, very good that you will win!

FOR THE “BEST HAIKU” CONTEST:

• Enter as many haikus as you like (but please don’t write 25 crap haikus as this will not increase your chances of winning either contest).
• You can either Tweet them OR send them to us via our contact form (choose “contest entry” from the pulldown menu) OR post them in the comments below.
• If you opt to send them in or post them below, make sure you include a viable email address (which we will keep private) so we can contact you in case you win.
• “Best Haiku” winner will be chosen based on the quality of their haiku-writing skills as judged by Em & Lo.

Happy Haiku-ing!

***THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED***

*READ OUR UPDATED CONTEST POST, WITH NEW RULES, A NEW DEADLINE AND AN EXTRA PRIZE HERE!*

We’ve teamed up with our friends at Lelo to give away a brand new, luxury, wireless remote-controlled, vibrating couples’ ring: the Oden. This is a $179 sex toy, people! The Oden is part of Lelo’s new Insignia line of pleasure objects that allows you or your partner to control the sensations wirelessly with just the tilt of a hand. Yes, iPhone and Wii technology has finally made it into your bedroom.

To enter:

• Tweet a sex-toy themed haiku (feel free to make your haiku as obvious or as vague as you wish)
• The Tweet must contain the hashtag #EmAndLoHaikuContest
• The Tweet must also contain the following link back to this post: http://tinyurl.com/8y5z68z (Twitter will probably automatically truncate it even further)
• For ease of reading, separate each haiku line with a slash
• Remember to follow the 5/7/5 syllable format

Here’s an example of how your Tweet should be formatted:

#EmAndLoHaikuContest You are beautiful/And you never break my heart/Who needs a boyfriend? http://tinyurl.com/8y5z68z

Deadline is next Wednesday, November 23rd. You must be 18 or over to enter. One entry per person please. All entrants who follow the above rules will be entered into the contest and one winner will be drawn at random.

Happy Haiku-ing!

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Introducing the REV1000. While it gives the unfortunate impression of sticking one’s dick in a blender, with 7 speeds and 7 functions for a total of 49 different sensation combinations, the REV1000 has the potential to threaten straight women’s vaginal egos as much as The Rabbit Habit vibrator pummeled straight men’s penile ones. The UK makers, SexToys.co.uk, conducted their own consumer study with 100 blokes recruited by their PR company (they each received a REV1000 and filled out a survey) and found that “82% of men who tried it said it was the best sex toy they’d ever used.”

But before women start to worry they’ll be replaced by the robots, the survey also found that “over 70% of those who tried it said they would recommend the REV 1000 for building stamina to help them last longer during sex.”

The REV1000 is rechargeable, made with a Japanese motor, has an internal sleeve made of phthalate-free TPR that can be used with any lubricant, and is available now for 120 pounds (it can be shipped to the US for an additional 10 pounds). To get a good idea of how it works, watch the instructional video here. There’s also a promotional video, but it lamely associates stealing and assault against women with the product. As with most men’s sex toys, good taste is often hard to come by (ba dum ching!).

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This Halloween, UK sex toy retailer Love Honey has a video series entitled “How to Defeat Zombies Using Sex Toys.” The production value is almost as good as anything on “The Walking Dead” (the difference being that you actually care about the characters in the sex toy videos — ha!). It’s a silly gimmick — one we admittedly have enjoyed playing with ourselves (see “How to Have Sex with a Vampire”)…

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