10/24/2024
Dear Toys of Eros Customers,
We recently received a Yelp complaint that we’d like to address for clarity. The complaint states:
“The store is a blatant example of hypocrisy. They say they are accepting of all people, but that is BS. I was asked to leave because I opted not to donate to the Harris campaign. I was treated like dirt because my husband and I are straight, with standards that didn’t meet their expectations.”
To clarify, this customer was neither asked to leave the store nor denied service, and she was certainly not solicited for a donation to Kamala Harris's campaign. We do not ask our customers for donations of any kind. Instead, as indicated by the prominent sign outside our store shown here, the Toys of Eros team made a personal decision to allocate our profits to her campaign.
During their visit, the customer shopped in our store, assisted by our sales educators, and then brought their purchases to the counter. When informed that the proceeds would support Kamala Harris, she expressed her objections and requested that the profits be directed elsewhere. Our sales team was unable to accommodate this request. This is not hypocrisy; rather, it reflects our commitment to transparency regarding where our proceeds are directed.
At Toys of Eros, we support Kamala Harris for a variety of reasons. We are genuinely concerned that without her leadership, we may face significant challenges, including the potential rollback of marriage equality, restrictions on the products we carry, diminished autonomy over our bodies, and possible threats to our ability to sell certain products.
I find it perplexing that a couple who chooses to vacation in Provincetown—engaging with businesses like Toys of Eros that celebrate the freedom and Q***r joy inherent in our community—would simultaneously support individuals whose values do not align with those principles.