OK, time to go into Old Man Rant Mode here. I went to the mall today for the first time since, well, since last Xmas. As I was wandering through the crowds I walked past Spencer Gifts and thought, "What the heck," and went inside. Imagine my surprise to find out that they're now a full-service porn shop! If I'd been wearing a hat it would have flown off my head in shock.
In my day Spencer Gifts was always the go-to place for black light posters, Over-The-Hill Birthday supplies and fart-themed items. Now most of their inventory appears to consist of adult novelties and sex toys.
I'm not talking about the fairly tame "naughty" items they always carried in the past; this is some serious stuff, like vibrators, lubes and fishnet body stockings. That kind of stuff has its place I suppose, but not right there in the middle of the mall. There were dozens of pre-teens wandering around inside, getting an eyefull of all the x-rated merchandise.
I'm not sure if this is a nationwide trend or something peculiar to my local mall, but I never thought Spencers would need to post bouncers at the door to check IDs.
