The soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm FAQ list: The Appendix

3. Cheap, creative toys

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Creative Toy Sources!
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Music stores:  Metal banjo picks (excellent and inexpensive "claws"),
               tambourine brushes, drumsticks, sound effect toys
Beauty supply: Rubber bands, clips and clamps, hairbrushes
Theatrical/magic:Blacklights and strobe lights, mindfuck props, costuming,
                 fake blood, stage knives, rope tricks, itching powder
Kitchen/home: Bathroom accessories (loofah sponges, mitts), spatulas, cutting
              board paddles, cheese graters, pickle pinchers, wooden spoons,
              rice paddles, plastic windowblind closing rods (good canes)
Pet stores:    Collars, leashes, bells, dog food bowls, cages, remote
               electrical shock collars.  Veterinary supply sells horse and
               dog bite gags, forceps, sterile needles, some restraints
Fishing stores: (Warning: fishhooks are not safe for piercing play!)
                Fiberglass rods, weights, pliers and clamps, fish scaler
                (abrasion toy), bells with clips
Farm supply:   Castrating bands (Elastrator), cattle prods, flexible plastic
               fencing material, mild electrical "pest" fences
Tack shops:    Riding crops, harnesses and bridles, horse hobbles
Arts/Crafts:   Tap Plastics cuts custom paddle/cane shapes and stocks
               fiberglass rods.  Craft stores sell leather and specialty
               rope.  Tandy Leather sells horsehair, feathers, leather laces
Marine supply: Rope, winches, quick-release snaps, pulleys
Climbing supply: Heavy duty ropes, carabiners, suspension harnesses
Shoe Repair:   Scrap leather, heavy rubber soles, laces, polish
Auto Parts:    "Parts retriever" gripping toy, funnels, windshield wiper
               blades, vinyl cleaner
Fabric stores: Clover clamps, spiked measuring and cutting wheels
Pharmacies:    Menthol rubs, Ace bandages, douches and enemas, aspirin
               (increases bruising), snakebite kits, Betadine, First Aid and
               safety gear, cotton swabs, disinfectants
               Baby Wipes (contains nonoxynol)
Five and dime: Cheap clothespins, tupperware drawers to organize your toys
Toy stores:    Toy paddles, jumping rope, age play accessories
Thrift shops:  Cheap leather and fur coats to recycle, leather belts,
               "tearaway" or disposable clothing to rip off your body
Groceries:     Foodplay items like cucumbers and other insertion toys,
               whipped cream, tabasco and hot sauces (not insertion toys)
Sporting goods: Muscle rub, paddles, fiberglass fishing rods, chin-up bars
                can be installed for bondage, camping "potty chairs" for
                watersports play
Hardware/lumber: Rope, tarps, paint mixers (great little paddles),
                 bungee cord, snap hooks and connectors, clamps,
                 sandpaper, dowel rods for canes or spreader bars,
                 eye bolts, chains, alligator clips, plastic rods,
                 small inner tubes (slice lengthwise for flogger)
Medical/lab supply:Catheters, enema gear, forceps, latex, needles, scalpels,
                 disinfectants, ambulance shears (emergency bondage cutter),
                 urethral sounds, speculums, restraints, backboards, c-spine
                 collars and rigid braces
Law enforcement: Billy clubs, leg irons, handcuffs, thumbcuffs, come-alongs,
                 spare handcuff keys, saps, uniforms and boots

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Created 3 April 1999, last updated 21 April 1999, by Johnson Grey.