By Joshua Errett

Torontoist visited XXXtra Vision at St. Clair West and Vaughan for the first time and had the best retail experience EVER. In the past, we’d avoided the place because of their garish bastardization of Grant Wood’s American Gothic painting. In XXXtra Vision’s mural version, Wood’s subjects (a father and daughter) are transformed from homesteading all-American couple to a cheap 80′s lingerie model and Viagra man.
But the store itself was bright, well-organized, and categorized succinctly: inter-racial, gang-bangs, MILFS and dwarves. Glenn, the gracious owner/manager was helpful, doting and informed. He even referred to the later porn classics and “the most recent acquisitions” (pictured). He then guided us through the various sex toys and urged us to purchase the ‘Bear Essentials.’ In the shape of a tiny riotous bear, it’s a message toy with beefy outstretched paws for maximum stimulation. He demonstrated (with gloves) and then informed us about the elaborate security measures he takes to protect his female customers.
In the end, we rented Deep Throat, That Lucky Stiff! and Grandpa Goes Bi-sexual. The former had amazing Soviet montage sequences- rockets blasting, stone mannequins pounding an oversized bell. In the Grandpa Goes Bi film, an old man is forced to wear ladies panties, pee in them, and then – as punishment for peeing – shove them in his mouth. We live in an amazing world.
Submitted by Tiffany