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Old 08-18-2007, 12:07 PM  
Sebastian Sands
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Originally Posted by Trixxxia View Post
For anyone to say that Juicy had nothing to do with Fleshlight's popularity is shameful. Yes, Fleshlight may have been around but:
1) They were a toy contraption that looked weird and spooky - not the 2nd thing that simultaneously comes to mind when you think 'sex toy' (which is what he made it become)
2) They weren't popular with webmasters and I don't care how you spin it, webmasters and affiliates are the frontline of the industry - if they aren't promoting you 'en masse' then you are losing out & he put them up front and in front of millions of horny guys' eyes.
3) Juicy's branding of the product put them on the map - they were everywhere - EVERYWHERE and if my memory serves me correctly, they even started having production issues (couldn't produce them fast enough for the demand) and backend issues - system couldn't handle the clicks/orders.

So whomever you want to give credit to - one thing is for sure, Juicy did bring them out there and gave them a solid tack on the map. Once Juicy was pretty much quiet about them - it kind of gave the impression that they were trying to maintain that traffic flow but failed cuz people distanced themselves.

I sure hope, should Juicy be offered anything to take it back to where it belongs, that they give him a good voting share, just so he doesn't get fucked by the wrong people making decisions that can/will cost him in the end. **None of my business but in case you're reading it Juicy**

Oh and there's no reason for me to kiss his ass - I never did business with Juicy That's my Canadian that sadly are now quasi equal to the US version of the
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