{"id":272644,"date":"2025-10-02T19:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/272644\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T19:30:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:30:17","slug":"san-antonio-woman-owned-sex-shop-the-love-shack-asking-for-customer-help-to-stay-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/272644\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio woman-owned sex shop The Love Shack asking for customer help to stay open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"517\" data-attachment-id=\"365983\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/?attachment_id=365983\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/screen_shot_2022-05-16_at_12.50.24_pm.png?fit=1176%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1176,780\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"screen_shot_2022-05-16_at_12.50.24_pm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Love Shack Boutique\u2019s second location will open at 10038 Potranco Road this summer.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/screen_shot_2022-05-16_at_12.50.24_pm.png?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/screen_shot_2022-05-16_at_12.50.24_pm.png?fit=780%2C517&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/screen_shot_2022-05-16_at_12.50.24_pm.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-365983\"  \/>The Love Shack Boutique\u2019s second location is located at 10038 Potranco Road. Credit: Instagram \/ theloveshackboutique<\/p>\n<p>The Love Shack Boutique, a San Antonio chain of woman-owned adult stores, is asking for customer help to stay open following a summer that officials with the business described as its  \u201cmost difficult yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a local, woman-owned shop, every ripple in the economy touches us deeply because behind this boutique are dreams, hard work, and a community we cherish,\u201d a Wednesday Instagram post from the business stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Loveshack Boutique has operated in San Antonio for more than 13 years. It has two locations, 1580 Babcock Road and 10038 Potranco Road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRunning a small business has always been more than just work; it\u2019s been a true act of love and resilience,\u201d the Instagram plea continued. \u201cBut in these challenging times, that love is tested in ways we never expected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Products sold at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theloveshackboutique.com\/sex-shop-san-antonio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the shop<\/a> include paddles, anal beads, cock rings, strap ons, rose vibrators and more.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to selling an array of personal pleasure devices and toys, the shop also offers sexual health <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theloveshackboutique.com\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workshops and erotic events<\/a> to the community. Upcoming events include bondage rope classes, wax play demos, Kink 101 instruction and a Smutty Book Club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019ve ever attended one of our events, workshops, bingo nights or enjoyed shopping with us in the past, we would be incredibly grateful if you could consider supporting us once more\u2014whether by shopping, purchasing a gift card, or simply spreading the word,\u201d the business said. \u201cEvery little bit helps us navigate these tough times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/sanantonio\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Subscribe to SA Current newsletters.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/TiFMu3wPkRj6PC4xS5L36bg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a 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you\u2019re pretty freaky.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/news\/san-antonio-sex-toy-boutique-sexology-institute-is-closing-36801160\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_e01e51aec2b3-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"San Antonio sex-toy boutique Sexology Institute is closing\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"22883\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/news\/san-antonio-sex-toy-boutique-sexology-institute-is-closing-36801160\/attachment\/img_e01e51aec2b3-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_e01e51aec2b3-1.webp?fit=1000%2C991&amp;ssl=1\" 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data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jjm_pride-51.webp.webp?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jjm_pride-51.webp.webp?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe FBI is reportedly considering labeling transgender Americans as terrorists, and Texas GOP lawmakers are also targeting members of the community. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/collections\/oct-2-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oct. 2-15<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Love Shack Boutique\u2019s second location is located at 10038 Potranco Road. 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