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Meet Tami Rose: The Woman Who Sells Mississippians Their Sex Toys
It’s safe to say that Tami Rose sells more sex toys than anyone else in the state of Mississippi. Her store, Romantic Adventures, isn’t just the only adult novelty retailer in Jackson, it’s the only store of its kind within one hundred miles of The Magnolia State’s capital and most populous city.
On the one hand, Romantic Adventures sticks out like a sore thumb in a place like Mississippi. “We’re the buckle of the Bible belt,” Rose told me, adding that she’s used to pushback from loca…
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