Vibrators Vibrators often allow people to achieve orgasm rapidly and with relative ease as compared to other methods. In addition, vibrators provide stronger orgasms than those produced by manual stimulation alone. They are often recommended by sex therapists for women who have difficulty reaching orgasim by other means. Couples also use them sometimes as an enhancement to the pleasure of one or both partners.
Some vibrators are marketed as "body massagers" — although they still may be used, like the ones sold as adult sex toys, for self satisfaction. Some vibrators run on batteries while others have a power cord that plugs in to a wall socket. Since the 1980s, vibrators and sex toys have become more visible in mainstream public culture, with the opening of new “sex stores” such as Condom Nation in New York City and Good Vibrations in San Francisco, as well as a landmark “vibrator” discussion on the HBO show Sex and the City.