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I’m sure no one who reads The Lesbian Lifestyle would be surprised to hear that I always need more storage. There are certainly plenty of toys I have reviewed, and they have to go somewhere! You can’t just leave toys out to gather dust and get carried off and eaten by your really nosy dog (gross or not, I know this has happened to some people). There are lots of storage options out there, large and small, compartmented and not, cheaply made or really expensive, portable, not portable, discreet, pretty obvious, etc. I’ve reviewed a number of them, with varying degrees of satisfaction. And now I’m pleased to be writing about my favorite toycase and the best I’ve ever reviewed. The Tunti Toycase.

The Tunti Toycase is hard-sided and appears to be a camera case for a really swanky camera, but instead it houses some of your favorite toys. It has foam dividers that you can rearrange to make your compartments as big or as small as you need them. There’s a transparent pink plastic barrier that rests over the compartments to keep things from moving around once the case is closed. With the plastic in place and the lid closed, the toys in the bottom are safe from touching each other or being potentially destroyed by lubes leaking in the lid. In the lid there’s a mesh pocket for more toys, or lubes, or lingerie, or a Hitachi Magic Wand (click the link to see proof!). It’s got a velcro top so if all your items are tiny, you can affix the velcro and keep them from escaping. If your items are big, then don’t worry about the velcro, they’ll stay in just fine because it also has elastic. Also in the lid is a battery compartment, and if you pop two AA batteries in it a row of LED lights illuminate the inside of the lid like a stage. A dildo stage. Heck yes.

Pros

• Hard sides, very sturdy construction and sturdy handle, easy to lock securely.

• Compartments to keep toys apart that need to not touch each other.

• Adjustable and customizable.

• Useful mesh pockets, one on lid, one in bottom for batteries, condoms, etc.

• Lights up like a little stage!

• There’s a little stop on the hinge so that when it’s open it doesn’t just flop open, it stays at a right angle. I’m hugely impressed by the strength of this hinge stop.

Cons

• The foam dividers are a little flimsy. Not flimsy, but like… they don’t fit into their grooves very snugly sometimes. Swapping them around and trying different ones in different grooves helps, as though each divider is secretly in love with a particular groove, but it would be awesome if they fit snug and stayed in tight. Maybe this change will be implemented soon?

That’s really the only con I can think of. One thing that’s less a con and more of a suggestion is that of whether it could be made even more customizeable. Instead of space for two long toys and four short, what if you wanted room for like 6 medium facing the other way? Or 4 long? Or a kazillion short? If there were more sturdy foam dividers and grooved inserts you could go fucking mental rearranging your box until it’s just the way you like it. And we all know how much lesbians love boxes.   (Shush. Don’t be hating on my favorite lesbian joke.)

If you’re the average sex toy consumer, with a favorite slimline vibrator and a dildo, a little bullet vibe and maybe a cute little discreet vibrator, then this toy case will house them all well and make them look their very best, and at the same time it will keep them safe. Your lube or strap-on can tuck in the mesh pocket.

Something that I always think of is what would happen if I was going to stay with a new partner who hadn’t seen my toys yet, someone I wasn’t living with? If you’re planning a romp that’ll involve toys on some cool September weekend, you don’t want to bring them over in a plastic bag, or the bottom of your backpack. I had a relationship with an individual who brought hir big cardboard box of sex toys out from under the bed when the time came. Ze was very well meaning and simply didn’t have better storage, and I knew that ze was very careful and hygienic about them – all of them were in separate large ziploc slider bags, and the cyberskin or vixskin ones were stored with cornstarch – ze followed all the cleaning and storing rules to the letter, but the presentation lacked pizazz. I distinctly remember that I thought, “Ze really keeps these expensive silicone toys in a cardboard box under hir bed? That’s kind of… sad.”

Ze had a very impressive collection of toys, and I, more innocent at that time, was all googly eyed about that. There were two different strap-on harnesses and a plethora of dildos, vibrators and nipple things galore… in a cardboard box. It was sort of like dick in a box, come to think of it. You know… cut a hole in a box, put your dildo in that box, make her open the… yeah, you probably don’t want to hear that.

What I’m saying is that you’re spending all this money to buy the toys and then you toss them in a cardboard box. Would YOU like to live in a cardboard box? Well, neither do your dildos. It’s like having a few really lovely sports cars and parking them under a tree where the birds shit all day. Or collecting first edition books and leaving them where the cat is going to put her butt on them (you know she will). You wouldn’t do those things. Why leave your dildos in a box when you could store them beautifully in a Tunti Toybox? I assure you that while it may be a little on the pricey side, you’re going to get some really impressed “ooohs” and “ahhs” if you bring this to a sexy weekend with your partner. And, when you’re right in the middle of a moment and she’s begging for you to grab her favorite clit vibe, you’ll pop up the lid and the little LED lights illuminate the way. Perfection. You deserve nothing less. Don’t have homeless dildos, buy a Tunti Toybox for them.

Shall we rate the Tunti Toybox? Starting at 10, I’ll take a point away for the dividers being wonky at times. For thoughtful and intuitive design, discreet exterior, quality materials, lighting system, beautiful lining and soft, elegant interior color scheme and secure locking all other points remain. And I’m actually going to add half a point back because I’m really surprised at how well this thing takes a tumble. I accidentally dropped it, and everything was fine. Jackpot! This toycase gets a 9.5 out of 10 objectively, but in my mind it’s a freaking perfect 10. I love the Tunti Toybox, and so will you!