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09/26/2003 Archived Entry: "LION'S DEN ADULT SUPER STORE"

LION'S/LYON'S DEN ADULT SUPER STORE

Another adult store opened yesterday, the Lion's/Lyon's (I don't know which) Den this time in the old Stucky's Restaurant building just north of the Interstate in Abilene. I've been watching its renovation and wondering what kind of new business would be opening there. I had high hopes of something really nice and unusual.

Whoa...what a let down! That's a big building for an adult store and 'super large' compared to the one at the Wilson exit. They call it an "adult super store", so we know what that means... they handle the same kind of merchandise as the smaller adult stores except they offer a lot more of it with a lot more variety for those adults who want it.

The Lion's Den is owned by Lee Applegate of CRD Enterprises of Ohio. It's a chain operation of 10 superstores in locations throughout Ohio and it seems they are branching out into Iowa and Kansas.

They reported their Abilene opening day sales exceeded those of their store that recently opened in Iowa.

Letters to the editor objecting to the new enterprise are already flooding in to the Abilene newspaper. Instead of just being quiet about the whole thing (since they can't do anything about it anyway) and avoid drawing attention to the new business, some Abilene folk who proclaim to be messengers from God want to impose their ultra-conservative, moralistic, righteousness on others and are giving the new business exactly what they want....a whole lot of free publicity which, in turn, tends to increase their business.

We live in a country based on individual freedom and equal rights and we can't always choose our neighbors.

There is one thought to consider about the Lion's Den. People who frequent I-70 and stop at such adult places might pass by the smaller shops along the way and opt to shop the super store in Abilene.