This seems like it's long overdue honestly. Am primarily making this to answer common questions and hopefully put an end to these REPETITIVE ASS THREADS we see recycled on an almost daily basis. I don't know everything, and I'm sure I'll miss something here and there. So others in the sub, please feel free to add anything I'm missing. Once your info is verified, I can add it to the original post

1. What theaters and bookstores are in town?

The biggest and busiest ones are Jolars in La Mesa, Barnett's in Point Loma, and Adult Emporium in Kearny Mesa. There are other smaller theaters and bookstores, but for the sake of time and space I'll mainly focus on those three.

2. What's in each theater/bookstore?

a. Jolars - ONE VIP THEATER ($17 sole admission for 6 hours), ONE REGULAR THEATER ($12 sole admission for 6 hours), dual admission to BOTH VIP & REGULAR $22 for six hours, THREE MIDSIZE PREVIEW ROOMS ($17 showing a movie of your choice for 1.5 hours), TEN(?) PREVIEW BOOTHS in the arcade, which is $1 admission, that does NOT allow for access to the theaters, SEX SHOP by entrance

b. Barnett's - ONE THEATER, two rooms ($12 access to both), TEN(?) PREVIEW BOOTHS in the arcade, VERY GOOD SEX SHOP by entrance

c. Adult Emporium, Kearny Mesa - SEVEN MIDSIZE TO LARGE PREVIEW ROOMS ($6, $8, $10, or $15, depending on the room), FIFTEEN(?) PREVIEW BOOTHS, SEX SHOP AND SMOKE SHOP by entrance

3. Who goes to the theater/bookstore?

In order of proportion:

a. Single guys (overwhelmingly common, mix of orientations)

b. Crossdressers and trans-ladies

c. Male/Female couples or pairs

d. Single females (far less common, but not unheard of)

e. Transguys

4. What can you do there?

Sexual, CONSENSUAL acts. You're legally not supposed to. But in all the years I've been going, I've yet to see anyone arrested for anything they did inside the theater sex-wise. Theaters are more open space so, unless it's slow or pretty empty, you'll have a crowd around. If you're a M/F couple, you'll possibly get swarmed if it's busy and you don't have someone to help with crowd control. If it's slower, it's much more chill. The private rooms and booths have doors if you're wanting more privacy, and depending on the size, can be one to a few people in one.

5. What can't I do there?

No crazier or extreme fetishes. No body fluid play, there isn't any rigging for ropes, stuff like that. None of these are BDSM type clubs, so don't expect that. Also, smoking isn't allowed, of any type. Drugs are frowned on because it can make some people uncomfortable, and some just don't want to be around it. Also, employees will kick you out. So recommended you do that shit at home or elsewhere so as not to fuck up the vibes

6. "When is the best time to find (insert gender of attraction here)???"

No fucking clue, bro. There isn't an Excel sheet with a breakdown of time, gender, looks, orientation, and DTF-ability. Generally, weekends/evenings/nights tend to be busier. But it's always a roll of the dice. There have been 9 AM Thursday mornings that have been absolutely, packed to the walls insane, and Saturday nights that were graveyards. Only way to find out for sure? Drop the money for a ticket and go for yourself.

7. Can you take pictures/videos?

Generally, no. What you do in the private rooms or booths with the permission of EVERYONE involved is your own business as far as pics and vids. In the theater though it's a hard "No". Beyond privacy issues, there's also issues of consent, which you're unlikely to get unless you keep it extremely focused on just a few people. And there might still be some uncomfortable with a camera recording there, and if they have enough of an issue, can report you and get you kicked out.

TL;DR

Save the recording for the very private rooms or leave it at home. And yes, this includes c*ntent creation too

8. "I saw that a lady/guy/couple I'm curious about is there. Can you tell me what they look like???"

Nope. If you're possibly interested and curious, hop in your car, drop the money for a ticket, and find out in person. People here can be good sources of info if anything is going on, and sometimes even post their own planned events. But no one is obligated to give physical descriptions of who shows up. And it's kind of obnoxious to ask, and very annoying when it's done repetitively

This is all I feel like typing for now, but it hits a lot of the bigger points. Like I said at the beginning, if I missed something or got something wrong, let me know. I'll verify, then fix it if it needs to be fixed.