Today we have several more products from Synergy Erotic. We reviewed a bunch of their products back in January — Vibe-Me Massager, Squirmy Touch-Me and Luscious Thrill-Her
This week’s Review Crew: Jack & Karen, Angie and Joy & Dixie
Angie has a bunny vibe to show us.
Elite Silicone Supple Bunny Lavender $54.45
Angie
There are a lot of things I really like about this 8 1/2 inch silicone bunny vibe. First and foremost, it’s silicone. Second, it’s waterproof. It’s modestly priced and it is attractive.
When I shop for a vibe for myself, I pretty much always choose silicone. And since I more often than not use the vibe in the tub, waterproof is at the top of my list of “must-haves”.
Bath time is my private time. And as often as possible I leisurely soak away the day’s tensions while my husband is busy preparing dinner in the kitchen. I know, I am so lucky and he’s such a treasure. I help myself to a glass of wine, fill the tub with a bubble bath and climb in. It is about the most hedonistic think I can think of, but it also keeps me sane.
The Elite Silicone Supple Bunny has an easy to use Polyurethane coated control unit in the handle. Even in a bubble bath it is easy to manipulate. That’s a big plus in my book. Who wants to struggle with slippery controls when things are just getting interesting just below the surface of the water.
It has a 2-speed vibrating bunny tickler that really delivers a substantial sustained vibration. This is by far the best part of the toy. There is also something that rotates clockwise and counter-clockwise beneath the silicone skin on the shaft. The head of the toy rotates slightly too, but these sensations are very subtle. Unfortunately, way too subtle for me. It’s the bunny tickler that is this device’s best stimulation feature.
Like all medical-grade silicone, it is hypoallergenic skin and phthalate free! It requires 4 AAA batteries. Sadly, batteries are not included, but at least the package is clearly marked with the battery size needed.
I recommend the Elite Silicone Supple Bunny.
Jack and Karen have a couple of vibes to report on.
Perfect Touch Satisfy-Her, Luster Black $19.99
Jack & Karen
Karen: “I love the design of the Perfect Touch Satisfy-Her. It’s shiny, it’s sleek, and I even liked the hard plastic. Sometimes I’m in the mood for something hard, if ya know what I mean. Unfortunately, I can’t say much for its performance.”
Jack: “It’s waterproof; you got to give it that.”
Karen: “Yes, that’s what it says. It’s also supposed to have a 5-speed vibrator that is controlled by a single button in the handle. I installed 2 AAA batteries (I had to use my own, because no batteries were included in the package).
Nothing I did make the vibe go through its paces. Pushing the button once got it going all right; nice vibration too. Pushing it again stopped the blasted thing. Pushing it a third time started it up again, but I couldn’t tell if it had changed speeds. I kept pushing the button never getting the same results twice. What, is this rocket science?”
Jack: “I could see she was having a problem, so I asked if I could take a look at it. I guess she was slightly more frustrated than I thought, because she flung the vibe in my direction.”
Karen: “Yeah, sorry about that. I don’t know why I let it get under my skin like that. I can tell you I would have been hoppin’ mad had I actually plunked down good money for this thing only to find, when I got it home, that it didn’t perform as advertised.”
Jack: “I guess there’s a lesson here for us all. If you’re paying less then 20 bucks for a molded plastic toy you’re liable to be disappointed. I mean, think about it. Maybe the old adage; ‘you get what you pay for’ applies in this instance.”
Karen: “We never even got around to testing it’s advertised waterproof capability. Oh well…”
Jack: “Moving right along.”
Wavy Touch Me Penis Pink $16.15
Jack & Karen
Jack: “This must not have been our week! After our less than happy experience with the Perfect Touch Satisfy-Her, we turned our hopes and expectations to the Wavy Touch Me.”
Karen: “DISAPPOINTED!”
Jack: “Here we have an 8 1/2 inch textured (wavy) dildo with what they call an Ultra-Gelle skin. Because of the articulated plastic spine beneath the skin, the dildo bends and then holds its shape. So far, so good.”
Karen: “We remember Glenn and Hank’s review of a similar product (HERE) and we were totally looking forward to our little adventure. The bending capability really appealed to me. I love G-spot stimulation and I thought this would deliver.”
Jack: “We never got beyond installing the 2 AA batteries. (Again, no batteries were included in the package.) Once the batteries were in place, I tightened the cap on the battery compartment and pushed the button on the base of the vibe to activate the blasted thing. NOTHING!”
Karen: “I said; ‘you’ve got to be kidding! Maybe you have the batteries in wrong.’”
Jack: “I thought, ok that could be it, although I’m not a complete dork. I do know how to install batteries. I loosened the cap on the battery compartment to check my installation when suddenly the thing sprang to life. WHAT?”
Karen: “I was really frustrated by this time. I wanted to get my groove on and all I got was…well nothing.”
Jack: “Apparently there is a flaw in either the design or the manufacture of this particular vibe. The contact points didn’t line up properly with the batteries when the cap was securely tightened. But once the cap was twisted open, the contact points hit the batteries and the vibe worked.”
Karen: “Of course, that put the kibosh on the whole ‘waterproof’ concept. D’oh!
I repeat what Jack said about the previous product; what can you expect for $16? Still had I shelled out the cash, I would have expected it to work, at least for a little bit.”
Jack: “By this point, I had had it too. We struck out twice this week. The Wavy Touch Me landed in the corner with the Perfect Touch Satisfy-Her never to be used again. We put the disappointment behind us and pulled out one of our trusty toys and went to work on our pleasure.”
Joy and Dixie have two bullet vibes to tell you about.
Excite-Her Silver Bullet, Luster Pink $11.99
Joy & Dixie
Dixie: “We have some good news and some bad news.”
Joy: “We had two bullet vibes to test — Excite-Her Silver Bullet and Perfect Touch Excite-Her Mega Silver Bullet. One was great, the other…not so much.”
Dixie: “First the good news. The Excite-Her Silver Bullet was very nice. It has two speeds; a single button control mechanism, which worked just fine; and it’s waterproof. What’s not to like, right?”
Joy: “It’s an oversized bullet that really delivers the vibration. You can use it externally, or internally — vaginally or anally. Although, I must say, I don’t know if I trust the wire that attaches to the bullet to withstand a tug past a tight anal sphincter. So you’re will want to take care in that respect, because the bullet will insert easily enough. It’s the getting it out that might be a problem.”
Dixie: “And I want to point out that the bullet itself is the only thing that is waterproof. The hand-held controller/battery case is definitely not waterproof.”
Joy: “The Excite-Her Silver Bullet runs on two AA batteries. And like all the toys from this company, the first set of batteries is not included in the package.
Dixie: “We recommend this vibe.”
Perfect Touch Excite-Her Mega Silver Bullet $13.99
Joy & Dixie
Dixie: “Now for the bad news.”
Joy: “As you know, we had these two bullet vibes to test — Excite-Her Silver Bullet and Perfect Touch Excite-Her Mega Silver Bullet. One was great, the other…not so much.”
Dixie: “We liked the Excite-Her Silver Bullet, it was very nice.”
Joy: “The Perfect Touch Excite-Her Mega Silver Bullet is another story. It too is an oversized bullet vibe, bigger even than the Excite-Her. I loved the size of the bullet; the bigger the better for my vaginal insertions, thank you very much!” 
Dixie: “And like it’s smaller sibling, this vibe is also waterproof. But again I want to point out that the bullet itself is the only thing that is waterproof. The hand-held controller/battery case is definitely not waterproof.”
Joy: “And that gets us to the problem with this vibe. The power-pack sucks, and not in a good way.”
Dixie: “Yeppers, Joy’s right. I mean the concept is a good one — it has a varying speed dial on the side of the hand-held power-pack that is supposed to adjust the vibe speed incrementally, like a rheostat on a light switch.”
Joy: “If the manufacturer had pulled this off, the Perfect Touch Excite-Her Mega Silver Bullet would rock — big bullet and varying speed. Sadly, the rheostat thingy is made really cheaply and so it really doesn’t work. It turns on ok, but dialing the speed up or down just made the vibe sputter. BUMMER!”
Dixie: “The Mega Silver Bullet runs on three AA batteries. And like all the toys from this company, the first set of batteries is not included in the package.
Joy: “We cannot recommend this vibe. We do, however, have a few words of advice for the Synergy Erotic people. Why not invest more in the production values of your products and make a name for yourself in terms of quality, not price per unit. We’d be willing to pay considerably more for a vibe, like this, that actually worked as advertised.”
Dixie: “What’s the use of spending a mere $16 for a toy that will wind up in the trash in no time. It’s a shameful waste, if you ask me.”
Mike is the first of my special Pride month guests, and he’s here as part of The Erotic Mind podcast series. Where we converse with noted erotic artists of every stripe in an effort to try to uncover something of the creative process involved in this specialized art form.
If you somehow missed Part 1 of this insightful discussion look for last week’s podcast #127 or you can use my site’s search function. Just type in Podcast #127 and don’t forget the # sign.
So make yourself comfortable it’s gonna be a very interesting ride.
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