Reviewers Spotlight - July 7th @ 6pm: Alan & Michele and LadyA

Contributor: Redboxbaby Redboxbaby
Shoot, my husband is calling me for "pooper scooper duty" so he can mow the dang yard. I'll check back in a little bit!
07/07/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
Question for A&M: Have you reviewed a toy that the two of you had very different opinions on? Or do you generally agree on ratings?
07/07/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
I'm soo wanting those too. My husband is a mechanic, and he'd love the Hex Nuts!
They're awesome. I can't wait for the rest of this line to make it to production! Topco's website has listed them in their "coming up this month" section for like... the last 4 months, at least. And I first saw them in a brick and mortar shop in February... must have been doing market research or something.
07/07/2011
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
Quote:
Originally posted by Antipova
So are purely couples toys (like cock rings, and Liberator shapes) easier for you two to write reviews for, or are partnered-application of vibrators/dildos/other things easier, typically?
Purely couples toys are harder, and here's why:

For couples toys we sit down together and talk out a review, and one of us will type whatever we hit on that sounds good as we go. There is a LOT of bantering and re-wording involved in that process. Couples toys take a lot longer for that reason.
If it's something that's very gender specific like a penis sleeve or vaginal balls, then the main part of the review falls more on whichever of us the item applied to more directly, with minor input and editing here and there from the other. That's faster.


~M
07/07/2011
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
Quote:
Originally posted by Kindred
Question for A&M: Have you reviewed a toy that the two of you had very different opinions on? Or do you generally agree on ratings?
We've reviewed several that we didn't agree on. We just get out our Rock'em Sock'em Robots set and duke it out to see who's right.
~A
07/07/2011
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
Naw, seriously, in the case of differing opinions we put more factual info in the main part of the review, as opposed to weaving in our opinions, and then give opinions in the Experience section.
~A
07/07/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
Quote:
Originally posted by Alan & Michele
Purely couples toys are harder, and here's why:

For couples toys we sit down together and talk out a review, and one of us will type whatever we hit on that sounds good as we go. There is a LOT of bantering and re-wording involved in that ... more
That makes sense.
07/07/2011
Contributor: Ivy Wilde Ivy Wilde
Quote:
Originally posted by Alan & Michele
We've reviewed several that we didn't agree on. We just get out our Rock'em Sock'em Robots set and duke it out to see who's right.
~A
LOL!
07/07/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
Quote:
Originally posted by Ivy Wilde
This one isn't jelly link
Cool! It is now on my wishlist, thanks.
07/07/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by Alan & Michele
We've reviewed several that we didn't agree on. We just get out our Rock'em Sock'em Robots set and duke it out to see who's right.
~A
Haha, that's awesome. I love the Rock'em Sock'em Robots reference.
07/07/2011
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
Quote:
Originally posted by Kindred
Question for A&M: Have you reviewed a toy that the two of you had very different opinions on? Or do you generally agree on ratings?
I want to add that as far as a toy's star-rating goes when that happens, we either average them (like if he says 4 and I say 2, it gets 3) or we just discuss it until we can agree on one. That's another area where we have to be less biased.
~M
07/07/2011
Contributor: Ivy Wilde Ivy Wilde
Quote:
Originally posted by Antipova
Cool! It is now on my wishlist, thanks.
You're welcome. You can search vibrating penis rings and select silicone or whatever and find other non-jelly rings, but apparently the vertical bullet ones are better than the horizontal bullet ones and I couldn't find a silicone vertical one.
07/07/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
Any interest in the two of you doing video reviews?
07/07/2011
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
Quote:
Originally posted by Kindred
Any interest in the two of you doing video reviews?
I wouldn't mind doing them, but he refuses
~M
07/07/2011
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
I am not a video-genic kind of guy.
~A
07/07/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
Quote:
Originally posted by Alan & Michele
I am not a video-genic kind of guy.
~A
Aww, I think you guys would make some great videos.
07/07/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by Alan & Michele
I wouldn't mind doing them, but he refuses
~M
What if just you did them?
07/07/2011
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
Quote:
Originally posted by Kindred
Aww, I think you guys would make some great videos.
That's what I keep telling him, but he says the camera doesn't "love" him
~M
07/07/2011
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
Quote:
Originally posted by Alan & Michele
That's what I keep telling him, but he says the camera doesn't "love" him
~M
It doesn't.
~A
07/07/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
Quote:
Originally posted by Alan & Michele
That's what I keep telling him, but he says the camera doesn't "love" him
~M
He could wear a hood.
07/07/2011
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
What if just you did them?
I've thought about it, but not sure if I want to break up the "set" of A&M that the community is used to, if that makes any sense. Honestly, I can't think of one review that we've ever done separately.
~M
07/07/2011
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
Quote:
Originally posted by Kindred
He could wear a hood.
Hey now there's an idea. I could be the masked toy man!
~A
07/07/2011
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
Quote:
Originally posted by Alan & Michele
Hey now there's an idea. I could be the masked toy man!
~A
ROFL! I am having the worst thoughts right now.
~M
07/07/2011
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
Quote:
Originally posted by Alan & Michele
ROFL! I am having the worst thoughts right now.
~M
Later, love
~A
07/07/2011
Contributor: BeautifulDarkness BeautifulDarkness
Quote:
Originally posted by Alan & Michele
I've thought about it, but not sure if I want to break up the "set" of A&M that the community is used to, if that makes any sense. Honestly, I can't think of one review that we've ever done separately.
~M
I like the way you guys do your reviews, so I would rather see no videos than only videos of you(nothing bad on your part, I just like how your reviews are)
07/07/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by Alan & Michele
I've thought about it, but not sure if I want to break up the "set" of A&M that the community is used to, if that makes any sense. Honestly, I can't think of one review that we've ever done separately.
~M
That does make perfect sense, and that's a good answer.
07/07/2011
Contributor: BeautifulDarkness BeautifulDarkness
Quote:
Originally posted by Alan & Michele
Hey now there's an idea. I could be the masked toy man!
~A
you could get one of those leather masks lol
07/07/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
Quote:
Originally posted by Alan & Michele
ROFL! I am having the worst thoughts right now.
~M
I was originally thinking BDSM sexy, but somehow I have a bad superhero image in my mind. "Fear not! I'll subdue that criminal with my trusty Super Dildo!"

How does Alan look in spandex?
07/07/2011
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
Quote:
Originally posted by BeautifulDarkness
I like the way you guys do your reviews, so I would rather see no videos than only videos of you(nothing bad on your part, I just like how your reviews are)
I know what you mean. In all reality I think it would be weird for me too.
~M
07/07/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
I want to thank all of you so much for being here tonight, this was a great Q&A with some awesome reviewers. Unfortunately, I have to jet over to the Community Planning Meeting right now, but I'll be back to check here later on. So feel free to keep chatting
07/07/2011