For BDSM toys? I rarely use them "in scene" if that's what you mean. I'll ask the boyfriend to bend over and I'll try out the toy, then write my review. Maybe a couple times of that before I'll post it. Most toys to use for BDSM would be distracting to review while trying to do a scene, so I try them out-of-scene. less

At this point I haven't reviewed any toys, just some lingerie and a few edible things. Oh, and one coupon book, lol.

I give it at least one good try. I'll usually come back to it again just before I write the review and I don't think I've written a review yet where I didn't have the item being reviewed sitting right next to me so I could double check things.

I try to sit down and write the whole thing out then go do something else for a little while and wait to see if anything else comes to me that I feel I need to add.

For a product that doesn't seem to work that well right off the bat (like some stockings I reviewed) I do whatever I can to make them work well for me before I start writing the review. less

I've reviewed some toys at this point and unless I know for sure that something isn't going to work for me no matter what I do, I use it 3-5 times before I write the review. And even with the things that I know aren't going to work for me, I'll usually try to give it another shot.

Some things I've written a decent amount of reviews on like lingerie and condoms I can write faster than a toy review because I already have a system down for how I write the review so I don't have to sit here and ask myself if I'm missing anything. less

Writing a review takes me very little time and if i can't do it all in one sitting, it's just not going to get done. I write as I think, with little planning or drafting.

Toy use, however, takes me awhile.

After hundreds of toys I know full well that my opinion changes, often from one use to the next. I find new ways to use something, a new technique that may make it better or worse, notice ridges or bumps differently with each use, etc. I dislike writing a review before having used a toy at LEAST four or five times.

I also feel like it's impossible to judge the quality and durability of a toy if you're only using it once, or multiple times in a single day.

What if it burns out tomorrow? What if your mood today is different than next time you want to use it? Sure, there are follow ups but I think it's more fair to fully and completely use that toy we're getting in exchange for a review over more than one day than to have a monster session and spit out a review.

A book or movie? A bit different. But any other product deserves a decent trial before a review is typed up and the customer deserves to know what you thought of it over a bit of time, not in the euphoria of having something "new".

I'm babbling.... less

When reviewing a product I'll usually use it at least two to three times before I write my review about it. It usually takes me at least an hour to finish a review, and I generally write it over a period of a few days. This poll is three parts: How many times do you usually use a product before you write your review? How much time do you usually put into your reviews? Lastly, do you sit down and finish a review in one sitting, or do you do it over a period of a couple days? less

When reviewing a product I'll usually use it at least two to three times before I write my review about it. It usually takes me at least an hour to finish a review, and I generally write it over a period of a few days. This poll is three parts: How many times do you usually use a product before you write your review? How much time do you usually put into your reviews? Lastly, do you sit down and finish a review in one sitting, or do you do it over a period of a couple days? less

When reviewing a product I'll usually use it at least two to three times before I write my review about it. It usually takes me at least an hour to finish a review, and I generally write it over a period of a few days. This poll is three parts: How many times do you usually use a product before you write your review? How much time do you usually put into your reviews? Lastly, do you sit down and finish a review in one sitting, or do you do it over a period of a couple days? less