I didn't quite have as strong a negative reaction to my original Fleshlight as CheerfulLoner - the first one I got was the very first one, when it was sold in a purple color with what they now call the "non-descript" opening. The inside was totally smooth with no texture. Interestingly, I found that one to be the most satisfying of all the Fleshlights I ever bought. But it was never as good as my hand, and most importantly, it was such a total pain to clean, that I never went back to it. And then I got a girlfriend who gave great oral, so it sat on my shelf forever.

Several years ago (long after said girlfriend and I split up), I decided to try the new Fleshlight inserts - they had a special where you could buy 4 and get a discount, so I got the STU, the Wonder Wave, the Tight, and something else that I forgot. Maybe I had become jaded by then, but *none* of those seemed very good, which was surprising since I liked the original one which was just a plain insert.

I bought some of the Tengas, the single use ones like the Egg and a few others which I can't remember the names of. Again, feel good, nothing too much to write home about. Most recently I purchased the Tenga Flip Hole White (original), and while it's still nothing like good head it's probably the best of the masturbators I've owned. The fact that it is easy to clean is a bonus.

For some reason, having a *few* large protusions inside the sleeve to me feels best - I think where Fleshlight goes wrong is that they come up with an interesting texture then repeat it endlessly for a long distance so eventually it just feels like "texture" after a few strokings. Tenga's design for the flip hole was smart because it has a few "orbs" which you can distinctly feel inside. The parts where they have "sawtooth" designs do nothing for me.

Anyway, since you were so upset about losing $65 on a Fleshlight, a Tenga Flip Hole may or may not be up your alley since it costs even more. But I'm glad I bought it.