Bob, Pleasure Object, is another finely designed toy from makers Lelo. He arrived packaged in a sharp looking black box, the sort of which jewelry and such usually come in. Removing the lid, I discovered the following: Bob, a white 'satin' pouch (of somewhat cheap appearance, I must say), a user manual, and a 'pamphlet' of sorts about Lelo's one-year warranty. High style so far.

Quite like their other products, I find Lelo's Bob is of exceeding aesthetic appeal. He's made completely of phthalates-free silicone (and hence is dishwasher friendly and may be boiled to sterilize; although, thus far I've stuck with soap and warm water), and, running my fingers along him, I noticed the silky, velvety feel. Then moving him around in my hands, I noticed that the toy is somewhat hard and durable, yet has some flexibility, especially at the neck. Fortunately though, Bob's not too flexible, so I have no worries of him breaking or become misshapen.

Bob comes in two colors, and I purchased the blue model. The other is the wine-colored model, which is the color I have of Lelo's cock ring Bo. I think they're both great looking, although I slightly prefer the wine color of the Bo. As a side note of sorts (and maybe this is somewhat 'sexually insecure' of me, I'm not really sure), being a straight male and novice to anal play, I appreciated Bob's tasteful look a lot since I found it to be as minimally emasculating as such a toy could be, given my level of comfort with such things.

Regarding size and shape, Bob has three functionally identifiable 'sections', together measuring in at 5.0". At one end is the bulb-like, pleasure providing section, measuring 1.0" at its widest point. From there, Bob quickly narrows moving down to the middle section, which, at 0.33" thin, allows him to (potentially) stay in place if one desires. These two sections are the only insertable parts (and the manual warns against inserting the ring), and comprise a total length of 3.5". At the other one end of Bob is a ring, whose job is to provide a grip for sliding in and out.

Now, how well did I actually enjoy how these parts function? Bob can play a number of roles, which is pretty nice. He can be used as a butt plug. Or a prostrate massager. Even a G-spot massager. I'm G-spotless and didn't think to try using it on the girl I'm with (although once I did use it as a plug while we had sex), but I tried the other two options.

Regardless of what I was doing with it, using a water-based lube, I didn't find inserting or removing TOO unnerving (the manual recommends using water-based, and warns against silicone-based lubes unless a patch test is done). There was some resistance each way of course, but it didn't bother me much. I found the overall size nice, given my beginner-status at this stuff. And concerning the ring, for each use, Bob was very easy to grip. My finger easily slid through the ring and I never felt like it was stuck or even constricted. Moreover, it was very comfortable to grip, so sliding him and out was as easy as it could be, given Bob's shape. My gripes are with the other parts, though.

As a plug, I had this in me a few times while masturbating (I would just leave it in for a bit at some points) and once during sex. Regardless of what I was doing I found it to be quite comfortable, but I found that, after a very short period of time, Bob would rotate about 100-125 degrees (a bit more than a quarter turn) to the right or left. This happened while standing in the shower, lying on my back in bed, and during missionary. It's not discomforting at all, but it's noticeable and quite distracting. This irked me a bit.

And as a prostate massager, it was simply failing to hit the right spot apparently. I've gotten it right with my finger a couple of times (I haven't tried much though), but Bob and my 'p-spot' simply weren't meshing well. Here and there I could notice 'that magic feeling', but I couldn't really make it happen. Maybe this is due to my novice-status with such toys. Either way, this and the rotating issue left me quite disappointed by Bob's functionality. Maybe more practice will yield better results, but as it stands I'm not too impressed.