Tantus' Throb|Throb Dildo by Tantus is a good dildo for the price. I enjoy the Throb in theory, as it’s pretty much got everything going for it when I compare it to my dildo standards, but it’s also a little annoying to use.

My Throb is black and veiny, it’s kinda hot to look at. Tantus describes the veining as being a bit fantastical, and I agree. It’s veiny in spades, and the head it has is rounded and provides just enough fatness to be felt. When you touch it, you notice right away that there’s nothing ‘smooth’ about it, it’s got texture everywhere. If there aren’t veins, there’s a sort of... velvety quality to it, a very small matte texture, a little like soft extra fine grain (does that even make sense?). The texture is very stimulating during thrusting, without being too uncomfortable.

Give the Throb a squeeze and it’ll give a little, but not much. Wobble the thing, and it’ll wibble. Insert it and squeeze, and it’ll give a little and then resist. It wants to keep its shape, which is a good thing if you ask me... this means that its shape is still useful even when in use, because it doesn’t flatten out. Since the g-spot curve keeps its curviness, it’ll continue to reach upwards and stroke as long as you do.

The flared base isn’t very wide, so it’s not as easy to grip while thrusting. Also, because it’s not so wide, it tends to get lube on it far easier than I’d like. With lube on your hands, it slips like crazy. Without lube on your hands, it slips almost as bad. I’m not sure if it’s a product of the texture or not, but this dildo tends to twist very very badly, no matter what I try and do. This makes it more frustrating to use for g-spot stimulation, and occasionally uncomfortable as it’ll sometimes rotate 180 degrees without my noticing until it hits a bad spot!

Another annoying detail, it’s difficult to clean. This alone makes it a hard sell for me. If I had to, I’d probably not buy it again based entirely off of this fact alone.

Remember the delightful texture, the delicate grain? It’s all a trap for lube and body fluids. Toy cleaner and soap doesn’t always get rid of all of it, especially in the fantastic valleys between the deep and plentiful veins. Boiling sometimes doesn’t even get rid of all of it. The only thing I’ve discovered that could take away all dried body fluids, is soap and scrub brush. I have to use a nail brush to clean this dildo. NOT convenient, at all.