The Dial-a-Dream #94 was the first item I had purchased for myself. I wanted something not too intimidating, with a pleasing color and texture I also knew I wanted a G-spot toy...I'd had good luck with my boyfriend in the past. This one seemed to fit the bill, but I soon learned that there is a lot more to picking a toy than what I had been looking for.

Opening the package I was excited. My first toy, it wasn't too big (so I thought), smelled alright, and felt nice on my fingertips. When I took it to the bedroom I examined the speeds. Low, medium and high, there really isn't a noticeable difference except between the low and high so it might as well only have two speeds. The knob however is a bit difficult to use if you're changing speeds mid-play, the wheel is tightly placed so a slippery finger isn't going to change the speed easily. You have to get your fingernails in the grooves of the wheel to move it up or down. The noise level really isn't anything to complain about, it's pretty discreet. We have a large vent between the bedroom and living room, my boyfriend had quiet music on and couldn't hear it.

As for performance, I was confused. The two bulges are obviously for preference. The larger knob goes in the front if you want, and vise/versa. The biggest thing for me was that if you decided to use the smaller knob in the front (where the G spot is) the larger knob has to go somewhere, and anatomically it's going to rub the backside of your vaginal wall around to your butt. Now for me, that was a huge surprise and not something I found pleasurable, so I kept the larger bulb in front. I probably would have preferred a middle sized bulge/knob/bulb, but that's just me.

I've used it quite frequently despite the negatives. So far it hasn't broken on me, and being waterproof I tried it out in the shower and it definitely still works. As for cleaning, I used Climax Bursts Toy Cleaner, and it cleans up great. Make sure you clean before and after every time, it attracts any dust and hair like a lint roller.

It's very smooth, but I would have liked there to be a bit more texture to the shaft or right below the bulb, to give a little more stimuli. The vibrations are fine, but it's not so much of an in-and-out toy as it is for G stimulation, and I think I'm just too small to enjoy such a bulge. Being my first toy I probably should have gotten something I could be more creative with: if I wanted to turn it over I wouldn't have a big bump in my butt. All and all there's really just one way to use it, even though I found it works well for clitoral stimulation, that's not what I bought it for.

As I said this being my first toy, I realize now I probably would have been better off with something a little more simple. Now that I've had this one for many months, I'm going to have to say that it is even quieter than I realized. I've purchased a few other toys in the meantime and it is by far the quietest in the box. Not only that, but I've found it to be just more enjoyable in general. I like the bendy-feel; I can actually bend it to where it stimulates both my g-spot and clitoris at the same time. Maybe this was not a great first-time toy as I was a bit confused, but if it's not your first and you're looking for something with not a lot of extra trappings, this might be a nice (waterproof!) piece for you.

It has held up tremendously, it's grown closer to my heart the longer I've had it.