My fiance got this as a birthday surprise for me. It was our first experience with a cock ring and we weren't really sure what to expect. We didn't initially have any trouble when we pulled it out of the box and it didn't have any noticeable odor. However, right after getting started, the bullet stopped working. We stopped and fought with the bullet to get it to work. Quite a bit of time passed before it started up again. It lasted the rest of our session, but this was not the last time we had an issue.

The bullet itself seemed to be our biggest issue. It was made out of a very cheap plastic and felt kind of flimsy, like it would break if you dropped it on a hard floor. It was very temperamental and we could never be sure if it would last or not, assuming we could get it started in the first place. After only 4 months, the bullet died completely.

When the bullet DID work, it was very hard for either of us to feel any vibrations. I only ever felt the vibrations if I was on top of him and in an awkward position. To make matters worse, the "big O" wasn't very big at all. The bullet can easily be removed and you can use either the bullet or the ring alone if you like.

My fiance had some complaints too, mostly about the beads. The design looks like the vibrations are supposed to travel through the ring and make the beads buzz as well; this sounds like a great concept, but it didn't actually work that way. In fact, they didn't do anything but make it uncomfortable, especially around his testicles. The beads would snag and pull on the skin when trying to put it on and would cause a slight pain in the testicular area during intercourse.

I don't know why we didn't think of it sooner, but we decided to put in a better quality bullet, and it works SO MUCH BETTER! The original bullet was still junk, but now that there's a new bullet in there, the beads in the ring vibrate for him, and the nubs at the top vibrate for her. Over time, I'm starting to like it a little better.