For starters, you can't really feel the beads. They're moving, and capable of moving quite fast, but they aren't close enough to the "skin" to be felt as much as you might think they would. The design of those beads is the primary reason why most individuals will buy this toy and as a result be disappointed just like I was after trying it out. You know something is going on down there when you turn them on, but it's not a very noticeable sensation. In fact, when it comes to stroking or thrusting, the Up/Down Play Around Anal Plug does a better job, to be honest.

The next concern I had was the fact that it is VERY hard, and not necessarily in a good way. There is no give to this toy whatsoever, and considering its large size, this is going to be a problem for some individuals. I couldn't even use this toy vaginally it was so uncomfortable. I wound up using it anally several times and quickly found out that that was the only way I could enjoy it. But again, there is no flexibility to this toy, so it takes a lot longer to adjust and acclimate to the toy than I would like. And even though the smoothness of the shaft makes it possible for you to take it balls deep if you're experienced enough with larger dildos, you really can't go to town on it. You have to be very careful and move VERY slowly, otherwise it will hurt. This bugged me more about the toy than not being able to feel the conveyer belt of beads did. Even though I enjoy that little nip of pain now and then, sometimes I want to be able to get a little more enthusiastic than this toy will ever allow because you could hurt yourself with a toy this hard pretty darn fast if you weren't careful.

There are some positive aspects to this toy though… It has a pretty decent vibration strength, I like the ease of the control box, and it has a FANTASTIC base on it which comes in handy for mounting it. The color is interesting, there's not really an odor to it, and it's pretty easy to clean. It's heavy, but that's to be expected due to all the hardware running through it.

I won't lie… despite the issues with it that I've mentioned above, I have had some enjoyable orgasms with it. But to be honest, I think that would be the case for me with any dildo this size that also vibrates. But I didn't want just another large dildo that vibrated. I wanted one that did both AND had the stroking effect that those beads were supposed to create. And unfortunately, it didn't deliver that for me. That along with it being way too hard and having ZERO flexibility, it fell short of my expectations.

Here's hoping they come out with a better model that still has the same concept in another couple of years. I know I'd buy it!