Considering I got this as a free gift with my order, my expectations for the Slim Smooth Delight were low. Imagine my surprise to find what an excellent toy this is! Though it is quite slim, smooth, and odd-looking, it packs quite a wallop for the price and lends itself to a surprising variety of uses.

The plastic form of the SSD is rather strange—I haven't seen many vibes with this shape. It looks like a rather long, thin bullet at just over five insertable inches with a little bulge just below the rounded nose, barely surpassing an inch in circumference. I expected that it would be too small and awkwardly shaped for much fun, but the simple design of the toy just gives you more options for its use. The tip is rounded and great for pinpointing the clit, while the rest of the length can easily be used externally or internally. I thought the toy would be too slim for much internal stimulation, but the strong vibrations actually make it quite intense and the slight shape make it easy to maneuver wherever you want. It's kind of an ugly toy (the drab, off-white plastic reminds me of some odd medical device), but I'm rather glad to get a break from the usual pink and animal-covered vibes that infest most collections. As is the case with plastic, it goes well with any lube and cleanup is easy enough with soap and water. It claims to be waterproof, but I'd avoid the whole control area—it doesn't look sealed. Still, cleanup and storage are simple and the toy seems fairly hardy and well-made.

The vibrations, even on the lowest level, are surprisingly strong. No, not as strong as my favorites, but very pleasantly high-powered for this price range. I didn't find much difference between the strengths of the four plain vibration modes, but it also has three patterns as well. Two of them I found utterly irritating, but the last was pretty nice—others might find a perfect match here. However, the control is a weak point for this toy. I don't like having to press its one button to shuffle through all the different modes to turn it off. Though the buzzing isn't extremely intense, it is loud enough to raise eyebrows through thin walls and I'd prefer not having to rev up the power through all the higher levels to shut it up if need be.

Despite all it has going for it, something about the intensity or shape didn't easily lead to getting me off without extra help. However, the toy has so many other positives that I'm happy to keep it as a warm-up or foreplay toy (unlike my other weaker vibes which are more likely to annoy than tempt me). I'm not convinced that the SSD is worth the full list price, but I am a bit sad that it seems to have been discontinued. It's an odd design, but overall I found it to be full of surprises and fun.