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I have also found my toys deteriorate, some very expensive ones, and they get a bitter smell and taste after a while and cause irritation. Cleaning doesn't help, they get thrown away. I must try the dragon toys, have been using doc Johnson.
We've had that happen; the worst ones were the jellies (deterioration) and the vinyl (irritation).
If you hadn't already figured it out yourselves... I'd recommend against vinyl, or at least do some research before buying them, read reviews and such. We've found after a number of uses, vinyl toys cause us to feel a BURN. It is like someone had sprayed pepper spray on them, and it takes a while to get off/out. I'd wash, and every time I started drying, the burning would come back everywhere the vinyl had touched.
I prefer toys that don't have any smell, and I read the less smell is also an indication of less chemicals being released. Silicone toys have been the least smelling (they have hardly any smell) and best quality we've found. Sucks they're so expensive.
I think silicone is easiest to disinfect, too. You can just toss them in the dishwasher or bleach them or boil them, lots of different options.
Bad Dragon uses high-quality silicone. If you're looking for more humanish toys than what Bad Dragon offers, I've seen that places like Vixen Creations, Vamp Silicone, Tantus, etc., also use platinum, medical grade silicone for their toys (I've not tried any of theirs though).
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You may also want to try The Great American challenge. A lot of members on FistForum seem to like that toy, male and female.
People actually use it

. That toy scares the shit out of me!
:tongue: Ha, ha! I have one of those Great American Challenge toys. It is great if you want girth, and like smoothness. Too smooth for me, though, now. I've gotten to really like more textured toys. It's kind of hard to manage if you like toying laying down, it's so long and heavy.
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I do like the feel of the jelly though. I have a toy that has stainless balls inside it that move like ben-wa balls. It sort of simulates the pounding feeling that comes with real sex, but has jelly on the outside so you still get the nice jelly feeling. It's a nice combination of hard and squishy. If it was a few inches longer it would be perfect. I tried to attach a pic of it, but our connection is going to slow and it won't work.
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Oh, wow, that toy sounds so cool. Do you recall where you got it from or what it was called? (If you can't, believe me I understand. I have one I've been asked about I've never been able to track down.)
A Dildo rolled up and folded......err, yeah, I am sure it did

I think you should put the story in the fictitious stories section
It happens IRL! I have vids to prove it!!! :wink:
- Kristina