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While I can't vouch for the in person details, sex toys were a hyperfixation for me because I was going to open a sex shop myself. My findings were that around 86% of full silicon egg vibrators use comparable motors. So when the shop owner said it won't bring you to orgasm, that's scam language. They were looking for the upsell.
Now, like someone else said, good reciever is the make or break here, a lot of the remote only models we tested just had a single wire loop for an antenna, which is not reliable and prone to breaking in use. If you're planning for anything other than personal use in a bedroom setting, look for Bluetooth compatibility.
Lastly, some other things to consider are charging style and battery life. Battery life is an obvious, if you take longer you're going to be pretty peeved if it dies. As for chargers, I found that bare contacts will corode over time and models with rubber caps that cover a USB mini are worthless. Possibly the best option I've seen across the board was using 1.5mm mono audio jack that pushed through a raised silicone nipple. The seal was reliable at 2.5m water depth (deepest pool we could find locally), the cord itself was durable and easily sourced if you needed a new one, and the interface was waterproof enough that my test subject could charge it during use.
All of this is to say, price isn't really a good tell. You're better off looking for something that's well reviewed and fits your needs.
The vast majority I worked with could be flexed a full 180 but had a preference to a specific angle based on either how they were packaged or moulded. We did have a few with cheaper antennas break internally with repeated flexing and tugging, those were all remote only.
In practice we found that that tails moulded into a tight C shape made them easier to wear under clothes as straighter J shaped designs would make an obvious bulge in tight clothes and shift around more freely during movement.
I can answer this question specifically, no idea about egg vibrators in general. If it is actual silicone (and be careful, a lot of cheap Amazon sex toys are not actual silicone), then it's non-porous and body-safe. In terms of pathogenic safety, any silicone toy can be used both vaginally and anally, and shouldn't grow bacteria/mould/etc inside it. Toys made specifically for anal will be made of harder silicone to make sure it can penetrate, and you probably know this but should have a flared base for anal. But some toys designed for vaginas also satisfy those qualities.
Actual silicone can be safely boiled. I boil my dildos to disinfect them (after washing with soap and water first). I use gentle pH-neutral soap so as to not damage the toys.
So the other commenter has all the good deets on the silicone. They don't advertise the raised charger nipple thing, it's just a trait of the 1.5mm jack construction.
As for design, these classic style corded eggs are pretty fantastic, especially for under clothes use. One of the consistent features we found was that they're notably gerthier than you expect from the image, this makes for consistent pressure but can be uncomfortable if you're not used to the size.
Another worthwhile note is g spot vibrators. For those not in the know who may be reading, the g spot is a spongey nerve cluster near the inside of the pelvic bone along the roof of the vagina. While it differs between individuals, the majority of women report lackluster results from g spot vibrations with best results from repeated pulsing squishes. If you know for sure that you're into g spot vibration, go for it, but if you don't know then don't be discouraged if it doesn't feel like it's working. On that note, the girth of the corded eggs can play to the benefit as shiftin the hips and engaging the pelvic floor can stimulate the g spot. My understanding is it takes some practice, but isn't difficult.
In the lot we tested, most of those seams were just junctions in the mould used to coat them and didn't actually have any depth. They may take a little extra attention while scrubbing but they weren't deep enough to be a hazard. Also most had some form of sturdy cordage inside the silicone cord to reinforce the wires in the case of pulling.
In one particular case, my ~55kg tester hung one of the sturdier models from a pull up bar and picked herself up with it. There were also a lot if nunchuck stunts lol. While most won't hold up to that level of stress, they're more than adequate for the grip strength of human orifices. A caveat to that, if you're worried about size or ease of retrieval anally you can start with guaging plugs. Similar to normal butt plugs they come in sets of 3-12 and have progressively wider diameters. This aclimated the body to a wider stretch.
For those with worries about anal incontinence from guaging, understand that the human anal muscles engage in both directions. So long as you're giving your body time to aclimate to the new size, you will actually gain muscle control and strength from this process. When pared with regular kegal exercises it can make a huge difference, especially for people advancing in age.
It did! Turns out on dissection that they used a braided steel cable to reinforce the cord. Had endless laughs about how over engineered that one was.
So that is the big shortfall to a lot of these toys, it's basically a planned obsolescence. That said, we've found through research that regular usage and charging practices as well as proper storage can lead to 5-8 year battery reliability. Unlike phones, all of these toys are simple circuits and reliably gentle on batteries.
On top of that, if you're a diy fan you could easily repair then yourself. After disassembly you can reseal the silicone with more body safe silicone that can be purchased in most adult stores in person or online listed under "clone-a-willy" or some variation of. This can also be used to specially modify toys or create them from scratch.
Don't run it to death, don't charge it while fully charged, avoid charging while you use it, store in places with regulated temperatures.
All the usual for Lithium ion batteries
So for starters, the chance of getting a used toy is basically nil unless you're specifically looking to buy that. It's literally more economical to throw them away.
As for the discount, that's what I like to call a black Friday deal. $30 today, $30 reduced from $120 tomorrow. They never sold it at that tag, they just say so because it makes people feel like they got a good price.
As for the price, you gotta remember the construction of these things. Two motors, 20cm of wire, and a Chinese bluetooth module, they cost maybe $1 to manufacture and wholesale prices are like $3 each for a lot of 500. Selling it at $30 is going to make bank and people will pay.
The price of toys has been pretty constant over the decades. I'm more of an engineer than an economist, but if I were to speculate I'd say they probably operated on a much tighter margin back in the day and that set the idealized price. Now that production is streamlined and online shopping means you don't have to run a physical store, the margin is huge but the ideal price hasn't changed because customers expect a dirt cheap product will be garbage.