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NSFW, How much would you pay for an egg vibrator? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by helen2345@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Online I found this egg for 23 euros. I then visited several sex shops asking for vibrating eggs like that one. On the first one they showed me this one for 130 euros. They insisted is waterproof according to IPX7 and that cheaper models are won't bring me to orgasm.

Is the second model 6 times better than the first one? I never expected a sex toy to be this expensive.

At another sex shop they offered this which can be bought directly from the manufacturer for 50 euros, but in this sex shop was valued at 90 euros, which is an insane markup.

They also had this one for 130 euros in store.

I don’t know if I should only buy ‘brand’ vibrators or simply trust amazon reviews and buy the cheapest one for 23 euros. Other reviews about the most expensive models over 100 euros indicate some customers are unhappy with the product, considering the price. Neither do I know what brands are reputable ones, if any, because I cannot give back a thing like this if I don’t like it.

Every listed toy is made in China so I don’t get the radical markups.

If you use egg vibrators, are there any brands I should look for?

For vaginal and anal use.

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[–] helen2345@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

this model sells now for 30 EUR. Original price was 120 EUR, which is a huge discount.

If this toy is as great as advertised, why are they selling it at a so steep discount? Something's not right.

Could I be buying a used toy?

This model doesn't have any reviews afaik.

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

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.