Assignment Anxiety - How Often Do You Refuse Assignments?

I was so excited to get a new assignment - until I get to the page and find out it's for a 'flesh light' - something I have no interest in. Fair enough - but that means I have turned down my last two assignments and didn't care for the two I did accept.

I think there should be some kind of a profile. I have reviewed 22 high-end toys ranging mostly in the $75 to $300 range link. But for my assignments, I've been offered nothing but low-end beginner toys - all worth less than $20.

Shouldn't the assignment program be organized in a way that leverages the known strengths of the reviewer?

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I was so excited to get a new assignment - until I get to the page and find out it's for a 'flesh light' - something I have no interest in. Fair enough - but that means I have turned down my last two assignments and didn't care for the two I did accept.

I think there should be some kind of a profile. I have reviewed 22 high-end toys ranging mostly in the $75 to $300 range link. But for my assignments, I've been offered nothing but low-end beginner toys - all worth less than $20.

Shouldn't the assignment program be organized in a way that leverages the known strengths of the reviewer?

What am I missing? less

Definitely should email admin and discuss it privately with them.

However.

Fleshlights? Are not low end, $20 items. They're one of the top toys out there in terms of popularity and pretty high end.

Also, you have a rank of 5.5. That means your assignment request limit is $50. When your rank rises, you'll be able to request items up to $75 but, honestly? You have to pay your dues just like everyone else.

I reviewed for over a year before I was in the upper bracket price wise.

YOU choose the assignments you request as monthly so what you review, within your price range and the availability options is up to you.

Things assigned by the Admin are generally manufacturer sponsored items or things we need to push out and are generally middle of the road kind of products. These are extra assignments and we're actually lucky to get them. Up until the last year or so it was one assignment, period, per month with no extras.

Sometimes, we just need to count our blessings. Most of our reviewers are... good. Quite good. ALL of them would love to be on some sort of list where they got fabulous, high end items every time they got an assignment.

In reality? It's done fairly. My last assignment? A 4 oz tube of water based lube. According to your idea of how the assignments "should" be organized, I'd ONLY be getting stuff that was over a couple hundred dollars. Afterall, I've reviewed the Eleven and half the Nobessence line. I've done like 110 high end item reviews. I totally deserve the good stuff, everyone else can do the lube. Right? That would be fair.

*blink*

No? Oh. Damn.

Getting offered a Fleshlight is pretty rare, actually. Someone will be very glad you turned it down. less

Definitely should email admin and discuss it privately with them.

However.

Fleshlights? Are not low end, $20 items. They're one of the top toys out there in terms of popularity and pretty high end.

Also, you have a rank of 5.5. That means your assignment request limit is $50. When your rank rises, you'll be able to request items up to $75 but, honestly? You have to pay your dues just like everyone else.

I reviewed for over a year before I was in the upper bracket price wise.

YOU choose the assignments you request as monthly so what you review, within your price range and the availability options is up to you.

Things assigned by the Admin are generally manufacturer sponsored items or things we need to push out and are generally middle of the road kind of products. These are extra assignments and we're actually lucky to get them. Up until the last year or so it was one assignment, period, per month with no extras.

Sometimes, we just need to count our blessings. Most of our reviewers are... good. Quite good. ALL of them would love to be on some sort of list where they got fabulous, high end items every time they got an assignment.

In reality? It's done fairly. My last assignment? A 4 oz tube of water based lube. According to your idea of how the assignments "should" be organized, I'd ONLY be getting stuff that was over a couple hundred dollars. Afterall, I've reviewed the Eleven and half the Nobessence line. I've done like 110 high end item reviews. I totally deserve the good stuff, everyone else can do the lube. Right? That would be fair.

*blink*

No? Oh. Damn.

Getting offered a Fleshlight is pretty rare, actually. Someone will be very glad you turned it down. less

Thanks to all for the quick feed back. It seems that my comments somehow conveyed that I am some how ungrateful. Nothing could be further from the truth. I buy products at a fair discount and don't begrudge EF at all.

Carrie Ann - I follow your reviews all the time and no doubt you do a great job. Honestly I have no desire to review hundreds of products - that's your thing and your very good at it. I prefer to review just a few high quality products - in line with my interests which are decidedly 'partner oriented'.

It just seems to me that the assignments that I have received bear no resemblance to my interests. Looks like I need to take another look at my profile - and send Gary a message.

Thank you again - I apologize for offending 'the team'. less

Eh. I choose to do mostly high end stuff these days, too. My point was that, truly, a lot of reviewers do and have reviewed tons of it. None of us "only" get that stuff.

Your best bet is to request things you want for your monthly request - things that fall into your criteria of what you like and are interested in and are also within your price range - and just let Gary know you prefer not to get the push assignments since those are generally kind of run of the mill staples.

Eventually your rank will go up and your choices will also become more open but the system is what it is - for now, you're limited to a $50 price max.

Most of the reviewers with a higher rank, to be frank, got there - and obtained the ability to request more pricey stuff - by taking a few for the team and reviewing the lesser items, too.

You determine how fast your journey in rank goes, really.

Anyhow...

I suggest picking something you want to review that is of a quality you deem acceptable within your price range and request it rather than waiting for push assignments. You may not be eligible for $100 products - none of us are, as the cap is $75 - but you do have some control. less

You really turned down a Fleshlight? I just got my first masturbator, a Tenga Fliphole, a few months ago and now love them! (BTW, I'm an "old guy") I now have the STU Fleshlight, as well as the Lady Lager - both of which are incredible. While I've taken almost all assignments, I've only turned down prostate massagers only because I've had some medical problems "down there" and it wouldn't be wise for me to use them. I also took an assignment for a thong - which I would NEVER buy but still had fun writing the review. At the moment, I've got a couple of smaller items to review (I've been VERY busy so it's taking me some time to get to writing the reviews on them) and another Fleshlight is on it's way (maybe it's the one you didn't want to try). Sure, Fleshlights are kind of big but they'll make you and your penis very happy less

I was asked to review a mini sex-ball this week. I am still really intimidated to try it out, but I figured what could it hurt to give it a good try? It's not something I'd ever have tried on my own, but maybe I'll think it's the most amazing thing ever--who knows? Even if the toy turns out to be no better than an overinflated beach ball, what did I lose? An hour of my time? Two hours? Four hours, if you count how much time I spent blowing it up?

I don't see what the big deal is, EF doesn't have to offer me anything to review for free, so the fact that they DO offer me stuff to review is YAY awesome.

Besides that, a Fleshlight is a $70 toy, so they aren't low-balling you, there... less

I want to thank everyone for their input. I learned a lot.

By using the request method I've been offered and accepted a new assignment for Aria's Vibrating Bigboy link.

Look for the review soon! less