Wolfboi-
I've only found the measurements to be wrong once, but I also do not have the toys you mentioned so it probably does happen. I suppose its not something I've worried about too much since honestly EF is one of few sites that even provides measurements.
I don't actually own a measuring tape, and I do know a lot of things are up to personal preference, so I guess I do see where it is useful in these cases.
To be honest with you, the one time it was wrong for me and I tried to state the actual measurements I was told not to because the measurements on the page were correct. it turns out the product they were given as a prototype was not representative of the actual product the company had been sending out and so it has thusly been discontinued. The review program was under different management then so perhaps now such a thing is useful...
I suppose I'm just not seeing why when on most new products there is an actual size picture that's more accurate than measurements would be. If the numbers are wrong it should probably be noted though and I'll be more wary of that from now on.

lara-
Well the reason it bothered me is because I have only seen people bother to ask for it from very new reviewers. I guess it seemed as if people were nitpicking? But Wolfboi raises a good point, the numbers can be wrong sometimes and big and small are both very subjective.

I certainly don't mean to be rude with the post. I'm sure the people asking have good intentions but, I dunno.. It seems like sometimes people just ask for the sake of asking. Someone's mentioned it before, how people seem to have this laundry list for new reviewers and they just post it without reading carefully or without consideration sometimes- I've seen people ask for something the reviewer had provided more than once as well, but figured it was a mistake.

I suppose it might be essential info now, but I rarely include it and so I'm wondering why its not being asked to everyone? I mean most other reviewers only include it on offsite reviews- and rarely then. Perhaps it is being asked and I'm just not noticing or something... ?

I measure toys when I review them and I have found that many times my measurements are different than those posted on the site. Of course I can make errors, too, but sometimes a small difference is important to people. I still report my measurements even if they are different (I guess *especially* if they are different) because I think that helps people decide if a product is right for them. Someone who doesn't want a toy that's too thick might be pleased that a reviewer measured it to be 1.25" instead of 1.5" thick (or vice versa w/ thinner toys). On certain toys the diameter varies so I'm not always sure where they've measured the diameter.

I measure toys when I review them, even harness holes. If you are the consumer and ordering something like a dildo for a harness, you need to know measurements. Its like buying clothes. One medium sized shirt is not equal to another manufacturer's medium sized shirt. Or buying pants. If you don't have an accurate waist size and inseam, the fir will be less than optimal. As someone in science and health (all you people with degrees in chem or physics or math would agree, or engineering or carpentary, etc) that measurements are far more important in a description than " iredescent lime green and strawberry scented".

I don't care if you had the orgasm of your life with a toy. That doesn't make great consumer sense to me, its fluff or entertainment. I like facts and things I can quantify.

When I go to a hardware store I don't ask for excellent nails, I need a specific size and length to do the job. Same with sex toys. What's it made with, what's the size. These things are not left up to the imagination. What you can do with an item is...

I think that it is important to include at least some product dimensions and sizes in a reader friendly way. Perhaps compare it to a common household item if you do not want to include numbers. You don't have to include every detail of how wide a vein is, but it is helpful to think of your review as being the only or first thing a customer sees.

When I read reviews for products I have not tried I don't go and click on product page to find out the material type or basic dimensions. I believe that for the most part these should be included somehow. Kudos if you go all out and give me some extras, like how far apart the holes are in a collar which can help determine if I need to go up or down a size.


Also, I do not believe that anyone is specifically targeting new reviewers. If the questions are being asked on reviews it is because someone read the review and wanted to know. OR it was asked/suggested so that the reviewer could improve on their review. Especially if it was a very short review with little information about the product and more information about how intense it got them off.

Overall, I think measurements are important. I too have found listed measurements off. Also, when reading a review, I don't want to keep flipping back to the specs for the basic dimensions, I am lazy this way. If I see a dimension that isn't for me, I pass by on the toy.
For me sizing is most important on lingerie, I have been so misled by the sizing that I overall shy away from buying lingerie w/o trying it on. When a reviewer says the med is tight and she says she is "usually" a med, I consider this comment.

We also have to keep in mind that not everyone reads the specs, so if they are looking at your review and they see that an item is larger than they want they can just move along.

I do look at specs, but I am really insane about the sizes of my toys. I know what size I like and I stick with it. If the specs are on, often the reviews state a different size, I take those as more accurate so I know what I am looking at.

I was told, around a year ago, by those who were more highly ranked than I at the time, that measurements are important so that people don't *have* to go looking in multiple places for all the toy info.

Same for cleaning info, material safety, etc. Even though all the info is readily available site wide, it's considered a thorough review only if people can find every scrap of info they can imagine in it.

I do not necessarily agree but have conformed.

You will be assimilated...

I don't see the issue in posting it. I figure, if someone is reading my review, without looking at the EF specs, they should know all the info. I actually don't really measure my toys, I usually just pull the specs off of the overview page. I state it as such. I figure, if it makes your review better, than why leave it out? Would you leave out material composition just because it is on the overview page???

It does get awfully repetitive at times, but it does make it easier for a customer to find it all in one place. It's a lot easier to just read it in the review rather than having to flip back and forth. It's also handy on offsite reviews.

I do find it particularly useful on items like collars and restraints, where information on hole spacing, etc, is not on the overview page.

Perhaps we could just request that Neuron Geek add a section to all reviews, perhaps a widget in a sidebar, that has all the measurements and specs of the item. Then the technical and hard to include information -would- be on the same page as the review and we could just add stuff we felt was important to know but not listed. I.E. hole spacing, lingerie measurements, texture of material, size in relation to common household items, etc.

It does get incredibly boring to try to find a way to include all that crap in your reviews all the time, and I feel like it takes away from some really great reviews to have to read through it too.