This is a good toy for those curious about spanking but nothing hard core. We were excited to try this, but were slightly disappointed. The paddle when hit against the skin leaves a slight sting but nothing painful (this is contingent on each individuals pain threshold). It is slightly flimsy, so we were able to kind of pull back the top and snap it back, which was slight less painful than being snapped by a rubber band.

The paddle is pretty small at only about 12.5" long and 2" wide. It is covered in a pink faux-leather material, and feels like it has a thin rod running through it that is only about 1/4" wide. As mentioned above it feels flimsy, and with the right force feels like it could easily snap in two. The XOXO on one side of the paddle is stamped out. This means you need to be careful when putting away for storage, as not to slide it next to something that might catch and rip one of the letters.

We did enjoy testing it out on each other by spanking each others butt and inside of the thighs. Its not too painful or intense. It is good for foreplay and light spanking. This product is definitely not meant to be used with a lot of force.

The paddle didn't come with any packaging, only a string with a colorful tag that we removed.