Harmony wireless wonder - bullet discontinued by Doc Johnson - review by In Between Soliloquies

After having a disappointing experience with this product when I purchased it, I wrote to the manufacturer to express my dissatisfaction. Kindly, the manufacturer offered to replace it for me. After receiving my replacement, I was pleased that the new remote seemed to be better than the old one; the buttons didn't stick as much. When I unpackaged the bullet, I inserted the batteries in the packaging and closed it. I noticed that, like my first one, the seam of the two halves was slightly uneven, but the protruding lip was significantly smaller than it was on the first bullet. Overall, this one seemed like an improvement.

So, what did we do? Jam it up there and start clicking, of course!

So far so good; the vibrations were strong and the remote had good range. Pleased with this replacement, I cleaned and sterilized the toy, and put it away in a velvet pouch for the next time we felt frisky enough to take it for a spin. When that time came, I pulled it out, inserted the bullet, and nothing. Nothing at all. Fearing the worst, I tinkered around with it for about 10 minutes before giving up and sending it back to the drawer of shame. On a whim, I picked up two sets of batteries at an electronics store and popped them in. Same size battery, but they didn't fit into the slots! For some reason, the batteries that come with the bullet (N-size) are smaller than the N-size batteries that are found in stores. This presented a problem, because now I couldn't get the new batteries out of the battery compartment at all. Already committed, I closed up the bullet and tried my luck. And it worked! In fact, the remote's range was even better this time around! It seems that the batteries that came with the bullet were just dead, and it needed a fresh set. I danced around the room a bit and put it away again. A few days later, I took it out again and the remote wasn't responding (the LED light wouldn't come on). I grabbed the other set of new batteries I had bought and gave the remote a fresh one, and it worked. So clearly, the remote was draining the battery. But aha! I would outsmart the machine this time, because now, I decided just to store the battery separate from the remote. A few days later, I tried to use the bullet and it worked, which told me that storing the remote without the battery was the key. Fast forward about 3 weeks, and it's time for some family gathering fun! I grab my bullet, lock and load the remote, and it doesn't work.

So now, I'm truly disappointed. It seems that the battery is drained no matter what, and this thing is giving me more trouble than it's worth. Next time, I'll go with a better quality model.