IamA employee at Fleshlight Headquarters in Austin, TX - AMA!

Have you ever thought about printing 3d images of peoples faces onto dummy heads with a fuckable mouth? I've always wanted to fuck Bono in his smug face, you see. Bastard.

No, that's never come up in conversation around the office, and we talk about some pretty wacky stuff.

What is your return policy?

Unopened, Unused! Within 90 days or receiving the product. If you call customer service they'll give you the run down. Everything is sealed before we ship it so if we get it back and it's been even slightly tampered with it's immediately destroyed without refund :/ We don't mess around with that used crap!

i accidentally the whole fleshlight. what should i do?

BWHAHAHHAHAHAH! A true fan! Go back to 4chan you n00b!

How well does the alien series sell?

It actually sells surprisingly well.

What did your parents say when you told them what you do for a living?

I actually didn't tell them for a while, but after my mom thought I was working for the mob or something because I was so shady about it I told them both. My dad thought it was the coolest thing ever and my mom was just happy I wasn't selling drugs haha. "Well, there's always money there" they said. - Kenny

Awesome answer. Only wondering because I probably would have been mocked mercilessly for a time. Thank you.

There's a LOT of mocking that goes on around the office and from friends~

My parents weren't surprised at all. They don't ever ask me questions about work. I'm not sure if my mom really understands. I wish I had an epic reaction. I did take my dad for a tour...we didn't make eye contact for like a day. -Amanda

Also awesome. Thank you for the answer.

thanks for asking!

Do you guys have any open positions for a Chemical Engineer?

no

Do you feel there's more of a stigma on male sex toys versus female sex toys?

Absolutely! But we've honestly seen it on the decline over the past few years. More and more people seem to be opening up more about their sexuality and this means good news for male and female sex toy companies. Killing sexual frustration one Fleshlight at a time!

Do you think your workplace allows itself to more instances of sexual harassment?

Absolutely not, our company is explicit and very adult oriented but we're not idiots nor do we allow any of that kind of behavior. The biggest thing is the language used around the office but it's never offensive to any particular party. We all have a great sense of humor and that definitely helps.

Is there anything in your contract against ... "Testing" them at work?

And also what does your r&d do for testing?

Frowned upon I'm afraid but by all means take one home and give it a try. It's not hard for our R&D team to design a texture that would feel good on cock. A few bumps here, a few ribs there, yep that should do it. We base new textures on what people like the best out of other textures.

Has amanda been moulded?

Some say she may be the original but there is no proof.

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It's definitely an idea that been getting tossed around the office lately... We have a ton of ideas going around the office. I would like to see something like that come around one day, but we don't have anything in the works right now.

Is there any discussion of making a model that is warm? thats the sensation i would like most and what seems most missing from mens toys.

Right now we recommend the Fleshlights be warmed in hot water. We had warming rods that didn't quite work out like we had hoped. We are always looking for new ideas and ways to improve our products.

Do you have any Rick Perry inspired products, and if not, can you?

We have a variety of different assholes to chose from.

I live in Austin, can I come take a tour of production? Edit: I'm for real. I love factory tours.

We really wish we could do this, I mean every brewery has a tour, hell even Busch beans has a tour. But sadly being such a small operation we just can't accommodate it at this time. But there's still ways to see it. We have Vines of it, pics on our blog, etc.

Any good stories from customer service department?

Oh man, soooo many. The best ones are always the mothers who are in denial of their son's masturbating habits and the creepy old dudes playing "paddy cake" in the background. IfyouknowwhatImean

The best ones are always the mothers who are in denial of their son's masturbating habits

Can you expand on this? It sounds hilarious.

So we'll get calls from pissed off mothers with teenage boys asking what this charge is. When we tell them what this is they're obviously extremely disgusted and then claim that their kid never ordered it. Even when we have the kids name on the order, their email address etc. they're like "nope! nope! My angel would never order something like this". In the back of our minds we're always thinking "Oh of course, because no 14-15 year old ever jerks off" haha. All in all we tell them they did in fact break the law by falsifying that they were 18 years of age to place the order and that we can take legal action if necessary but they usually just let it go at that point and I'm sure an ass whooping ensues for the kid.

What's the most common pornstar fleshlight sold?

Right now it's the Stoya Destroya. Lisa Ann and Jenna Haze are also very popular.

Is it true that you guys make molds of porn stars vaginas? And if so, is it awkward?

Not at all, we have the same two R&D guys come in to do them. It's a quick process and everyone always has a great sense of humor. I mean some of these girls do a lot more awkward things with their vaginas than getting a cast mold done.

After using my Fleshlight for less than a month there were already tears in the tube part of the silicone. I am a little thicker than average but didn't expect it to get ruined so fast. Any possibility of providing different sizes? I loved the product before it got torn.

You may just want to try an different texture. Some Fleshlights are a little wider than others but still offer great sensations. Feel free to call customer service, they should be able to help you pick out one that will work better for you.

Do you have any celebrity customers?

We've shipped quite a few to several people. Let me think, I personally sent one to Danny McBride after the owner met him in the airport. Daniel Tosh after a segment that featured a Fleshlight. We sponsored the Joe Rogan and Kevin Smith podcasts so we always sent them product. Oh and Seth Rogan after Zach and Miri make a Porno. There's been many more thats just all I can think of. Im sure most of them have their assistants order em haha

Kevin Smith mentioned it during a hollywood babbleon show, i remember that!

Yea he was always the best at dropping the Fleshlight brand. We used to stream his podcasts in the office all the time.

Has there been any model that's been discontinued that you believe should be brought back?

Hmmm, there's been lots of products that have been discontinued. I had to choose one to come back it would have to be the Raven Riley FLG. Other than that all the different textured Ice Fleshlights would be cool. Does anyonbe remember the Mini Maid orifice? That one would be cool too. Blame it on R&D! :/

Sounds more like the work of your sales/marketing department. After all, you're making something that has an extended shelf life. Short of mold failure, I can't imagine resurrecting or continuing any model is a significant effort.

Meh, very true. Plus a lot of the older girls we had only had a limited contract with us. So when the time came and they didn't want to renew we had to kill off their stock and discontinue their texture all together.

Any new models coming out that we should be excited about?

We are actually just starting to talk about that in the office. We tweeted this weekend asking people who they would like to see at the next Fleshlight Girl and got a lot of great responses. There are so many great porn stars to choose from. Anyone you like?

Bonnie rotten would be my first choice.

Agreed! So hot!

If it happens, do I get a free one?

Sure, this policy works all the time! I actually came up with the idea for the double cheeseburger, so now I get them free everywhere I go! Haha but seriously hop on our forums we do have some free giveaways sometimes. That'd be the best place to try and score some free products.

Have you ever considered Kennedy Leigh? Perfect model I would say

It's really up to the girls and their agencies to get ahold of us and work out the contract details. The more you bug them the more likely they are to start working with us. But a lot goes into signing a new girl so we can't make any promises

What are your thoughts of Bad-Dragons products?

Interesting and creative to say the least! They've really mastered their own niche and we can certainly respect them for that.

Do you have any thoughts on regulating th adult toy industry? I heard that unsafe materials are all too common.

The only real problem you see with this particular issue is coming from other countries, mainly China as their regulations are are waaay more slack if enforced at all. There's a company that knocks off our products and the material is quite sketchy to say the least. In the US we have all sorts of regulations and toxicology standards that must be met. Best advice is to always make sure where your products are coming from and read as many reviews as you can.

how do you take the molds of the pornstars vaginas ?

Just as you would a cast mold of anything else, like in the movies where they make a cast mold of someones face then add all the effects. Once we have the cast we replicate it into a solid block of aluminum and pour the molds from there. Check out the earlier Vines we made, we shot a bunch of those molds sitting in the warehouse.

Maybe I missed it, but do you market to gay customers? Any man-ass fleshlights? Must be money to be made there.

Sorry in advance if you gave to cast some dude asshole now...

Oh of course, in a lot of ways it's actually more popular than the hetero side (Fleshlight). Fleshjack is marketed toward the gay community. Go check it out! We're at a lot of Pride events too so keep an eye out for us!

Of course! No worries at all. Checkout fleshjack.com. We have a line of Fleshjack Boys.

Will you say hi to your IT staff for me? Haven't seen Ethan in a while. Might have to get Eddie to host another BBQ.

I most certainly will!!!

Could you tell Stephanie G. in advertising that Kelly S. says hi?

Most definitely! I love that our employees have so many reddit friends!

While youre at it, tell Ed (the janitor) hes a deuschbag and a shitty friend for not stealing me a flashlight as if youd notice one missing

And tell Joan she owes me five bucks. Times are getting tough around here.

And tell Chad he's a dick

WHO are these PEOPLE!? haha

Haha will do! Will he know who Kayakyakr is?

Wait where are the hats?

we have a few hats floating around the office but nothing for sale at the moment. That would make for some great swag! I'm going to get on that.

Are there any crazy stories/myths that keep popping up about fleshlights ?

Every once in a while we get these jokers calling up saying there was something in their Fleshlight that cut their junk. This of course is complete bullshit as the product is a solid piece of the Real Feel SuperSkin and there's just no way any piece of plastic or anything could ever get embedded into the material. They're just hoping we'll freak out and drop a shit load of money to hush it all up. We just let our legal department handle it. With over 8 million sold we've never heard of something like this happening.

How long have you been with fleshlight? What are some strategies you have for the expanding sex toy market as more people own fleshlights?

We both started about the same time. We've been here about 6 years. Honestly the owners are very creative when it comes to expanding male sex toys. I can't tell you how many times I hear about a new idea! They can become inspired by anything! Even a dog toy! ha! It's everyday talk around here. We have R&D in Santa Fe, NM. They have a great system there for coming up with unique textures for inside the fleshlights. As the years go by our textures get more and more interesting.

inspired by anything! Even a dog toy!

So when does this squeaking fuckable cheeseburger toy come out?

you never know! haha

They must be creative people because who else would have thought of sticking their penis into a flashlight?

^{Are your bosses in middle school?}

They really really are! I wish I would would have thought of it!

Why haven't you released a rechargeable battery powered version that stays warm?, anon told me when you run hot water through it it only stays warm for about 20 seconds then it's cold.

The mechanics behind that are just too complicated, especially with the material being what it is. It's a possibility sure but it's just way too far out to make any comments on it.

Has anyone in the business trademarked "Go fuck yourself!" as their slogan? If not, why not?

It would be the perfect way to end any call from a customer.

LOVE IT! We don't have it trademarked. I do have it printed on my business cards, and I had some postcards printed out with, "Go Fuck Yourself" written in large pink letters. It's more of a complement when it comes from us.

How many times, within any given day, would you say the word "Fap" is used at your job?

Honestly we don't really don't say fap very often. Walking around the office you are more likely to hear: pussy, ass, fucking, sucking, sex, hot ass.. things like that.

I'm moving to Austin in three weeks, are there any job openings for College students?

I'd use those college skills elsewhere haha, all we have at the moment are warehouse positions. "Pick up box here, place box over there" kinna stuff

austin native, where do i apply for a warehouse job?

Check craigslists, we do some postings there. Otherwise come by the office. The address is on the website under contact us.

I just wanted to pop in and say that the Fleshlight and Fleshjack products have been responsible for some of the hottest and most vocal self-service video's/porn I've ever watched! Thank you for getting those men to moan!

Question: You keep mentioning progressive textures for the male products, anything lined up for the ladies in terms of new product/expanding the line(s)?

We are always looking to expand. Our Freaks dildos can be found on Fleshjack but can be used by women. We also recently released some vibrating cock rings for couple play. We'll be working on it! Thank you so much for your great comment and question!

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Our material is unlike any on the market. Most use that Cyber Skin, ours is much much softer and more pliable. The Fleshlight is about 11inches so anything under that will fit just fine. From our forum members reviews the Stoya Destroya is probably one of the most popular Fleshies, but if you're looking for a little cheaper I'd go with the Wonder Wave texture or the STU (Stamina Training Unit)

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Yea, it's pretty common with male masturbators. There has to be some air displacement in order for the product to work and this means a slight whistling sound. Some people find mods around it like foam o-rings at the bottom of the case, it seems to help. The bottom cap is adjustable to it can allow for more or less suction. The less suction, the less sound it makes.

What is consider "nsfw" at your workplace?

There really isn't anything that's nsfw here. A big part of our job is looking at porn. It's uncommon for a day to go by without looking at some kind of porn.

Is there some kind of birthday discount for fleshlights?

No sorry, but there's a 25% off sale going on right now! That's probably the best discount you can get.

I've seen you guys at the a few of the CHAMPS tradeshows, which show do you guys do the best numbers at?

Champs has actually been very good to us. Aside from that all the AVN and XBIZ shows do well. Exxxotica and Erofame are getting better. Oh and we're sponsoring the AirSex tour happening all over the US, be sure to stop by if it comes to a city near you! We'll have giveaways and swag bags.

does anyone checks the product before going into the market?

Yea! We have production tables that eye 'em for defects, then the powder room guys look 'em over. The last ones to check them are the packaging team before putting them on the shelves for the shipping department.

Did that awful Jezebel article shaming men who use toys go around the office? How did y'all feel about it?

(To those wondering, it was so bad they removed it, you can find some excerpts here)

This is something we deal with on a daily basis! There are a lot of double standards when it comes to men and women's sexual health. Slowly but surely things are starting to come around. It's actually a pretty exciting time for us. Just the fact that I can sit here and talk about fake vaginas is amazing!

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Yea the local shops always bump up the price. We're currently running a 25% off sale on the site. We ship from Spain for EU customers so shipping is relatively cheap. It won't be up for too much longer but it's probably the best deal for you.

Do you need Jedi skills or can anyone make one?

http://xkcd.com/1397/

The force must be strong, but yes anyone can make one! haha

when strangers, friends or family asks what you do for a living. what do you tell them?

I've worked here for 6 years, so most of my friends and family know. It does get a little odd telling someone for the first time. I never know how they will react, and in most cases it becomes the highlight of the conversation. Sometimes I just say I make toys and no one seems to be too interested in just toys.

Is there any kind of fleshlight that you can perform oral on? Like a flavored fleshlight?

We don't have any flavored Fleshlights, but you could rub some nuttela or flavored lube on them.

Who's your favorite porn star to work with?

Well we recently had Lisa Ann in here for her live Q&A and she is sooo awesome! Like the nicest person you'd ever meet and possibly DP. Then we hung out with Tera Patrick last week and she was so cool! Smart as she is sexy! I think it'd be impossible to pick a favorite

Speaking of the Lisa Ann Q&A, are you guys going to do more of that? And can you pretty please make sure to mail affiliates ahead of time so we can get banners up? ;-)

Of course, I'll start throwing it up on the FNCash Forum and the FNCash twitter. We'll be doing a lot more of them for sure. For Fleshjack too!

Do you by any chance need product testers?

Not at this time. In face we have too many product testers!

How can I justify getting one of these when the price is so high in comparison to the ramen packets that I am forced by budget to consume? I am totally not fishing for free product right now!

Well you have to look at the long run. You could spend $100 easy a night taking a lovely lady out in the hopes it may lead to something more or you can have a sure thing waiting for you 24/7 haha It's all about perspective.

Which one of the inside part options is your favorite?

Hmm, the Stoya Destroya texture is definitely one of the most popular one we have. Other than that the STU is always a classic.

what's the pay like compared to normal jobs ? is it higher because of the nature of the product ?

It's pretty standard with any other small manufacturing company. I wouldn't really go into detail but we're not all just ballin' outta control over here. We're just humble folk :)

Are employees required to test the products?

Not at all! They're more than welcome to try a product if they'd like, it sometimes help in explaining the products to potential customers.

Any plans for tranny fleshlights?

We had a landing page a while back with just a generic but and mouth but marketed toward the "tranny" niche but I don't think there's anything in the works at the moment. If so I bet Bailey Jay and Domino Presley would be first up!

Any plans for a type of integration with web cams or google glass? Thanks for doing this AMA!

The closest thing we have right now is the V-stroker, leg strap, and launchpad. We are definitely into the idea and I think it will naturally happen.

Are you hiring?

Check the Austin Craigslist we post warehouse openings there occasionally.

I want a Night Elf girl fleshlight can we make that happen?

Nothing is impossible, Paul.

Got any free samples you want to send my way? LOL.

Seriously though, what do your friends say when you tell them where you work? Anyone a prude about it?

I usually just tell them I'm in affiliate marketing, then kind of gauge how comfortable they might be with it then if they pry further I'll tell them it's in the adult industry. It actually turns out to be a great conversation and almost everybody, at least here in Austin, eventually open up about it. Sometimes a little too much. Like, it's an interesting work environment but I don't need to know every kink or sexual conquest you've had.

do you have to feel the person to get an idea of what the fleshlight should also feel like? do you compare is the real question?

Well the material is just as soft and pliable as real skin so it's the closest thing to the real thing you'll find on the market. There's some old videos of a girl holding a fleshlight and touching both it and herself and it looks and feels like the same thing.

i would love to request links to those and well do you test the product? and what is the wierest thing you sell?

Probably the Freaks line of Fleshlights, that'd be the weirdest. We've actually been told not to post direct links but just go the Fleshlight's site and check it out.

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Ha! We get a lot of orders that come in after 6-12 packs! We are realizing that some people buy Fleshlight Girls just for their texture and sometimes don't buy because they are turned off by their textures. We are looking to improve all of our textures and are continually expanding our range of products. I would recommend continually checking back. Our R&D in New Mexico is in the process of making a lot of new textures. Because each one is pretty much made by hand they can take some time to produce. Thanks!

Do you need anything college background to do what you(guys) do?

Depends on what you want to do. Like any company we have several different departments from marketing to accounting, development and programming, logistics and engineering. Some require higher education others don't.