When I received this,I opened the box,and fell in love with it right away. I washed it off lubed it up,and played with it for hours,yes am not a beginner, and I took it all the way in first try.I rode this beautiful toy for hours,enjoyed all 9.5 inches, my legs were week for awhile after the workout, and it's closer to 2.5 ,I have 3 dildos that I play with ,and now this is becoming my favorite