Gildo Glass Dildo No. 5: review

Gildo Glass Dildo No. 5 in brief — this is what you get

Gildo Glass Dildo No. 5 is a handcrafted glass dildo without a motor, battery, or electronics. The entire product is a single piece of transparent glass with a blue spiral rib that runs along the shaft and continues up into the glans, a clearly bent shaft, and a flat, flared base. The manufacturer is ONE-DC, the Dutch company within the EDC group that owns the Gildo brand, and the manufacturer’s own product description already includes the measurement: Gildo - Glass Dildo No. 5 - 18 cm. The article number is GIL544BLU, and in the manufacturer’s own register the item is listed under Dynamics ID 112400 and Variant ID 313580.

The specification looks like this. Total length 18.0 centimeters and maximum diameter 3.5 centimeters according to the manufacturer’s own measurement guide, which also appears as two icons on the back of the packaging: Length 18 cm and Diameter 3.50 cm. The material is stated as tempered glass. The base is flat and flared. The shaft is bent and fitted with ribs that the manufacturer explicitly describes as stimulating when the dildo is inserted or touched. A storage pouch is included according to the packaging’s own icon Including Toy Bag. In Sweden, the item is sold by five stores at prices between 249 and 279 SEK, and all five had it in stock at the price check on September 12, 2026.

This review is about the item with EAN 8719497660438. The number is verified directly against the manufacturer: the EAN-Barcode field on ONE-DC’s product page for GIL544BLU is marked with gtin13 in the side source and states exactly that number, and the retailer Taboo publishes the same barcode along with the same article number. It matters here, because Gildo numbers its glass models consecutively—No. 1, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 10, No. 14, No. 15, No. 20, No. 21, and so on—and each number is a separate article with its own EAN where only the last digits differ. So two models can look very similar in a store feed and still be completely different products with different lengths, different textures, and different prices.

One note about the name before we go any further. The manufacturer writes the brand Gildo, in the singular. The Swedish retailer Vuxen lists the same item under the brand name "Gildos" and the product name "Glasdildo No. 5". Joyland calls it "Gildo: Handmade Glass Dildo No. 05", while Blush Me, SexleksakerOutlet, and Taboo use variants of the manufacturer’s English name. It’s the same item number and the same EAN on all five—just different spellings in each store’s own catalog.

What a glass dildo is, and how it differs from silicone

A glass dildo differs from a silicone product in four points, all of which come from the material and not from the construction. The first is hardness. Glass does not give at all. Vuxen states the elasticity as "Not bendable" and the stiffness as "Hard"; Joyland lists the hardness as "Hard"—both are store-provided details, but they are also the obvious result of the product being solid glassware. That means that the pressure from the tip is not distributed over a yielding surface the way a silicone product does, but instead concentrates exactly where the glass is in contact. That’s the whole point of a glass dildo aimed at the G-spot, and it’s also what makes it require more thought than a soft product of the same size.

The second point is the surface. Glass is non-porous. There are no microscopic voids where residue can get stuck, which is by far the single most important material property of anything that’s meant to lie against mucous membrane. The manufacturer states it itself on the back of the packaging: glass is waterproof, easy to clean hygienically, and "100% body-safe".

The third point is glide without lubricant. Silicone products can’t handle silicone-based lubricants—they break down the surface over time and make it porous. Glass doesn’t have that problem. The manufacturer states that Gildos glass toys can be used in combination with all types of lubricants, and Joyland repeats the same thing in its specifications line with the recommendation "water- or silicone-based". It sounds like a small detail, but it means you don’t need to own two kinds of lubricants or keep track of which product tolerates what.

The fourth point is temperature. Glass conducts heat significantly better than silicone and keeps a temperature for longer. The manufacturer builds the entire product description around it and even has its own icon for it on the packaging: Temperature Play. It’s the only function in this product category that costs nothing to use, and it doesn’t exist at all on a silicone product.

No. 5, No. 4, or No. 1—so which Gildo is which?

The Gildo series consists of a long lineup of glass models that often get mixed up in Swedish shop listings, and three of them are particularly close to each other in both price and shape.

• No. 5 — the model this text is about. 18 centimeters, maximum diameter 3.5 centimeters. A bent shaft with externally mounted ribs in a spiral, blue details on the shaft and glans, flat base. EAN 8719497660438.
• No. 4 — 17.5 centimeters, according to the manufacturer’s product designation. Here the blue spirals inside the glass are instead of on the outside, which gives a smooth surface instead of a ribbed one. Same flat base and same slightly bent shaft. EAN 8719497660261.
• No. 1 — 17.5 centimeters, transparent with blue ribs on the shaft and yellow bands on the glans. The manufacturer describes the ribs as stimulating during up-and-down movement, so it’s the same idea as on No. 5 but with a different color scheme. EAN 8719497660186.

If you want to go up in size, No. 20 is the next step: 23 centimeters with a bulb-shaped shaft, a narrow tip, and a wide bottom, and with the manufacturer’s own note that the glass is heavier than typical dildos. So the difference between No. 4 and No. 5 is not primarily in the length—half a centimeter hardly makes a difference—but whether the pattern is in the glass or on the surface. That’s the only difference that actually affects how the product feels against the mucous membrane, and it’s most clearly shown by the pictures, not the text.

There’s also a specific data problem worth knowing before you buy. Several Swedish shops publish the manufacturer’s description of No. 4 on the page for No. 5. The text that the glass “has blue spirals on the inside” is ONE-DC’s own description of the item GIL527CLR, i.e. No. 4. The manufacturer’s text for No. 5, item GIL544BLU, says something else: blue details on the shaft and glans, and a bent shaft with stimulating ribs. Joyland and Taboo have the correct text, Vuxen has the wrong one. It doesn’t change anything about the product you get—EAN and item number match—but it explains why two shop pages for the same item can describe the surface in two opposite ways.

Materials and build quality: tempered glass in one piece

The material question is the only characteristic of an intimate product that can’t be compensated for through experience or care, and it determines whether the product is still hygienic after ten years. Here the answer is unusually simple: the product is one single piece of glass. There’s no seam, no glued joint, no coating, no silicone coating, no electronics, and no opening. The manufacturer states the material as glass on the product page and as tempered glass on the packaging, with the icon Strong Glass next to it.

What type of glass is it? A question the manufacturer doesn’t answer

This is the most noticeable gap in the specifications. Gildo writes "hardened glass" on the packaging and "glass" on the product page, but it never specifies the type of glass. There is no information about borosilicate glass, no information about soda-lime glass, no value for thermal shock resistance, and no reference to any standard. None of the five Swedish shops fills in the gap either: Vuxen, Joyland, Blush Me, SexleksakerOutlet, and Taboo all only write "glass".

Why does it matter? Borosilicate glass has a low coefficient of thermal expansion and can handle rapid temperature changes significantly better than ordinary soda-lime glass. Since temperature changes are one of the three functions that the manufacturer itself markets, this is really the specific piece of information you want. For example, the competitor Dream Toys states plainly that the Glamour Glass Curved Wand is made of borosilicate glass. Gildo does not.

What can be established is that the manufacturer still provides a clear framework for temperature changes, and that the framework is restrained: fridge, or respectively warm or cold water, for a few minutes. Nowhere is boiling water mentioned—nor an oven, freezer, or dishwasher. If you read that instruction as it stands—and you should—the type of glass is less important, because none of the recommended steps involves any severe temperature shock. But the information should still be listed in the specifications, and that it is missing is a minus.

Phthalates, porosity, and why glass avoids the whole question

Phthalates are a group of plasticizers used to make plastic—above all soft PVC—flexible. The Swedish Chemicals Agency (Kemikalieinspektionen) describes them as substances that can affect the hormone system and make reproduction more difficult, and several of them are therefore restricted or banned within the EU in a large number of products. This product category is repeatedly the subject of oversight, because it is full of soft plastic that lies against the skin and mucous membranes.

A glass product makes the whole discussion irrelevant. Glass doesn’t need plasticizers to be glass. There is no polymer that can break down, nothing that can migrate out of the material, and nothing that ages. That is why the label "glass" in a material box says more than almost any other wording in this category—more than "TPE," more than "body-safe plastic," and considerably more than "jelly rubber," which says nothing at all about what the product actually consists of.

The manufacturer’s wording on the packaging — that the glass is 100 percent body-safe and easy to clean hygienically — is therefore, for once, a statement that the choice of material itself supports. What, however, does not follow automatically is hygiene over time. A scratched piece of glassware is no longer completely smooth, and the manufacturer brings up cleaning between anal and vaginal use as an explicit warning in its own material for the sister model No. 29: the surface must be cleaned very carefully with lukewarm water and toy cleaner to minimize the risk of harmful bacteria.

Measurements and weight: 18 cm, 3.5 cm — and three different diameters in the stores

The manufacturer’s own measurement information is unambiguous and is found in three places. The product name indicates 18 cm. The dimension image indicates Length: 18.0 cm and Max. Ø: 3.5 cm against a centimeter scale, with a lipstick embedded as a size reference. The back of the packaging repeats both values as icons: 18 cm and 3.50 cm. It’s unusually well documented for this price category.

The stores, on the other hand, don’t agree, and the discrepancy is large enough that it should be reported. Joyland states the diameter as 3.5 centimeters, which matches the manufacturer. Vuxen, Blush Me, and SexleksakerOutlet all state 3 centimeters. Taboo states "minimum diameter 2.8 cm" and writes in its specification table "Diameter Ø: ~ 2.8 cm". Where the store and the manufacturer contradict each other, the manufacturer applies: the max diameter is 3.5 centimeters. The other figures are presumably measured in different places along a shaft that tapers—2.8 centimeters could very well be the shaft’s narrowest part, and 3 centimeters an average—but none of the stores specify where on the product they measured, and therefore they can’t be used as maximum measurements.

The manufacturer does not publish insertion length at all. Two stores do, and they don’t agree either: Joyland states 17 centimeters of penetrating length, while Taboo states 16.5 centimeters as insertable. The difference is half a centimeter, and since both are store figures, the reasonable thing is to assume roughly 16.5 to 17 centimeters and to know that the flared flange at the base accounts for the rest.

The manufacturer also does not publish the weight. Here, though, the stores agree: both Joyland and Taboo state 504 grams. Two independent stores with exactly the same figure are as close to a documented value as you get when the manufacturer stays silent, but it is still a store specification and should be read as such. Half a kilo is still information that deserves consideration, because it’s roughly the difference that this product class makes: a glass dildo of this size weighs several times more than a silicone dildo of the same dimensions, and the weight is part of the experience rather than a flaw. It also means the product should never be handled carelessly over a tiled floor.

The shape deserves a line of its own. The shaft is clearly bent—not just slightly curved—and the glans tapers toward the tip, with a wider section just underneath. The base is an outward-flaring flange—Vuxen lists the base type as “Utsvängd”—and it sticks out far enough to function as a stop. The manufacturer publishes no information about the flange diameter, and none of the five stores does either.

The ribs, the bent shaft, and the flat base

Three design details make this model what it is, and the manufacturer names all three in its own product text: the stimulating ribs, the bent shaft, and the flat base. There’s no motor, no positions, no app, and nothing to adjust. What determines the experience is the shape, the angle, and the temperature—and it’s a shorter list to deal with than for almost any other product in the range.

What the ridged texture actually does

The manufacturer describes the ribs as something that “gives extra stimulation when you insert or move the dildo.” The wording is precise in a way that’s worth noting: the effect occurs during rörelse, not at rest. A ridged surface does nothing at all when the product is lying still. It makes a difference when it passes over a surface, and the difference grows with how slowly it passes.

Joyland specifies in its product listing that the tip has a smooth texture while the shaft is ridged, and it lists the surface as “Räfflad, Slät” in its specifications line. That matches the manufacturer’s images: the spiral rib runs along the shaft and transitions into a denser, finely striped pattern on the glans. That combination—smooth tip, ridged shaft—is a deliberate design rather than a coincidence, and it explains why the manufacturer describes the glans as tapered for comfortable insertion, while the shaft is the part that should stand out.

What this means in practice is that this model rewards slowness in a way that a smooth glass dildo doesn’t. What can also be stated is the opposite: if you’re sensitive to texture, a ridged surface is the wrong way into this category—and then the sister model No. 4—with the spirals inside the body and an entirely smooth surface—is the more reasonable product for almost the same money.

How is the bent shaft aimed toward the G-spot and the prostate?

The bend isn’t decoration. In its description of the entire Gildo series, the manufacturer links it directly to targeted stimulation, and SexleksakerOutlet puts it in its store text as a product that’s “designed to easily reach the G-spot.” A straight shaft hits the front wall only if your wrist keeps the angle the whole time; a bent shaft holds the angle for you—which is why the whole product category looks like this.

Practical means that orientation matters. The curve should point toward the front wall for vaginal use and toward the abdominal wall for anal use — it’s the same direction and the same anatomical logic. Since the glass is completely non-flexible, you can’t adjust the angle afterward, the way you can with a soft silicone product. The angle is molded into the shape, and it’s either exactly what you want or not at all what you want.

One more thing that follows from the firmness. Since the material doesn’t spring back, every movement of your hand transfers directly to the contact point. That gives precision, but it provides no margin for error. It’s the decisive difference compared with a silicone dildo of exactly the same size, and it’s also the reason why a glass product isn’t an obvious first product for someone who’s completely new to the category.

Why the flat base determines whether it can be used anally

The manufacturer explicitly states that the flat base makes the toy usable both anally and vaginally, and Joyland specifies why: the base prevents the dildo from sliding in too far. This isn’t a convenience feature; it’s a safety feature. Anal use lacks the natural stop point that exists for vaginal use, and a product without a flange can be pulled in beyond reach. A flared base is the only design that prevents that.

So what makes this product usable in both directions is the base, not the shape of the glans. And what makes it still require careful consideration for anal use are two things: the weight of 504 grams according to the stores, and the fact that the rectum doesn’t produce any natural lubrication. The manufacturer states that all types of lubricants work, which means there’s no excuse for being stingy with it.

The manufacturer’s clearest hygiene instructions belong right here. In its own material for the Gildo series’ glass products, ONE-DC writes that the surface always must be cleaned very carefully with lukewarm water and toy cleaner if the product is used both anally and vaginally, in order to minimize the risk of harmful bacteria. On a non-porous glass item, that’s an instruction you can actually follow completely — unlike with a porous material, where a fully thorough cleaning is never possible.

Temperature play: what the manufacturer actually writes

Temperature play is the function Gildo markets the most, and it’s the only one of the product’s three features that isn’t built into the molded shape. The manufacturer has its own icon for it on the packaging — Temperature Play — and it mentions it both in the product text for No. 5 and in the more detailed care section for the sister model No. 29.

How to warm and chill it without taking risks

The instructions are concrete and narrow. The manufacturer states that the glass can be heated up or cooled down by placing it in the refrigerator or in hot or cold water for a few minutes. The product text for No. 5 says the same thing more briefly: heat up or cool down the dildo in water. Joyland describes the same method via the store route—a bowl of hot or cold water.

Four things are never mentioned in the manufacturer’s instructions and should therefore not be done: boiling water, the oven, the microwave oven, and the freezer. This applies regardless of the type of glass, but it applies especially here, because the manufacturer never specifies whether the glass is borosilicate. Without that information, there is no basis to assume that the material can withstand a rapid temperature shock, and the safe option is to stick to what is actually stated: refrigerator or water, a few minutes.

The practical tip that follows from the material’s physics is simple: always check the temperature against the inside of your forearm before using the product, just like with a baby bottle nipple. Glass holds onto a temperature significantly longer than silicone—which is the whole point of the function—but that also means that a mistake doesn’t have time to correct itself.

Cleaning, lube, and storage

Cleaning is the part where a glass product is easiest of all compared with the other materials in the category. The manufacturer states that the product should be cleaned before and after use with water and toy cleaner, and that lukewarm water is the right temperature. Joyland adds that mild soap and water work just as well. Since the material is solid and has no openings, seams, or electronics, there’s nothing to be careful about—the entire product can be rinsed off without any reservations.

Which lubricant works with a glass dildo?

All of them. That’s the short version, and it comes directly from the manufacturer: Gildo’s glass toys are suitable for use in combination with all types of lubricant. Joyland states the same thing in its specification line—water- or silicone-based—and both Blush Me and SexleksakerOutlet write "compatible with all types of lubricants" in their bullet lists.

That’s a real advantage over silicone products, where silicone-based lubricant breaks down the surface over time and makes it porous. On glass, there’s no such reaction. Silicone-based lubricant also lasts longer and requires less reapplication, which has practical significance when it comes to anal. The only thing to keep in mind is that silicone-based lubricant is slipperier than water-based—and a half-kilo glass product sliding out of your hand is not something you want to test.

The storage pouch and why scratches are the real wear-and-tear

A storage pouch is included. It’s listed as a separate icon on the manufacturer’s packaging— Including Toy Bag —and is confirmed by Joyland, which writes that a practical storage pouch is included. The manufacturer also explains why it’s there: the pouch protects against dust and scratches.

Scratches are, in fact, the only kind of wear that really matters on a glass product. Solid glassware doesn’t age, doesn’t get sticky, and doesn’t lose its shape. But a scratched surface is no longer completely smooth, and that microscopic unevenness is exactly what makes the non-porousness valuable from the start. The most common source of scratches is not use—it’s storage, in a drawer together with other items. That the manufacturer includes a bag with a product that costs under three hundred kronor is therefore more meaningful than it sounds.

Strength: the only thing that can actually break

This is the honest drawback, and it isn’t found in any specifications section. The manufacturer lists the glass as tempered and uses the icon Strong Glass, but it publishes no strength value, no drop height, no standard, and no information about how the material behaves if it breaks. None of the five Swedish stores publish anything like that either.

What can be established is that a product without electronics has exactly one failure mode—cracks and edge damage—and that failure mode depends entirely on how the product is handled. A vibrator breaks when the battery ages, which happens regardless of what you do. A glass dildo breaks if it is dropped, which doesn’t happen if it’s never dropped. That makes lifespan a question of handling rather than quality, and that’s also why Pipedream dares to write about its glass products that they’re designed to last for life with proper care.

The practical conclusion is a routine, not a precaution: feel the entire surface with your fingertips before each use, especially around the flange and the tip. An edge damage or crack can be felt before it’s visible. If you notice one, the product should be discarded, and it isn’t an exaggerated recommendation—it’s the only reasonable thing to do with hard material against mucous membranes. Store it in the included bag, and don’t place it together with other hard objects.

Gildo Glass Dildo No. 5 compared with the alternatives

Three comparisons are relevant: versus the closest sister model in the same series, versus the most well-known international glass brand, and versus a glass product that publishes more data than Gildo does. All specifications below come from the respective manufacturer’s own information, and all Swedish prices are from the stores’ product feeds on 12 September 2026.

Against Gildo Glass Dildo No. 4 — half a centimeter and a different surface

Gildo Glass Dildo No. 4 is the article that’s closest. The manufacturer’s product name states 17.5 centimeters versus No. 5’s 18; the item number is GIL527CLR, and the EAN is 8719497660261. Both have a flat base, both have a curved shaft, both are glass, both tolerate all lubricants, and both are sold by several of the same stores.

The difference that matters is the surface. On No. 4, the blue spirals are inside the body, which gives a smooth outer surface. On No. 5, the spiral rib is on the outside, which is the whole point of the model and what the manufacturer calls stimulating design. So it’s not an upgrade—it’s a choice between two textures, and the price difference isn’t that big: at Blush Me, No. 4 costs 249 SEK and No. 5 costs 279 SEK; at Vuxen, No. 4 costs 349 SEK while No. 5 is the shop’s cheapest at 249 SEK.

The conclusion is simple. If you want texture, you should get No. 5. If you want the glass’s properties—non-porous, temperature-tolerant, lubricant-free—without the surface being noticeable, you should get No. 4. That one would be better than the other is a made-up difference; it’s two variants of the same product.

Against Pipedream Icicles No. 5 — the guarantee is the whole difference

Pipedream Icicles is the internationally most widespread series of hand-blown glass sex toys, and Icicles No. 5 is sold by Vuxen for 295 SEK, regular 329 SEK. Gildo No. 5 costs 249 SEK at the same store. In practice, the material descriptions are comparable: Pipedream states that the glass is hypoallergenic, non-porous, and body-safe, and that the product—when cared for properly—is designed to last a lifetime. The same temperature guidance is also included—rinse under hot or cold water—and the same cleaning method: antibacterial toy cleaner and warm water.

The decisive difference isn’t in the glass, but in the documentation. Pipedream provides a one-year manufacturer’s warranty and prints it. Gildo publishes no consumer warranty at all—neither on the product page, on the brand page, nor on the packaging. It’s not the same as standing without protection, because konsumentköplagen applies regardless, but it is a difference in what the manufacturer itself commits to.

On the other hand, Pipedream publishes no dimensions whatsoever on its product page for Icicles No. 5—neither length, diameter, nor weight. Gildo publishes both total length and maximum diameter, in three places. So the one who chooses based on the information on geometry gets more from Gildo, and the one who chooses based on stated manufacturer responsibility gets more from Pipedream. It’s, in itself, a pretty telling description of how unevenly this product category is documented.

Against Dream Toys Glamour Glass Curved Wand — borosilicate on paper

Dream Toys Glamour Glass Curved Wand is the comparison that shows what a complete glass specification can include. The manufacturer states the material as borosilicate glass, classifies the product as IPX7 with the addition "bathtub friendly", gives the length as 17 centimeters and the diameter as 3.3 centimeters, and sets the recommended price to 36,99 euro. At Blush Me, it costs 199 SEK versus regular 369.

When you compare row by row, Gildo No. 5 is longer — 18 versus 17 centimeters — and a bit thicker, 3.5 versus 3.3 centimeters. But Dream Toys answers the two questions that Gildo leaves unanswered: exactly which type of glass it is, and which ingress protection class the product meets. Gildo states that the glass is waterproof, which is true and trivial for a massive piece without openings, but does not publish any IP rating.

In practice, the waterproofing question is less important here than for an electric product — there is no electronics that could be damaged, and none of the five Swedish stores has questioned that the product can be rinsed. The type of glass is the missing piece of information that would actually matter for temperature play. If you choose based on documentation, Dream Toys wins. If you choose based on texture and length, Gildo wins.

Price range: 249 to 279 SEK, and five stores with stock

Five Swedish stores sell the item with EAN 8719497660438. The cheapest is Vuxen at 249 SEK, then Joyland at 269 SEK, and then Blush Me, SexleksakerOutlet, and Taboo at 279 SEK each. There is 30 SEK, or 12 percent, between the cheapest and the most expensive store for the exact same item number and the same packaging.

That is an unusually small price spread. In this category, it’s more common for the same item to differ by several hundred kronor between stores, and the reason it doesn’t do so here is likely that three of five stores have the same price — 279 SEK — which points to a shared recommended price rather than freely set margins. Taboo also explicitly states 279 SEK as a "recommended price".

All five stores had the product in stock at the time of the price check. That’s unusual and worth noting, because it makes the price comparison meaningful: the cheapest price is also a price you can actually buy at. Joyland, however, indicated that only one unit remained in stock, which is a piece of information that can quickly change.

Two stores list a regular price to compare against. Blush Me and SexleksakerOutlet both state 449 SEK as the original price and 279 SEK as the current one, meaning a 38 percent discount. Vuxen instead states that 249 SEK was also the lowest price during the last thirty days, which is the piece of information that matters most — a regular price that is never taken is nothing to compare with. The prices in the table above are updated when the stores’ product feeds are updated, but always check the final price at checkout, and factor in shipping costs: all five stores offer free shipping only at an order value far above what this product costs.

Who is Gildo Glass Dildo No. 5 for — and who is it not for?

It fits you if you want a material that’s free of porosity and want to avoid the whole lubricant question, if you want to be able to use any lube you want without thinking about the material, and if you want temperature play — the only function in the category that’s free to use, and that a silicone product can’t offer. It fits you if you want targeted stimulation to the G-spot or the prostate and you prefer a firm material that transfers every movement without damping. And it fits you if you want texture rather than a smooth surface, because it’s the ribs that set this model apart from the rest of the series.

It doesn’t fit you if you’re completely new to the category. An unbendable body made of 504 grams according to the stores, with 16.5 to 17 centimeters insertable length and 3.5 centimeters as the thickest point, leaves no margin for error and requires more lube and more slowness than a soft product of the same size. It doesn’t fit you if you’re sensitive to texture — then the sister model No. 4 is the right product. It doesn’t fit you if you want vibration, because there isn’t any. And it doesn’t fit you if you require a complete specification before buying, since the manufacturer neither publishes glass type, weight, insertable length, IP rating, nor consumer guarantee.

One more thing belongs in the decision. A glass product is one of the very few things in this range that can last for decades, because it contains nothing that ages on its own. That makes it a good buy per use per crown — but only if it’s handled and stored like glass. The one who knows that the toys end up in a drawer without thinking gets more enjoyment from silicone.

Warranty, complaints, and right of withdrawal

Gildo does not publish any manufacturer warranty for end customers for Glass Dildo No. 5. Neither the product page, the brand page, nor the back of the packaging mentions any warranty period, any warranty commitment, or any contact method for filing a complaint directly to the manufacturer. ONE-DC is a wholesaler, and the product page is aimed at retailers rather than consumers. This is a difference from Pipedream, which states a one-year warranty on its corresponding glass product.

That doesn’t mean you’re left without protection, and it matters more than what the manufacturer promises. According to the Swedish Consumer Sales Act (konsumentköplagen), you have three years of right to make a complaint about defects in the item, regardless of what the manufacturer promises or doesn’t promise. A defect that existed at delivery — for example a crack, a sharp edge, or a casting defect — is the store’s responsibility, and the other party in a complaint is always the store you bought from, not the manufacturer in the Netherlands.

When you buy at a distance, the right of withdrawal also applies for fourteen days under the lagen om distansavtal och avtal utanför affärslokaler. Be aware that, in practice, the right of withdrawal is limited for hygiene items that have been removed from a sealed package—however, the right to make a claim for defects always applies. If you have questions about what applies in your case, Konsumentverket guides you via Hallå konsument.

A piece of advice that is especially relevant for a glass product: check the entire surface carefully when you unpack it, before it is used. Damage to the edge or a crack in the material is a defect in the item, and it is significantly easier to assert a claim directly at delivery than after six months of use, when the question becomes who dropped it.