# Sample Testing Protocol — Sexual Wellness Devices

Before selecting the launch hero SKU, score every sample consistently.

## 1. Documentation

- Supplier legal identity
- Factory / trading-company status
- Material specification
- Battery specification
- Charger specification
- Test reports / certificates for the exact model
- Warranty terms
- Manufacturing date / batch traceability
- Packaging specification

## 2. Physical quality

Score 1–5:

- finish and mould quality;
- seams / flash;
- material feel and odour;
- button quality;
- charging-port quality;
- battery compartment / sealing;
- waterproof construction where claimed;
- packaging quality;
- instruction quality;
- overall perceived value.

## 3. Functional test

For rechargeable devices:

- charge time;
- operating time;
- vibration modes;
- intensity range;
- motor noise;
- heat generation;
- charging reliability;
- power retention after repeated cycles.

For app-connected devices additionally test:

- Android compatibility;
- iOS compatibility;
- pairing time;
- connection stability;
- permissions requested;
- privacy policy;
- account requirement;
- firmware-update process;
- loss-of-connection behaviour.

## 4. Commercial test

Record:

- sample landed cost;
- supplier response time;
- quotation quality;
- MOQ at stock / logo / packaging levels;
- lead time;
- customisation options;
- carton dimensions;
- replacement policy;
- willingness to provide documentation.

## 5. Kill criteria

Reject a product if it has any of the following without a compelling explanation:

- unexplained material specification;
- inconsistent build quality;
- battery safety concerns;
- misleading documentation;
- materially unstable app;
- poor charging reliability;
- excessive odour or surface defects;
- supplier unwillingness to provide basic company/product information;
- regulatory/import classification that cannot be satisfactorily resolved.

## 6. Winner score

Final score = 25% product quality + 20% user experience + 20% economics + 15% supplier reliability + 10% documentation/compliance + 10% branding potential.

The winner is the product with the highest **commercially viable** score, not necessarily the cheapest product.