Speaking To Brian Sloan of Autoblow About Trump Tariffs and The Possible Future

Brian Sloan, the inventor of the Autoblow brand of male pleasure devices is sounding the alarm over how the Trump tariffs will negatively affect the sex lives of millions of Americans. The entire supply chain for sex toys is based in China with no American-made alternatives. Over the next one to two months, Americans will see retail sex toy prices raised between 2x-4x current levels, causing sales to virtually cease. Soon the market of millions of American men in need that Autoblow serves will react to the tariff inflated prices of Autoblow machines by deciding to simply do it the old-fashioned way. The old days of cheap rubber butts made from unsafe materials and dildos made from toxic PVC will return, as tariffs will put high-quality sex toys out of reach of most American budgets. Americans will not cease masturbating, but tariffs will cause all but the rich

to stop using high-quality products to help them do so.

Getting to the heart of this problem, how confident are you, as you say that: “…cooler heads prevail as soon as possible?”

We will put a container on the water in about a week from now. I chose to do this because in six weeks when it arrives, I think tariffs will still be there, but not this high. 

Playing devil’s advocate…Is what Trump is hoping for possible, and indeed something American companies should strive for: American-made alternatives, in sex toy manufacturing as much as with everything

else?

No, it’s nonsense. The entire supply chain for the relatively low-value parts that make sex toys possible is all in China, and then mostly in one area of one city (Dongguan). There is not a reason to even attempt to replicate that in the United States, and that would have to be done by entrepreneurs who see an opportunity to profit by doing so. No one will choose to attempt to make $7 brushless motors in the USA. 

Do you see these tariffs as a worse blight on your business than COVID’s supply chain upheaval?

This is much worse if tariffs stay this high. It will end completely brick-and-mortar sex shops and sex toy distributors. 

Seeing as the Autoblow is pretty much a handheld device, when viewing your sexy videos it sets one thinking about how the handjob (be it from a machine that delivers a fantastic blow job-like

sensation, or just from a woman’s hand) seems to be a lost art in all the porn content we see coming at us consistently. Did you create the Autoblow as much to deliver a great intimate hands-on partner experience as for solo male exploration?

I made Autoblow Ultra and VacuGlide primarily for solo use by men, not as a couple’s device. We do sync with many handjob videos in our free library. 

How many scenes are there in your VR video library and what are the categories?

We do not offer a free VR library. We offer a large free 2d library (regular flat video) across many niches. For VR content, we are integrated with sexlikereal.com which is the leading VR porn site. They have many thousands of films available that sync with our machine. 

Can you elaborate on what exactly your VacuGlide is?

VacuGlide is the world's best milking machine for men. It is a 14-pound device that generates alternating suction and pressure that feels better than any human sex act. We even recently invented a cap that allows men to connect their Autoblow Ultra or any Fleshlight to it (Video HERE). Scientificish video showing suction levels reached (Video HERE). 

If we do indeed survive the tariffs, what are you planning for Autoblow’s immediate future? Are there any new inventions or add-ons you can hint at?

We are working on two blockbuster machines for release later this year. I wish I could say more. It will be the bummer of a lifetime if we have to release them into this shit tariff situation!