I am on Alex's email list. I saw that about a week after you guys mentioned on here that you were contacting him, that he wrote an email about how you are only supposed to pack with the STP upright, and not bend it shaft over balls to pack with. I think this is a good idea, or he is going to keep getting ones returned. Too, he should tell people not to sleep with it. However, I get how this can make some people dysphoric. Maybe you all could sleep with a XS Mr. Limpy or something.