They arrived in the usual discreet brown box Lovehoney packaging – I’ve bought some things from Bondage Boutique before and really liked everything I’ve bought from them, and all their items come with a little loyalty card and some stickers to put on it and when you’ve collected enough you can claim a free spanker. I’m two off mine, I think, mainly because I always lose them. If I were better organised I’d have about five by now. Anyway.

First off: these are marketed as wrist cuffs. I actually found these way too big for my wrists, and apparently I’m not the only one according to the reviews I looked at before buying them. They say they’ll accommodate a wrist size of 6-10 inches and my wrists are just over 6″ around so they should fit, but they somehow don’t. I think it’s because the PVC, while bendy, doesn’t fit to you and sit snug against you like fabric or a soft leather will, it just forms a smaller circle and this gives you room to wriggle out of them with, and when I’m moving (or being moved around) I feel like they’re sliding up my wrists and over my hands a bit. However, having said that, I tried these on a male partner when I got them and he said they were perfectly comfortable and in no danger of slipping, so I’d say if your wrists are 8″+ you should be fine.

Because of the slipping thing I use these as ankle cuffs. They fit really well, they don’t slip, the D-rings are wonderful and sturdy and I haven’t experienced any loosening with the buckle. The only thing I would say is that if your ankles are quite small, the strap you pull through the buckle ends up quite long and sticky-outy, and you might want to (carefully) cut off the excess to avoid scratching yourself or anyone else. The clear PVC feels great – thick and flexible – but bear in mind that the PVC is cut with a sharp edge and as there’s no lining they do leave marks, which I personally don’t mind as I get off on having marks left on me. I don’t think the edge is sharp enough to cut yourself or anyone else on, but a more rounded finish on the edges would be reassuring. I also found the chain a little bit long – it’s four inches, but this can be switched out with another double ended clip, or if you’ve lost yours, like I have, it’s long enough to be tied over on itself. However, this might weaken the chain and can potentially snap it so I’d just buy another clip, I really wouldn’t recommend doing that for long term use.