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Reviewing BDSM items like floggers/cuffs/etc if your partner isn't there to help you test.

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Contributor: Jake'n'bake Jake'n'bake
I've been debating this for a long time - should I review my BDSM items? I feel like it would be an ineffective review considering that I can't test them fully considering that my partner lives in a different state. Does anyone have any experience with this particular problem? If so, what did you do? Did you review them? How did you manage to test them for an effective review?

Thanks for any replies or help. :3
04/15/2012
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Contributor: Silverdrop Silverdrop
I think you can write a review about the quality, appearance, feel, etc of items without having used them with your partner. But if they aren't assignments, maybe put them at the bottom of the priority list of things to review.
04/16/2012
Contributor: Elaira Elaira
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Originally posted by Jake'n'bake
I've been debating this for a long time - should I review my BDSM items? I feel like it would be an ineffective review considering that I can't test them fully considering that my partner lives in a different state. Does anyone have any ... more
Sometimes I can't test out my items on someone else, but I make sure to do my best at testing them myself. Got a cane? Whack yourself with it! Then you can write about how it works from both sides of it. Cuffs? Put them on. Are they comfortable? Sturdy? Do you feel like they'd hold up to use well? It helps to have a friend help you out with these things. It doesn't always have to be in a totally sexual context.

You can read a lot of my reviews on BDSM stuff where I haven't had a partner. They're more objective than personal and people give them high ratings. If you want you can message me if you have any questions about that.
04/17/2012
Contributor: gsfanatic gsfanatic
I'd say review them, but mention that you were just testing rather than putting them through full usage. Admittedly there are some items you couldn't get the full test of alone (couldn't get back out), and for those, it's probably better to have a testing partner.
04/18/2012
Contributor: GONE! GONE!
I think there's a lot of ways to test them out single-handedly, but people should maybe mention that they used them alone.
04/18/2012