Thanks for the picture to explain your issue. I had been looking at these. So nice!

Hi Dove
I wonder if you've put your finger on something here. I was just persusing older restraint reviews - I know, I mean to get a life one day, but i just don't have time right now - and I came across one for our silk wrist cuffs, [https://www.edenfantasys.com/sex-toy-reviews/bdsm/stylish-but-lacking-functionality and one for a Spartacus piece that looks pretty tasty (and which DBD liked quite a lot. [https://www.edenfantasys.com/sex-toy-reviews/bdsm/wrist-restraints

This design of restraint will close up pretty small, but you are right; the cuff has to be put on the right way, ie the tail side has to slide under the buckle side. From the description Lexical gives, it looks like that may have been what was happening, and it would also account for the very different impressions Tiny and DBD had with the same Spartacus piece.

Course I could be completely wrong - I often am - but if not, maybe this should be something reviewers take into account when testing restraints.

Thanks very much for your excellent skills of observation, rectification and description!

Billy

Bill-
Perhaps it would be something to consider putting on the package? I mean, I figured it out on my own, but its an easy mistake to make if you're trying to put them on yourself and you dont care which way they overlap.

I think that's an excellent idea.

Great job on the review.