That's right, I called them snuggle cuffs, and even at the risk of the BDSM police coming to my door and taking away my HARDCORE BDSM membership card, I will still call them snuggle cuffs. It's really the only way to do their comfort justice.

After a week of wearing the Plushy Gear wrist cuffs|Plushy gear wrist cuffs, I can honestly say they're amazing--like hugs for my wrist. The snugness surprised me--I have very small wrists, and expected to be able to slip right out of these once I'd been fastened in. But let me tell you--it wasn't happening.

I writhed. I wriggled. I pulled, stretched, and pushed. Nothing doing--I could neither get my hand out of the cuff nor break the clasps holding the cuffs together. All that struggle, and the velcro didn't even move. (And I never thought I'd say this, but the velcro is one of my favorite parts--yeah, it seems unprofessional, but it holds really well, and you can adjust it to the perfect size without losing any of its gripping power. It holds M's big ankles just as securely as it holds my small wrists.)

The most secure way to hook these cuffs to themselves is to hook each clasp to the d-ring on the opposite cuff. When hooked like this, M found he could lift me partly off the bed just by pulling on the clasps. The best part is that the cuffs are double-stitched, meaning that even when M and I intentionally tried to break them, nothing started to rip or give.

With any other set of wrist accessory I wear, I've had issues with my wrists getting sweaty and sticky underneath. I'm happy to announce this isn't an issue with these cuffs. I can wear them comfortably all day without getting sticky, and any slight bit of sweat that does develop just absorbs unnoticed into the plush material.

Please note that even when the cuffs aren't attached to each other, the clasp and d-ring click against each other, which is why I gave these one bee--they're not completely silent due to both hardware noise and velcro noise when making adjustments. (It does take time to figure out what the best tightness setting is for you, but I think I've got mine figured now.)

These cuffs do the job they're supposed to do at a fraction of the cost of leather cuffs. (I do miss the leather smell, but it's a small price to pay.) No, the plushy cuffs don't look very hardcore--but I really don't much care, because I think they're great. They're comfortable, they're impossible to escape, and they make clink noises. What more could you ask for?

As you can probably tell from my review, I like wearing these. I like wearing them a lot. I'm perfectly happy just wearing them around the house unattached, but M experimented with a few different ways to hook me up. Here's what we found:

Tying my legs together and then to the wrist cuffs makes for a nice hogtie. It'll be nicer once we pick up the matching ankle cuffs, but it's still doable even just with the wrist cuffs.

Hooking the clasps to themselves (leaving the d-rings alone) leaves enough space between my wrists that I can still type and clean. I need assistance in the kitchen, and in rolling over in bed (yes, it's embarrassing, but I totally got stuck on my side the other day when we were having sex, and needed help to roll over), but I can do most things by myself. Hooking the clasps to the opposite d-ring (as I said above, this is the strongest attachment we found) means I need help with almost everything.

Me being cuffed gives M a lot more control over sex. We both really enjoyed that aspect of it. As well, I found it easier to get into subspace when I have to put my wrists out for him to put the cuffs on before we have sex.

Pairing these cuffs with a few lengths of rope or chain gives you nearly unlimited opportunities. If you're lucky enough to live in a place where you can drill holes in the wall or if you have furniture with attachment points (we have neither of these things, sadly), you have a whole world of possibilities ahead of you!

And now if you'll excuse me, my snuggle cuffs and I are going to play video games.