When I received this Leather Tickler, I thought it was just plain pretty! The "tassels" are fairly short and very soft. There are no rough edges to get scratched on, and they are a lovely shade of scarlet. The black handle is a nice, flexible plastic. We thought it would be a fun little bit of foreplay, and we were right.

I started out tickling my hubby, which he loved. The soft leather twirled around on his skin like a feather-weight ballerina. It was all good until I got to his feet and the tickle was just too much for him. He snatched it away and pinned me down. Fortunately for me, my feet aren't nearly as ticklish as his.

When he saw that tickling just wasn't on my agenda, he yanked my panties down and proceeded to smack my behind with the tickler until I squealed. It took several minutes, but my tush was a lovely shade of pink.

Then, hilarity ensued. You see, the tickler is just that - a tickler. It really wasn't meant to spank. On a good, rough stroke, the tassels came free from the handle and FLEW across the room! When I looked up to figure out why I hadn't felt the divine smack I was expecting, my husband was standing there, open-mouthed, handle in hand. He burst on in a belly laugh and just pointed. The tassels had landed on top of the fish aquarium!

Needless to say, that was the end of the smacking. Though we tried several times, we ended up just rolling on the bed, laughing our asses off. The top of the bookcase, behind the T.V., in the closet - just a few places from which we retrieved the tassels. By the time we truly gave up, I was pink from head to toe!

Now whenever I pull it out we get a huge laugh, and a nice soft tickle. Thanks to my glue gun.

Please use this toy as intended. It really isn't meant to be used as a spanking toy. It is a tickler, and does a great job at tickling. If you try to use it as something other than a tickler, please have a glue gun standing by, you're gonna need it.