Some adult products are unique because of a clever innovation and some because they add to the experience of sex and sexual play. Spank ties fall into both categories.

Bondage has always involved the acquisition of equipment for restraint and stimulation. In the past this has involved rope, handcuffs, shackles, chains etc. Those items are in themselves a little intimidating to the vast majority of people because while all of us have toys with the idea of restraint and a little kinkiness in our bedroom activities it’s quite a step to bind your lover in ropes and imprison them in such a severe way.

Spank ties seem to aim to bridge the gap between the totally vanilla and serious bondage. Constructed of wire encased in soft foam rubber with hard plastic ends to ensure the wires can’t harm you and coloured pink I suspect that “serious” BDSMers will find them a little tame. They are however an approachable BDSM style toy and one with multiple uses.

First of all the spank.

You can slap your lover across their buttocks with spank ties quite hard without causing them serious harm. The foam rubber cushion the blows and the metal wire inside is flexible enough to bend and make the sensation pleasurable and forceful at the same time.

We played with them for a while exposing our respective buttocks one to the other and found them to be a fun toy, not the acutely intense inflictors of stinging blows that is a paddle or whip. They would be a nice, gentle introduction to the world of spanking for a couple who had only experimented so far with a playful spank during sex.

The bondage aspect of Spank Ties is quite interesting. While they are soft and pink and seemingly “bondage-lite” they are very effective at holding your partner in position. As handcuffs or leg restraints they are almost impossible to move. The same foam that makes them gentle on your skin means they lock together as you twisted them and leaves the restrained partner immobilised and at your mercy.

A little care is needed in forming them so that they do not restrict circulation in the wrist and ankles because the wire inside Spank Ties is quite a heavy gauge to give them the required rigidity and can pinch.

Spank Ties are a fun toy, but one that is surprisingly effective and a fantastic introduction to gentle bondage. Unlike handcuffs or other types of restraints, without the explanatory packaging anyone coming across them would be hard-pressed to think they were connected with BDSM – always a plus if the relative pop round.

If all you want is a tiny bit of kink, or feel that you need a gentle way of introducing bondage into the bedroom, then buy some spank ties. You’re bound to have fun.