
My first pair of these rods received a five star rating. I liked them so much I ordered a second pair, but this time I ordered small/medium because my first pair seemed loose (loss of stretch). When I received this new pair I put them on and was very disappointed to find that they were even looser than my first set (which I wore daily for several months). I compared the tags and found that my original pair was also small. That's when I noticed that the new pair is not only the same size as my first one (but fits a lot looser), but is also longer (either they're not ordered from the pattern or the design has been completely changed). (((Ironically, the second main reason I bought a second set was because I learned a long time ago that if you like a product, buy more than one, since the manufacturer invariably changes the original design - and for me it's almost always that be of lower quality and / or completely change the fit.)))