I needed a tie quickly for my 8yr old and searched thru Amazon offerings.  I really wanted a "zipper tie" and ended up buying this one.  The quality was good -- nice material, the zipper worked well and the color was consistent w/ the picture provided on amazon.com -- but it was way too short for an 8yr old boy.  The tie description did use the word "Toddler" and they were right! I am giving the tie 4 stars as it was a nice tie.