I
thought I had an issue, but I didn't. Then I started to understand that there are really four ways one might
attempt to put it on and only 25% of those ways work.
For better or worse I bought the black leather SC and on the half-dozen times I've had it off and had to reinstall it since March 11th I've had a hard time figuring out which side is up and which side is the affixing side.
Obviously you first must ensure the correct SC side is being affixed, and of course that you are putting it on the correct side of the Ipad itself. If you do the wrong side there you'll know because the magnets will make the Ipad flicker the sleep mode.
Otherwise, when I DO do it correctly mine locks into place each time. It's rather ingenious to me (not to mention the functionality of the dual-stand setup and the auto sleep on/off mode).
Ha - listen to me. I've had the thing for nine days and I think I'm an expert already.