We had same issue, the handles are not visible and once you push aside everything to see them, they are very difficult to grab and pull. If you're wearing jewelry, you'll likely add a tear in the material too.
We tried a couple things and eventually got a solution. We found a strap that had velcro on the ends to loop into the handles. Now we can easily loop our hand into the velcro straps and pull. It's still requires muscles to get it to release but it's doable. Here's an image of the straps: