Some years ago we bought a ball of rubber bands of different colors. It lasted for many years. They were strong. Recently the selection of rubber bands at Staples when I went was very small only three choices: one bag of uniformly really thin frail-looking rubber bands one bag of uniformly really Chow-Fun-fat rubber bands and one bag of specially shaped rubber bands. Neither of those was what I wanted. I bought the first of the three the uniformly emaciated ones. But since I've opened it I've felt that I need to wrap anything in two rubber bands because each rubber band doesn't seem strong and secure enough to keep something closed on its own. I wish Staples had bags of mix-and-match rubber bands and of thicker stronger but not obese rubber bands.
The clerk was very professional. Answered my questions while getting me through the line efficiently. Good experience and stores like Staples provide a needed service to our communities.