You think in this day we would never need the plain old rubber band for anything. I try to scrounge them wherever I can. I just need more. I broke down and bought a bag of the larger size. They stretch easily over larger objexts. Then I carefully placed them all over my world. In drawers in the car glove box and on the desktop area. It is great to have this simple little device handy. Unfortunately all rubber products will deteriorate in time. I will have to buy more. I wish I could find the really big ones that can go around a large box or something that will stretch to 8x12 inches. Maybe someone makes a "commercial size" rubber band instead of using a Bunge Cord.