I got the rubber bands thinking I'd use them now and then to band things together! But these rubber bands are so awesome I find myself using them everyday! Sometimes I shoot my co-workers with them for fun! They are really accurate and pack a pretty good sting if you get in close! When I get paid I wrap a couple around the money for an instant money clip! I have only one complaint about the bands sometimes when you stretch a little too far it will break and that scares me. :)
I use rubber bands for many a project. They are great for holding small amounts and large amounts of items. Some of things I use them for are to corral all my pencils and pens. I place them within a small snack or sandwich bag and place a rubber band around them and when we need to use one they are all in the same place rather than all over the drawer. I also use them for my Christmas Birthday Anniversary etc cards. I am part of the social ministry at my church and I send out the above mentioned cards so again it keeps them within the box in nice groups so I am not always searching through the cards. This is just an example of rubber band usage.
I like your company Staples. As I travel your stores are always nearby. The store is clean and organized to find what I need quickly. The staff is always helpful and there is always someone to help with a question or find a product I am looking for. However there rubber bands are a product I use everyday. There is always a handful of them in my pocket. There are used to band up small items that are to be returned to my company's warehouse. This items performance is important enough to me that I will go out of my way to purchase a product that will work well. These rubber band are poor. They are stiff they don't stretch far enough and they snap easily. Your competitors do not they stretch 400% longer without breaking. So when I need office supplies; tonier copy paper staples paper clips pens markers packing tape ect... I find myself going where I can get to good rubber bands and usually getting my other supplies there too. Have you lost a customer no but I do a lot less with Staples than I used to.