I have been using these rubberbands for a long time now and these are the default when it comes to every tasks I can imagine in the office. From organizing papers rolling up advertisement posters or stacking business cards together for processing orders they are the best when it comes to securing stacks of paper but never tearing into them. They have last a good 6 months with rubber-banded documents in storage before they loose their elasticity and begin to melt with the paper. Though the majority of the time those documents are shredded I have used them each day for other miscellaneous tasks and they do not stick or rip apart whatsoever. Get yourself a 1lb. bag! You'll never know when you will need them.
These bands were used to secure shoe boxes. The shoe boxes were filled with goodies for less fortunate children; a project sponsored by Samaritan's Purse.