I get tired of other dinky rubberbands and usually just throw them away. I always buy these large ones now. They're great for holding in contents of file folders whether file folders at home or legal files in the office. And they're colorful too.
Every Christmas I give away a package of my "favorite things" to my kids and friends. It's my own version of "Oprah's favorite things" but my selection includes my annual favorite inexpensive "must-have" items. This year I included big rubber bands in my packages. They were a hit. Everyone said they didn't even know they existed!