How does one "rate" a lanyard without making a joke of the review process? Yes the lanyards work excellently to hold any thingie you want around your neck. All joking aside I have pretty strong fingers and yet I find it difficult to squeeze open the spring clip without a pair of pliers. There is a slightly different 10-pack of lanyards with easier to operate clips for the same price as this 12-pack. If you regularly carry pliers around with you this 12-pack is what you want.