Customer Reviews for Staples - Economy #64 Rubber Bands, 3-1/2" x 1/4", 95/Pack (28611-CC) - Beige
Customer Rating
4
Just what I needed!
on December 18, 2014
Posted by: Paula K.
My husband and I own our own carpet and air duct cleaning business. We are always trying to come up with ways to advertise. We were having a slower season and i came across a box of flyers that we had never used. We decided to punch holes in the corner of each flyer and attach a rubber band so that we could hang these flyers on the doors in different neighborhoods. My daughter and I got busy punching holes and inserting rubber bands when we ran out of rubber bands. We drove to Staples and found this package that was similar to what we had. They came in so handy. We were able to do hundreds of flyers and had our friend hang them on doors. These rubber bands worked really well.
These rubber bands worked great and were a good value. "A rubber band also known as a binder elastic band lackey band laggy band or elastic is a short length of rubber and latex elastic in nature and formed in the shape of a circle which is commonly used to hold multiple objects together. The rubber band was patented in England on March 17 1845 by Stephen Perry.[1][2][3][4] Mesoamericans (such as Aztecs and Mayans) were using natural rubber products by 1600 B.C.; they mixed latex with other materials to get desired properties. In 1839 Charles Goodyear developed vulcanization which is used to make rubber today.[5] Most rubber bands are manufactured out of natural rubber. Rubber bands come in a variety of sizes."
These large bands are perfect for holding wood pieces as I am gluing them up for a project. Holds the pieces steady and firm until set and ready to be placed on the dlathe.
I purchased these to make backpack tgs for kids as a giveaway at a special event. They were easy to use and have proved to be very durable standing up to tough use on kidsbags for 4 months now
They're called 'economy' rubber bands. I didn't see any that were 'deluxe'. These are fine. They're rubber and they stretch. They work so far. I don't know what more I could expect.