I use these in my daughters hair daily! She has very long, thin, fine hair. They hold very well and come out super easy. my complaint is when you go to take them out, they break and just unravel. That's what makes them so easy to come out.. so basically once you use one, you can't reuse it again. I have been successful on rare occasion getting one out without it breaking but it's so stretched out that there is no way you can reuse it. So as long as you purchase them knowing that each one you use, is only good for one use, you are ok. There are so many in the pack and they are relatively inexpensive so I dont really think it matters. I would buy these again.