The clear rubber bands are disposable, if you reused, each time, as expected, it gets a bit larger, please dont reuse them once it loose elastics.
And you can choose appropriate quantity one time as per your hair thick and tighten requirments; Please keep them from under 3 years old to avoid and swallowing
The elastics are not so thin that they break when you try to stretch, but they are not so thick that you cant stretch them properly. They have stayed in very fine, soft hair through days of gardening.
Also, they slide off the braids when grabbed and pull off clean. No rolling and catching the hair to make knots.
You can keep a couple dozen in your purse, another couple dozen in your gym bag, some in your car... . Any time you realize you need a hair tie, youll have a stash