stiff little stretch lack elasticity [SEP] for years i have purchased random brands of elastic hair ties whenever i need more and they have all performed similarly i assumed that the minihope womens hair elastic thick ties would be just like the rest not so much when i stretched one of them for the first time they felt stiff and brittle unlike all of the other elastic hair ties i have used these stretch to about twice the original size when pulled while my others stretch to about three times or more than the original sizestretching a new minihope hair elastic thick tie just three times it did not return to the original size i m guessing these won t last long even though they are more expensive than the ties i usually buy