too stiff [SEP] the clips break easily when stepped on while wearing shoes seriously my problem is that the hinges on all of them are so stiff that i cannot open them when i want to which is while holding my hair in a bun with my left hand and trying to squeeze the clip open with my right i can only open one with difficulty while it is on a flat surface and squeeze so hard it hurts my fingers unfortunately i wanted clear octopus clips and these were the only ones i could find anywhere i did not really need four well not even three which is what i have now since i stepped on one however if you have stronger hands than i do these are equivalent to scunci octopus clips which i cannot find in clear