I bought these hooks and followed the directions to hang the hook. Wiped the wall with alcohol(which took some of the paint off) held in place for 30 sec then waited an hour to hang the swag, which I weighed at 1 1/2 lb. It fell off the wall within an hour. I tried it again following the directions to a T. This time it took the paint off the wall when it fell off. For the price you pay for these, I'd expect them to work. This is the first time I tried them.