I would not like to think about all the holes I've had to patch in all the years before the Mini Hooks. The product has saved me alot of work after Christmas. I use them to hang ornaments on all my oak woodwork and I have not had a problem getting them off. They are the greatest for hanging the ornaments in my windows, archways and doors. They don't break like I thought they would and I can reuse them for many years. My only problem is that in my area I cannot seem to find refills of the mounting tabs. So I have alot of hooks with no tabs. I will still buy packages to use for the Holidays. THEY ARE FANTASTIC.