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Question: do these bands arrive in a [retail] package? or just loose un-marked?
Document: I use them for another purpose besides banding food together, and they work great. I'm glad there are so many in the package.
Architec Stretch Cooking Band, 2-Inch, Package of 20, Assorted Colors. Excellent value for dollar. I would highly recommend this product
I love these silicon bands. I first discovered them in an unlikely place, an Ace Hardware Store, in St. Croix, Virgin Islands. We have a sailboat and usually keep it in the Caribbean, where it is tropical and the heat is very hard on all things elastic. Traditional rubber bands go bad and loose their elasticity in this climate, particularly when we leave them aboard our boat when we are back home and it gets very hot down inside. I have used these for several years now and they never lose their capacity to stretch and hold.
Got these at BB&B; for my mom when she was cooking. Liked them so much I put bands on my tools, power cords and other places. These are the sturdiest rubber bands you will find in the home. They are great for work outside the kitchen. Now I dont have to worry about camping gear coming loose or separating pieces of survival kits or first aid. Yes you could use cord for that stuff, but the most advanced nylon line in the world won't stretch as much as these rubber bands, and they are easier to reuse or rewrap if your bundle changes in size.They've lasted through Mojave summers, Minnesota winters, months of direct sunlight, cooking, freezing, and rough abuse.
My wife and I use these for more than just cooking. They are sturdy and last longer than standard rubber bands.
little one can say about elastic bands, they simply do what they are supposed to do.wish i could get them in the UK.
I use the rotisserie in my toaster oven for cooking whole chickens and these bands are perfect in holding it together.
These little bands are perfect for any and all trussing you need to do  They slip right on with no effort, ten times easier than cooking twine
Since ordering these bands I have found many uses for them. They are simpler to use than twine and hold up under oven temperatures.
Thank you for having this product. I have a Cuisinart Vertical Rotisserie That I use and needed these bands to put around the legs of the chicken. Thank you again! !
Answer: They arrive in a retail package, this is my second time ordering them. They are great and have may other uses!.