Review (2/5): More fun to play with than use in your hair
I will say that the gummy texture is fun to play with. I find myself squeezing it between my fingers like a little mini stress-ball donut.
As a hair tie, it just sucks. It takes serious effort to get it "installed" and trying to get it out safely (without breaking a lot of hair) takes patience and time. I have very fine hair and I feel like I lost a lot of strands to this thing. Don't get me wrong - once it's in, it holds pretty well. If I'd gotten several hundred of these things for the price, I'd just take a scissors to it when I was done with it and not worry about trying to take it out. If there's a secret to getting this "super band" out of my hair with no damage, I haven't found it yet.
Do your hair a favor and pass on these.