I got these in October 2024. I loved the huge variety of colours and was very happy with that. Once I started using the bands I was very disappointed. They are not nearly as strong as the real rainbow loom bands. They snap often and have ruined my creations many times forcing me to start over. I put the black bands together in a bag with the ones that came from rainbow loom, and I can immediately tell a difference when I pick up one from rainbow loom. I will continue to use these bands because I have them,but I don’t trust them.