Our family loves this product so much, it would really take too long to explain all the ways we use it. We use all of the sizes but find that we are surprised even when we have miscalculated the weight of something it still held even with the smallest sized ones.
Things We Use Them For:
* Hang pictures of all types.
* Affix remote controls to a central location where they never get lost.
* Hang child's artwork.
* Affix things in the car for hands-free and easy to access purposes.
* Affix MP3 players/PDA's and other electronics to work out equipment and other places for quick retrieval and their safety.
* Affix yarn/fuzzy cloth-made items to the wall or car.
* Affix something to a cloth/fuzzy surface (by putting the 'wall side' to the item instead of on the wall.)
(Options are endless.)
What makes it better than nails or other things?
* Pictures and other items hung never have to be 'out of place' because the items don't 'move' or adjust with time but if you want to adjust them you easily can.
* Easy removal for cleaning or use of pictures and devices.
* Easy removal means you can switch out pictures from room to room so they get rotated and enjoyed.
* Easy removal means you can switch out other devices or items to the same locations as the situation merits.
* The type of adhesive protects walls and surfaces from other products which cause holes, remove paint or gum things up with glues that are hard to remove.
Tips:
When you affix something with it please be sure to move it back and forth a little as you push in, it helps the pieces meet more snugly.
If you use it to do our idea of affixing cloth or things to cloth or yarn items be aware that the hold is really secure and only do it if you feel the item wont be snagged in some way. With our knitted items it doesn't hurt anything but we do carefully tug at it instead of just pulling.
Clean the area first and allow to dry before using on a wall type surface.
Allow some time, a few minutes, before putting an item to hang off of it and be sure to put pressure running your finger down the entire strip when you place it down so no air bubbles or gaps exist.
Sometimes putting the pull tab toward the top can keep it from showing if you're space crunched.
Place the tabs in different directions so that gravity or occasional vibration isn't as likely to effect the 'hold'.
Place the tabs in a single direction at the same locations from place to place throughout the house and only remove it and switch out things from the direction away from the tab. So if the tab is on the west side of the picture only remove it from the east. That way all the pictures will have the same pattern to follow no matter what their size and will be less likely to peel off the surface.
If you use it in a kitchen area for something don't put it in a really hot or greasy area if you want it to last longer. (Humidity could relax the hold.)
The only con really is that sometimes the little 'hairs' on them start to mash in a bit so just be sure to follow what I said above about wiggling it a bit as you affix the items.
Enjoy!