I purchased a set and they work great. I used to use hair clips that snap down in the middle ( I hope you know what I'm talking about). The wonder clips seem to hold much better. I have the very small ones. I thought I was ordering the medium ones so was a little surprised when the package arrived. I don't know if Joann's sells them or not. If so you could use a coupon ( our Joann's is very small so they don't carry as much as there larger stores