Command Picture Hanging Strips, Decorate Damage-Free, 18 Pairs (36 Strips), Ships in Own Container

I moved into a new apput holes in wallartment in Dec. Didn't want to put holes in wall. I got a big bunch of command strips. Started hanging pictures and other items. Now everything is falling off of walls. Deco plates broken, picture frames broken.

I am a weaver and quilter and was looking for something to hang my samples with. I was pleased that Command Strips also work with fabric [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

Spending time in an RV that has lots of wallpaper these are great for hanging small plaques and momentos. Makes it more homey. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

Having gleefully used Command products for years and getting good at repurposing and using them in pretty clever ways, I was really let down by the recent batch of Command picture hanging strips. They won't stay stuck to hold themselves up let alone anything else. I used a scale to weigh what I wanted to hang up, as always, and made sure the surfaces were clean and dry. I am finding that the adhesive itself, not the interlocking loops are failing. But the loops are iffy too. I suspect that Command is producing these in a different facility or perhaps have outsourced the adhesive or product production somewhere else. What ever the reason, the quality control for the adhesive is not working. My reason for believing this is that I used a different set of picture hangers 2 years ago to hang a large heavy cork board and they worked just fine. And this is with pin being pushed in and taken out repeatedly. This new batch of strips just will not stay stuck to any surface. Infuriating enough when things fall down, but, I can only imaging how angry a customer would be when the item that falls is damaged or, in the process of falling, damages something else. I have written a complaint, as should everyone else who is having problems. Command won't see that there is a serious production problem unless enough people complain, officially. And they can't make things right unless they know what happened. And, Command had better make things right if they want to keep their loyal customer base. For years they were the only game in town for removable hanging solutions, but that has changed and if this issue isn't resolved, I'll be more than happy to test the competitor's products.

The hardware store clerk said these were perfect for hanging a light frame on sheetrock. Maybe so but not for me. First, you need a magnifying glass to read the instructions. I guess 3M felt it was more important to shrink the English instructions to an unreadable level on the packaging so they could also squeeze in equally unreadable Spanish instructions on the packaging. Big fail here. Second, the instructions are very confusing. Steps 3, 4, and 5 make no sense. Am I supposed to wait one hour to mount the frame on the wall? Press "fasteners" together until they click? Fasteners? Click? These are basically velcro strips with adhesive backing. Absurd. It now appears I mounted the frame incorrectly so it's back to the hardware store for a new picture hanger. Looks like I wasted $4 on this product and far too much time for what should have been a simple task. If you're considering buying these, save your money and use a standard picture hanger. You won't need a magnifying glass and you'll have the job done in a minutes instead of waiting an hour.