Why do cats like hair ties? We found out why these simple elastic bands are so appealing – plus, why you want to keep them ...

Basic hair ties cost $0.10-$0.20 apiece, whereas better-quality hair ties and scrunchies run $0.25-$1 apiece. Specialty hair ties, such as designer scrunchies and coil hair ties, cost $1-$5 per piece.

Even if I had an endless number of hair ties and bobby pins at my disposal, the hair that was supposed to "hide" my elastic always ended up coming loose or my bobby pins ended up falling out entirely.