Have you heard of Emi-Jay hair ties? They are very cool elastic bands for ponytails that don't leave a dent in your hair. They come in lots of cute colors and patterns.
And good God Almighty are they expensive. Twelve bucks for 5 hair ties. Plus shipping.
Anthropologie has their own version, which are also 5 for $12. And at ShopBop you can get 18 for $45.
Um, no.
Get thee to a fabric store and buy yourself some fold over elastic. It was $.99 a yard at my local independent store (I couldn't find it at JoAnns). Online shoppers could try Etsy and search for fold over elastic.
Cut the elastic into approximately 11" pieces (the Emi-Jay ones are about 11.5"). Fold in half, wrong sides together, and tie a knot about one-third of the way down. Snip the ends off at a 45 degree angle. Voila.
The one on the far left is from Emi-Jay. The rest are by Colleeni-A. Cheap, easy, and useful. Win-win.
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