Weekly wristbands

[Gomeral]

Mine stayed on (quite well) for 13 days (I kept it on in solidarity with my 13-yo daughter, who wanted to wear it to a CAP meeting to show off). It was clearly wearing out, but it had neither broken nor completely faded out. In my experience, these Tyvek wristbands do last quite a while, but they definitely get worn from wrinkling/etc. so they eventually wind up looking like they've been crumpled up into a ball 20 times a day. I - being the dingbat that I am - never used the bug spray that we had packed, so I cannot speak to it losing its coloring. I can speak to the inordinate number of bugs in Wisconsin!

[troy_m]

For those that say theirs lasted the whole week without any fading, etc. -- I'm wondering if you took a shower sometime during the week? I was daily, and mine started to fade by Wednesday. It was virtually unreadable by the end of the week.

[mazdaP5]

The only time I've really had trouble with fading is when using aerosol insect sprays and sunblock. I think it is something in the propellant. However, the admissions booth was aware of the problem and swapped me out for a new band.

[Gomeral]

Not speaking for others, but my daughter and I showered (almost) every day, 1.9-mi RT notwithstanding. I also used (spray) sunscreen with no ill effects on the wristband, although I wasn't exactly soaking it. Perhaps they had some bad production runs or something like that?

[mazdaP5]

Yeah, it's been a few years since I've had issues with fading.