Hi Brent and thanks fo taking the time to post a review. I'm sorry to hear that the magnetic clips didn't work well for you. We haven't had any poor reviews of them until now, so I just wanted to check in with you and see if maybe you'd be willing to share what type of material you are placing them on? And what type of lights/weight you are hanging from them? Sometimes it is the metal surface that is weak (ie paramagnetic (weak) vs feromagnetic (strong)). Many alloys lean toward the paramagnetci side vs something like solid iron which is on the top end of ferromagnetic. When used on highly ferromagnetic surfaces, these clips should be super strong. In any case, I;m sorry they aren't working out for you and we'd love to know more about how you are using them if you have a moment to share. You can also return them if you like and the cost of the return label will be covered by us. If you want to do that, you can set that up here: https://thechristmaslightemporium.ca/policies/refund-policy