Almost had to cut a hair screw out of my hair!

[Libbylou]

I was using a Sally's spin pin knock off. I had noticed before that the things were not holding their shape well. I used them anyway to try and hold my braided bun. Some how the dog gone thing got stuck and would not come out. My son said I would have to the salon and have it cut out. NO WAY! I did manage to pull the hair away from the top. My son had to get the tin snips and cut the screw in half. It came out easily then. A disaster was avoided. From now on I will only use the real spin pins. However, I think on my next day off I am going to the Amish general store for some of their pins.

[sarelis]

Thanks for the warning, I had wondered about those spin pin thingies, my hair will chew up accessories willy nilly as it is so will definately not be trying my luck with those!

[jacqueline101]

Thanks for the warning. I've never used the Sally ones but I do own a set of the Goody Spin Pins.

[IndigoOptimist]

I get £1 spin pins from Primark(cheap UK clothing shop) and I have had this problem too. I ended up ripping some of my hair getting one out. However I can't see any difference in these and the Goody ones which my friend has. I refuse to pay £5 or more for something I can get for £1 ;) I can't say anything about Sallys ones though, having not tried then ;)

[Kaelee]

I get £1 spin pins from Primark(cheap UK clothing shop) and I have had this problem too. I ended up ripping some of my hair getting one out. However I can't see any difference in these and the Goody ones which my friend has. I refuse to pay £5 or more for something I can get for £1 ;) I can't say anything about Sallys ones though, having not tried then ;)

I think the issue may be the material they are made from. If they deform going into the hair, they can get stuck (I had a Goody one spring the wrong way and get "locked" into my hair, but I was able to remove it without too much trouble fortunately).

I'm guessing what happens is they are made from a softer more easily deformed metal, they get bent wrong way round inside the hair and that is what makes them impossible to remove.

[AutumnJasmine]

Wow! I am so glad that you didn't have to cut your hair. Are the Amish pins "spin pins" too? I think there is an amish store near me, and if not I have family in Ohio that could mail me some.

[white.chocolate]

Glad that you didn't have to cut that part off! I went through a similar problem before once with u pins. Now I'm careful with what kind of topper the pins have when shopping for them. Some of them trap strands of my hair.