These clothespins are made in China and come wrapped in cellophane and clipped to a cardboard card. They were about 25% smaller than the average clothespin. The cardboard card was saturated with some kind of oil-based product apparently transferred there from the clothespins (they were covered with it). When I opened the package, the smell was an unpleasant chemical smell, but not strong. As I unclipped the pins from the card, my fingertips began to itch....hmmmm... I was waiting to hang my first load out on my new line, so I used them anyway, but found they had weak spring mechanisms. Great for sheets, but forget hanging towels or jeans! When taking down the laundry 5 hours later, my white sheets had a faint transfer of this oil on the corners where the clothespins were attached. I packed them up and sent them back. Home Depot carried raw wood clothespins, without the added chemical oil spray, of a heavier gauge, so I bought those...very happy now. Sorry Amazon....