Everyone loved the flipflop beach blanket stakes.  I used them to hold down the beach mats for the bridal party at my daughter's beachside wedding.  I guess others liked the stakes as well b/c when we went back to retrieve them, all 12 were no longer to be found.  Boo Hoo.  But they definitely were a big hit and did a good job of keeping the mats from billowing in the wind!!