ADVANTUS Medium Head Map Tacks, 3/8-Inch Shank, 3/16-Inch Head, Box of 100, Assorted Colors (MTA)

These are good tacks. I have been sticking them into a plastic piece which is not really what they were designed for. Sometimes when I go to remove them, I pull the colored plastic head off of the pin. I am not taking any rating off since I am not using them "as designed". The tip is sharp which serves my need very well. Bright colors.

Nice color assortment.

The colors look the same as they do in the pic on the product page. No, the colors aren't vibrant as if they were colored with a highlighter. The blue and the black are very distinguishable as well. The length (once I disagreed with the previous commenter on the color, I just HAD to measure them). The length does refer to the metal pin and actually you can add a millimeter for the slant of the very tip of the pin that wasn't included in the dimensions. I find this whole thing very amusing, although everyone is entitled to their opinion, which is why I added mine. I did minus a star for the "death box" they put the tacks in. I put the slightest pressure on the sides in order to move the tacks from one place to another and got stuck. After I exclaimed "why tacks, why!!" I transferred them to a little container. Give us a decent container for the things man. I'll pay the extra 25 or so cents.

My 9-year-old son has been expressing an interest in learning about the world. I decided to get a large map so that he could pick one country each week, and we would look it up on the web and learn about the country, people and culture(s). After he picks a country and we learn about it, he gets to put a map pin in the capital of that country. These map pins fit the bill perfectly!

Pins worked great. We used in both a large Rand McNally US and World map that were self-mounted on foam board. The pins go in great, stay in, and pop out just the right amount. The head is small, which works for us because we wanted to pin locations close to one another, but keep that in mind as they can be difficult to see when back from a distance.

Purchased an "antique" style world map and used these to track our adventures with. The different colors are great, so I can record places I've been, my husband has been, and where we have gone together. Pins stuck well through several layers including a poster, cork, and cardboard. My only wish is that the box they came in was a bit sturdier, but nothing that can't be solved with a used jelly jar,

I agree with most of other reviews. The tacks obviously work great and the round head size looks great. My only beef is that the pin head colors are not even similar to the stock photo listed here. The stock photo used has clearly been edited and the brightness/saturation has been heavily bumped up. As another reviewer stated, the black pins and navy blue pins are almost indistinguishable from one another in lower light situations. The green is also a forest green and not even close to the fluorescent lime green pictured. I'm not worried about it though, I'm still using them and dig them. My wife and are using these in conjunction with a 4x8' IKEA world map to mark our journeys.

I had been using map tacks that were too long, purchased at a local office supply store. They stuck through the foam and out the back, which wasn't cool. I found these online and replaced all of the other ones and am so happy I did. Much better. Good quality heads too - they aren't popping off every time I try to pull one out.

I use these with my daughter in a world map so we can each plan our future vacations. HOW THEY WORK: I know, seems obvious but here's a little info. You get a bunch of different colours. The heads aren't the biggest, and if you are pushing them into a stud it can hurt, but, they are what they are. WORTH THE MONEY? Yes. It's a small purchase, and they do the job just fine!

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Nice, bright and don't look cheap

The colours are not split evenly, but I guess that's okay. Now, to figure out how to colour-coordinate these pins on my map...

We bought these to plot places on a huge map of where we have travelled. They work great and really serve the purpose!