I have been wearing them for a few years now and they are just the best gloves. I don't pick up anything without gloves. I put them on when I head outside and don't take them off till I come back inside. I usually buy 6 pairs they wash well, too. I wear them everyday at my garden center job as well as at home. They are light and tight enough to wear when transplanting seedlings and tough enough to handle the heavy work. Only other gloves I use are rose gloves for thorny areas as the Atlas isn't good protection for that.