These mittens are warm and cozy, and surprisingly grippy! Also, at first I didn't realize what the loops at the end of short cords were for on the mittens, and realized they are loops to go around your wrists so you can slip off a mitten quickly and not have to hold it, set it down, or risk losing it! Very handy. At checkout the clerk shared with me to hang dry them - never put them in the dryer - to make them last.