Hill Cross Bracelets

I received my first Hill Cross bracelet the first of August from my sister and I immediately loved it. But, within a week the elastic began to fray and it looked like little hairs sticking out around the beads. In a few days the bracelet broke and the elastic band look like it had shredded. So, I ordered another one because I liked it so much. I have had it a couple of weeks and it also had stared fraying.
I have a small hand and wrist so I do not have to stretch the bracelet very much to get it on. I have a feeling it isn’t going to last long. The little elastic hairs sticking out between the beads doesn’t look very nice.