Well, I know a lot of musicians who swear by them for outside performances in cold weather. They never helped me much, though, except to help me look like I should be wearing a hoop skirt and a lace cap, too.

I love hand warmers/fingerless gloves! I wear them when I need the dexterity of my fingers or when it's just a little cool.

Note: there are many styles -- I don't usually like them as thick as the ones featured on Sundance.

Or for those who have to have a cell phone in hand at all times.

Do people still buy knitted gloves/mittens? There are much better high tech materials out there now that keep you warm and dry.

I crochet the fingerless gloves for several of my nieces, they love them because they can text & their hands are still warm!

I work at home, I like to keep my home office cool, but my hands do get cold, so I wear gloves like this. They are very cozy.

Oh my gosh, those are adorable! I never get cold so I could do those just for the cuteness.

My daughter just bought me some handmade ones from Oregon. I'm looking forward to giving them a try.

People in my office wear them too while working if it is cold.

I agree with you Cindy. I'm not sure how good this type of glove would be for me.

I have also seen them where they look like a mitten, but then flip up so you fingers are exposed.

The Sundance ones are so cute. But I bought these in a shop in Alaska in late May this year for $32. Bought different designs for DD and 2 DGDs. They are not too thick and made from recycled wool sweaters. Maybe some of you can find them around a local shop from the tag info (there is a website with that name). I can't wait to wear mine.

Sorry this photo didn't attach earlier. Here it is.

I was given some and they are cute, but mine are so bulky at the base of my fingers I can hardly hold on to the car steering wheel; they feel unsafe.

They are very much in style right now. I need all my fingers touching and sharing the warmth or else they don't move in the cold.

A friend knitted me a pair a few years ago. I frequently wear them in the house in the winter (we keep it cool) when I'm reading or doing something with my fingers, like sewing or crocheting. Leaves my fingers free but keeps my hands and forearms warm. I do not wear them out of the house - I need full mittens or gloves outside. The Sundance ones are really cute!

A lot of us in my office buy those cheap stretchy gloves and cut the finger tips off to wear in the winter. My hands freeze too, but I can't type with gloves on, so having just the first knuckle of each finger exposed helps with keyboarding. They're surprisingly effective in keeping my hands warm while working at my desk.

I've seen gloves now that have metal wires at the finger tips so you can use your cell phone while wearing them. Costco sells them. I'm probably going to get a pair for when I have to be outdoors in the field this winter.

Just like my mother, now that I've hit menopause, my hands don't get cold anymore.

I always called them "wrist warmers", and got mine at the residents' homemade booth of a retirement home. I love them around the house in winter. I can type and write and do all kinds of work in them, but they are easy to slip off when I need to get my hands wet, and easy to slip back on. So comfy. And just by keeping my wrists warm, my fingers are warmer, too.

(I love this booth at the retirement home events. I got my sleep slippers there, too. Knit, not as snug as socks so the tootsies can wiggle and breathe, but they come up over the ankle with just enough snugness that they stay on, but relaxed enough that I kick them off easily when I get too warm.)

edit to add, for outdoors I find mittens way warmer than gloves! Though in that "energy crisis" in the early 70s when everyone including the high school turned down the heat, it was harder to write with the mittens on. The coat didn't help, either.

My daughter uses these in the winter while working at the computer, since we keep the house on the cool side.

Chispa, I've dropped a lot of money on high-tech gloves and have been very disappointed. Wool still works best for me (for socks also). My hands/feet get cold easily and I have a touch of Raynaud's disorder (so some fingers/toes but not all) and I love to walk outside all year, so I must keep them warm.

OMG, CindyMac! I was just saying the same thing to my DH last night as I looked at that catalog. I think they are ridiculous-at least for me.

I have Raynaud's syndrome, with the cold doing serious damage to my fingers every year, so I've dismissed the fingerless glove idea as silly. But I'm thinking that may have been a mistake. I'm going to try a pair to wear in the house. Even if they help just a little bit, I'll be better off.

I ordered these.

Never thought of wearing them INSIDE! That might be great for me since I am always cold, too. Hmmm...

Give them a try, Cyn! I wouldn't use them to shovel the walks--but I have worn them to drive, sweep the porch, rake leaves, wear into work when I am carrying a lot of stuff.. and yes, I have used them indoors. I like the ones with short fingers and also ones without fingers. I do prefer the ones that aren't so bulky.

Update: when I went to bed it was cold, and I slipped the still-warm-but-not-hot hotties into my sleep booties. Mmmmmm! Of course I kicked them off about 4 a.m. as usual.