Man, I feel you on the redo part. Nothing worse than running a bundle, finding one wire crossed, and having to snip every tie back to that spot. I stuck with zip ties way too long just out of habit, so you're not alone there. The change in cleanup speed alone sounds worth it to me.

Man, I read something about this once, like a study on how people pick stuff when they're overwhelmed, and it said too many choices just freeze us up. Maybe three swatches was too much and she just needed you to pick one and tell her it'd look good. Sounds like she wanted a cheerleader more than a colorist that day.

Saw a guy use one on a sidewalk job once.