I like the look and the matte color of the badge, but over time the plastic will come off/ from middle, but there are 3 and they will last a long time, plastic has stood up well to daily usage. and throwing/tossing it around. the black look does look a lot better than the standard plastic shell we get at work. it also has both sides windowed allowing two cards to be used if needed, I us my master key and employee badge in it. one thing to note it does not like having 3 cards in it but you can just be careful of closing it.