This us all we buy for school. They last and come in many different colors. Some of these binders we are able to reuse for the next school year. The ring is durable and the binder is strong. My kids can be pretty rough with these binders. I can even get 30% of by visiting deals on Staples website and clicking on coupons. I never pay full price. If you save you old binders they usually run a recycling special where you get money off for bringing in your old binder to recycle.