I am not happy with the rings in the binder. One was separated quite badly (should have checked when I bought it) so all the plastic sheets fall out when I open it. NOT GOOD AT ALL.
I manage a non-profit and bought this binder to organize all of our files in. The binder is used by about 10 volunteers each day (and by about 100 people overall). I thought this was the perfect solution for our organization because we've previously had problems with the cover falling off of our binder within a month or two due to the frequent use. The durability of this binder has been outstanding in terms of that. On the other hand within 1 day of buying this binder the middle ring would no longer stay closed. I took it back to the store to exchange because I thought it was just a fault with that particular binder--boy was I wrong! The next one I got did the exact same thing!! I kept it this time hoping that it would just stay slightly separated and that the durable cover would make up for this one issue. The rings are so bad now that we are no longer able to use it (after just a month or two). If Staples created a binder with this durable cover/construction and rings to match that it would be the perfect binder! Until then I can only give this 2 stars as a binder cannot be used if the rings don't line up properly. I'm disappointed that I forked over the extra money to buy this binder thinking it would solve all our problems and it really just created a different one. I think I'll stick to buying the cheap binders to replace every few months when the cover falls off for now...
The bottom ring does close or stay close. The size is great as well as the color. It would be a problem if the binder were full and the rings do not stay closed.