I originally purchased this notebook in orange to complete a required rainbow-colored six notebook set for 5th grade. I had the other 5 colors I needed purchased at a deep discount from another Mart retailer. Upon examining this notebook and seeing the quality of its construction I purchased 5 more of it replacing the ones I already had. Too often with wire bound notebooks the binding begins to snag on items and turn and pretty soon you've got only half a bound notebook. With a little engineering and a curve of the wire at top and bottom this problem seems to have been solved. I anticipate that this notebook will survive the year intact and make the pennies more it cost a wise investment.