The binder itself works great, the handle is a different story

The handle breaks everytime

Seems like it takes up just a little less real estate, slides into the backpack just a bit more smoothly (without the large sturdy handle and bulletproof Case-It fabric), is just a little more subtle (here nor there), and gets them through the year just fine

Today the handle broke.

The handle ripped off after 13 days of use, 3 days after the return window closed

The handle broke and there's a hole on the bottom.

On one of them the handle broke off the first day my son used it

The handle ripped off after 2 days of my daughter taking it to school

Only had the Binder 32 days and the handle broke not happy about that

Its the second week of school and the handle already ripped off.

One month into school and the handle is broken.

The handle Broke after the first day using it.

3 weeks into school and the handle broke :(

The handle ripped on one within 2 weeks.

The handle makes this binder extra easy to transport and the color is great

The handle ripped off after 6 months of use from a 4th grader.

Now at the end of November the handle has completely ripped off the back

The handle failed on the second almost immediately.

At the halfway point in the school year, the netting pockets inside & top handle have fallen apart so badly from use that we now have to purchase another binder to finish out the school year (unless she duct tapes the heck out of it, which she isn't crazy about, trust me).

Two months into the school year and the handle is shredded and ripped on one end.

Just like the others, the handle on the binder tore off.

I own a Case-It personally, and I love it's extraordinarily sturdy, tough-toting, sturdy-handled long-term durability (I use my Case-It for long-term shelf storage of papers that I can also pull out and take with me on occasion ... forever

Have had this binder a little over a month and the handle already ripped off and no longer usable

Otherwise, the handle is very useful, and the whole zippered binder is just what I needed.

We bought 2 at the same time, and the other handle came out as well - exact same problem.

The handle ripped within couple of weeks.

The handle on the side makes it very easy to transport comfortably

I love the outer handle and the compartments

Somehow my twelve year old son managed to rip the handle on this notebook, on the first day of school

The handle makes it easy to carry.

The handle is a little unwieldy, primarily because it's so tight up against the

Love the handle and room inside

The handle ripped the first week of school

My girls love the extra zipper porches and the file folder in the front, it also has a sturdy handle

The handle broke off after my child used this for just 4 weeks.

The description states that it's guaranteed to last all year, but my daughter who is in middle school has already found that it's coming apart at the seam and the handle is unusable.

Great binder, however the handle broke after 2 weeks of school.

Roughly halfway through the school year, the binder was falling apart -- broken handle, binding by the zipper coming undone

The handle broke off within a week of using this for school

The zippers on all 4 that he has used heavily have NEVER broken or snagged, the handles never broke, and the outside never ripped or wore away

However after two months of use at school, the handle broke off and now has to be carried in arms.

pouch.*The inside back cover is a fairly solid plastic that will make a good writing surface.*A fairly sturdy handle, so I can carry this easily

My favorite part is the strong sturdy handle that is going to have to handle my daily abuse

I had this terrible binder for about three months, seemed fine at first UNTIL the handle of it was getting weak, and then eventually it BROKE and the