I suspect this is a good thing, as it probably keeps them aligned

The whole thing looks like it had been crushed.

The one thing I am not liking at least the one we received the edges are rather sharp on this binder

The only things I don't like about it - the plastic covering is a thin matte, not a thicker glossy material, and the bottom ring on the binder does not line up on it's own when I close the rings after opening them.

One thing I don't like is that the push tabs to open (and close?