
I started purchasing these as I buzz into a lot of doors at my work on a day to day basis and I can only use either this type of product or a normal neck lanyard that is never long enough when I need to buzz in while holding computer equipment(I work in IT).
I broke the one my company gave me after a few months, just frayed and snapped the cord. This seemed like the best value as opposed to $3-6 dollar single units also sold on Amazon.
I am now on the 4th one from the first order of these that I played back on June 28th, 2008. So as you can see, they're not too bad in terms of quality.
Plastic housing and belt clip are fine, no issues with them.
The ID badge snap loop is fine too, I do not have the quality issues reported by another reviewer.
My only issue is the reason all 4 of my past retractors have failed, the cord. It's long enough, but it frays and breaks a bit too easily in my opinion. It's essentially fishing line wrapped in some sort of string sheath. What inevitably happens is the sheath frays at the end and eventually breaks. It's under tension and then shoots back into the housing. This does not completely mess up the functionality but it makes it harder to extend the cord for the first foot or so until the sheath finally pops back out.
Overall, it's a fine product if you don't trust paying similar amounts for single retractors.
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Advantus Retracting ID Card Reel, 30 Inch Extension, Assorted Translucent Colors, 4 per Pack.