{"id":346,"date":"2011-02-16T18:18:01","date_gmt":"2011-02-17T00:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/?p=346"},"modified":"2011-06-15T19:30:26","modified_gmt":"2011-06-16T00:30:26","slug":"unikeep-view-case-binders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/2011\/02\/unikeep-view-case-binders\/","title":{"rendered":"Unikeep View Case Binders"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_348\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/View-case-binder.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-348\" title=\"View case binder\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/View-case-binder.jpg?resize=270%2C180\" alt=\"View case binder from Unikeep\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/View-case-binder.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/View-case-binder.jpg?resize=150%2C100 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/View-case-binder.jpg?resize=400%2C266 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/View-case-binder.jpg?w=450 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View case binder from Unikeep<\/p><\/div><\/h2>\n<h2>Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars<\/h2>\n<h3>Pros:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>sturdy<\/li>\n<li>fully enclosed<\/li>\n<li>stands upright evenly and stacks easily<\/li>\n<li>customizable<\/li>\n<li>eco-friendly, biodegradable<\/li>\n<li>cost is reasonable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>sometimes requires pieces from company to work best<\/li>\n<li>somewhat limited sizes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Review<\/h4>\n<p>At the NAPO conference in 2010, I came across the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unikeep.com\/\">Unikeep<\/a> booth.\u00a0 Initially, the most notable thing was that their binders have a unique feature with the binder rings.\u00a0 The rings, just like the rest of the binder, are made of 100% polypropylene.\u00a0 As I was talking with them, I found out that they brought some free samples to share, so I looked through the various colors and sizes they had and picked one.\u00a0 I&#8217;m grateful they did, I now have a blue 1&#8243; view case binder.<\/p>\n<p>Although the case itself is interesting, the rings are odd.\u00a0 I was truly hesitant at first.\u00a0 It feels unnerving to pop them up.\u00a0 Since they&#8217;re made of polypropylene, you open each ring individually by putting your finger under the ring and pulling up.\u00a0 It often makes a snapping sound and I have visions of breaking it.\u00a0 Yet, I&#8217;ve never done any damage to the rings.\u00a0 Snapping them back into place is easy too.<\/p>\n<p>Another feature of the rings is that the placement of where the rings separate means that you can have pages anywhere in the binder, all to the left, all to the right, or somewhere in the middle.\u00a0 This seems even truer with this product than even the typical 3-ring binders.<\/p>\n<p>Their binders have a snapping closure to keep everything safe and secure inside.\u00a0 The binders are rectangular, and the marketing on the back talk about how easily they stack.\u00a0 Although this is certainly a nice feature, what I find more impressive is that they can stand on a shelf.\u00a0 They are balanced, so they stay upright.\u00a0 Yet, one thing I dislike about typical binders is that because of their shape, they don&#8217;t fill shelves evenly.\u00a0 This could never happen with Unikeep&#8217;s binders, they&#8217;d line a shelf with perfect symmetry.<\/p>\n<p>The line of view binders has a full wrap overlay so you can create and insert pages of the information or design you want.\u00a0 Although I&#8217;ve not used it, they say they&#8217;re website has templates and tips for creating the insert.\u00a0 With this feature and the line of possible colors, you can customize this binders to fit your needs, whatever that might be.<\/p>\n<p>Their website has many different kinds of pages you can insert into the binder, from basic tabbed dividers, to pockets (with or without tabs), business cards holder pages, disc holder pages, and on.\u00a0 The standard pockets pages with tabs do not fit in the binder, as the tabs are just a little too big unless you fold them.\u00a0 This means that it&#8217;ll make more sense to buy the accessories from Unikeep.\u00a0 I&#8217;m less annoyed by this than I might be since I find the standard tabbed pockets to be too big for binders too!\u00a0 I might even buy some supplies from them to use elsewhere since they&#8217;d appear to be more appropriately sized.\u00a0 I&#8217;m also intrigued by the &#8220;tear out&#8221; pages where you don&#8217;t need to open the rings &#8211; as I&#8217;ve been impressed with the material&#8217;s sturdiness, those &#8220;tear out&#8221; pages might be well done.<\/p>\n<p>One of the first ideas for me was for my volunteering for the support group, I have this large binder that has articles and handouts for attendees.\u00a0 As I talked to them, they acknowledged that they did not have anything that was big enough for that purpose.\u00a0 Of course, I could carry multiple binders, or even consider the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.univenture.com\/shop\/5.0_multiple_compartment_storage_case_binder_5x1.php\">extreme case binder<\/a>.\u00a0 The truth is that my standard binder for this is now falling apart; it&#8217;s probably too full. *grimace* I&#8217;m now seriously considering these binders.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know about you, but I tend to overfill standard 3-ring binders.\u00a0 It looks like there&#8217;s more room and I&#8217;m fighting that triangular shape.\u00a0 With Unikeep&#8217;s design, you don&#8217;t have the temptation to overfill them.\u00a0 The descriptions also clearly state the number of pages you can expect to get into their binders.<\/p>\n<p>Under pros above, I listed cost as reasonable.\u00a0 I was working on a personal organizing project, and wanted to pick up some binders and was dismayed at the cost.\u00a0 So dismayed, that I bought some binders from dollar stores and whatnot to save money.\u00a0 Those binders are now falling apart.\u00a0 A perfect example of getting what you pay for, yet Unikeep&#8217;s prices are comparable in price to your standard binders with better features.<\/p>\n<p>Now I love the idea of being environmentally responsible, though often put other factors higher on the priority list, like functionality.\u00a0 If something is not functional, it doesn&#8217;t inspire me to recommend it or buy it for myself, no matter how environmental.\u00a0 Yet this product is more than functional, and is 100% recyclable.\u00a0 It also uses fewer resources to make these products.\u00a0 So far, I&#8217;d even be tempted to say it&#8217;ll last longer and stand up to use better than your standard binders.\u00a0 Now that&#8217;s great environmentally, but also great for us, the one who&#8217;s going to use it.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not always a fan of 3-ring binders in general.\u00a0 If you use them without accessories, you need to make sure to take time to punch holes in the papers.\u00a0 This becomes less of an issue if you use the accessories of course.\u00a0 I\u2019m impressed with these binders, and even dropped a book into the case successfully one day when I was out and about.\u00a0 The quality and design of these are wonderful.\u00a0 I hope you\u2019ll consider these for any potential need you have in the future (and I have no affiliation, they don\u2019t even know I\u2019m writing about them).<\/p>\n<p>Do you have another binder that you really enjoy using?<\/p>\n<p>Note: All my reviews are done without consideration for the company (sorry!) &#8211; 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