Specialist ID SPID-0065 Hard Plastic Badge Holder - Frosted Vertical Rigid Plastic I'd Card Dispenser - Clear

Meets my needs perfectly.

I now own two of these to hold 4 badges. I've had the 1st for over 5 years and, while a little scuffed, it remains indestructible. It is intended for one badge only that can be easily removed using the thumb-sized hole in the back and has two small tabs on the back designed to hold pressure on the card to keep it in place. After about 4 years of use those tabs started getting loose (one eventually broke off), and my badge kept falling out. I just put a piece of scotch tape over the side slot and that held everything in place nicely. I also found that after several years, the wording on the back side of my badge that's exposed by the thumb slot was starting to wear off. A little scotch tape on the badge before sliding it back in took care of that.As a few people have said, this can be used to hold two badges. To do so, just pull up on those two plastic tabs on the back until they snap off. The fit is tight (so you don't have to worry about them falling out), but it works. I wouldn't advise it if you have to regularly remove your badge, since it takes a bit of work to get them out when there's two badges in there. One of my badges uses proximity sensors and the other just needs to be visible, so back-to-back in one of these works perfectly for me. Also keep in mind that once you start using it with two badges, even if you manage to get them in there without snapping off the tabs, they'll get so loose that you won't be able to go back to just one badge without it easily sliding out (use my tape trick).

This was exactly what I needed for my badge. We've just gone through a bunch of changes at work in terms of security, and this Frosted Vertical Rigid Plastic Card Dispenser is just what the doctor ordered. Because it is clear and the security officers can see my picture thru the plastic, I have no need to removed my ID for security when I enter the building. And the card readers on the doors read the card without me having to remove it from the holder, which is another plus for me.I do not recommend this for any kind of credit, debit cards, etc. or anything that will need to be removed regularly. This badge holder has 2 little notches on each end for holding the ID in place and they could very well scratch any type of card that has a magnetic strip. This is the best badge holder that I've come across, and I have spent a small fortune trying to find one that is perfect for me and this is it.Please be advised that even though, this badge holder has a thumb notch to assist with removing the item from the holder, it make take a little elbow grease & perhaps a pair of tweezers to assist with the removal and that is fine by me. After the ID has been in the holder for a while it can be a little difficult to remove. Like I said, that is fine by me because I've already lost my ID twice and I had to pony up ten bucks each time for replacement.I have not been disappointed with this item. And what's even better is this item prevents bending. Our badges bend easily and the chip inside can become damaged and the readers will not recognize it if it is bent, so this badge holder is right on. Matter of fact, several of my co-workers have already asked where I got it.

they hold up to its name only do not leave them to long in car. heat will make it weak.

My father gave me this exact same product, except it was a clear, not frosted. I accidentally left an eraser on it over a school holiday break, and the eraser dissolved into the card holder that left an unremovable sticky residue. I was lucky enough to find it here, but in frost (at the time only frost was available, but now they have clear! :) ). I didn't mind that it was frost because I was able to find the exact same model. I took off a star because I felt that the quality was not the same as it's clear counterpart, which felt more like a heavier, firmer plastic than this. However I do like that I don't really see scratches as much as I did on the clear. I still experience the same problems with both, which is you need to add some other layer to the holder of you want to keep one card in place. You can use a piece of flat rubber or removable adhesive if the card's materials are like plastic. Like many plastic products, they do get brittle over time, especially when they are exposed to environmental factors like cold winters, so I expect to replace them every other year or so.