Hard Candy Cases Bubble Sleeve Case for Apple iPad 4, iPad 3, iPad 2 , Black, (BSL-IPAD-BLK)

I love this case! I purchased the green version, and it is so funky and interesting just to look at. The edges are stiff, so it provides good protection for the device. I bought mine for the new iPad. There are four, orange plastic brackets in the center that hold your iPad in place. They can also be repositioned (they are attached with velcro) to fit a Kindle or smaller tablet. The interior is lined in black felt with extra padding for the screen. The combination of the green edge, the black interior, and the orange brackets make it look interesting even when it is open. The zipper functions smoothly with two large plastic coated pulls, and the entire case appears to be well constructed. The bubbles on the front and back actually act as both a design element and as another layer of protection for the device. The outside material is a close knit, smooth, nylon tweed material with a slight shimmer. When closed the case is slim enough to fit easily in a medium sized handbag or tuck inside the pocket of a laptop bag. The wrap around zipper ensures it won't fall out of the case and makes for easy removal. I liked this so much that I suggested this case to my employer for our sales team. Highly recommended.

Works great! This is a *really* sturdy case that functions exactly how I need it to. I bought it in conjunction with the pink Street Skin - had been a little worried about whether I'd be able to cram my Street-Skinned IPad into the bubble case but it works just fine. Plus, the pink Street Skin + the pink bubble case is just too cute. I actually had a woman stop me in the airport, having seem me run them through security, to ask where I'd ordered them.The long and short of it is: This case is quite rigid. I agree with another reviewer who stated the bubbles help protect the sensitive glass of your device, but I'm not sure they'd even be required. Having seen other cases with a similar appearance, and worried a little whether this would be strong enough to protect my precious IPad, I hesitated a little before ordering. But I'll tell you, this in combination with the Street Skin means your Pad could take quite a hit without suffering much damage, IMO. You probably don't want to go stacking dictionaries on top of it in its cases, but in terms of cramming the Pad into your backpack and taking it on a trip, you'll be all set.My one complaint might be that I don't think Hard Candy makes this case with a handle on it. I'd really like one in order to carry my Pad to the gym with me, where I often use it to watch movies while I'm on the elliptical trainer.I'd order this again in a hot second. It's really great looking, sturdy, the zipper works well and doesn't tend to jam and bind - also, the zipper pulls are large enough that you can get a good grip on them for easy, fast opening and closing of the case. The inside is sort of a soft clothlike material that'll help protect your screen from scratches. Buy it!

I'm having to completely redo my review of this product. I originally loved it, but that has unfortunately gone downhill.First off, the zipper pull lettering began to wear off almost immediately. Whatever, not such a big deal. But just after I posted my review, it broke in half. So I sent it for return via Amazon (thank goodness I bought from Amazon instead of the maker).When I got the returned product, it was now different with no mention of the change and even contradictory packaging. They have now changed the bumper style to some difficult, even impossible-to-deal-with slotted bumper you have to slide your iPad in and out of every time. The packaging still shows the old open bumper style. Or maybe they think you are just going to keep the iPad in this monstrosity of a case. That you can't fold back easily. So every time you use your iPad in this you are just supposed to now have the equivalent of a huge book open? Or mess with trying to slide out of four bumpers? STUPID. STUPID. STUPID. I LOVED the old style case and it was my go-to solid protection daily driver. If they think I'm going to sit there and mess around with this moronic slotted bumper when I used to be able to toss my iPad in there and zip up in seconds, they're completely out of touch with their customer. Which is no surprise after I got done dealing (or trying to) with what passes for their customer service.I really wish I had kept the old open bumper style and just returned the case. But wait, I thought! Could it be that I could just contact these guys and ask for some help with this? Surely a boutique case maker like this would be glad to help out a customer. NO. In fact, after several emails with NO response, I finally decided to call their "help line". Let me just save you the trouble, they don't HAVE a phone line. They have VOICE MAIL. That's right, you will talk to no live person when you call. You will immediately find yourself leaving a message. Guess what - yup - NO ONE calls back.So, this case gets one star from me for actually being a good case, but no more than that for a completely unfriendly redesign and ABYSMAL, no wait, NONEXISTENT customer service. I would like to be able to say their customer service was bad, but that would require actually having interfaced with them. Bravo Hard Candy, you found a way to maximize customer service efficiency. DON'T HAVE ANY.