All teachers want the holy grail of teacher planners. We also want it to be a thrifity purchase because in all reality, we are spending our own hard earned money. After researching forever again this year, this was my choice, and I am so very pleased. Opening the box was more like opening a Christmas present with its presentation. The planner I chose is beautiful with gold corner protecters and a gold spiral. It is colorful throughout which just brings you joy. The pages are thick so even my Sharpie and Frixion fineline markers don't bleed through at all. It comes with numerous layout sections. There were so many that I even took some out that I knew I wouldn't use. I am a diehard vertical layout person. Evidently these are more rare where the days of the week are listed across the top. Although I would have preferred a dated planner, this one is extremely versatile as its layout with six periods across and six down, allow it to be used vertically or horizontally. A couple years, I splurged on a customized planner with preprinted subjects and everything, only to have our absolutely final schedule changed so my preprinted subjects were never in order of how our day was laid out. Infuriating! This planner makes me happy and the price even allows me a bit of wiggle room to buy some Expo Markers for my room.