LiveStrong Bands.

My first band has lasted me well over a year, but because it's become a little 'worn' I slip on a new one for the day if I'm self-conscious about how it appears (meetings, etc) which only happens a couple times a month, and only if I remember to change it. I've got a drawer full that I keep on hand to hand out to people who ask me where I got mine, as it seems a little difficult to get here.

As for it slipping off your arm, have you tried the youth size bracelet? I'm an average size guy and the adult size gives me a couple of fingers of space, and the youth fits just snug on my wrist, so the kid's size isn't really smaller than the adult - might want to give it a try.

I NEVER take it off - I have a small medic alert tag on mine - and also a back-up one with a tag on it as well; much cooler than a clunky metal medical bracelet.

This completely baffles me. I have one that I wear whenever I'm on my time. However, if I'm on the company clock, it's off. Maybe it's because I'm a boring old (okay, young) commercial banker, but my personal feeling is that it's pretty unprofessional to be wearing it in a professional setting. I don't doubt that everyone has their personal reasons for wearing it, I do too, but I still just don't get it. I'm sure I'm in the minority on this one because when I go out for lunch (I work downtown in the CBD - central business district), everybody and their dog has one on. Suit, tie, (suit, sans tie for women), watch, livestrong band. I also realize certain professions are more relaxed so maybe that's it, but honestly, I wouldn't wear it to work even if we were more relaxed. In fact, we are relaxed - I now no longer have to wear a tie every day! Anyway, please enlighten me. I'm not looking so much for confrontation as I am trying to understand how/why this fits into a professional setting.

Back on topic, I've had mine for 2 years, put it on and take it off almost daily, and am just waiting for that little sucker to snap one of these days.

My grandma isn't any less dead while I'm at work either.

As for personalization, I feel it's becoming like the saying - You're unique. Just like everybody else.

To each their own. I'm just curious. But don't get me started on those that wear 10 different colored ones up and down their arms.

All I'm saying is we all wear it for different reasons. I'm sure some people wear it as a fashionable accessory, but even so, I don't see how it's unprofessional. It's unobtrusive, it's not controversial (maybe it would offend the pro-cancer folks?). I don't see, and have never imagined how anyone anywhere would have any problem with anyone wearing a plastic bracelet (unless, I guess, if you work with heavy machinery where it could be a safety hazard).

The definition of personalization is probably not that you have something that no one else on the planet has....because there is no such thing as that.  To me personalization means.....the things I care about that make me the person that I am.  Every person on the planet could wear the exact same things that I wear, and I would still be unique because I am me.  That "unique like everyone else" seems very cynical.  Everyone IS unique, because of who they are.  I am not my external appearance, but this gives you the opportunity to bring a little of who you are on the inside, out. To say, "I care about this", without using any words.  However, I'm sure that there are certain people who find this small symbol just as annoying as if someone dyes their hair purple or gets tatoos or body piercing.  Some people do not want to see any form of personal expression whatsoever, on anyone, ever.  So it's just a matter of what you are comfortable with, and everyone decides what that is for them.

Spelling lessons? Typing classes?

Now that's a good reason to take it off at work!