That's not the case that I've seen. The keys are only "exposed" if you don't close the flap. As for it being a "ripoff," that all depends on your point of view. Living in Canada, you apparently had to pay premium shipping. That's tough, but the case, itself, doesn't cost anything like $70. Executive Products produces and sells quality items and your comments are inflammatory, to say the least. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grant Hardy" <granthardy@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 1:38 AM Subject: [bookport] Re: getting a case for bookport Jumping in late here, guys, but I highly do not recommend the case. I ended up paying $70 Canadian which is a ripoff for a small leather case. The book port's keys are completely exposed, so if you're eating or doing dishes, you will get the book port dirty by playing with the keys. The case also doesn't have any storage for ear buds so while you can carry around the book port fine, what about your earphones? Just my personal opinion...I was very very disappointed. ----- Original Message ----- From: David Allen To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 7:45 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: getting a case for bookport Hi Bruce and list: When I called the company, I enquired as to shipping options. When I told her where I was, she said there was only one option available. Cheers, Dave