Nice to have
I purchased this product because I prefer the foam blenders to those with brushes that are already available in a multitude of sizes. I had the tiny blenders with the wood handle and a tiny foam pad on each end and the new product is definitely a step up. It holds more ink and the foam doesn’t deteriorate as easily. So far I have found that the foam pad seems to come loose, not to the point of falling off but it moves around. And depending on what you’re inking, they can still be too large to get into tiny crevices. I used it right out of the package so next time I will press down on it before I use it. One plus is that I can use my mini inks and the blender fits perfectly.