Don't care for the little black bag that it comes in OR the cheap heat protection type glove thing BUT heat and ability to straighten hair? Absolutely yes! I will admit that I don't like that it doesn't come with a closed locking type thing but I just wrapped he cord around it and it works just fine. It did not leave that cheap static type fly aways that a lot of cheap hair straightener tools can leave. This thing heated up quicker than my white Conair straightener which I THOUGHT was the fastest heating straightener ever. I got it specifically for traveling BUT it's definitely going to be placed right inside my work bag for the days that I'm in a time crunch.