Good quailty stop`s the bar from digging in the back of your neck. If you are like me and squat in the gym once a week you may as well buy a decent one.I payed £17.99 but you can get a roll of foam for about £7 I say buy the best and look after it you shouldn`t need another one.My gym through the ones they had away because of cross contamination keep mine in me gym bag.