I asked this question in the Wisdom of the Crowd:

Which type of wristband (emergency number) do you prefer

Here are the responses: (45 Votes)

71 % - Low cost but nice looking ($2 or less)
29 % - More elegant looking - even if expensive ($10 or more).

See the pie chart at:
http://www.tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart.aspx?ID=2630

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