The pul is in great shape. There are no stains but the inserts are a little dingy because my old water softener wasn't very good. The velcro is in pretty good shape. Some pilling but still functioning fine. The tabs are not curling. The elastic has recently been replaced so it is nice and tight. I used an official BG repair kit and actually went in, made a new channel for the elastic and removed the old so that both the suede cloth and pul are completely intact. This is the more time consuming but more effective way of replacing elastic.