Buttons too hard to press & too hard to get on and off.
354103
Bought the Otterbox brand case and the Ballistic brand case for my husband's Galaxy S3. He works construction and is hard on his phones.

He tried on both cases, the Otterbox first. Things he didn't like: VERY hard to get on, he felt like he was going to damage his phone getting it on. Which would be a problem since he changes the batteries out at least once a day. Once he did get the case on, the volume and power buttons were extremely hard to press.

Then he tried the Ballistic brand case. Easy to get on, and the buttons are easy to press. He kept the Ballistic case, and returned the Otterbox.
2855516
It's nice and all but the buttons for the volume and lock screen is very hard that I have to use my nail to push it down and I have to push down hard.
1863523
It is very hard to put on, and the buttons on the outside are very hard to push.
4465019
I read the reviews, and despite them, I decided to purchase this case because it looks really nice, but the button on the side is impossible to press. I could not press it easily, and I thought this would not bother me when I read it, but it did. I returned this case due to how difficult it was to press the button.

Other than that, I liked the case.
720699
Buttons are hard to push and click very loudly. Can be annoying if your partner is trying to sleep while you set the alarm.
995385
i would give better reviews if it didn't hinder the buttons for menu and back.. you have to press buttons extra harder than you normally would.
4709063
Hard for toddler to operate,  button is hard to push
2430851
The case is bright and sturdy,  but the buttons on the sides (for power and volume) are so stiff that I am unable to actually use the buttons through the case.  I've already ordered a different case and have thrown this one away.
4628469
Super cute, but it's so hard to press the buttons with this on. It's loosening up over time...or i'm getting used to it.
2695905
The sound buttons are difficult even for adults to press. My 2-year old tried to push but couldn't generate the needed force. I helped him by pushing on his finger - it required so much force it felt as if I were crushing his little finger.  I ended up cutting holes in the board pages over the buttons to expose the button mechanisms.  Now he can push them himself!
3626644
awkward, hard to push control buttons. good protection, but not practical
1308463
I was really excited for this case to arrive because of the reviews, but overall I'm pretty disappointed. Both the volume and power buttons are really difficult to press with this case on and are very inefficient. There were numerous times when the lock button would not work and other times it was impossible to work the volume keys. Tough luck
4573271
I found the button is to hard to push for the 4 seconds, because of how much pressure is needed to be applied; the time it takes to turn the unit on/off, resulting in it being a pain to turn it on/off easily.
2726017
The case was so stiff it made pressing the buttons on the phone difficult. Ended up getting a different case from a different company.
1538158
This case drove me nuts. It looked nice, but the tension on the volume and power buttons made them ultra sensitive so they were constantly being pressed by accident. Sent it back for a refund.
4448760
The buttons on this were difficult to press. I couldn't tell if I was pressing the button or not unless I was looking at the device.
2049249
It's cute but the buttons are entirely too hard  to push. You have to grab the phone with both hands and squeeze hard to operate the volume buttons and the power button.