I had wanted a soft case, but when I got the Razr the Verizon store only had the hard shell holster cases that come in the bundle. I bought the bundle.
#1) It appeared that the phone could only be stored with the face of the screen not visible. (I found I CAN turn it the other way if I want to.
#2) I was afraid it would add way to much bulk to the phone. (I found even with the hard holster case I still don't even know the phone is on my belt.)
#3 I knew it wouldn't fit into a docking station with the hard shell case on, and I'd have to remove the case every night. (I found that with the easel stand, I don't even plan to buy a docking station. I downloaded the Lightning bug sleep timer app, and I just plug the phone into the AC charger, set it horizontally with the easel back, and it suits me fine.