Perhaps greasy or sweaty hands soiled your experience? Not yours... Theirs... But hey.. You like what you like.. I love the ballistic.. I know I gotta have the 64 gig variant tomorrow.. I'll be there just about 9am... Anxious as can be..No, the heavily textured ballistic nylon finish was the slippery one, but now you got me wondering if it didn't have something slick on the surface, since they had just pulled it out of the back of the store and hadn't gotten it out on display yet. Several of the reviews I read mentioned how they like the feel of the ballistic nylon. Ugh, I may have to give it one more look before making a decision.