I see both types.
Personally, I feel like the lanyard drops into the bed and can be used as a weapon. I like the badge-reel, but the strings break a lot. I also have to wear a shirt underneath my uniform as I am allergic to some metals and the clips of the badge reels burn my skin.
As I explore getting away from the bedside, I look into being a lanyard kind of girl. There are so many cute ones!
Amazon has Lilly Pulitzer:
oooohhh but then I went to Etsy:
I’m in trouble.