This is a great pack of paper for a home office or a large family that does lots of printing. It has also been helpful on saving time running to the store to just pick up a single pack. The smaller children are always grabbing paper out of the printer to make a picture or card for someone and just getting a ream was futile. The older children always seem to have a project notes and papers that have to be printed as well. This pack had an extra added bonus of having a rebate attached which made it affordable to grab to for much less than a box.
I like the paper but it's a bit think for what I really like. The old "20 lb" paper seems to be more 16 lb and a bit thin. But maybe the old 20 lb was more than what it should have been. I bought this paper and it will be adequate for what I want but if I'm going to send copies out to people I guess I need something with more thickness. If you're looking for a cheap decent paper this is for you. If you're looking for a paper to send letters to the outside world I would either switch to a different company or go to a 24 lb paper to add a bit of heft to it.
The paper was of good weight brightness was excellent. The paper with the discount was an excellent purchase. I appreciated the value at tax time when we use a lot of paper. The gift card for the rebate will be used on the next 5 ream special. The amount of paper for the $2.00 investment is hard too beat. I feel the company runs this promotion often enough that we pay very little for our paper at Staples. I plan to use the excellent paper to produce a DVD booklet with all our movies listed so they can be placed in a book.