Customer Reviews for TruRed - TRU RED 8.5" x 11" Copy Paper, 20 lbs., 92 Brightness, 500 Sheets/Ream, 8 Reams/Carton (TR59702) - White
Customer Rating
4
Decent paper at a decnet price
on January 16, 2014
Posted by: Paula K.
A good decent paper. Bought this so my kids could bring to their teachers. Some idiot in the school district apparently only lets the teachers have so many copies. After that they have to bring in their own paper so the teacher can print off a lesson. So I buy this paper and kindly hand it over to the teacher so it doesn't come out of her own pocket.
This paper works fine for short print jobs but on a long run it tends to jam the copy machine. It is partly recycled paper so make sure your copy machine is on the recycled paper setting if it has one. It's also not as bright as some of the other brands but it is okay for normal everyday jobs. If you want a really professional look then I suggest the multi-purpose paper. If it is just to copy something for the file then this paper works just fine. This paper is cheaper than the other brands and not as bright but it is okay. Staples brands are just fine depending on what it is that you want to do.
This is a really good product in an apparently flimsy wrapper. First the good: Every single time I've ever had this paper jam in the machine there's been something wrong with the machine. I've never had this paper just jam up for no reason. That's very good. The paper in the ream is very consistent. Many times when you buy paper on sale or at a bargain price there are 3-4 different kinds of paper in the ream. Almost like the manufacturer is using all the leftovers in the bargain reams. This paper is always the same. And that's very good. Now the not-so-good: I buy this paper by the case. Most of the time when I pull the reams out of the case the wrappers on the individual reams are torn someplace. Usually not large tears that would make the wrapper useless for storage but tears nevertheless. It's annoying enough that it cost you a star but not annoying enough to make me buy another brand of paper. I have noticed that the individual reams on sale in the store don't ever seem to be torn. I don't know whether there's something in the process of packing the reams into the case or whether they're deliberately putting reams with torn wrappers into the cases but either way it might be a good idea to check out why so many reams in the case have tears in the wrappers. And by the way this doesn't seem to happen on letter or legal size paper just ledger size.