Customer Reviews for Staples - Copy Paper, 11" x 17", 20 lbs., 500 Sheets/Ream, 5 Reams/Carton (512215) - White
Customer Rating
5
Great Price
on September 12, 2013
Posted by: Paula K.
Paper is Paper to me but when it is at such a great price because of a REBATE I should have bought the limit of two instead of just one. WHAT A GREAT DEAL THIS WAS. I am a thrifty shopper and the price was perfect. I gave several packs to church and one to each daughter.
This paper is good quality and of a good weight so that it copies well but doesn't jam my copier. Some lesser grade paper messes up my machine but this paper has worked flawlessly. Besides using it in my copier I also use it in my ink jet printer. I just use it for drafts not for presentation quality work or photos and it works great. I think this paper stands up to brand name paper and at a much better price. Why pay more for a brand name??? No one can tell what brand copier paper you use!
Don't misread the product description.... it's not a Dream case - it's a 5 ream case. Once you move beyond that here's what you're going to find in this amazing package: Not one but 5 - count them FIVE separately packaged packs of paper. As advertised they're white. I didn't verify with calipers but just eyeballing and later measuring with a standard issue desk ruler (also probably available on Staples.com) I found it to be within the acceptable size range as advertised. If you're looking for 11 x 8.5 inch paper you'll have to turn these sideways because they're 8.5 x 11. A minor inconvenience but once I got past that they fit in my printer just fine. The individual pieces were all uniformly paper-thin. While I like a good surprise plank of half inch thick paper occasionally I found none in any of the reams I opened during this purchase. Disappointing from a surprise standpoint but for business printing I suppose that's a good thing. The pages all started out blank but once I printed something on there words appeared. It was sort of like magic but much more mundane. Other uses? Endless my friends. Paper airplanes? Check. Little triangular football for a flick-football game with a co-worker? Double check. Car wash mitt? Not so much. If you're looking for thin flat white paper that you can you know... print on look no further. I don't think you'll be disappointed. But if you are complain to Staples not me. It's their product.