In my line of work I spend a lot of money on copy paper and ink. For my needs high quality paper is not necessary so price is much more important. The price with the rebate was a bonus for me in fact it was pretty much free. When I made my copies with this paper the quality was just a good as any other paper I have used in the past. I always by my ink and toner from staples but as for paper I usually find it a couple of dollars cheaper at other so stores. so when I received the paper for 1 cent it was definately a gift.