It's paper. So yea it does what it is supposed it's white comes in a big blue box it's nicer than the paper in the big red box. I wouldn't say people necessarily need nicer paper it's just nice to have if you are doing something super professional. For the other paper that is not as white it turns dingy grayish yellowish over time more quickly and compared to actual white paper like this one you can see it's actually a dark yellowish type color. But paper is paper and if you aren't impressing people it's not a big difference.
Way over paid for item and now waiting 6 to 8 weeks to get the rebate which was about 75% of the purchase price! Staples really needs to either stop rebates or give them to you at the time of purchase.