Customer Reviews for Staples - 11" x 17" Multipurpose Paper, 20 lbs., 96 Brightness, 500/Ream - White
Customer Rating
5
Staples Multipurpose Paper
on January 28, 2015
Posted by: Paula K.
This is needed for the office All the Time and I love the great sales you have on them as we need so much of it it helps in our cost budget much appreciated Thanks!
OK copy/printer/multipurpose paper of a given weight is from my point of view basically a commodity item. Long ago I had experience with some that caused printer jams much more than others but that's been quite a few years now. This paper generally feeds fine and it accepts ink from my inkjet printer just fine as well. I'd take it most any time; for some purposes I prefer a heavier paper weight but for everyday printing this is great. But what sets it apart is the price. Normally this is priced reasonably competitively. But quite often Staples is using it as a loss leader it seems with coupons that knock some off the price. Sometimes they knock a LOT off the price sometimes just some. But then a lot of the time they have a rebate that brings it down to near nothing (plus of course the tax on the full price). You let them have the use of your few dollars for 6 weeks & they give you the paper almost free. Usually worth buying even without the rebate but with the rebate it's a GREAT deal.
I like this paper because I can use either side of the paper to print without any problem. I have tried other types and different quality papers and of different prices but I am happy to say that the Staples Multipurose paper letter size is not only of good quality but also it is a good value for the price. I would recommend highly for printing letters or flyers. The ink does not run off and it dries very quickly on this paper. It absorbs well either plain black ink or colors. This is the only paper I have been buying lately.
As always this paper seems fine in our HP DeskJet (ink jet) printer. It doesn't jam unless it's loaded incorrectly and the printer ink doesn't spread (wick) seems to stay on the surface (best contrast and clarity) and dries quickly. Its brightness (96) is fine. The surface finish seems smooth enough and overall this is a fine workhorse paper. I'm not sure what more I can say about a ream of paper but in order to get the 5 bonus "community points" (wherever they are) they wanted me to write at least 400 characters.