I don't know what happened to the 2 boxes but every single ream's wrapper was torn and both boxes were badly damaged. I haven't begun using the paper yet so I'm hoping it wasn't damaged also. I'm not sure I would order it again.
This is my go-to choice for every day printing. I'm an avid knitting pattern collector so I use a lot of paper and ink. This paper stands up to a moderate/heavy amount of use so it's a good value for a heavy printer user. Although if you print pictures~ the ink does tend to warp the paper slightly. I advise setting the newly printed picture aside for a few minutes to dry completely. After drying the picture printed is fine.
I bought because of the rebate BUT the rebate process is not easy or fun. In fact google does not seem to recognize stapleseasyrebates.com but wants me to download something to get it. I do not want to download anything!@
It was buy two and get the rebate for both. Therefore all it cost me was the sales tax and the wait time for the rebate check to arrive (which it hasn't yet). So it was a bargain.