Staples periodically offers rebates on their brand of multipurpose paper. I bought this as a result of one of those sales. The cost after rebate makes the trip to Staples worth the effort and cost both. There is nothing like getting free products (or nearly free products) from any company. So whenever I have the chance to pick up these free deals I try to tie in a trip to the store(s) next door (Lowe's) to make the trip even more cost effective and lessen my carbon footprint. The bottom line is that this was a great deal - essentially free.
We have been using this same copy paper for many years. Staples has managed to keep the quality of the product the same and has kept the cost down as well. We will continue to use this paper as it has been the go-to paper for our business for a long time.