Customer Reviews for Staples - Notecards, 5.5"W x 4.25"L, 100/Box - Matte White
Customer Rating
1
jammed often and low quality
on July 21, 2010
Posted by: Paula K.
The Quality just was not worth the price and after struggling tring to make 100 thank you cards i ended up returning the product to the store and spent the extra $$ on Avery and had no problems
I use to make my own greeting cards. They are a nice thick quality card stock. It would be great if they came in different colors as well as the white. The downside is the scoring is weak and the preforations don't always tear quite so easily and clean. But that rarely happens.
Used these notecards as description cards for a silent auction as they were larger than a tent card. Card stock was good for standing up and clear for reading. Easy to separate. Good value for the price with 100 cards per package.
I have held many positions in the last 35 years and have purchased and/or used the Manila "G" Shipping tags for that same period of time. I have never received any complaints from the co-workers I have purched these for. They are very long lasting and easy to use. They can also be laminated if need be to protect the information on them from the weather.
In my situation I need to write approximately 150 identical Thank You notes each year. I find these to be perfect. They feed into my HP printer without a problem. I love them!
I've bought this product for years and have always been very pleased with the weight of the paper the ease of seeing the fold marks (making it easier to know which side to put into the printer first if printing on both sides) the crisp fold they make and the quality of the finished cards. However the last few boxes purchased have been lighter weight less quality paper with poor fold marking that is very difficult to see on one side and basically non-existent on the other. I use photographs and print greeting cards and often give sets of note cards for gifts etc. These cards are now of less quality due to the flimsy paper compared to how they were before the change so I don't do that now. The photographs do print well on these as they did before and the colors are vivid and pure. Because I use a professional rotary cutter to trim the cards near the perforation between the two I cannot speak to the neatest of the perforated edge after separation. However when I fold the card the outside folded edge (the spine of the card on the outside) often splits a bit and looks rough rather than having the nice crisp fold with the smooth outside spine that I had with this same item before the change in quality. I am currently looking for another supplier. I tried Avery brand of this same style item before I started using Staples brand but changed to Staples because the photo color was better than with the Avery. I believe I'll try them again. They may have improved their quality over the years. I'm very disappointed in this current Staples product and think they must have decreased the quality in an effort to cut expense.