I used to buy Staples reinforced paper because of how high the quality of the paper was. The paper was large the margins were perfect and the reinforcement was strong. I have a new revision of this paper that I bought at the beginning of the semester and it's easily the worst and most overpriced paper I've ever bought. The previous version of this paper was basically perfect and I want that back. This new version's reinforcement is cheap feeling thin and can easily be peeled off by a soft rubbing anywhere along the reinforcement. The reinforcement typically starts to peel off at the bottom corner and easily peels off from there. The reinforcement doesn't even prevent the page from ripping in any real fashion. On top of the terrible quality compared to the old paper you lose one line vertically meaning you have less real estate to write. The reinforcement also encroaches on the line at the left of the page meaning that you can't write anything to the left of the line. I'm incredibly disappointed with this paper and I will not buy any more until I feel confident that whatever changes occur try their best to return the paper to its previous version.
I have two middle school-aged sons. They (and I) love this paper! I only wish the local stores carried it more often and put it on sale besides just during the back-to-school rush. One year we were desperate and had to order a substitute from Amazon. The price was ridiculous but the product was needed! A must-have in my house every school year.