Customer Reviews for Staples - Reinforced File Folders, 1/3-Cut Tab, Letter Size, 100/Box - Red
Customer Rating
4
Sturdy & Strong: Under Stress Through my Career
on June 10, 2014
Posted by: Paula K.
Imagine a world in which file folders don't rip tear and collapse. Imagine a world in which folders hold their shape after being stuck in file cabinets briefcases and shuffled around desks throughout offices. This is the world in which my files live. Each client has a file and these files tell a story. The importance of a sturdy tried-and-true file material cannot be captured in this paragraph. It can only be captured day-in and day-out in my career. When you're desparately searching for information in a file the last thing you need is to worry about the file structure itself. This is the strong understated beauty of Smead products.
I have used this product for more than 25 years. I was spoiled to the Smead top quality brand and reinforced tabs in the corporate workplace and I loved them so much that I continued to purchase them personally when I entered the non-profit world of no-extras more than a decade ago. When I open a new box I buy the next one. Last summer I opened a new box that was slightly less sturdy than I was used to from Smead. Thinking it was a fluke I purchased the next one. This box is even worse. It's so weak and flimsy it feels like dollar store quality and half the weight Smead used to produce in this product. It's such a waste because for years and years it has been a superior product. I am greatly disappointed and refuse to purchase again unless the company starts meeting its statement "Built stronger to last longer!" That was very true before but not now.
It seems the only thing that really gets abused in my office is the tabs. Not only did this product solve my problem but I got them in BLUE! So pleased!!
We use these in our office and they definitely hold up better than some of the other brands. If you overfill the folder the bottom will expand slightly and when that happens the folders can slip down and get hidden. I really think that gravity is blame for that last part though. Overall I think this is a good quality folder for basic filing needs.