As a Planner Girl I am all about making my own clips and sending them out in Happy Mail to others. These are a good quality paper clip and I love the gold color but I do think that the price was a bit high. I guess Staples like everyone else is taking advantage of the Planner craze to raise prices on the items. It's just a paperclip for heavens sake and the silver are MUCH cheaper. But I am happy with the quality and I received them quickly. I do have a not about the packaging because it was ridiculous and I am sure it is part of the cost issue I received a box with 100 paper clips in it so figure it was about 2" x 3" at the most and maybe and inch deep. It came in a box that was 12x 14!! Seriously how ridiculous is that?
Store employee was very helpful. BUT probably to be able to make more money Staples has reduced the quality of the product. When you have something really good WHY did you create it to be less good?
The reason I buy these "gold" paper clips is that they do not tarnish and get junk all over your papers like the 'silver' ones do. I am glad Staples continues to carry these on-line as for a while I had to trudge down to the store to get them.
I love the gold color. I've used the gold paper clips - both large and small - for years. I consider it a symbol of my firm. They are great clips and don't bend out of shape with normal use. And I know they come in other colors for someone who wants a different color with the same quality. I would be very disappointed if Staples stopped selling them.