Manila folders are a staple of most businesses. Why pay more for something this basic? Cheap is good if it is equal in quality and in this case Cheaper is much better!
As tax accountants we use a different color folder each year - for business and home. We keep at least two years for each client so colored folders make it easy to go right to the year we want. Also makes it easy when boxing up a particular year. And easy to find on a desk full of papers.
As with everything I have purchased from Staples these folders are high quality at a great price. Staples is a first class company with intelligent and very helpful employees.