I used 8315 paper for at least 10 years and love it. New box just arrived and it is useless. I I used this paper for at least 10 years and loved it. A new box just arrived and the print quality is terrible, the pictures are dull and lacking in color and contrast . I spent 3 days trouble shooting, talking to Apple, Avery and Epson. I did at least 20 tests and realized it had to be the paper. I researched “trouble printing on Avery 8315” only to find a slew of folks with the same problem.
My wife is a professional artist, and I print her custom notecards using the Avery Matte White notecards and a high-end inkjet printer. Up to a year ago, the Avery notecards manufactured in Germany were of superb quality. When Avery switched to a Mexican source, that quality was lost. Colors are muted, the image sharpness is gone, and even the micro-perforations are not as clean as the old ones. I hope you have plans to restore the quality, or I will have to find another source for her card stock.
My experience matches the other complaints I have read here. The old paper (made in Germany) was excellent, and we used to to make all of our cards with great results. The new paper (made in Mexico) is horrible! The images are flat, dull, and lifeless, and there are white dots where the ink isn't properly absorbed by the paper. I want the old paper back!