This paper is well worth the investment. I loved how the colors stayed bright even after laminating it. The paper is of good quality and did not tear easily. The colors are bright enough to draw attention yet not too bright to hurt your eyes when looking at it. I used this paper in both an ink jet printer and a copy machine and the final products looked amazing on it. My students love doing projects with this paper and I love it to make displays for the classroom walls. The colors look great when making decorations to hand on the windows too.
As a teacher I find using bright colors for notices grabs parent's as well as student's attention and I get a quicker response. Students enjoy using bright paper for projects which often improves the quality of thier work.
I am in a position where I have to do many memos. I find if I use the colored paper - individuals have a tendency to read each one - if they all appear on white paper they don't seem to get noticed and do not get read.
I use the heavier stocked paper for my business needs - I use the paper for scorecards for my gymnastics competitions and recently the heavier stocked paper can be used front & back as there are different colors on one side and a different color on the reverse sides so this paper can be used more efficiently...since I need 4-6 different colors. in addition I use this same paper for my Summer camp brochures to enable my clients to see a Bold standout color for easy to recognize these brochures over everything else!