i always buy staples college ruled paper - over ten years now ! my brother and sister also use it... however i feel that the quality of the paper has changed alot over the year. i am very disappointed in the thickness of the paper. it used to be of such good quality the lines were sharp the paper was thick enough to use both sides. i use both pencil (more often) and pen and now find myself using only one side because the paper is basically see through. i can only write on one side because the paper is so thin its hard to read it if i write on both sides --- i see the front side writing thru to the back!!! i would like staples to stock a much better paper quality in the future. i do believe the intentions were good ------that if one would cut back on the amount of paper pulp used in making the paper it would save trees in the end however when you have to use twice as much or more paper to accomplish the best notetaking i believe it defeats the purpose of saving trees and other environmental factors. so i would like you to consider making a much better quality paper in the future. thank you for your time and attention amanda