I bought this stapler because the two previous ones (a Swingline and a very small cheap one hat fit ino a 3 ring binder for travel) didn't line the holes up evenly!! When the paper was put in the Swingline it didn't have a firm piece of metal to keep it firmly in place so the holes would always be in the same place ie when yuou shove the paper in it didn't stop just sort of slid through. Very poor design. So this time I sat on the floor at Staples and tested all the hole punchers until I found one that held the paper consistently in the same spot. I would recommend it. There are better ones but cost more.