I wanted to replace the 1-hole punch I've had for 30 years because I assumed by this point it had dulled and a new one would do the trick quicker easier and more accurately. I picked up the Staples brand 1-hole punch for a buck because I thought how can I lose? Not only was it new but it had a nifty pocket to hold the paper bits it had just cut. Very tidy. When I tested the punch on a piece of copy paper I discovered that I wasted my dollar. It was tough to punch through and once it did the hole wasn't cleanly punched. Piece of junk. It's now in a bag waiting to go to Goodwill.