In previous years i had to lick every envelope in which I put my Christmas letter. No longer. Removing the strip makes it easy to slide the letter into the envelope. I buy more when I run out.
I like the envelopes and use them all the time. I did have an issue with the cashier who rang up two boxes of envelopes when I only purchased one and could not put the amount back on my debit card.
they are "easy open" all right...because the envelopes look fine but they don't stick when sealed. because they open on their own i have to use scotch tape on every single one!