We are in the mail order business and need this size envelope for mailing our "lists" out by monthly but hate that I have to lick or moisten envelope. I have used ones that have the glue already on them and you pull the strip off but they don't hold all that well especially with the amount of paper we have to put in them. I guess we will have to continue to use these until they come up with a better glue on the others. They are the perfect size and we like them very much otherwise. We buy all our supplies from Staples.
I bought these to be used to distribute 5x7 photos. Even though I haven't used all of the envelopes I have not found any defective products. I would buy them again if I needed more.
I use around 500 of these envelopes a year to mail items all over the US - no issues with failing to stay closed or tearing from postal sorting equipment or anything else. The price is right the quantity packaging is convenient and they work with no issues. I also use these glued to the backs of framed photos and prints to hold 5 x 8 cards with descriptive info about the item(s) in the display. That keeps the necessary info handy without having the place look like a museum with visible labels.
Went to staples to pick up 2 boxes of these envelopes. It took them 15 minutes to find the package that I had shipped for pickup at the store. When I got home near midnight after a couple more stops my wife and I started stuffing the envelopes as quickly as we could to get sent out the next day. Problem is the bottom fold was not glued well. Sometimes just shaking the folded paper down into the envelope would push the bottom open. No time to return for replacement.nothing to do but tape them together and mail out.
I bought these envelopes to mail the church newsletter. The first batch was great but the next batch I ordered did not work in my printer. Due to the bottom flap on the envelope which was not glued to the end they got stuck in the printer. If the company could fix this issue I would love them!
With all of the changes that happen almost daily with our postal system I know that these envelopes will go through the mail with no problems hold up under any circumstances and I won't be charged extra due to there not being any metal clips on the back of the envelopes.