Customer Reviews for Staples - 2" 3-Ring Better Binder, D-Ring - Black
Customer Rating
5
My Absolute Favorite Binder!
on January 17, 2014
Posted by: Paula K.
I use these several of these binders at least several times a week & am very hard on them due to packing the travel backpack or messenger bag very tightly. The d-rings hold more sheets than standard o-ring binders without as much bending of the pages on either end section of the folder. While the rubberized edges create a friction in placing them one at a time side by side in the same direction into a travel bag I found the easy solution was to place them so that their ribs were on opposite ends removing that friction. The rubberized edges do increase the longevity of the binders by years compared to the all-vinyl ones that I've used for decades & had to replace nearly yearly because of the folds splitting.
These binders are the VERY BEST I have ever found from anywhere! The D-ring styling allows large capacity within each binder size and I love the wide color assortment. The durability and strength of these binders is what keeps me coming back to these -- they are by far the best and strongest binders on the market today. They are extremely user-friendly with rubberized edges to protect hands yet strong metal operating mechanism for open/close that really does last. I use these binders for everything storage-related from photo storage in clear photo pages recipes accounting record-keeping medical and insurance records and my children used them at school for many years. When others binders are trashed at end of year these are still going strong. I love that they come in several sizes and that the spaces for labeling on the spine and clear front slip-cover are consistently sized on all binders. My only con is that the largest color selection in all sizes is available only once a year around July-August during back-to-school time. In the winter not all colors are available in all sizes. Please don't ever discontinue these binders as they are worth the cost they last virtually forever and they are very colorful. I own at least 50 of them in various colors and sizes and they are well worth the investment. They are a great value!
From the outside this appears to be a nice binder but on the inside the quality just did not hold up. Rivets come apart making the inside hardware come apart from the cover. the rings do not hold together which allows the papers to come out of the rings. Was very disappointed in this product.
This notebook is easy to open and close and the sturdy spine makes it stronger than others I considered. It also comes in a range of attractive colors.