Used these for putting some project plans/prints in; it was a step by step building/assembling project and was good for keeping the sheets organized but protected
I've got a lot of aftermarket model kit decal sheets so I thought these would be a good way to store them in a binder. The protectors are nice and open/close decently but do not provide a waterproof seal like other sheet protectors or regular Ziplock bags. There is a gap at both ends of the pocket opening - less of a gap than top-loading protectors without a closing seal but still a gap (see 1st photo). Also in the 1st photo you can see how well (or not) these work for thin contents (anything less than 1/2" say one or two sheets of paper). In order for the seal to accommodate thicker contents (the protectors expand up to 1/2") it ends up buckling/distorting when closing with thinner contents. I bought 200 of these and many of them did not have the sealing edge trimmed flush (see 2nd photo). Easy enough to trim manually with scissors but a user really shouldn't be having to do this at all (some protrude by as much as 1/4"). Lastly there didn't seem to be much thought for Staples brand page protectors fitting within a Staples brand 3-ring binder. These do not - they stick out past the binder edge by 1/2" (see 3rd pic). I don't fault the sheet protectors for this the added width is needed for the closure seal - but it would have been better if the same-branded binders were wide enough to properly hold them.