Purchased for kindergartener's daily activity school use - needless to say lots of wear and tear. We've used Staples binder faithfully and have always been completed satisfied with their performance.
We prefer to purchase the heavy duty binders since them seem to hold to for an entire semester of classes. For the little bit extra it is certainly worth it…we've purchased the cheap standard ones before and always find ourselves back at the store before the class ends to buy a replacement binder. Plus the Staples Heavy Duty View Binders with D-rings come in so many colors…there are enough for each class. The heavy duty D-rings always work there is never a problem with them breaking or even worse becoming mis-aligned. When that happens your papers fall out and become mixed up. I highly recommend the Heavy-Duty binders for both work and school!!! A+
My daughter is in college for elementary education and prints all her notes outs. She has quite a few papers in these binders and keeps them for future references. The binders holds all she needs while keeping the papers in good shape.
I was using a standard binder on a daily basis. At least once a day as I transferred the binder from my bag to my desk the pages were falling out because the standard binder had opened up in transit. After several times of frustration I purchased this Heavy-Duty Binder. It clicks open easily and it has not opened "by itself" once! After using it for just two days I returned to Staples and purchased four more 1" binders just like it and five 1 1/2" binders of the same label. I have been most pleased! No more frustrations - no more papers landing on the floor or being left behind in my school bag.
I purchased 5 of these for my college classes and they were just as good as the brand name ones that I used to buy. Very sturdy and lasted the whole semester.