Last fall I bought a binder from another vendor for my grandson who is in the 8th grade. Needless to say he's pretty rough on school materials generally. By the end of the first semester his binder/notebook was in tatters. The cover was coming off and the notebook was falling apart. He had not used the rings to hold his papers for quite some time. It was apparent that something had to be done since there was no way to repair the damage to the binder. Therefore I went to my nearby Staples store because I have found the products they sell to be topnotch. I found this binder and my grandson liked it immediately. He really likes the way the D-rings work. They close with precision and are sound. We will see how much punishment this one will take in the long run. For now it's measuring up just fine.
This is a great heavy duty binder. It has clear side pockets which are great for sticking items in you need to reference. Negative: the metal rings do not meet perfectly correctly so when you flip your papers back/forth in the binder they catch. That is a pain.
I like the style color and make of this notebook. It is idth the size that I need for my project. I really like the plastic inserts inside of the notdbook cover. It also has 2 plastic inserts inside of the back cover. The three hole rings are very easy to open without fighting to open it. I can easily pulled the black lever located at the bottom of the notebook by sliding it fowards me. The oufside of the notebook center is sturdy and large enough for a label. The bottom of the notebook is nicely finished small beaded closure. The top of the green color notebook is plastic- covered from front to back. The top of the binder has an opening so that a sheet to identify that notebook can be placed inside of the front of the notebook. I will be going back to buy more of this type of note book and i hope it goes on sale.
Every time that I purchase a Staples heavy-duty view three ring D binder I receive an e-mail to review it. So once again here is my review on the 1-1/2 inch red binder that I recently purchased at my local Staples store. First of all every time that I buy a binder in person I have noticed that Staples' stores always have plenty in stock. The choices are numerous. You can choose from different sizes colors with or with out views on the fronts and sides heavy-duty or regular etc. The binders are just great! I always buy the heavy-duty type. To me they are worth the extra cost because they will last a very long time. I also do the same with the view types. Just as reminder save your old beat up binders. Bring them into the store for recycling. When you purchase new binders at the same time you will receive a $2.00 credit on a one for one basis. What could be a better deal!
I always wait for the Staples sale on notebooks where I can trade in my old notebooks mostly used by the children in school and "used up." These notebooks do the job of protecting paper and allow me to organize my educatonal materials. The kids like them and the multiple colors makes it easier to keep track of everyone's things. I would recommend them to everyone particularly when Staples is having their trade-in sale special deal and easy rebate that makes them 1 cent per notebook!