Ok so may I say how impressed I am with how well-made these notebooks are? I bought one of the Staples brand and one of another brand to use at college this semester. 3 weeks in and the other brand notebook is already showing signs of the wire coming undone the cardboard bending and just general disrepair. The Staples brand notebook has survived an attack by a perky puppy a rainstorm when it became my umbrella and countless smaller abuses in my backpack and it's working out great. Nice job Staples- wish I'd gotten more of these when they were on sale!
These are used in a 4th grade classroom as well as for a high school student to carry around all day in a back pack to take notes. These hold up just as well as the more expensive brands.