Last Christmas I bought several (at least 4) of the post it note dispensers for gifts for friends. They looked like a purse a shoe a cocktail glass etc. Now I find out that regular sized post it notes do NOT fit in these dispensers. My girlfriend called me to tell me this problem. I went to my Easton Staples store & found out that the dispenser required the Post it Pop-up notes. I bought a pkg. of 6 & paid nearly $10.00 for them. If I would have known back at the holidays that a "special" pop-up post-it note was required I never would have given them for gifts. The price of the pop-up notes cost more than the dispenser. Not a good thing!!!!
I really like the pop-up post it notes. I have the cute black purse pop-up dispenser. I use it at my desk in the school library in which I work. I have trouble opening up the dispenser but I purchase my pop-ups from Staples. The school only buys the regular colored yellow standard stickie notes. I like to be creative. The colorful packaging attracted my attention. This made me want to purchase them. I think that using a more colorful pop-up note when going to a teacher or a student or even a parent helps to get their attention more.
I have the Pebble dispensers on the desks (3 of them) in my office and love the pop-up one-at-a-time ease of this arrangement. Staple's colors are muted compared with the other brand but for me this only really matters when I'm looking at all the choices on the shelf in the store. The price of the Staples product is definitely more attractive and the function is every bit as good. If performance is what's important to you save your money and buy the Staples product. You won't regret it.
This was selected as a comparible but cheaper option when I checked out and now its the only brand I order. Just wish there was more variety in colors but that won't stop me from ordering them again.