(Yet More) Staples paper, this time Hammermill

[Mike64]

This week there are coupons for both 1¢ reams, and a $10 (full) case of Hammermill letter-size paper, both in-store only, both valid through Saturday, 5/6 5/13. Details on Staples' coupon web page, here.

SInce I already have more than I need for the medium-term foreseeable future, I've been holding off on paper for a while, but am thinking I'll make an exception for this full case, "even" at $1/ream... It seems to me there haven't been as many 1¢ deals on Hammermill paper lately, and maybe I've just missed them, but I don't remember the last time their full cases were this cheap.

 

[Thump553]

Hammermill is fine but it is 92 brightness, Staples multipurpose and most better quality paper is 96. This is a little duller, but you probably won't even notice except if you mix the types in the same print job.

Same stupid new procedure applies where you have to purchase each ream separately or one coupon gets spread out among all four reams. And yes, four ream rebate limit.

It's nice to see Staples consistently run these deals again. I met my office needs for several years almost entirely on the single ream deals.

 

[Mike64]

The same deal's back again this week (through 5/13), there's a link to the (entire) coupon page is in the OP.

Hammermill is fine but it is 92 brightness, Staples multipurpose and most better quality paper is 96. This is a little duller, but you probably won't even notice except if you mix the types in the same print job.

I know a lot of people tend to equate "quality" with brightness, but I'm really not sure that's fair. Brightness just means it's, well, brighter. (It does also cost more to make, so the paper tends to be more expensive, but imx and contrary to popular belief, one only rarely "gets what one pays for", though otoh and more to the point, one even more rarely gets something one doesn't pay for...)

Brighter white paper certainly makes color printing "pop", which is usually a Good Thing, but at least in my personal opinion, it's not necessarily desirable for B&W text (which is 99+% of what I myself print). And while I can't say I've ever had trouble with Staples paper jamming, I've only ever used it home where I rarely print more than a few pages in a row, and I don't do all that much printing, period. In office settings, I haven't used H'mill exclusively, but have used it there quite a lot and without meaning to sound like a fanboy, I have to say it has always performed extremely well, even with very high volume usage. So while maybe I'm just being a snob (and a little nostalgic, since it was by far the best seller at an office supply place I worked at many moons ago), I do tend to trust Hammermill's overall quality/QC more than Staples' (though of course I have no clue who makes Staples' paper. For all I know, it's Hammermill...)

Same stupid new procedure applies where you have to purchase each ream separately or one coupon gets spread out among all four reams. And yes, four ream rebate limit.

OK, thanks.

It's nice to see Staples consistently run these deals again.

Yeah, they were fewer and further between for a while there. It's probably "seasonal" on some schedule I've never really had a major urge to try to figure out...