Office Depot® Brand Clasp Envelopes, 9 x 12, Brown, Box Of 100
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Very disappointing
The holes do not match up with the clasps. Seriously, what is the point?
January 4, 2013
Nice to keep papers or a book dry
I use the to keep my papers/and/or book dry when it is rainy. I have also use to cover my head when it windy or rainy.
January 4, 2013
Fulfills purpose
Envelopes are fine, just like the more pricier ones...I don't see any big difference other than the extra $5 bucks a box.
January 13, 2011
WORTH THE PRICE
I have used over 200 boxes of these exact 9 x 12 envelopes over the past 3 years for my home Amazon business, shipping books. Combined with bubble wrapping the contents the price can't be beaten. It MEETS my expectations because of the balance between price, quality and reliability
They hold up great for US and International postage use and failure rate has been essentially nil.
Yes, they are not perfect but I think they are a good balance between price and quality. These are the NUMBER ONE seller in large manila envelope sizes. I know manufacturing in general.
There is a good reason why the 9 x 12 envelopes are HALF THE PRICE of ones just a half inch larger or smaller. These are produced in mass quantities. I wouldn't be surprised if they make more of these than all other sizes combined.
YES, the end flaps are not glued flat right to the end and YES, they can catch in postal machines.
BUT, from a manufacturing standpoint there would be a whole new set of "CONS" if they tried to make all the flaps perfectly glued to the end. The reality is that IF they ran glue out far enough to do that, they would have envelopes sticking together and possibly tearing.
It would be impossible to glue the flaps perfectly, prevent sticking from excess glue AND to still keep making them fast enough to keep the price where it is, below $8 and sometimes at $4 or $5 when on sale. Priced at the sale levels the deal is way too good to pass up
I just wish they put them on sale more often.
YES, they probably could improve the quality but the added costs would drive the price up.
Instead of gluing the flaps, I just add a quick, tiny piece of cheap dollar store clear tape on the two small ends of the bottom flap and never have any problems.
As for holes not lining up, the only real problems I've had with the 10,000 envelopes I've used is a very rare occurrence of one side of the clasp not being properly crimped and the clasp falling off and also, rarely, BOTH the hole and clasp offset. I have almost never had the clasp and hols misaligned, just both off-center sometimes.
OVERALL, I'll take the few cons given the piece price
I have bought dozens of boxes when then have had them on sale
May 10, 2010
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