Choosing A Reliable Stapler
I know this may seem like a trivial post to many people but a good stapler is well…..a staple of any good home office. Most home officers don’t spend a lot of time thinking about what stapler to buy. One stapler is as good as the next one right? Wrong!
The mistake most people make is buying a small stapler for $2 and then “forcing” it to do the work of a $20 stapler. The end result is messy paperwork and filing and of course a broken stapler. The insane thing is that some people will buy another $2 stapler and abuse that until it breaks. Abuse? You’ve all either seen it or done it - you see somebody literally putting their entire bodyweight on the stapler to force it through that 30 page document. The stape goes halfway in. Ok they then resort to banging the staples in with their fist. The stapler falls apart and the vicious circle begins all over again. I’ve broken enough staplers in my time to know.
The smart thing to do is buy at least one high quality stapler from the beginning. Those dollar store staplers are not going to last and you’ll continually need to buy replacements - this is the worst kind of false economy.
For my own office I use a Rexel Matador for smaller jobs - up to 25 sheets of 80gsm paper. This small sturdy stapler has lasted well over 12 months now without missing a beat. For those bigger, thicker stapling jobs I have a Rexel Odyssey - this is honestly one of the best staplers I’ve ever used and seems almost indestructible. The Odyssey can handle up to 60 sheets of 80gsm paper which is more than enough for most small offices.
Don’t get cheap when you’re buying staplers - it’s a waste of your money.
Till the next time
Niall