Was very surprised to find something as common place as 5 tab reinforced manila folders was a "special order" item in the first place. And then the only brand offered was the Staples store brand. Thus I expected a quality similar to the name brand version of the same item. Although I like a good value these weren't that cheap. A good value is great but the poor quality of these folders doesn't make them a good value. What a disappointment. When tried to use the folders we found them rough edged (not smooth cut like the national brands) and flimsy. Although they are reinforced the paper that they are made with in the first place is so flimsy that they won't hold up any better than if we had just bought the un-reinforced national brand. Also, we found that the reinforcement is is only well glued at the top of each folder with loose lower edges sometimes all the way across the width of the folder requiring us to us reinforcing tape across the inside seem on the reinforcement edge so that it doesn't come loose with use, nor snags papers and paperclips as papers are removed from the folder. Each time we need make a folder for something, we now have to take the time to use reinforcement tape across the bottom of the reinforced edge on the inside of the folder. What a waste of time to have to tape up each folder before we can use it.