Staples® Medium Metal Binder Clips, Black, 1 1/4" Size with 5/8"Capacity

I would buy this product again.

Who isn't value oriented in this economy?! BUT it's not a good value if it isn't also a quality product--and why pay designer prices for something that is no better in function and...Read complete review

Who isn't value oriented in this economy?! BUT it's not a good value if it isn't also a quality product--and why pay designer prices for something that is no better in function and doesn't bring a smile to my face?

I organize by color so I had to consider how to make these all black clips work for me. Solution? color coding materials on-hand:
file folder labels and dots,
post-it note or flag (sticky part),
white paper and a marker.
These can be placed on the clip's:
"spine" (if stored a filing cabinet),
"sides" (if you "flat-file", AKA piling),
both - use a larger piece of color-coding material and wrap it from the front-side across the spine to the back-side. This works well for projects-in-progress that will go to longer-term storage in a file cabinet.

Any of these color coding materials can be secured to the clip w/ packaging tape (trimmed to size after applying to the clip).

The container that the clips come in, stores well and is the right size to be put into regular service; as opposed to some that once they are in use or un-packed it is either a mystery to be solved or some kind of IQ test to be able to return the contents to its packaging for future use.