Officemate PVC Free Assorted Coated 97225 Reviews Summary

Quality and Durability

Pros:

• "These are durable an not flimsy like a lot of others I have used."
• "The coated paperclips are great for marking books and papers you want to protect a bit more as they have less friction putting them on and off."
• "These are really nice paperclips with a plastic coating on each one."
• "The paperclips themselves seem to be a good quality with brightly colored coatings."
• "Absolutely what was advertised. They're sturdy and they work great for projects."
• "The clips are sturdy & have vibrant colors."
• "I've used these clips before and I really like the fact that they stay in place better than metal clips because of the covering."

Cons:

• "The paper clips are flimsy."
• "These are very thin paperclips not suitable for more than a few pieces of paper."
• "It is very cheap considering color/size variation and number of items but clips are not so sturdy, it does not hold small number of papers and its color gets peeled off easily."
• "These clips will hold two regular pieces of paper together OK, but if you want to clip 4 or 6 or more pages together the clip can’t be used again because it loses its strength."
• "They are made from a weak material and do not hold well the papers together."
• "They are strong/effective, but they can be easily bent out of shape, are not as strong as the usual office type metal clip."
• "If I'd known they were this flimsy, I wouldn't have bought them."

Size and Assortment

Pros:

• "It's great they came in six colors and two sizes."
• "Both sizes, different colors to easily identify what being held together (or just to enjoy the different colors)."
• "These come in two different sizes, I didn't realize that but glad it did."
• "Great collection of large & small paper clips in different colors."
• "Great mix of colors and medium and large sizes."
• "This is exactly what I was looking for. You get 3 colors of big clips (black, yellow, and... salmon or something?) and 3 colors of the smaller clips (green, blue, and purple)."
• "Love these little paper clips! different sizes are so convenient and the colors are fun!"

Cons:

• "EXCEPT, each color only has one size in the little compartment that separates them."
• "I thought each color would have an assortment of sizes so I can keep class papers together by paper clip colors, but the large clips are the red, black and yellow paper clips. The medium size clips are green, blue and purple."
• "The blue, purple, and green were all small paperclips and the Yellow, Pink, and black were all large. I thought it would be a mix of sizes for each color."
• "Picture looks like all are colors are large clips. They are not; the green, blue, purple are small."
• "I really wanted each color in both sizes."
• "I was looking for JUMBO paper clips. These are very small, they almost seem smaller than the regular small size metal paper clips."
• "The photograph on Amazon shows ALL large clips - in reality they are half tiny, flimsy small clips."

Packaging and Shipping

Pros:

• "Product arrived in a very nice looking container with a lid."
• "The tub packaging is a thoughtful touch, keeping the paper clips neatly stored and easily accessible."
• "The plastic storage box with a cover and closure makes knock-overs a non-issue on your desk!"
• "The box is very nice for keeping the organized, and can be used for other stuff once the paper clips are gone."
• "The container they are in does do excellent job of keeping each size/color separate from the others."
• "This is the fanciest paper clip assortment, and separated too, in a sweet, little plastic case."
• "Love looking at the clear plastic container with all the colored paper clips."

Cons:

• "First - the container lid was split, so unusable."
• "The paperclip container is very thin and flimsy."
• "The packaging is so lightweight it came crushed and unusable."
• "The container is very, very flimsy and when combined with Amazon throwing it in an envelope, you get left with a mess that you have to clean up."
• "The container that comes with the paper clips is too flimsy."
• "The plastic tub had tape on one side and opened in transit."
• "The paper clip container arrived smashed in the envelope, paper clips were all mixed up and hooked together."