AmazonBasics Hanging Organizer File Folders Reviews Summary

Quality and Durability

Pros:

• "These are such better quality then the big box stores and cheaper!"
• "These Amazon Basics hanging folders replaced some older office supply store versions, and are just as good, if not better quality."
• "These folders are not paper thin more like a blinder folder thick, which is great because they aren't going to rip or fall apart."
• "The folders themselves are thick and strong and hold my thicker files well."
• "These are sturdy, handsome, well built folders that are of a legal size for your filing cabinet."
• "The quality of these are very nice. The folders are thick and tough."
• "These file folders are of solid build, just as good as any others I've ever used."

Cons:

• "The quality is just a bit lower then the Staples store brand, a little thinner, but very close other than the defect."
• "The files are much thinner than we hoped. They don't seem very durable as far as holding a heavy amount of paper."
• "I would say that the paper on these folders is pretty thin, and there's no reinforcement, so you can't over-stuff these folders."
• "Maybe I was just used to a more hefty, or robust file folder, but when I replaced those old ones, I got these and they feel very flimsy and cheap."
• "The folders are literally cheap paper."
• "Well the metal that slides the folders is very thin as well as the paper."
• "These folders are thinner than hanging folders I've used in the past but they do fit the drawer."

Design and Features

Pros:

• "I like the tabbing system. It's easy to customize."
• "These hanging file folders are a heavy paper and multicolored which help to see the files better or to sort by color."
• "The tabs are really easy to push in which isn't the case for a lot of the folders."
• "The label tags are removable which is great for reorganizing the files."
• "They also come with all the nice little tabs and inserts for appropriate labeling."
• "Love all the different colors and comes with tons of tabs with paper and they are so easy to install and stay put great."
• "The tabs fit securely and the folders have slots that allow the tabs to be placed anywhere across the top of the folder."

Cons:

• "The tabs also don't stay on that well."
• "The label tabs on these are a bit funky. They seem to barely stay on and depend on folding the label paper correctly to cling to the body of the file."
• "The plastic tabs don't even work."
• "I found the labels a little difficult to fold to a size that would fit in the tabs, though."
• "The plastic tabs were very cheap, and when you open them slightly to insert your labels, they stay out of shape."
• "The paper/cardboard that you use as the labels for your folders aren't perforated."
• "It doesn't come with the tabs that are displayed in the picture which is some serious false advertising."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Wow what a deal! I checked out office supplies stores first because I wanted folders right away, but they cost more than $1 per folder which seemed like an insane price."
• "This product is simply the best value for money."
• "For the price you get a lot of folders and they fit my basic file bins."
• "Good value for money! I have already purchased these several times because of how impressive they are!"
• "They're the right price, virtually indistinguishable from any other brand of the same once you get them out of the box."
• "You will not find a better deal on file folders anywhere."
• "Plus the price is amazingly economical for such a quality product!"

Cons:

• "I would have been much better off in time and money to have purchased a Pendaflex product initially despite paying a little more."
• "I disliked that the price was a little too expensive and not worth it."
• "Trying to save an extra dollar or two was definitely not worth it!"
• "I would have rather spent more money on folders I know would last more than 7 months."
• "What a waste of $13."
• "Be in shock, for the legal sized hanging folders fit in a legal sized file cabinet!"
• "Decided to return these -- the quality is really pretty 'basic'. In all ways except price, these are inferior."

Environmental Impact

Pros:

• "They are well made of recycled material (thumbs up) and sturdy."
• "These folders are made of 10% recycled content and 10% post-consumer material, so I can feel good about reducing my environmental footprint while staying organized."

Cons:

• "Let's be perfectly clear, these folders are NOT made of plastic."

Shipping and Packaging

Pros:

• "Arrived at my door at my estimated time-frame given."
• "I received these file folders quickly after purchasing them."
• "I needed these immediately and they came in two days."

Cons:

• "Opened the box on arrival and 4 of 25 folders did not have the hardware with which to hang them and were therefore useless."
• "These came stacked on top of each other in a box... they were warped. They still won't hang straight in the file box."
• "One thing I didn't like about the packaging was that the folders were all loose in a big box."
• "This purchase didn’t come in it’s own box. Really???"
• "They were shipped funky as you can see they are slightly bent in a box."
• "The last five hanging folders on top in the box, one end of the folders had to be bent to get them into box."
• "They came loose in a cardboard box so now they are nonreturnable."

Color and Aesthetics

Pros:

• "I love these bright fun colors over the boring gross green I had before."
• "The assorted colors (red, blue, yellow, green, and orange) were vibrant and seemed a great way to organize files by category."
• "Color is a moss green that fits my aesthetic and although I have it in my file cabinet its satisfying to see it every time I open my file cabinet."
• "They have beautiful bright colors which makes it easy to make different categories."
• "I absolutely love that the folders come in five different colors; red, yellow, orange, green and blue."
• "Love the color coding — It comes with 5 different colors (red,blue,green,orange,yellow) and it helps me to locate the documents easier."
• "I like the colors, I created a pattern with them that helps me locate what I want quickly."

Cons:

• "I love the colors of the folders, but several of the clear plastic tabs were misshapen or badly deformed to the point where they were unusable."
• "I disliked that it was just one color and not many different colors."
• "I wanted them to have different colors to separate our families documents by color and the green ones are very boring."
• "It'd be nice if either the folders themselves or the clear plastic tabs had some mix of colors."