Five Star Folder, Teal (72087)

Strong design

After suffering through years of being chronically disorganized, I purchased this folder with the hope of sorting out my academic life and bringing some order into my sphere. When this folder finally arrived, the world as I knew it changed. I suddenly had access to multiplication tables, conversion tables and so much more! Did you know that 660 feet is 1 furlong? I didn't, at least, not until this folder came into my life.I went from a depressed student to an academic success story, all thanks to the magic of this folder.It also does a pretty good job of keeping loose leaf papers in one place.

A ocd about organizing with color coding. Right color and sturdy.

Love Five Star Folders.

I bought about 20 of these for work. Here are the pros and cons:PROS:1: Color is accurate.2: It functions as advertised.CONS:1.) The holes are too close to the edge. 16 out of 20 folder tore out at least one hole in under three months. They either need to reinforce the hole or move it further from the edge.2: Do they really need to emblazon their logo on the front? This would be more attractive if they moved their brand to the center-bottom of the back.3: The interior pockets are fine, but your paper can catch on them.4: Radiused corners would improve the lifespan of the product and reduce wear-and-tear.Would any of that drive up the price? No. In fact, radius corners are EASIER to cut. So, when they made the steel rule dies to cut this from the cardstock all of these choices (except #2) could have been incorporated into the dies at that time. And #2 costs nothing to move it to the back. I wish Mead could see that same opportunity.It is what it is. Its an acceptable product in a world that races to the bottom, shaves every penny they can out of the manufacturing process (and at the expense of their customers and their own reputation) and doesn't care to push something to the next level. WIll it hold your paper? Sure. And a can opener from 1972 also does its job...but OXO found a helluva market opportunity by making better products.