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Collusion or coincidence?

Why is it that desk staplers are manufactured so that the throw on the staple arm is too short to saddle stitch 8.5 x 11 paper?

I could believe collusion if Swingline also manufactured photocopiers that just so happened, for a reasonable price, to have a finisher that would do said middle of the page stapling for you but they don’t.

American standard works quite well for a lot of things – plumbing and electricity chiefly – but when it comes to office supplies, not so much.

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  1. Larin says

    13 April 2006 at 8:12

    zomg it’s purple… nice 😉

    have a good holiday

    (if you do the whole easter thing it, if not enjoy the long weekend.)

    –wishing you all the best

  2. Woodstock says

    13 April 2006 at 8:50

    Yep, it’s purple. I decided it was time for a change. Nothing radical. Thoughts? 🙂

  3. Susan says

    13 April 2006 at 9:25

    Yes – nice change – always liked lilacs.

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