Swingline Ergonomic High Capacity Desk Stapler

I should begin this review with the notation I have owned this stapler for 6 years now. It’s gone through a few jobs and not only did it survive being toted around in my car for a few years in a sales job, but it even survived being in my car when it went over an embankment (yes, both the car AND the stapler) and flipped twice, with the car landing upside down…) I survived as did my stapler, briefcase, and not much else (including the demolished 6 bags of groceries I’d just bought, my gps, my crushed cell phone and several other casualties). Not kidding.

I can’t imagine having the desire to write a review of any other stapler but anyone who has borrowed my stapler wants one. I don’t keep it flat as the picture shows; that defeats the purpose of it being ergonomic. There is a reason the ends of the stapler are flat. If you stand it on it’s end (up on its “feet” per se) then, when you reach for the stapler on your desk, you don’t flip your hand after picking it up. You grab it and staple and put it back. Same hand motion. Not that flipping something around is work (it’s NOT) but, let’s face it, a regular stapler isn’t made right to do an efficient job if you think about it, the way it lays on your desk. If, for example, your tape dispenser had to be flipped and turned around it would just seem…eh…less efficient. In all honesty, this is hard to explain until you have this stapler. Afterall, the borrowers of it in my office become ergonomic stapler fans themselves.

Only negative I can relay is that I liked it better when it was made in a blue rubber grip outer coating with a yellow tip. No big deal but, heck, it was just aesthetically less boring than the new black one.

Rating: 5 / 5

This stapler is one of the best staplers that I have used. I have not had this stapler jam yet.
Rating: 5 / 5

I use this high capacity stapler daily in my office. It works very well for stapling between 1-60 sheets of paper and it rarely ever jams. It uses special staples that cost more than normal staples but it is well worth it. It is made solid and should last a lifetime under normal use. These are the staples that you must use Swingline(R) High-Capacity Staples, Box Of 2500
Rating: 5 / 5

This is a great stapler that easily staples thick essays. But be sure to get Swingline Optima jam-free high capacity staples. They’re the only ones that don’t jam.
Rating: 5 / 5

I’ve owned this stapler for over 5 years now. I’ve always used the recommended Swingline staples (they are a special size). I can always get a nice stapling of a stack of papers, whether it is 2 sheets or 40+ sheets. Every other low to medium capacity stapler I’ve used for the past 20 years always managed to jam or not properly staple the stack of sheets. The failures happened regardless of brand: noname, Bostitch, and Swingline. I cannot remember any occurrence where this model failed to work.

Although the unit is fairly heavy for hand held use, the efforts are fairly light for thick stacks of paper. It has a nice rubberized base that won’t move around on a desk.

I now only use 2 staplers. This model and a high-capacity (100+ sheets) Swingline.
Rating: 5 / 5