I recently cleaned out my office and came to the realization that I have no need for “office supplies.” I had bins filled with Post-it Notes, notebooks, pencils, pencil sharpeners, glue sticks, paperclips, scissors, rulers, and other OfficeMax detritus that I just never use. Never. But I also realized that I have a mild fetish for staples. In my worldview, papers that belong together should stay together, for all eternity. I have a good desktop stapler, but lately I’ve been moving around a lot between home and several remote offices. I’ve bought mini staplers for my laptop bag before, but they universally tend to suck. Mini staples are no good, and the machines themselves often collapse at the mere sight of a stack of papers greater than three high. Fortunately, I recently discovered the PaperPro 1820 Nano Mini Stapler. First of all, the Nano is very compact but uses standard staples. The real magic though is in the powerful stapling itself. The all-metal spring-powered mechanism provides the Nano with the satisfying ker-chunk of an industrial stapler. The product packaging claims “12 sheet push button stapling power,” but I’ve given it 15 sheets before and it hasn’t winced. The PaperPro Nano Miniature Stapler comes in five crazy colors and sells for less than $10 each from Amazon. I think I’m going to buy a 5 pack for $27, especially since my wife already snatched my first one.
PaperPro Nano Miniature Stapler
