I ordered five of these for our office as we open a fair amount of paper mail still, but have been unable to get anybody to give us their branded promotional letter openers for free (:P) and the ones we had been buying from Office Depot were dreadful -- the bit that is meant to slide under the envelope on the Office Depot letter openers widened entirely too quickly, which meant they would do more tearing of envelopes than slicing.
The letter openers that I received from this seller, on the other hand, are good quality, though they have a very thin profile that makes it easy for them to get lost amongst papers on the desk. I believe we received two red ones, two yellow ones, and a white one. I wish the "point" on these were a little shorter; it extends past the "nose" of the handle by a slight amount, which makes it harder aim into the space at the end of an envelope than another (promotional item) letter opener we have in the office. The other letter opener also has a thicker body, which is easier to grip over a long period of opening a deluge of mail.
The blade on the World's Most Efficient Letter Opener is VERY, *VERY* sharp. This is a good thing, because it means it slices through paper like nothing at all -- very smooth motion, no drag whatsoever. I am convinced that the angle and depth of the blade contribute to this; the blade is a lot larger comparatively than in other similar products. However, one downside of this is that the very end of the blade protrudes past the guard "bump" on the handle, which means that it is possible to get a fingertip caught in it, if not very likely for a reasonably-careful adult operator.
Overall, especially for the price, our office has been extremely pleased with these letter openers; they are definitely the best option on the market right now without delving into the promotional products business with its hundred-piece minimum orders. We will almost certainly be purchasing more of these once the blades finally get too dull to be useful, though this will hopefully be much later, rather than sooner. World's Most Efficient Letter Opener - Now with Built-In Magnifier
Can't be beat when you're in a hurry. Even opens thicker Priority type envelopes.
Haven't timed it or anything but a great tool when you're not worried about resealing. I added a drill hole to the handle for accessible key chain option.
The design is simple but genius. I often let junk mail pile up around the house because I hate opening envelopes. But this little baby slides right in and slices them open quickly and safely. No more papercuts! No more piles of junk mail! It's kind of sad, but I look forward to opening mail now, just for the satisfying slicing feel of the razor blade on the envelopes. - Letter Openers - Manual - Razor - Plastic'
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