Shoplet.com sells a wide range products for business. Whether it be a corporate office or your at-home office, there are tons of products to help you keep your business working.
I received the Swingline SmartTouch stapler to review from Shoplet.com, as well as a box of Premium Swingline Staples.
Upon first looking at the Swingline SmartTouch stapler, I thought it had a very sleek look compared to the average desktop stapler. Before loading it I picked it up and squeezed the stapler a few times. The grip is very comfortable and easy to manuever. It has rubber on both the top and bottom to prevent it from sliding in your hand or on your desk top.
The stapler did not come with instructions of any kind. I know what you’re thinking, “Why would one need instructions for a stapler?”. Well I sure could have used them. There is a button on the back of the stapler the wiggled up and down. There was a picture of, what appeared to be, staples on the button. When I slid the button down I was able to pull out the staple tray. Instead of this stapler opening like a traditional stapler from the top, the tray slides out. I took a row of staples and placed them on the tray. They fit perfectly.
Then I tried to slide the staple tray back in. The tray went about 3/4 of the way back in and stopped. I slid the tray back out and did not see any reason why the tray would not go back in. I pushed on it a bit and got the tray to go in.
The box of the Swingline SmartTouch Stapler says it can accomodate up to 25 sheets of paper at a time. It requires 50% less effort to use than a traditional stapler.
I decided to go with a simple initial test, staple two pieces of paper together. The stapler stapled smoothly and quickly.
The staples themselves are well made, Not flimsy. The Swingline Premium Chisel Point Staples come in a hard plastic box with a flip open lid for convenience. there are 5,000 total staples in the box, 210 per strip.
Then I decided I’d try to staple one of my lesson packs together for a certificate course I’m currently working on. I went to staple it and it punched a staple shaped hole into the paper. I attempted again and same issue. Staple-shaped hole but no staple. So I decided I would slide the staple tray out and investigate.
Unfortunately I was unable to slide the staple tray back out. I searched the Shoplet.com and Swingline.com site for instructions to see if I was doing something wrong, or perhaps missing a feature. I did searches for help on other sites such as Youtube. I came across a chat thread for the Swingline SmartTouch Stapler on answerbag.com. It talks about an “invisible piece of tape” on the front of the stapler that was causing some issues, but that was not my problem. I pushed the button down and the staple tray would not budge. I attempted moving the button in other positions but no luck. I had my husband try as well thinking it may just need a little more muscle. Again, no luck. This is where a simple “how to load/reload your stapler” business card size instruction sheet would have come in handy. It seems I was not the only one who had this question.
While attempting to unjam, or whatever the issue was, the front plate of the staple tray fell off. I tried sliding the staples out that way but the line of staples, of course, just kept breaking off after a couples staples. At this point, I’m left with a Swingline “paper weight”.
I can not comment on the ease and accuracy of the paper stapling capacity due to the stapler jam/malfunction.
My next step personally would be to contact Swingline directly. I see the stapler does have a 1 year limited warranty. I guess I’ll put that to the test.
As far as Shoplet.com goes, I think the stapler is a product issue not an issue with the site. I would definitely consider Shoplet.com from any office supplies I might need in the future.
***I received the Swingline SmartTouch stapler and box of Swingline Staples in order to complete an honest product review as part of the Shoplet.com blogger program. I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post. Any opinions expressed are my own.***
It sucks that you had problems with your stapler but I hope they make it right for you. I really like mine and so far it’s worked pretty good. I agree about the instructions too, lol. It took me a minute to figure it out.
Great Review!