I have found the perfect binder for me.

Been using that binder for years. They take the abuse of my many moves really well. Ans I love the smoothness of the opening/closing mechanism.

I was about to post that Staples has them as a special item. I really like the blue ones. I wish they came in more colors.  I had been color coding my binders based on country: blue for US, yellow for Ukraine, and green for Ireland. But with these, I think I am going to go all blue and just put the country's flag on the spine for easy on-the-shelf identification.

Hey there Andy Pastuszak, a question about the avery binders. Are they large enough for a standard page and sheet protectors? In the pictures you shared it looks like the pages are bigger than the binder. But that could be the angle of the photo, oversized pages, etc. etc.

I like to use sheet protectors and I've had some cheapo binders be narrower than the protectors. Would be surprised that a heavy duty binder would be too small, but thought I would check with you.

Ok, I tried the Staples sheet protectors, and they fit exactly to the edge of the binder. I bought some Avery Quick Load sheet protectors, and they stick out past the binder by about an ⅛ of an inch. Need to find slimmer sheet protectors.

Which page protectors are you using?

Thanks,

Thanks for the offer, but since I can't buy them, use the cost of shipping to buy yourself some more stamps.

If you live anywhere near a Goodwill, Salvation Army or other thrift store, you should look there for your binders. They sometimes have them brand new and sell them for about $1 each.

I have been on the hunt for some of the 5.5" by 8.5" variety to hold my Precancel catalogs (I'm not willing to pay $10-$15 each for them). Got lucky over the weekend and found one that looked like new - it was on sale for $.18.

One warning about vinyl binders: laser printer toner will stick to vinyl and come off the page over time. If you're printing album pages on a laser printer like I am, I recommend either:

1. Put a blank piece of paper in the front and back of your album
2. Print the front and back pages with an inkjet printer
3. Use sheet protectors.

As much as I would really like to print everything on an inkjet printer, I find that the thicker paper I prefer to use will cause bleeding on inkjet printers. Laser printers don't have that problem. Years ago I had an Epson printer that used pigment-based inks. That printer was wonderful. You could print on any paper you wanted and it was always crisp and sharp. But it broke 3 times under warranty and then died once outside of warranty, so I took it to my local eWaste center.

Right now I have a color Brother inkjet printer and this thing has been rock solid. Just change the toner with generic cheap toner, and it prints like a champ.

I meant laser...  Sigh...  It was late and I was tired.

Instead of starting a new topic, I thought I would jump in on this one. Does anyone know of a cost-effective 3 ring binder for holding 9 x 12 pages? While adding the latest supplement to my Phoenix album I realized I needed to split the contents. I am temporarily using a Photo Album binder but I would like a proper binder.

I would buy an extra Phoenix binder but they are out of stock and were supposed to be available in the fall but are still showing as not in stock.

As I am in the great white north (especially today) I am hoping for something I can get in Canada.

I checked out the Vario Binders and was hoping to find something a little cheaper. If I can't find anything else I might just have to get Vario's. The real shame is I found some decent 2.5" binders at Dollarama (a Canadian dollar store), but about 5 mm of the top and bottom of the pages project out of them.

All the best,