Avery AVE74204 Top-Load Poly Three-Hole Sheet Protectors, Non-Glare, Letter, 50/box, Price/BX

Perfect for my uses: recipe pages stay clean<br /> crochet patterns and<br /> knitting patterns remain undamaged in their various notebooks.

This would have been a five star rating, but the product while not totally flawed has some problems.<br />First I am not sure about pre-punched paper as I have an adjustable three hole punch, and punch my own holes.<br />If you have such a paper punch, it should be one that has adjustable hole guides, which are usually held in place with screws on the back side.<br />Depending on the model of the punch, the hole guides may or may not need to have a minor adjustment in order to conform to the holes in the sheet protector. I found it easier to align one hole at a time. During the vertical alignment process, you will probably waste about 4 sheets of paper. The horizontal alignment is much easier. Using 2 fingers hold the paper in the center hole, then with the other hand, use two fingers to hold the right edge of the sheet protector. Gently pull apart and the holes should line up vertically. It is a tight fit and just inserting a sheet of paper will not align the holes

I did not use these for the purpose they were ordered for; they are too different from all other sheet protectors. We'll probably use them when we have a new binder to fill. One nice thing is they have large holes for the ring binder. I bought a Boston punch because it has large punches; I may even convert our other two Boston three hole punches by replacing the individual punches.

Caveat emptor: The sheet you are protecting needs to have holes in it that line up with the holes in the protective sheet.<br /><br />Other than that, it's a good product.

Will do what I want - protect paper and be easily read. I prefer these because they are 8.5 X 11 and work if I use dividers.

The sheet protectors are 3 hole punched but the issue I am having is that the the holes are not on the binding strip, you have to hole punch your document before inserting it to be able to use these in a binder. This is proving to be very inconvenient for what I am using them for. The nice part of not having a binding strip is that they don’t stick out past the divider tabs. Everything looks very neat and organized! Even with divider tabs that don't stick out very far. I love a clean look!<br />You can squeeze one piece of paper in the sheet protector and slide it off to the side without having to hole punch it. If you are using these for things that are already punched or do not need to be, then these would be useful. I put about 3 papers in each protector without a problem. They don't bunch up or wrinkle the papers.<br />I don’t feel they are very durable, they are a little more on the flimsy and thin side. and the holes are not extra protected and a few have already torn a bit. They also aren’t very clear, they have a slight film. It doesn't alter the coloring of whatever you insert, they just aren't crystal clear. They are non-glare. The picture on the package is not what came inside the box, I am not sure if it was a mistake or if they use one picture for every kind of page protectors. I was wanting something a somewhat heavier duty. They do work well with dividers, though. With the hole punches being on the inside of the binding they don’t stick out past the divider tabs. You can squeeze one piece of paper in the sheet protector and slide it off to the side without having to hole punch it. I am considering finding something else and use these as a backup.