I admit it, I wanted this because it was pretty and was less concerned about quality craftsmanship.I had my old faithful metal stapler for 30 years. It was the sort of thing you did not want to drop on your bare foot for fear of losing a toe or two. It rarely jammed, and never hiccuped. One day a family friend took notice of my "retro" stapler and shortly thereafter it was gone. I am not accusing anyone, but the cheap knock-off left in it's place was not fooling anyone!To avoid political family fall-out I had to come to terms that my decades old friend was now in the sticky hands of someone who will never be unsupervised in my home again, and I had to find a new relationship.I wanted something heavy duty as I am a craft fanatic! But I wanted something pretty because, well... ok, I just wanted something pretty.This stapler satisfied both my need for stability and pretty. At the price point I was a little worried that it might be more flimsy plastic than high-grade acrylic. I am no expert on the matter, but I will say that there is no way a toe will survive unscathed if this falls on it.Two weeks of various post-holiday projects (and likely 1,000 staples later) and this stapler is holding it's own. I may even be happy that my two-tone brown, 1980',s solid metal standby was kidnapped. :)