For The End Of The College Year It’s A Staple Requirement

A young woman asks for my help while browsing the staplers we have in stock.

Customer: “Is this the strongest stapler you have?”

She’s holding the same model we use in our office.

Me: “It’s one of our heavier-duty ones, yes.”

She points at the product description, claiming how many pages it can staple at once.

Customer: “Will it go through, like… thirty pages?”

Me: “Yes, if you’re using standard paper—” 

Customer: “Because my last stapler said it did twenty-five, but it choked at sixteen. SIXTEEN!”

Me: “Was it this model?”

Customer: “No, it was [cheap one from a discount place], but that’s beside the point.”

Me: “Well, this one’s from a reputable brand, and if it says thirty pages, then it will do thirty pages.”

Customer: “It has to! I’m in college and it’s my last year! So many reports due!”

Me: “This stapler was forged in the fires of midterm despair. It’ll hold.”