Card stock and photo paper!

[Amazyah]

Some of you may already know this, but for those who don't....
I stopped in Office Depot today to check their prices on card stock and was I amazed!
I was buying 110lb card stock at Wal Mart, 150 Sheets for about $5.
The Depot was 250 Sheets for $2.02
$3 less and 100 more sheets and that is their regular price. I stocked up and got 4 packs! 1000 sheets for $8.08!
They also have different finishes and weights for that same low price.
Also for the next couple of days they have a couple of brands of photo paper,
buy 1 get 1 free!
I asked a sales clerk, "If you only get 1, is it half price?"
She said, "No, sorry, but it is buy one get one free."
Still a darn good deal none the less.

[bfam4t6]

110lb seems rather heavy for building paper models?

[rwguess]

actually i also use 110# for most of my big pieces but i will switch to smaller weight for smaller pieces in the same model

i guess i just prefer mixing wieghts in a model for the streangth it gives

hermit

[Amazyah]

They have 67lb also. Same deal, 250 sheeets of 81/2" x 11" $2.02
They have smooth finish and matte finish also.
You definately can't beat the price and 1/2 price photo paper is pretty damn good savings, if your looking to get any.

I use 110 for just about evrything and I will laminate the 110 to even thicker paper for parts that are for support, the ones no one sees like wing spars and such.

[46rob]

Just goes to show that the "big box"--everything stores aren't always the right choice. Specialist stores will give you more variety, better pricing and usually have knowledgeable folks to help you.....unliike the "one size fits all" stores.

[Amazyah]

I stopped by Office Depot today and received some bad news.
There is no more $2 per ream card stock.
It is now $10 per ream.
The $2 was only temporary until it sold out and then they switched to a different supplier. It was an unadvertised special.
If I had known, I would have bought a couple hundred dollars worth.
I called all 7 stores which were in a 50 mile radius from my house and all of them are sold out of the $2 brand.
Looks like we are back to Wal Mart being the cheapest available for the moment.

[drwrist]

Whoa! I guess I'll be ditty-boppin' over to the depot today!

[Amazyah]

drwrist,
You didn't read my last post, #6.
They have a lot of good stock to choose from but nothing at those kind of prices anymore.

Russell