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ret5hd

(22,654 posts)
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 03:49 PM Yesterday

I need to buy some paper...

i need to print a document approx 50
pages. It has a single photo on the front page, and several photos on the back few pages.

when someone picks it up and “feels” the pages, i want it to seem more than that cheap paper feel.

what kind of paper do i need? thnx.

on edit: i have to order online because there are no paper-vendors in our tiny burg.

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I need to buy some paper... (Original Post) ret5hd Yesterday OP
Bond paper has some cotton rag content and makes it more substantial Ponietz Yesterday #1
Pay attention to the weight - Normal copier paper is 20# Alice Kramden Yesterday #2
Our Company Used 30# For External Documents ProfessorGAC Yesterday #3
OK thru "stand-up" commercial copiers... ret5hd Yesterday #4
It Should ProfessorGAC Yesterday #5

Alice Kramden

(2,975 posts)
2. Pay attention to the weight - Normal copier paper is 20#
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 04:25 PM
Yesterday

Order a heavier paper, like 24# or 28# - it feels nicer and is more opaque for 2-sided printing, yet it still goes through the printer/copier with no problem. They even sell 30# reams of copier paper, which I've never tried.

ProfessorGAC

(77,469 posts)
3. Our Company Used 30# For External Documents
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 04:38 PM
Yesterday

Sales price notifications, bid proposals, contracts, and the like.
Has a less harsh surface too.
All the letterhead paper for external consumption went out like that.
It just seemed classier & more official.

ProfessorGAC

(77,469 posts)
5. It Should
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 05:36 PM
Yesterday

I don't remember anybody using a particular printer.
Just picked the right tray that had the 30# letterhead paper.
So, my guess is that the library printer should be capable.

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