Smead 4-Section Pressboard File-Within-A-File Folder Letter 2/5 Self Tab Red
Written: Oct 17 '04 (Updated Oct 17 '04)
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Pros: Hold up well.
Cons: None that I can find right now.
The Bottom Line: Overall an above average file folder that is strong and holds up well through a lot of handling.
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| Ladysmom's Full Review: Smead 4-Section Pressboard File-Within-A-File Fold... |
About three years ago, the place where I work quit ordering pre-numbered file folders for our patients. This kind of threw us into a bit of turmoil because everyone is assigned a number and we file by number.
I know why they did it because of the expense and because the folders were not holding up through wear and tear. They needed something that was less expensive and would withstand the constant handling.
The first folders we got didn't even make it through the first clinic without falling apart. I would have nurses bring them back to me in pieces. These couldn't even be repaired, new patient charts had to be made. This wasn't working.
Our supply clerk started looking for something else that would last and that is when she came up with the Smead 4-Section Pressboard File-Within-A-File Folder Letter 2/5 Self Tab Red. These are the ones I use for my clinics. I was very skeptical because I didn't have time during the day to remake charts for patients especially since I had sent a new one back.
Before I started using these I was going to test them. I stuffed them as full of paper as I could get them, then threw them on the floor, pulled them in and out of the filing system. I also drug it around in a filing cart, shuffled it from spot to spot on my desk. It actually held up.
These are made from 25% post consumer recycling. They are a very heavy pressed board with two inch fasteners on the inside and outside cover. The inside partitions are made from 10% post consumer recycled paper. The partitions have 1" fasteners. They come in boxes of 10. I usually go through about 5 boxes a month, sometimes more other times less.
The fasteners don't fall off or tear off therefore destroying the whole folder. They are very strong and of a heavier gauge metal than most. They take a lot of bending and unbending without showing signs of fatigue.
If you happen to punch the holes just a little off center, you don't have the problem of the paper folding when you close the chart. There is enough give that you don't have to be exact.
These are letter size. There is plenty of room. If you do have to put legal size paper in them there will have to be some folding from the bottom in order to make it fit.
The gusset is made from Tyvek. It looks a lot like adhesive tape but a lot stronger. This lets the chart expand to two inches with no problems. That means I don't have to make volume after volume for one patient.
The best thing of all with the Smead 4-Section Pressboard File-Within-A-File Folder Letter 2/5 Self Tab Red is they don't buckle in the filing system. You don't have to pull out a dozen other charts to get the one you are looking for. It is standing up straight just like when you put it there.
The top tab is large enough to put the patient label on it and it stands up high enough so that it can be seen. You don't have to dig for it.
Now, three years later, some of the folders are showing wear but they aren't falling apart. Seem just as strong as the day I first pulled them out of the box.
These are so much better than the manila folders. Don't know how we ever got along without them.
Recommended:
Yes
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