The Stapleless Stapler

If you're too destitute to afford to buy staples (a pack of which'll set you back about 65 cents) you're probably also not reading these words right now, but if you find those little pieces of metal objectionable for other reasons (which are entirely your own), you might want to drop $5.95 on a Stapleless Stapler, which punches holes in whatever it is you want to staple together and then uses the remaining flaps of paper to bind the pages together.

[Via BoingBoing]

[kitsch @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

Jeez....not exactly groundbreaking. I had one of these about 15 years ago.

[Gunnar Hafdal @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

This is just so ... odd!

[Wayne @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

Staples can make a lot of paper shredders puke up gear parts - so if you grind up your stuff to prevent ID theft, this might save a few of those gears...

[Daniel Waters @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

My mum got one for Christmas. She's so cool.

[Michael @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

I used to just fold the corners of my school essays by hand. No machine needed. Worked great. Teachers never complained. All the kids did it.

[James @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

This will be good for not messing up photocopiers (as much), and feeding to weak shreadders. Not to mention never having to refill automatic stapling photocopiers.. in the future.

[Andy @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

Does this staple corners only?

[errolbert @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

Yeah, this technology is ancient in computer terms... I have a steel paperless stapler from the 60s that was made in Japan as a cheap knock-off of more expensive American joiners...

[Dianne Rose @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

I just wanted to let the inventer know that this stapler is so awesome. I cant find any of these neat little things anywhere. I wanted to know where I might be able to get one and if it would be expencive.

[Rex Shafer @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

I'm just writing to see if you offer free samples of product prior to purchase. I am interested in the stapleless stapler and would like to verify durability prior to purchase. Please let me know what you can do. Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Rex Shafer
Creditors Collection Service, Inc.