Staples Premium Bright White 28 lb - Ok, but not quiiiiite there

[Inky_Ben]

I am traveling this week and am apt to try new things.  Yesterday I found myself in a Staples, looking for some paper and decided to try some of their house brand Premium Bright White 28 lb paper.  I had very good luck with HP's 32-lb premium stuff, so I thought, "what the heck, why not give it a try?"

 

Is it odd to say that results are mixed?

 

For one of my standard pens with a stiff nib, it actually seems ok.  Turns out there is a bit of feathering if you look closely, but it might pass muster for doodling.  The problem comes with flex nibs or anything really with a generous flow.

 

 

 

Here's a 100% crop of the worst of it:

 

 

 

 

I guess whatever HP is using on their premium copy paper really has the secret sauce.  In contrast, the Staples house brand is good for grocery lists, but not much else. 

[LizEF]

Thanks for the quick review, @Inky_Ben!  It really is sad that we can't get a good FP-friendly printer / copy paper in the US.   I have some Hammermill 28lb that spreads like crazy and tries to bleed (even from my EF and F nibs).  My 24lb HP Premium does better, but isn't as good as it used to be.