photo from redditSwingline Stapler
by Swingline
6 endorsements on r/BuyItForLife first recommended in Jan 2025
A classic American desktop stapler brand, long associated with durable all-metal office staplers passed down across generations.
Added Jul 5, 2026, Updated Jul 5, 2026
Why it's buy-it-for-life
Multiple redditors describe sticking with Swingline over competitors out of family loyalty and long-term reliability, including one whose mother worked at the brand's original NYC factory. Owners of the classic 747 model report decades of heavy use — one bought new in 2004 still uses it, another ran one through 6+ years of daily classroom stapling — though several note recent production has been cheapened (shorter, lighter, more prone to jamming) compared to older units, making vintage all-metal Swingline staplers a preferred buy.
What redditors say
Recommended on reddit as recently as January 2025
Show 2 more mentions
- 4r/BuyItForLife comment
the new red swing lines are definitely not worth burning the building down
- 2r/BuyItForLife comment
It's nice but it's no Swingline.
I can't seem to get the clearance to come back between the staple head and bed
We're a Swingline family thank you very much.
it's buy it for life, but only if you work from home
a top of the line swingline...used it for at least 6 more years
vintage Swingline staplers, they're usually pretty cheap, smooth operating, and all-metal
I have this same stapler and I've had it since at least 2004.