They’re on every desk, and your copier probably has one, too – but you don’t necessarily think much about them until you lose or break one, or run out of supplies: staplers and staples. The last thing you need is to lose critical papers or have piles of papers sliding all over people’s desks. Always make sure when you buy your office supplies, you buy extra staplers and staples. Each desk and copier should have a staple remover, as well.

• Basic desk staplers. One of the most essential office supplies, every desk must have one. They do break and they do get lost, so make sure you have plenty of spares on hand.
• Electric Staplers or battery-operated staplers. These make the job of repeated stapling easy. A worker who staples together hundreds of packets a day will appreciate not having to pound on a manual stapler every time. Every electric stapler or battery-operated stapler needs specifically designed cartridges, and you can keep those stocked up here.
• Plier staplers. Your workers can use these to staple materials other than standard paper on desks.
• Staples. Be sure you order plenty of staples that fit your particular staplers when you order your basic office supplies, so your people never run out.