Does Anyone Know..

[Stargazer]

whether the term manilla when describing envelopes is a "protected" description or not? Don't know which section to post this under. My friend bought 100 manilla envelopes from Ebay (a supposedly highly recommended dealer). They were large ones A4 size but they are like absorbant soft brown paper which would soak up water immediately it was dropped on them. I thought manilla envelopes were of a standard sturdier brown paper with a slight sheen on the outside. Can anyone suggest where I can get information please. These are nowhere near the quality of envelope I have ever handl4d before now and brak up at the slightest bulge in the contents.

[boxtops]

"Thick durable paper" is the definition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila_folder

[boxtops]

tbh these days any brown unshiny envelope seems to be called a manilla envelope, it is at work, anyway

[heathfield]

I think nowadays it's more to do with the colour.

[wildwood]

I believe the word Manila comes from the fibre that the paper was originally made from, in the Philippines.

The quality nowadays could vary, depending on where/it is made. For good envelopes, stick to the trusted brands.

[Canary42]

There's no such thing as a free lunch.