Monk Office

Love it. Would buy from again :) Online store is clunky though. The good • Friendly staff • Locally owned in Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island. So better for the local economy. Compare to Staples. Which is U.S. owned. • Price are equal or roughly equal to major competitors • Live chat with the online store is very useful, fast, and friendly. Which is very useful for quick questions when ordering items • Check out is easy • Free shipping from online store. If requirements are met. The bad • Online store has poor usability, feels clunk, and is ugly. It seems to be made by IBM WebSphere. I prefer Drupal Commerce or other open source software. Which are community-owned, no lock-in, license free, either with free or paid support, and large community of contributors around it. • Search engine with online store is very basic. It’s hard to find items. You can't sort the result. Clunky. • Minimum security. Password are only 20 characters maximum length. No two-factor authentication. So riskier to get your accounts hack with the online store. • Email address with the online stores does not support the + symbol. That symbol is a web standard. It reduces spam.
8 years ago (26-01-2018)

A bit more expensive than Staples. Usually have what you need. Parking can be a bit tight.
10 years ago (17-12-2016)