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Anonymous
Every store that can get regular paper can also get thicker paper for you if you ask, if they don't want to go through that "trouble" for you, then well, they just sucks.
The difference between regular 80 gsm and thicker 120-160-200 gsm paper is muchos bigger than some people seem to think, I believe: most people don't use cardstock because AFTERWARDS the papercraft will "last longer" but because DURING THE BUILD it just works MUCHOS better... That's right, some people think that tiny parts are hard to do with cardstock, but if you score the parts properly, or use a toothpick or something for parts you don't have to fold but have to roll, it's actually easier when you use thicker cardstock! Regular paper is VERY flimsy, you can use the "strength" of thicker paper to make the part assume the shape you want. With flimsy paper, it often buckles exactly the wrong way when you incidently touch it when attaching a different part (or stare at it too long)
TRY to get thicker paper first (most people use 120-160 gsm) and decide if the price is fair. If you can get a few sheets first instead of a 250 sheet pack, try it first. Or if you ask really nice, the store people might give you a few sheets if you tell them you want to use it in your printer but you're not sure if it will take it so you would really like to try first (I know, when I ask stuff like that they are nice and help me, but here I usually get reactions like "where I live they would never rip open a new pack for me for that!". I must have a very angelic face.)
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