I can safely say, if you have the remover, it's pretty damn easy to get the buggers out, a slight pinch, though I suspect a bit more since they'd be fresh, but still not so bad on the pain scale. Creepy, squicky, way high, but pain, meh. Slightly to a bit less than moderately 'annoying'
And I'm exceptionally fond of my whartenberg wheels. I even have one that has four wheels on one handle. ~bliss~
The difference you would have between staples and carpet tacks are ease in removal, but as long as you didn't drive them all the way in you should be fine. You would also want to be sure they were sterilized.