The Moleskine I just finished had a rather odd problem. One day I was using it and realized this was showing:
It’s like the notebook equivalent of having your underwear fall down because the elastic breaks. I ended up peering down the spine to see what was going on, and then just pulled the whole thing out:
This notebook was a little wonky from day one, so I’m not totally surprised that this happened. The glue holding the lining into the spine must not have been applied correctly and over a couple months of use, it just came completely loose. Luckily everything else held together til I finished the notebook!
Was there a message or fortune written on it? That would have been perfect. ;)
It is very disheartening to see so many great notebook brands dropping in quality. Even Leuchtturm1917 has sadly taken the same path, they are now made in China (the good quality ones were made in Taiwan) and the binding and paper is poor quality just like Moleskines.
How embarrassing — like the nightmare of going out in public wearing pajamas.
Oh wow that stinks! Glad it held up until you finished using it.