This is a new one: a notebook that claims to “cure your sketchbook phobia forever” because you have to rip open the sealed-shut cover to use it!

The idea is that a perfect, pristine new notebook is sometimes too intimidating to use. The RIP notebook is dipped in a paint that seals it shut, and you have to pull a string to rip through the coating and open the notebook, thereby instantly breaking it in and giving it a touch of imperfection and wear. It must also feel a bit like uncorking a bottle of champagne!

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