This notebook was a random Amazon find. I’d never heard of the brand Superior Maker and figured it was some Chinese manufacturer marketing cheap knock-off notebooks directly. Their products, which also include lint rollers and rubber doorstops, are indeed made in China, but the company is actually based in New Zealand. Other than that, there … Continue reading Review: Superior Maker Notebook
Tipster David B. sent me the photo below of Moleskines for sale at his local Costco: These are 6-packs of 10 x 7.5″ lined cahiers in assorted colors. At $19.99 for six, it’s a pretty good deal– the full retail price is normally $19.95 for a 3-pack of this “extra-large” size, though you can also … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Six-Packs at Costco
This notebook happened to be included as part of a lot of notebooks that I bought on eBay. I’d never heard of the Foray brand, and it didn’t look like anything all that exciting, but I’m always happy to try yet another plain black pocket notebook! It turns out that Foray is made for/by Office … Continue reading Review: Foray Notebook
Flying Tiger is a Danish design store — they’ve recently opened a location in New York, and when I checked it out recently, I found that they have some amazingly cheap notebooks! They have colorful composition books for only $2: There are also 3 sizes of hardcover journals, 4×6″ for $1, 6×8″ for $2, and … Continue reading Flying Tiger Notebooks
New York is always a-popping with sample sales. They often take over vacant storefronts, and usually feature clothes– for certain brands, you’ll see lines down the block to get in. To me, it always seems like more mayhem than it’s worth, so I don’t tend to shop at them. But this is one I would … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Sample Sale June 8 & 9, 2015
I bought the Metro notebook about a year ago, at artsupply.com. I think I had just stumbled across it while browsing around and searching for notebooks, and I was intrigued because it looked like a standard little Moleskine-clone and the price was really low, only $2.48 (plus shipping). They are no longer available on that … Continue reading Review: Metro Notebook
Here’s a notebook that I’ve never seen in any stores, but spotted on a couple of websites, including Amazon and WB Mason. The online images made the Tops Designer Notebook look like a typical Moleskine-type notebook but in nice colors like blue and red, and the price was quite low. But how does it really … Continue reading Review: Tops Designer Notebook
A reader named Jennike tipped me off to another fantastic deal on Amazon, this time on the 2010 Moleskine Desk Calendar, which is currently marked down 81% to $3.74! I can’t say this is my favorite Moleskine product– I think it’s a bit too much of a stretch away from doing what they do best. … Continue reading Super-cheap Moleskine Desk Calendar!
I’ve been wanting one of these ever since I heard about them, but I kept balking at the $40.00 price. Well, not any more! After searching in vain on Amazon, I finally found it listed there as the “12 Volant Daily Pocket” at the amazing price of only $11.26!! Grab one while you can! (Price … Continue reading Moleskine Color-a-Month Planner CHEAP!
I don’t often go to Target, so when I recently did, I was excited to see what sorts of funky stationery they might offer. They had a nice section of colorful notebooks and office supplies, all at very reasonable prices. But of course, the items I purchased ended up being my usual plain black 3.5 … Continue reading Notebooks at Target: Markings and Noted