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Hi All,

 

Went looking for my old standby Ampad Gold Fibre pads, after running out of an old supply.

These were marked: #20-074, White-50 sheets 8 1/2x11 3/4 Narrow ruled. Made in USA.

 

It appears Staples no longer stocks in-store this standard Gold Fibre, so I mail ordered.

 

The new pads seem slightly thinner, the printed lines are too dark for my taste, and they are now marked

"Made in Mexico." My biggest dissappointment was when I held a sheet up to the light, and there it was...the dreaded "recycled" emblem.

 

I know Ampad has had it share of owners etc. since 1999, but Gold Fibre is recycled paper??

That totally rules it out for me as being any use with a good pen. Is the paper coated now too??

 

What happened?

Very disappointed :(

 

Appreciate your thoughts and comments as always.

 

Regards,

Pelikanyo Paul

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I'm really sorry to hear this. These were my favorite pads and was on the search for them. Looking for alternatives!

Me, too. I tried them some years ago. I liked them, so I bought a box of them last time I was at Staples a year or two back. Now there are none in my local store, but "there will be some in soon". The fact that they are recycled doesn't bother me and most things are made somewhere else now days. However, if they are "coated" that is another matter.

 

Some recycled papers are okay with a fountain pen while some are prone to feather and shed fibers. I tried a "recommended" note pad that was coated and the ink just sat on top of the paper. Signing those register forms that are coated will end with your nib being coated. So, I can't go "coated".

 

Let us know if these new Gold Fibre are really as bad as they sound like they'd be.

 

-David.

No matter how much you push the envelope, it will still be stationery. -Anon.

A backward poet writes inverse. -Anon.

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