Top Flight V Norcom Composition Notebooks

[ttakacs]

The Norcom Composition notebooks are currently "back to school" specials at Walmart. My local store has them for 40 cents a piece. Paper is made in Brazil. The paper is justly celebrated as FP friendly. Dries quickly, minimal feathering and showthrough, no bleedthrough.

 

At my local Target, I picked up the last four Top Flight notebooks with "Made in Brazil" paper, for 20 cents a piece. Perforated for easy removal. I had high hopes for them: 70 sheets of 10-1/2 inch by 8-inch paper, wide-ruled.

 

Too bad ... the Top Flight paper is not in the same league as the Norcom. Although as smooth as the Norcom, the paper in the Top Flight is thinner. With a moderately wet pen there is significant bleedthrough. Unless you expect to write on only one side of the paper, don't waste your money.

[trent]

Are the covers of the Norcom hard or soft? I don't like the soft, floppy ones.

[eherreid]

When I checked at our Wal-mart here in Washington State, the "Made in Brazil" Norcoms had floppy covers this year, while those "Made in Vietnam" had stiffer covers. Unfair!

 

They did also have some true hard cover Norcom notebooks with the "Made in Brazil" paper. Hard, glossy covers in a number of colors. They were only 80 sheets vs. 100, though, and were priced at just under $2 here. I passed this time around, but may check back closer to school time to see if they go on sale. The hard cover would make them nice for writing on the go.

[watch_art]

I've got a couple of the hard cover Norcoms and they're quite nice.