Office Depot 80% Sugar Cane Notebooks (# 692394)

[fiberdrunk]

I got excited when I saw that Office Depot is starting to carry bagasse papers, too. I found a few different types of sugarcane notebooks and notepads listed on the website; and while the website stated that these items were available in-store at my nearest Office Depot, in actuality, I only found one of the items in the store.

 

Fountain pen ink is crisp on this paper, without feathering. But the sheets are very thin and have far more show-through on the back side than the competition's (i.e. Staples Sustainable Earth), which was disappointing. (See the writing samples below.) The paper is fine for ballpoint pens, but fountain pen users might want to pass on this paper (even my extra-fine Platinum Carbon fountain pen with Platinum Black Carbon ink showed through).

 

I'm glad Office Depot is stepping up to the plate and making sugarcane paper available. I hope they will come up with something that is a little more fountain pen-friendly, howver.

 

Weight: 16 lbs.
Item #: 692394
Notebook size: 9"x11"
Fiber: 80% sugarcane and 20% recycled content (10% postconsumer recycled content)

Acid-Free: Yes
Package size: 100 sheets

Line Color: Green

Ruling: College Ruled

Other details: Vinyl covers; contains a contact sheet and inner double-sided pocket page
Origin: Egypt
Where to buy: Office Depot (online and in-store)

Price: $4.79 in-store ($4.39 online)

 

 

 

 

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Writing Samples:

 

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Writing Samples (back side)

 

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Edited August 20, 2013 by fiberdrunk

[elysee]

Thanks for sharing this information! : )

[PJohnP]

Fiberdrunk :

 

 

Yet another fine paper review ! Kudos.

 

Wow, that's some darned show-through on this paper !!! Reading and seeing this review has just saved me some money in buying the notebook and testing/using it. Thanks very much.

 

 

 

John P.

[fiberdrunk]

Thanks, always, for your kind words, John P.!

[PrestoTenebroso]

Thanks Fiberdrunk. You've saved me the trouble of messing around with that paper!

[fiberdrunk]

You're very welcome!

[fiberdrunk]

Sheesh, I tried to post a review of this notebook on the Office Depot website and they rejected it. I pointed out it was not fountain pen-friendly, that the ink showed through on the other side, and only gave it 2 stars. I guess they don't want anything negative to be said about their products.

Edited August 20, 2013 by fiberdrunk

[PJohnP]

Sheesh, I tried to post a review of this notebook on the Office Depot website and they rejected it... I guess they don't want anything negative to be said about their products.

 

Quelle surprise !

 

There's a very solid reason why we look to FPN for reviews and not the store's (carefully chosen) reviews.

 

<tip o' the hat>

 

 

 

John P.

[recluse]

Thanks for the review.

 

I was eyeing these notebooks the other day but my experience with sugarcane papers was mixed so I decided to pass. I'm glad that I did.

[althanis]

Wow that's really disappointing for something a lot of people seem to have success with.