Midori MD white (not cotton) paper

[Lord Fontleroy]

I picked up a Midori MD letter pad at my local shop because I noticed it had 25 sheets each of cream and white paper.

https://www.midori-store.net/smp/item/20519006.html or
https://www.jetpens.com/Midori-Letter-Pad-for-Writing-Beautiful-Letters-with-Fountain-Pens-Blank-50-Sheets/pd/25570

Seems this pad has been around since 2009 or earlier, but I haven’t found much online about it. Someone suggested the white sheets are the same used in Traveler’s Notebooks, which I have not tried because TN sizes do not suit me. The white paper definitely is not Midori MD Cotton. Does anyone know if this bright white MD paper can be had elsewise?

Here’s a little test for everyone:

(Scans)

 

Comparison with other papers (photos):

 

Close-up shots:

 

Edited August 27 by Lord Fontleroy
Removed extra page breaks

[Claes]

M'Lord,

Do you mean globally or in what country?

What does your favourite search engine report?

 

Have fun!

Claes in Lund, Sweden

 

[dms525]

Midori MD paper in pads is one of my favorites. I don't like the cotton paper as much.  MD note pads are carried by JetPens dot com among other vendors in the USA. (No affiliation other than as a customer)

 

David

[Lord Fontleroy]

I was wondering if there are any other notebooks or pads out there that contain this non-cotton white paper by itself. I'm hoping I don't have to buy an equal amount of cream paper every time I run out of white. I'd also like to use other paper sizes. JetPens customer service said they weren't aware of "any other Midori products that use the same white paper as the one in the Midori Letter Pad." I'm hoping someone out there knows of another product, be it branded Midori or Traveler's, that contains this particular paper.

[Penguincollector]

  You could try to contact MD paper and ask them directly. They have a website and an Instagram account: 

MD Paper

 

  I was reading on that site that their paper was originally white before they started using the crème paper. 

[Lord Fontleroy]

OK. I have confirmed that this is the same white paper used in the Traveler’s Notebook refill varieties that contain MD paper. There are a few additional Midori-branded product lines that contain the MD white paper but none I’ve found larger than A5. (The letter pad shown in my initial post is the largest at B5.)

 

The Midori Grain Memo Pads contain equal sheet counts of white and cream.

 

The PATTO and Diamond memo pads are all MD white but small. Cool thing about the PATTO line is that these ring-bound sheets are lightly glued on the sides so that you can quickly flip to the next page you haven’t separated from the rest.

 

I’m most likely to try the A5 Soft Color Paper Pad or Ring Notebook next. I think but have not confirmed that the white version is unaltered MD white.

[Claes]

What country are you in?

 

[Lord Fontleroy]

US