noted. notebooks: a great deal

[dizzypen]

I had to run to the Post Office and decided to stop by Target while I was there. I was wandering through the journals and notebooks section then these little notebooks caught my eye. They had several different varieties, but I settled on the pack of 2 lined 8.25 x 5.25 notebooks at $3.99.

 

I was a bit reluctant, but the paper is very FP friendly. I have minimal bleeding and no feathering. The drying time is good. The best part: these pages are ivory colored and college ruled PERFECT! What a pleasant surprise.

 

At my Target they had two other sizes: a 3 pack of roughly 3 X 5 notebooks and a composition book. They offer either graph or lined pages. They have a stitched thread binding and a faux leather cover. They come in a variety of colors though I chose black.

 

Just thought I'd share.

 

ETA: there is a pocket attached to the back cover for documents although i'm not sure how functional it is. It is glued down on 2 of 4 sides so that only the top and left side open.

I should also add that I used my Levenger Cobalt/Amethyst ink to test this paper; it is notorious for feathering on cheap/bad paper.

I also made a typo. I meant to say minimal bleeding rather than no bleeding.

Edited March 18, 2009 by dizzypen

[toidpen]

What is the name(brand) of the notebooks? What does it say in the cover, and indication of where they are made?

 

Just to make sure that we pick the right ones.

 

Thanks.

[dizzypen]

What is the name(brand) of the notebooks? What does it say in the cover, and indication of where they are made?

 

Just to make sure that we pick the right ones.

 

Thanks.

 

Well the band just says "noted." The back of the band says "Distributed by 2009 Devrian Global Industried, LLC." It is also "made in China."

 

Does that help?

Edited March 18, 2009 by dizzypen

[toidpen]

Sure does. Thank you! Will have to see if I can find them.

[dizzypen]

Update:

 

The testing continues... I have found that some of my very wet writers show significant bleed through in these notebooks, but still no feathering. I've also found that Noodler's inks do very well on these pages. In terms of the bleed through, I only get little dots from places where my pen slows down.

 

This is all quite acceptable to me. These come in at half the price of the Moleskines with very similar results.

[dannyboy]

Thanks for the tip! I'll have to check the Targets in our area to see if they carry these!