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First made by a Parisian artisan, Moleskine notebooks were widely used by notable artists and writers until the family operation disbanded in 1986. After they were relaunched by a Milanese publisher, their reputation for excellence grew with their distribution Read More
Moleskine? Really? Garbage! You want some Rhodia webnotebooks or some Quo Vadis Habana, something with some proper clairefontaine fountain pen friendly paper.
Moleskins look nice on the outside and the pages are set up well, the pocket is nice and the cover too. BUT, the paper is not at all fountain pen friendly or even rollerball friendly. There is a lot of feathering and terrible bleed through when using anything but an extra fine nib. And even then there is ghosting on the obverse.
If only they would make a line of pads with a better paper.
Recoil_RobIf you don't mind having dramatically fewer pages (and no guidelines), the Sketchbook series has a very thick page you'll never bleed through. I used these as journals for a few limited duration trips to great effect.
However, if you just use one side of the page in the normal thinner thickness books it never bleeds through. This actually gives you more effective pages than the Sketchbooks, and you can have lined/squared pages. Depends on what you want.
CadalackThese are much better than the bargain basement $9 Staples versions... More than double the page count, a choice of hard or soft cover (no extra charge), they have the upgraded binding and the elastic cover retention strap, the ribbon page holder, as well as the accordion pocket. These are MUCH nicer that the Staples version which is strip adhesive and staple bound.
With the cost of shipping and tax included the "deal" advertised on this drop is lost completely. I might as well buy whatever version, size color style I like for the same if not less on amazon. I have yet to find a solid deal on notebooks of stationary on massdrop. Amazon is great for moleskins: http://amzn.to/2r0zfk0
freii feel this has been happening a lot lately. guess people see a high percentage discount (off msrp. and what retailer charges msrp!?) and just assume the savings aren't worth investigating. pretty disappointing if you ask me.
How is this even a good deal?
You can pick one up from Amazon for less than $10 each. If anyone wants to order some on Amazon with my Prime 2-day shipping AND 5% off, let me know (me@lunarenigma.com).
LunarPeterHi @LunarPeter,
That's a fair question. The Amazon price fell yesterday, probably in response to the group buy.
http://camelcamelcamel.com/Moleskine-Classic-Notebook-Pocket-Ruled/product/8883701003
While that may result in fewer people participating in this drop, it's a net win for the community. Our goal is always to offer the widest selection and lowest price here on Massdrop, but we're happy for members to take advantage of lower prices elsewhere when the market shifts.
While we caution members against sharing personal info in discussions, we appreciate your offer to help other members to get the best available price, so the comment hasn't been edited.
Hey Guys,
These arrived at our warehouse. Our warehouse will now break down the bulk shipment and get it readied for individual shipment. These should be out the door in 24 hours.
I'll keep you posted.
-HS