It’ll be no surprise to you given my love of all things stationary and productivity related that I have a draw full of never used, barely used and half used notebooks. I never seem to satisfied with the notebooks I buy or am gifted. In spite of my love of digital tools and tech, notebooks and pens are very important to me. My notebooks are where I do my deep thinking. Over the past 2 years I have had to do a lot of deep thinking, soul searching and reflecting and my notebooks have been a fantastic aid to this. I have found the best notebook ever.
So, here is what I am looking for:
- A decent quality of paper. I like using fountain pens, fineliners or gel pens and I don’t like bleed through.
- A good number of pages. What’s the point in buying a notebook that only has 96 pages in it?
- Dotted pages. I find that plain doesn’t guide my writing enough and that lined or squared ends up being too restrictive and things look messy.
- Not ringbound but opens flat (and stays open flat) without having to bend the pages to do so.
- A soft cover. Less important to be honest but a personal preference.
Now, I object in the strongest possible terms to paying nearly £20 for a notebook, which is why I have not gone for moleskins or Leuchtturm 1917s. Though they would tick all the boxes above.
So, imagine my joy when I discovered this beauty.
The RETTACY Dotted Notebook 2 Pack A5 Bullet Dot Grid Journal.
This is a fantastic notebook that meets all of my requirements. It sells in packs of 2 and in a multitude of colours (one of the 2 is always black). It is available in squared or lined options as well. You can by A5 or B5 size notebooks. The B5 is obviously larger and I am undecided which I prefer. They complete with a decent number of pages too. The site says 320 but I seem to have a version with 156 so bear that in mind.
A pack of 2 A5’s comes in at £12.99 depending on what colour you order. Which is just £6.50 per notebook. It goes really well with the other stationary I use which you kind find detailed here.
This is definitely, without a doubt, the best notebook I have ever bought for myself.
