This is Part 9 of my Mega Monster Review series on pocket notebooks. You can visit the main Mega Monster Review page for a listing of all the notebooks reviewed in this series. You can also open the massive Master Spreadsheet to see all the aggregated data on these notebooks. Note: This is a work in progress and will take several weeks to complete.

Rhodia Pocket Size Side-Stapled Notebook

Introduction:

Rhodia is not an unfamiliar name for most of you reading this blog. In fact, if you’ve used fountain pens for more than a day, you’ve probably come across the name Rhodia on every blog you’ve visited. This notoriety is well deserved: Their paper is excellent and they’re fairly inexpensive.

I think Rhodia is probably best known for their top-bound A4 and A5 notepads (especially the much-heralded DotPad notebooks) and their hard-bound Webnotebooks (a.k.a. Webbies), which resemble the famous Moleskine Classic Hardcover…except for the paper that’s actually fountain-pen-friendly. But in addition to these more famous products, Rhodia makes

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This is Part 8 of my Mega Monster Review series on pocket notebooks. You can visit the main Mega Monster Review page for a listing of all the notebooks reviewed in this series. You can also open the massive Master Spreadsheet to see all the aggregated data on these notebooks. Note: This is a work in progress and will take several weeks to complete.

Muji Grid Notebook (A6)

Introduction:

I have to say that despite seeing their name on many occasions and in many venues, I’m pretty unfamiliar with Muji and their stationery offerings. They seem to fly under the radar, but I’ve only ever heard good things about their pens and notebooks.

A classy, simple take on The Little Black Book, this little A6 wonder impressed the heck out of me with its performance. Is it worth carrying around an an EDC pocket notebook? Well…if I told you now, it would ruin the surprise. Keep reading for the juicy… Read More