So last week I purchased my 2014 inserts for my personal size. It was a snap impulse buy, but whatever.
I posted my 'haul' on facebook and had some requests to blog about my thoughts and do a pen test.
Let's get started!
My local store likes hiding these types of things on me, I can never find them and always have to ask. The packing the insets come in is nothing to write home about just a plain plastic slip, but for $15, one can't complain as that is cheap for inserts compared to the Filofax and Collins inserts.
I also love the fact they start in the first few weeks of December - right before uni starts for summer so I can use them sooner!
The only layout they offer in personal size is week on two pages which is what I have been using most of the year.
I don't know if I am going to use these, the boxes are tiny!!! It also makes it really hard to write in when you are left handed like me.
I think I may need to purchase the Filofax horizontal monthly inserts or make my own.
The Pen Test
I know a few people were interested to see what pens would bleed through, I was really surprised. The quality of the paper is so much better then the Filofax inserts and I also think they are better then the Collins inserts I've been using.
Now, I do not own a lot of fancy pens. I am a huge love of the Pilot Frixion range though.
There is however one thing I find slightly annoying is that there are these black banners on certain pages. Nothing a sticker can't cover. I just find them annoying as it cuts out some of the writing space in the day. A nice gesture, just annoying.
Have you planned what you will be using for 2014?
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I posted my 'haul' on facebook and had some requests to blog about my thoughts and do a pen test.
Let's get started!
My local store likes hiding these types of things on me, I can never find them and always have to ask. The packing the insets come in is nothing to write home about just a plain plastic slip, but for $15, one can't complain as that is cheap for inserts compared to the Filofax and Collins inserts.
I also love the fact they start in the first few weeks of December - right before uni starts for summer so I can use them sooner!
The only layout they offer in personal size is week on two pages which is what I have been using most of the year.
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| Hopefully you can see this clearly, these are 3am photos. Each day has faint lines on it so you can write neatly, each day also has a birthdays line, so you wont have an excuse to ever forget. |
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| Week on two pages layout |
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| Monthly View |
I think I may need to purchase the Filofax horizontal monthly inserts or make my own.
The Pen Test
I know a few people were interested to see what pens would bleed through, I was really surprised. The quality of the paper is so much better then the Filofax inserts and I also think they are better then the Collins inserts I've been using.
Now, I do not own a lot of fancy pens. I am a huge love of the Pilot Frixion range though.
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| Pens Used |
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| Flip side, not as much bleed through, just a bit of shadowing - I can live with that |
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| This is the flip side of the paper with it held up to the lamp in my room. |
Have you planned what you will be using for 2014?
x
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