Dingbats* Wildlife Lined Journal Notebook A5 - Vegan Leather Hardcover - Ideal for Work, Travel, Writing - with Pocket, Elastic Closure & Bookmark

Let me Start off by saying that this Notebook is amazing.The thickness of the paper makes the book feel very premium and the PU Leather adds a lot of style to the Book.I chose the Graph Paper version of this book as I need the book for drawing my graphic design ideas onto and i find it so much easier to draw on graph paper than plain or lined paper. The Squares are just the right thickness to be useful while not being distracting and I would imagine that would be the same for the lined version.I use a Waterman Fountain pen and as you can see in the picture, there is absolutely no bleed whatsoever. the paper is thick enough for even heavy ink patches to not stain through to the other side and the writing experience is the best I have ever felt from a book.The off white cream colour is lovely and I much prefer it to a plain white as it is easier on the eyes.the perforations are so handy for when i need to scan the pages onto the computer and make the process much cleaner and easier for me.Overall, this Notebook is Well worth the price I paid and i will be looking no further than Dingbats* for my notebooks in the future.Don't be fooled by the extra low price tag of other notebooks on amazon. You get what you pay for and in this case, you get an amazing quality notebook with premium pages for a very good price.If there had to be one thing I Would like change about the notebook, it would be that The loop to hold a pen is slightly too tight to easily slot in my waterman, however this means it is more securely in place so it doesn't really bother me at all and it is just me being picky.EDIT ***I also have to add that the person I spoke to from Dingbats* has got to be the most kind and caring person who genuinely cares about their customers. Thank you so much Dingbats* for your amazing product and your second to none customer service. you have made a customer for life out of me :)

Big fan of these Dingbats notebooks, over the years I think I have had one in almost all colours. I tend to buy when a colour goes on sale as I am not fussy with that - as long as it is dotted paper its all good! These books are sturdy, and paper quality is excellent, I have learned not to go for a cheaper knock off book because Im never happy with it - these are worth the splurge in my opinion. I seem to have one or two on the go any any given time and use them for all kinds of reasons - Im not a pretty bullet journal girl - I just need to get all my random ideas down and these books help me organize myself and I keep coming back for more.

As always this is a fantastic notebook from Dingbats. Good quality bleed proof paper that I can use all my pens with, and I love the panda design on the front. It's worth spending the extra money on Dingbats notebooks, they do last longer and I'm always happy using them!

This notebook is beautiful. I don't wish to use it but will.Extremely high quality and worth every penny.

These books are a little pricey but I love them. The paper is so smooth, very good quality and thick enough that the pens I use don’t sink through to the other side. Love a lot.

The journal is sturdy, robust, with a pen loop, chapter marker and elastic band closure. The paper is decent, doesn't bleed fountain pen ink, and smooth to write on, though consequently takes longer to absorb and dry, so if you write long-form rather than page-a-day, you'll have to wait a little longer to turn the page.There major problem? Every page has an (incredibly) easy tear perforation, allowing you to rip out any page smoothly. I don't know why you would want to do that. I'm 20 pages in and am taping the previous sheets to keep them together. This is a notebook rather than a journal, so perhaps Dingbats imagines an army of hipsters scrawling letters with a fountain pen before tearing them out and posting them. The problem is that their next model up of notebook (designed for journaling) is only available in dot-grid (so not journaling, but bullet journaling), and then next next model has less pages, and is very much more expensive.For the money, try the Ottergami pro. It's cheaper, has the same quality of paper and binding, only lacks a pen holder. If the eco credentials of Dingbats is what keeps you coming back, then instead of 2% of sales going to the WWF, you could donate the difference between one of theirs and an Ottergami - closer to 20%.

I love this handy leather bound book perfect to have handy for ideas and journaling alike I m a bit old school and like to write as I think so this is perfect

I am onto my second one of these beautiful notebooks. I use it every single day, and it's a pleasure to do so. The paper is excellent quality, the book itself is robust, my pen glides across it and the ink doesn't show through to the other side.I had Orange Tiger before and now I have pale yellow Wolf. Hard to choose as I want them all!Worth every penny, and my old one has been with me for 18 months and still looks fantastic.

The item is as described, and nicely made. The cover has a lovely texture, and the paper holds up well to fountain pen ink.Unfortunately for me, I hadn't really thought this purchase through properly. I am using this journal for Bullet Journaling - which involves a fair amount of flipping back and forth, consulting different sections in the journal.And, quite simply: the micro perforations are freaking me out. None of them has actually started to detach, but they form a weak point on each page, and my anxiety-brain keeps insisting that it's only a matter of time before they start to let go.Secondary gripe: the pages are not pre-numbered. With ADHD, I don't trust myself to consistently number pages as I go, so I paginated them before starting to use the journal. Also, from a commitment to the aesthetic, I'm sticking to fountain pens... But because the ink needs to dry, that meant that paginating the whole thing took much longer than the time required to simply write the numerals. I spent most of the time literally waiting for ink to dry.So: the journal is a 5-star item that did not suit my purposes. It is a lovely piece of kit - and if you want to be able to cleanly remove pages (and have them remain surprisingly durable attached when you're not removing them, despite what my anxieties keep suggesting), and don't want the pages pre-paginated (because you might be removing pages...), then this might be your perfect item!This journal is very well made and well suited to purposes other than my own.EDIT: more than 2/3rds of the way through, and all pages are still intact. No indication that I will run into trouble with unintentional tearing. I still feel anxious about it (anxiety: yay!). However, if you are looking for the option of cleanly removing pages - or NOT removing pages in normal use, this journal seems very well designed for that!

This is my second time buying a Dingbats journal, so i decided it was about time i reviewed it. This journal is the most versatile and beautiful thing i’ve ever owned. The paper quality is amazing. the details of the back pocket to the dotted line in every page to tear out easily. I’ve seen a couple reviews saying the pen holder broke; i take my journal with me to school everyday and somewhat abuse the penholder and i have yet to experience any issues. The paper is smooth and has a nice offwhite color to it. the hardcovers are durable and have a nice leathery texture to them too. Its a pretty normal weight for a journal too, i wouldnt say too heavy or too light. the only “negative” thing i could say about this journal is that i as a left handed person would avoid pens like G2s while using it, because the smudging can get pretty bad. With this paper ive used basic Bic style pens for a better look, micron pens work too since the paper hardly ever bleeds (it can even withstand watercolor) . i use these journals for my yearly planner, theres definitely more than enough paper in these as well. i thought id run out of space but even now as my whole 2023 planner is complete, i still have 20-30 pages left that i feel bad for not being able to use😭.All in all, this journal is WORTH 20 dollars. Its the perfect size, has important key details, and its environmentally safe!! 10/10 journal, never switching brands.

Excelente calidad y papel, muy agradable uso

It's a very sturdy well made notebook. Very nice "leather" cover and it's feel very luxury.I only use fountainpens and the paper is great for them, no bleeding at all.Very happy for my notebook!

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