RICCO BELLO Lined Journal Notebook with Pen Holder, Faux Leather Hardcover, College Ruled, for Work, Notes | 96 Sheets /192 Lined Pages, 5.7 x 8.4-Inches (Adventure Travel)

Perfect for work
TL;DR review – I have owned this notebook in teal since January, using it, and its pen holder, every single day. It has been dropped, thrown in my back pack, been a constant companion on every meetings I have attending during that time, and gone on numerous trips. Buy it. It is perfection.More detailed review – Despite being in a very innovative, digital first field, I am still a big believer in old school, paper-and-pen note taking. Being a pretty thrifty person as well, I have always gravitated towards whatever notebook is in my office’s supply closet, feeling that hard back notebooks were both annoying (they rarely laid flat) and a needless luxury (stuff in the supply closet is free). After a panicked search through my motley notebook collection a couple months ago, I decided to bite the bullet and invest in some notebooks I could buy in bulk, and neatly arrange on the shelf in my office. Needless to say, I am now sold, and believe these notebooks to be sheer perfection.PROS:- Sturdy and very well made- Do not get dirty easily – I am rough on this notebook and it looks brand new after two months of constant use- The pen holder is genius – it holds my favorite pen – the Pilot Precise V5 Rolling Ball perfectly – which means I am never without one- The notebook lays flat – this is a huge pet peeve of mine as I have no time to fight with a notebook- Very affordable – at ~ $12 this is a great notebook- Very chic – it definitely gives my work game more polish- Perfect size – not too small, so you can’t take notes, but not so huge that carrying this and your laptop become a burden- Back pocket is ideal for receipts- I adore that it has an elastic band to keep the notebook closed, as well as a built in book markCONS- Maybe some more colors, but honestly, that is a total nit

Equal in quality to Moleskin and Leuchtturm (minus the numbered pages)
This is a beautiful journal. The color is nearly true to what I saw on my screen (purple). I wanted a sturdy journal with the elastic closing and the penholder that was affordable. As one other reviewer said. This is like having a moleskin for half the cost. It feels nice, the paper is a nice thickness and holds gel ink well. It hasn’t bled through. I can see the writing from the other side, but not distractingly so and it’s the same as all my other journals in which I’ve used a gel ink pen. So, I’d say the pages are normal thickness, not thin and not extra thick.I love their color options and I’ll definitely be buying more in different colors as I get close to to the end of this one. It’s the perfect size for what I’m using it for (standard size for note-taking or journaling, not pocket-sized or text-book sized).I couldn’t be happier with the price and quality. I hope they stay in business and possibly add more colors. The only con I’d say is in agreement with one other customer. I thought there might be fewer lines per page than my last journal (as another reviewer stated), but I just compared it and it’s exactly the same. I have no problem creating my own index and numbering my own pages as I’ve had to do that with multiple journals. I only prefer the Leuchtturm for my BUJO because it’s the dotted pages and for no other reason. This is equal in quality.The photos include size comparison with regular sized mouse and mousepad, page with gel ink writing, the back pocket and the pen holder with medium sized pen in it. I do have to slide that type of pen in from the top up rather than the bottom down because the rubber grip part doesn’t “slide” through well, but it fits fine.

Real nice notebook
Love this notebook. Very well made, classy looking and it’s my favorite color-purple!

perfect basic journal
this is a great basic journal. I write primarily in pencil and it works great. line spacing is perfect, paper weight/thickness is great. there is a pocket at the back. there is also a handy pen holder on the side! the design on the cover is also quite cute and adds a bit of fun to an otherwise simple notebook.