Customer Reviews

Mead Five Star Wirebound Notebook, College Rule, Letter Size, White, 100 Sheets per Pad (06206) - Colors may vary

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I love the five star notebooks - the pages can tear out cleanly, have pre-punched holes if you need to file them, pockets for returned assignments and/or a class syllabus, and a sturdy enough cover that a coffee spill does very little damage to the pages. Yes, I am a nerd for school supplies and yes, the Mead Five Star Notebook made me this way.

These notebooks are outstanding but I was shocked to find the exact same notebooks for a little over $2 at our local Target store. It wasn't even a promotion...just the regular price.

I think everyone is pretty familiar with the Five Star brand of school products but I'll tell you what I think anyway.

These notebooks seem to last forever. The spiral maintains its shape so you'll always be able to open it easily, the perforations make it easy to rip out individual pages cleanly but they're not so deep that the pages fall out like some of their cheaper counterparts.

I've always liked the classy colors they have available rather than just plain old black, red or blue, they have colors that resemble a sage, dark grey, wine, etc. and they all have a hint of sparkle, but not enough that it's too feminine for the everyday jock, and because the cover is some kind of somewhat-flexible plastic instead of cardboard it's much more resistant to rain, snow, soda, etc.

I've always been a fan of their 3 subject notebooks but over the years I found it's much easier to stay organized with the 1 subject notebooks instead, using one notebook for each class. The reason for this is that I found myself not using all of the pages in the 3 subject ones but it's harder to recycle those empty pages in a 3 subject one than a single subject one.

So basically, even though you can get notebooks at the dollar store for much less money, you get what you pay for.

I called the store to make sure that they would send me assorted colors, out of the 5 that I bought, I got only two different colors. Fast Shipping, Perfect condition, just not what I had asked for.

this notebook is very good. neat and easy towrite on. great for students. i use them alot too for keeping my own daily work neat. love theneatlookof college rule, but for younger students use wide rule.

I only have one class this semester. I was getting paranoid the papers i was folding up and storing in my previous notebook would get lost, and I didn't want to have to carry around a folder in addition to my notebook. Then I remembered these old Mead notebooks from my high school days...and sure enough they're still here for me! Includes a two sided folder insert, giving you two pockets to store papers in. Truly great for those of us who want to minimize the number of items we carry to class. I clip my pen onto the wire and all I need to carry are my books and this notebook, and I no longer worry about losing my papers. Thanks Mead!

nice, sturdy notebook. papers are of great quality. I use fountain pen. If the paper is poor, then usually on the reverse side you can see the ink. This is never the problem for this notebook. Highly recommended!

I carry all of my textbooks and notebooks in my backpack all day and this is the only notebook that holds up. The cover is stiff enough that it keeps the paper in good shape and the pockets are very helpful to keep things organized. I am a bit of a neat freak and so the perferations that allow me to neatly remove the holes left from the spiral binding are great and keeps things looking clean. I will only use these notebooks from now on.

very disapointed with this notebook. the paper is very poor quality not very bright and looks dingy. also some pages are wrinkled. i wont be buying a mead product again.

The paper in this notebook is cheap. It's super thin and so slick that my pencil lead barely shows up when I write. Ink has problems with it, too. If I use ink, the pen tip slips and slides all over the place. If I were half blind and had palsy, I'd throw this thing in the trash and write on a napkin.