Customer Reviews

Moleskine Plain Cahier Journal Kraft Pocket: set of 3 Plain Journals

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This little guy has been my favorite Moleskine for about the last two years. It doesn't have any of the gravitas of its older, hardbound brothers; but it makes up for it in portability.

These come three to a pack, and have covers of lightweight cardboard. Many of the pages are perforated, and it has an approximation of the standard pocket in the back (a bit less secure). You can get them blank, ruled or squared (graph paper). They are also available in black, if that's your thing, but keep in mind you can't usefully write on the cover if it's black.

What I love so much about these is their lightness of manner. They fit more comfortably in a coat pocket, so I *always* have one on hand. They're not precious (in price or style) so I don't feel bad tearing out a page, even a non-perforated one, nor does it bother me if I spill beer on one. And for more important notes, you can write on the cover.

I still do appreciate the traditional Moleskines, but the plain cahier is my constant companion, my artistic PDA. I highly recommend it.

I'm a convert to paper, having carried a Palm of one generation after another for the last 10 years. But they're just too bulky, not quick enough, and too hard to randomly flip through the accumulated information. (Please don't offer advice on fixing them; I'm in IT support and have gone through all the love-hate cycles with PDA's I can stand. And my phone is _just_ a phone.)

So I found these notebooks and fell in love. I keep one in my pocket at all times and am always jotting down notes, lists, diary entries, reviews, URLs, passwords, etc.

My only fear was losing one, or spilling water on it and watching my water-based fountain pen ink become unreadable. Happily, we have a new copier at work that scans to pdf and emails. So once a week or so I send myself any new pages and have a permanent record in my email inbox if needed--best of both worlds.

The little pocket on the back has been very useful--holds my bus pass in a very convenient location for quick access; likewise a few business cards--no need for a pretentious separate case. And room left over for a few dollar bills to get my caffeine fix on the way in to the lab.

I tape my business card to the inside front cover in the hopes some kind soul will return it if I do leave one laying somewhere. On the black v. tan color? Black shows less wear; tan does allow one to write on the cover--but depending on the ink one uses, how close to the body carried, and perspiration, this may not be a Good Thing for one's clothes.

These notebooks are flexible and fit well in my pocket. I've been carrying these notebooks around for the past half-year and have been using them to keep lists and jot down ideas. I've really enjoyed using these - it's an easy way to keep track of things. It's nice to have a little bit of paper on hand when I need it.

These are the only notebooks that I've run across that are small, flexible, and side bound. I've tried using the small, top-bound spiral notebooks that are commonly found in stores. Those spiral notebooks tend to get beaten-up before I'm done with them, they give me paper-cuts, and it's somewhat inconvenient to flip the notebook over to continue writing stuff down. I've had none of those problems with the cahier notebooks.

These things are really, really convenient. I love that I always have something to write in on hand, and it helps me keep track of my life. (I'm not really a "put things in my PDA" kind of guy) I noticed though, that people tend to mistake my Moleskine for my passport for some reason, which doesn't really fall under positive or negative for my review, just weird.

My biggest qualm is with the durability of the notebook. I'm used to the larger notebooks that have that nice leatherbound feel, high quality and durable looking. These could use an upgrade in the cover department, as I tend to carry mine wherever I go, and that leads to them getting frayed and worn. Now I may not be the everyday average user, but I believe if you're buying these, you're probably buying them for portability, and thus you'd hope they'd have a higher-quality cover. Also, they're a bit pricey for their build quality.

Bottom line: a bit pricey, but convenient. Wish they were more durable, but that might just be me.

This is the second set of Moleskines I've tried, and again I'm disappointed that all of the pens I've tried using have shown through the back of the page, which makes it impossible to use both sides. Other than that I have no complaints; the notebooks are a GREAT size, and have a good amount of pages. Not too many, not too few. I intend to use them as travel journals and I think they're absolutely perfect for it. I REALLY just wish that the pages didn't show through; anyone have any recommendations for similar notebooks with paper that doesn't show pens through to the back?

I originally bought this absent-mindedly thinking it was a little larger. I didn't pay much attention to the dimensions, but these small notebooks still come in handy. Fits better in your pocket than a spiral-bound and pages don't fall out. It's especially nice that they've included the back pocket as featured in the larger versions.

I use these things for taking notes at work. They are small enough to fit in your pocket and be out of the way all while being big enough to take the notes I need to take and draw illustrations I need to share.

To me it is the perfects size notebook for all that I do. Try it! You'll see.

high quality paper plus some perforated sheets make this notebook a keeper.

i keep one of these in my pocket along with a small pen Fisher Space Pen Bullet - Classic Chrome Ballpoint - 400. very handy.

Good
-Nice paper
-Great binding
-Nice size
-Lightweight

Bad
-Crap quality cover (I'd like to see synthetic leather, or something besides cardboard)
-Terrible useless pocket... you'll be able to squeeze 5 receipts in here at max, and it'll fling apart whenever it feels like it.
-Typical over-priced chinese product.

I feel ripped off after using the product for some time. The back pocket is pretty much useless, the covers are just generic cardboard. I would pay $5 for the three pack, but almost $9 is a ripoff, and there's nothing that "wows" me with these notebooks.

I guess it depends on what you use it for, but I think moleskine is generally expensive for what you get--a petite little blank book with thin pages. If you have small hand-writing it probably works better, or if you use it for taking notes rather than pocket drawings (which is what I wanted to use it for). It' a bit too fragile for me to use either markers or watercolors on the pages. However, it's a nice pocket-size that fits nicely into a purse pocket or the back pocket of a pair of jeans, it's attractive, you can draw on the cover, and it's very portable. But not quite what I needed. I ended up writing in dates and appointments in it instead of using it as a travel sketchbook.