Showing posts with label unboxing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label unboxing. Show all posts
Hobonichi Techo Avec A6 - unboxing
UPDATE - I love the layout and the paper, so I have ordered the Cousin in A5. I will be using this A6 one to experiment with layouts and to note ideas for putting in the larger Hobonichi!
This is a picture heavy post!
I have seen different videos of Hobonichi diaries/planners and wanted to try the Tomoe River paper and simplified planner pages myself. So I purchased a six month A6 version to try, from etsy seller danika58, to see if I am a Hobonichi convert BEFORE I commit to a more expensive A5 12 month version.
The package arrived from Japan very fast, within a week of purchasing, I was impressed with this as Aussie domestic post can take a loooong time so to have an International post arrive so fast (and free postage) was amazing.
When it arrived, even though I knew it was A6, I was still surprised how tiny it is! Despite its small size it has a day to a page, month pages, a year overview/index and other pages. The Tomoe River Paper can pack a lot of pages in small space. In some of the pictures here you will also see how easy the pages are to read and use despite the small size.
Compared to my A5 Filofax Malden it is very small!
The Techo Avec comes with a small pamphlet, it is in Japanese so I have no idea what is in it, but from the illustrations it appears to be ideas about how to use the planner.
Sorry this photo has the shadow of my phone on it! Despite the photo bombing from my phone,you can see how clearly the day on a page information is printed, the checklist boxes and the grid ruling.
Time table page at the back of the book - I like this it could be used for daily tasks that are repeated.
There is a two page spread at the back with an enumerated list of 100 lines to add your top 100 lists of ... something. I like this it could be used for 100 blog topics, journal prompts, favourite things.
There are two pages of exercises you can do in the office, I cannot read the Japanese but the illustrations are well done and I can understand what the exercises are.
There are two pages with useful phrases in different languages - this is quite a useful and education feature.
More photo bombing from my phone here ... but if you ignore the phone shadow you can see a page where you can list gift ideas to buy or make for people and, a page that can list up to six addresses.
I think this next page is for your details, in Filofax the page is usually put at the front of the pages in the binder.
The pages have months shown by coloured rectangles printed on the pages, like tabs, as you can see by this side view.
Each Hobonichi has a seal with a unique number.
This is a really nice touch, makes the book special!
I will do another blog later on how I am using the book.
Sneak Peek: unboxing the limited edition Blue Midori Traveller's Notebook cover
I love stationery, I draw, write in long hand, and scribble ideas for the things I make to sell in my etsy store. I go through a large amount of sketch books and notebooks in my scribblings and sketching. I have been wanting for a looong time a basic notepad cover that is sturdy and strong, and can cover a few notepads at once, that is small enough to cart around wherever I go, and not so precious that I am too scared to use it in case I scratch it in some way.
Enter the Midori Traveller's notebook cover.
I bought mine from Notemaker, (they are on Twitter as @NoteMakerTweets), which is one of my preferred online stores for quality stationery. The have speedy, quality customer service, and the prices are reasonable, with rewards for repeat customers, and free postage for orders over a certain amount.
Midori is a Japanese stationery brand, not the name of the notebook cover itself, and they make and sell a lot of quality goodies such as brass pens and pencil cases.
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Enter the Midori Traveller's notebook cover.
I bought mine from Notemaker, (they are on Twitter as @NoteMakerTweets), which is one of my preferred online stores for quality stationery. The have speedy, quality customer service, and the prices are reasonable, with rewards for repeat customers, and free postage for orders over a certain amount.
Midori is a Japanese stationery brand, not the name of the notebook cover itself, and they make and sell a lot of quality goodies such as brass pens and pencil cases.
The Unboxing
The Midori Traveller's Notebook cover (which I shall abbreviate to MTN for the rest of this post) is beautifully packed.
Wrapped in clear cellophane and a cardboard cover, with a description tacked to the front and held together with an elasticated band.
Opening the cellophane and cardboard reveals a small cotton drawstring bag ...
Opening the drawstring bag reveals.... the MTN!!!
This one is the limited edition blue, and it is thick but flexible, any scuffs will enhance the look of the cover, and you seriously do not have to treat this with 'kid gloves'. This is a tough cover meant to be used!
The MTN comes with one refill of a blank notepad and a spare elastic to add notepads.
I have a total of four notepads in this cover and they all fit perfectly.
Midori have a specific sized notepad for their regular sized covers, as tall as an A5 but skinnier. The paper they use in their notepads is fountain pen friendly and such a smooth paper to write on. I have the thick sketch paper, the plain paper, the ruled, and the graph in mine.
I hope this unboxing post helps to show you the MTN in more detail than shop websites do, and can help you work out whether this is for you or not!!
I will show my MTN set up in a future post.
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