EMSHOI Spiral Notebook College Ruled 4 Pack, 640 Pages A5 lined Journal, Waterproof PVC Hard Cover, 100GSM Thick Paper, with Free Sticky Notes, 5.7" x 8.3", 4 Assorted Colors

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Love the cream colour and smoothness of the paper. Looking to get others.

First and foremost, I definitely wouldn't say I'm a stationary expert. But as a university student who enjoys taking physical notes, I've gone through my fair share of it. Things I like: ~ There is minimal denting or bleeding through the paper. I almost exclusively use Sharpie S-Gel pens, which has a pretty thick ink and press pretty firmly into paper, but the bleeding is still far less noticeable. ~ The paper has more of a soft, creamy white/warm white color compared to the bright blue-white paper in standard notebooks. To me, it's more visually pleasing. ~ The size is roughly 1 inch smaller in both dimensions. So it's not a "small" notebook, but it does pack nicely into my backpack without being significantly taller than my books. The ONLY complaint I have so far, is noticeable smudging when using highlighters. I typically prefer using Pilot Frixion highlighters, but the amount of smudging while using them is simply too much in these. Even using Sharpie Smear Guard highlighters (my second favorite set) causes some smudging, albeit significantly less than the Pilots. I'm not sure if it's because the paper is a heavier weight, but I have not experienced this issue with either highlighter set in the past while using lighter stock notebook paper. Some reviews have mentioned issues with the plastic covers rolling up or the binding coming undone. I've only had these for two weeks, but see no signs of that so far. One final note, the notebook listing says, "3 Pack 480 Pages." What they mean by that is 240 SHEETS with 2 sides per sheet. So each notebook has 80 sheets of paper. I've included pictures of the Emshoi notebook compared to a Mintra college ruled notebook (a more typical notebook you would find online or at Target or something) so people can have a side by side comparison. Both sheets have notes written on the front and back pages, with notes also on the sheet below it. The highlighter test is on the Emshoi page and shows the smudging issue I'm referring to. I hope this helps!

Me encantaron, la calidad de las hojas es demasiado buena para el precio

I will defiantly being buying these again when I run out of notebook pages. They are simple but very aesthetic. I've found I prefer having 4 small notebooks with different colors like this instead of one large 3-5 subject notebook. These are not as bulky and don't take up a lot of room in a bookbag. They also come with sticky page markers you can write on which is a nice touch. So still even if you want a notebook that has several subject in one you can add a page marker to make it into one. The pages are high quality paper and include a date section at the top of the page. Overall, best notebook I have bought yet I would recommend buying these. Also the price is very reasonable for the quality you get. The only thing I would change would be to make the covers a little more durable. They still hold up well and aren't flimsy but if I had to pick one thing to improve that would be it. They are a bendable plastic cover and I would change this to either a non bendable plastic or to a sturdy cardboard. But this is just me being picky the current cover is perfectly fine.

At £9.99 for 640 A5 pages (320 sheets) , these 4 notebooks are excellent value for money. The paper is very fountain pen friendly with no bleed-through and a smooth, but not glossy surface. Paper colour is a pleasing very pale cream rather than brilliant white. I ordered 4 notebooks with lined pages and - in spite of the 'random' warning - that is what I received in 4 different colours. The 36 'sticky note' coloured tabs are a useful bonus. Unless you want perforated pages there is no better notebook IMO (& I have tried Rhodia, Oxford Optik & Cambridge)