RETTACY Spiral College Ruled Notebook, 300 Pages, A5 Size (5.7" x 8.2")

This little notebook is the perfect size to fit into a pocket or purse. It has nice, thick paper with a lovely texture. I only had trouble with ink bleeding through when I used a Sharpie, and even then I still used the back of the page. The covers are sturdy and make it easy to support the notebook in my lap if there is no table around. The spiral binding is much stronger than I expected, and the pocket page is great for receipts or papers you need to keep close. I've almost filled the first notebook I ordered and I'm about to order two more. I highly recommend getting one; it's a little pricey, but for me it was worth it!

I love that it is large, spacious, I use it for my planners, some alcohol markers can bleed through, but the water brush pens work well and it doesn't get stained, the double rings are of good quality, the paper is of good weight, I love that I can get it with 300 sheets because I can use it for long periods and it has a fair price.

I got this notebook a couple of years ago when I decided to start journaling. I was still exploring my journaling style and only did this for a year. I have been keeping a diet and exercise journal. I picked it back up again because I decided to at least jot down important daily details. This has morphed into daily journaling again! My handwriting isn't the best and these dots help me keep the lines straight without distraction. The only con is if I had it to do over i would have gotten a smaller one instead of the 300 page one. I think. My diet and exercise ones are smaller and have lines but that's a different style of journalling. This bigger one might be a blessing in disguise because of the amount of time it will have in it and I might be more likely to review past entries, which is the part of journalling I'm not good at. Anyway, what I do is write the date at the top (or wherever I begin the day) in a bright angled colorful pen so it stands out. I write the important goings on that I feel the need to remember in a different pen, then underline or highlight the most important things. This enables me to do the different journaling styles. I can emphasis the things I'm grateful for, and the significant facts to remember. I can do this in different colors if I want. I like that the dots don't distract, if they were just a hair further apart it would be perfect but it's not like you have to stay inside the dots, it's just a guideline. The paper is thick enough to highlight and write with my chosen pens. I don't draw or doodle much but it's still nice to have the freedom to put notes and thoughts scattered about and I can make my dates nice big and pretty. edited to add: Something I just realized after testing pens and highlighters is that the ink doesn't smear like on a different journal I have. I don't know the brand of that particular one but it's nice with a fake suede cover. I was testing pens by making lines, then highlighting over them. Every one of them smeared, even when waiting. I thought that was strange because I've highlighted over some of them in the rettacy journal and didn't get smearing over all of them. The paper in the rettacy journal seems to have more "tooth" (for lack of a better term) which interacts with the ink differently. Others probably know about the different papers but I didn't. This is something I will consider when I fill up my current journal. I might just get my next one soon to be ready, it has been the perfect notebook. The rings don't bend, the dots are just enough, yet not distracting. The paper is thick enough, and I like the plastic cover.

The RETTACY Pocket Journal Notebook is excellent! The A6 mini size makes it perfectly portable, fitting easily into a bag or pocket, while the 160 lined pages provide plenty of space for notes, journaling, or to-do lists. The paper quality is smooth and works well with pens without much bleed-through. The notebook feels sturdy and well-made, making it ideal for everyday use, travel, or quick note-taking on the go. Overall, a practical, compact, and high-quality journal that I’d highly recommend.

(Edit to add: Minor bleed through with Sharpie ink. I'd call this bleed through acceptable for a general use notebook; after all, if I want an archival notebook I wouldn't grab a spiral notebook.) The good: It's value-for-money, with lots of sheets of paper, and the paper itself is solid with reasonably good GSM; using Energel and G2 ink, which I had immediately at hand, I saw no appreciable bleed through. [But see my edit above.] The not-5-stars part: It advertises that each page has perforated edges. They don't, at least by the usual definition. It's just a spiral notebook. You can tear pages out, so yeah, they're removable, but that's not perforation. You'll end up with the usual messy edge that you'd get from a $2.00 spiral, which has equally removable pages. (Granted, that $2 spiral would have brutal bleed through and a crappy cover, so you get what you pay for...) To see what perforated pages look like in a spiral notebook - and this is just an example I've seen before - Red & Black spiral notebooks are also perforated, meaning you can remove a page and have a clean edge, not the typical messy spiral edge. [Edit: Throwing in the newly-discovered minor bleed through helps confirm my dropping a star.] If you want a really solid spiral notebook with bleed through that ranges - depending on the ink - from "no appreciable" to "tolerable for a general notebook", this'll do fine. And maybe having perforated paper isn't that big a deal when most of us wouldn't be keeping a page we physically rip from the notebook. Spiral edges scan just fine. I'll probably buy this again myself, but I'll do so only if I don't need perforated pages.

This thing is great - it holds up really well - I have had it for close to a year and I am still working through it. I will definitely buy it again when I fill this one. It looks great and with the tabs it allows me to keep everything really well organized.

I got this dock notebook to do step out sketches that I’ve seen on Instagram. I have used micron pen and papermate flairs and have had very little shadowing and nothing on the next page. And the shadowing came from coloring in one of the shapes, but if I just draw with the flare, it’s so little shadowing that if you wrote on the next page, I don’t think you’ve noticed it much, which is amazing for a flare pen. I will definitely be getting more of these notebooks.

I like it. it has just the right amount of paper and quality is great

This is my favourite bullet journal. Seriously. I searched far and wide for everything this is. Most bullet journals are small, the spines are cheap, the paper is low quality, etc. Not this one!! This is one that I will purchase again and again and again. Probably for years to come, so long as it stays available. Maybe I should bulk purchase in case they disappear.. now that I think about it 😂

This is false advertising. 8.2" x 11.2" IS NOT A4 SIZE. I realised this too late. It's ok otherwise. Nice quality paper.

The product was advertised as having a hard cover, but in reality, it lacked one entirely. I desired to return it, but encountered two obstacles: firstly, I couldn't afford to wait an additional week for a replacement, and secondly, I urgently needed a notebook. Considering the nature of the product, I find its price to be completely unjustified. Needless to say, I am extremely dissatisfied with my purchase and deeply regret not being able to return it.

Es un buen cuaderno, papel de buena calidad pero la pasta de la cubierta no es realmente dura para este tipo de cuaderno y se puede llegar a salir del espiral

Good size, good quality paper, I just wish a little more stiff, so if I’m writing notes on the go a little tricky