Bullet Keeper Undated Planner - Daily Weekly Monthly Calendar. Flexible Structure A5 (5.8 x 8.3) Dot Grid Notebook. 52 Week Journal w Pen Holder, 2 Bookmarks, Elastic Closure. Softcover (Black)

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS JOURNAL!! It came with a mini ruler and the back had a flap to store small papers. I use it to store buisness receipts.Great layout and amazing quality.

I’ll start with the good:The set up is great. It’s just enough structure for me and I love that the days of the week aren’t even labeled so that I can make the calendar a Monday start. One thing I wasn’t expecting is the grid size—instead of the 5mm grid you see in the L1917, STM, Rhodia, Lemome, etc, this one has a 3.5mm grid. Personally I like the smaller grid, but I know not everyone does.I also like that the paper color is basically white. I’m not a big fan of the cream and ivory paper that a lot of notebooks use, I want my pens and markers to show up vibrant and true to color.The paper also seems to be fountain pen friendly? I tested two Kaweco Sport EF (one inked with J Herbin Vert Olive and the other with Organics Studio Nitrogen Royal Blue), a TWSBI Eco M (Pilot Iroshizuku Ajisai), a Lamy Safari M (J Herbin Gris Nuage), and a TWSBI Eco EF ( Sailor Jentle Grenade). The sheen on the Nitrogen Royal Blue was basically nonexistent, but there was no feathering and no bleeding. I’m actaully pretty surprised by this after seeing how much markers bleed through. Also, the colors didn’t look as flat as they do in the STM notebooks.And for the bad...Markers bleed. I tried some very basic and common lettering markers: Pentel Fude Touch Sign Pen, Kelly Creates brush pen, Tombow Twintones, and Tombow Dual Brush Pens. I included a picture of this.The cover doesn’t seem durable. I managed to crease the front cover a tiny bit while setting up June. It’s not noticeable from the outside, but I know that if I’m not really careful, it will get worse. Also I’m not sure how well it’s attached. I didn’t like the lump the pen loop left on the back cover, and I never use pen loops anyway, so I looked to see how much damage removing it would do. Turns out, none. The area around the pen loop wasn’t glued very well at all and I was able to loosen it without ripping any paper. I removed it and then glued it back using PVA glue. If I continue using the notebook, I’m probably going to go all the way around the cover and glue the edges better.And last, the notebook doesn’t really stay closed on its own. Which is more just annoying than anything.Bottom line: the set up is great and the paper is good for every day writing. The quality of the cover is lacking, but I feel like some of the issues might be limited to the soft cover, so the hard cover may be a better choice.Would I repurchase? Definitely not the soft cover. If the paper handled markers better I would try the hardcover, but the marker bleeding thing is a notebook dealbreaker for me.ETA: I tested a few more fountain pens and inks and there was a bit of bleeding with darker inks in wetter nibs, but still no feathering. I can add pictures if anyone is interested.

I’ve been creating my own planner for the last 15 years because I can never find anything that has the layout I want. This planner is PERFECT. It has just the right amount of structure and just the right amount of flexibility. I will NEVER buy anything else. EVER. You also have 5 weekly spreads between months so you can fit All weeks between the month tabs. I’m not a marker snob- so I use a variety of different ones. Nothing I have used bleeds thru the pages. No ripping or tearing of the pages and I am pretty rough on it. Cover stays intact and is surprisingly a nice soft leather like material. Two page markers and a band that goes around the planner to keep it closed during travel. When open- it lays open - pages do not try to close.No more $100 dollar designer planners for this girl! This Bullet Keeper is brand ME!

I really like this completely undated planner, it give me a lot of flexibility with my setup. I used to use a bullet journal but I would never have time to create my week or month. I transitioned to a Bullet Keeper after that and it's just right. I never have to worry about drawing my next week or month, but I can still use it however I like.Also, the material quality is awesome. I like thicker paper and this has it. It's also very smooth so pens and pencils write with no problem. The cover is leather and soft, it's still a little stiff but I've only had it for a couple of weeks. I am hoping it will get more flexible and worn in with use. I love the elastic pen loop, I've only been using a single pen and it works great for my journaling purposes. The elastic closure is great too. Its tight enough to keep the notebook together, but it's not too tight.

This planner is great! Throughout high school and college I would buy 2-3 planners a year after finding it no functional in some way. I have used this planner for a whole academic year and am repurchasing for next year. The only complaint I have is that I could go without the ton of blank bullet pages in the back (I totally understand the purpose as some people want to be able to take notes however I only want a customizable planner). Would totally recommend!

I've always struggled with purchasing planners and then not actually using them, because they aren't flexible enough for my purposes. I don't quite have the time or energy to invest in a full scale bullet journal, so this was a nice compromise. So far, I'm finding it easy to use, and most importantly, I'm consistently using it and it's helping me track of all of the moving pieces involved in graduate school without going nuts.

The note book came in a very nice package perfect for gift giving. It had all the features I was looking for, but the spin felt like it might detach with use and the pages were to thin for my liking so I returned the bullet keeper.

Has a number of bunch of advantages over my blank bullet journal - I was having trouble keeping up getting things set up. Having things already laid out really helped. Also like all the blank pages at the back - more than I need. Pages are thick and don't bleed. It is rather thick, so it doesn't open as flat as I wish and the grid is very small those are my negatives.