Roaring Spring Lab Notebook, 1 Subject, Wirebound, 5x5 Graph Ruled, 11" x 8.5", 80 Sheets, Green paper

This is the best notebook I have ever purchased. From the verdant pages of the notebook to the cover, reminiscent of the vast desert I know and love, this is an all around great notebook. There is nothing more comforting than the boxes covering each page, helping to guide my letters and numbers. The paper is thick and strong, like Hercules before the twelve labors. This paper is strong enough to take on Cerberus!

I've been using this notebook for 5 years and so far, I have burned through 10 of them. They have all held up during daily use. It's a professional looking notebook. One potential downside is that the pages are not perforated, so pages can not be easily torn out of the notebook. Also, the color of the pages are different than pictured on Amazon. The page color is much less obnoxious in person, through still a pale green-tan color.

I love the build quality of this notebook, but I wish two things were different: 1. Perforated sheets so you can tear them out clean, instead of having the raggedy edge from tearing the sheets directly from the spiral binding. Not a dealbreaker for me though. 2. Much lighter gridlines. These gridlines are way too dark in my opinion. Gridlines help me take neat, organized notes—but I do not want them to be the defining characteristic of the page. This *is* a dealbreaker for me.

I love the look of this notebook and the quality is great. Highly recommend

Will buy again

Good notebook with rigid cover. I like it because it does not have perforated pages, and that was my reason for purchase. I'm using it for a log book, so it is important for pages to stay intact.

Paper is way too rough and smears pencil marks, also very little contrast making whatever you write in pencil look dull.

Cons: The green paper is so light, I can't even tell it's green at all (I did get the correct product; it says "green paper" on the cover); nothing like the images show. The grid lines are so dark and wide that only a bold pen or soft graphite will contrast with them enough to be clearly visible. Horizontal lines on the back of pages are offset the front by about 1/32", so there are ghost lines on whichever side is used (vertical lines are okay in this regard). Pages stick together where the holes were punched, so you have to be quite careful not to tear them when separating them for the first time. The corners aren't rounded like in the picture, so the cover gets marred there easily and the pages dog-ear. Pros: The cover is very sturdy. The spiral binding lives up to its snag-proof claim and allows the notebook to lay flat on a surface when opened fully (i.e. no bulge). US-made. Overall, it seems they cheapened the product since the images were taken and the other reviews were left, yet the price remains fairly high. I'll be trying the National Brand next to see if it's any better.