RETTACY Dot Grid Notebook Spiral - 3 Pack Dotted Bullet Grid Journal with 480 Pages,100gsm Thick Dotted Paper,5.7"x 8.3"

After much deliberating over the perfect A5 notebook with spiral binding and dotted paper, I settled on these. I'd previously ordered more expensive hardback versions but was disappointed when the covers arrived marked with indentations from the spine of other notebooks which had clearly been placed on top, during storage. Anyway, I’m happy with these; the translucent plastic cover is a halfway-house between softback/hardback and allows for customisation of the frontcover because you can see the first page through the cover. I like the paper quality and the books are not too cumbersome to carry in a bag (I was originally looking at the 300 page options and they were heavy and the spines were huge). Good value for the three notebooks (and you also get 2 stencils included in the pack).

Great notepads

Good quality. Try and find a dot grid notepad in town, I dare you.

The brand I normally use for my bullet journal was no longer selling so I decided to give these a try. I was pleasantly surprised with how thick the paper was as it allows me to use paint (even water colours) and fine liners with little bleed through. You will still see some bleed through with fine liners but for the price you can't complain. Each journal comes with enough pages to last me a year, even when doing two page weeklies. As these come in a pack of three, you can always transfer extra sheets to the next journal. There are only two complaints I have. The first is that there is no card front cover, it goes straight to the dot pages after the plastic cover so if you want to have a sturdy front cover you will have to make one yourself. My other complaint is that pages often get trapped in the ring binder so the journal can have trouble closing or your pages will get squished. I'm unsure if this is because of the square holes or if the holes are too small/too many pages. However while it's annoying, it's a relatively minor complaint. Overall this is good value for your money, especially if you want to get started with bullet journaling for the first time or you aren't bothered about getting expensive journals.

I bought these because apart from the dot grid they are totally blank, so you can organise them into any kind of diary, journal or common place book. I am using a glass dip pen and calligraphy ink and not getting any bleed through. The paper is not as smooth as the Oxford notebooks but still comfortable to write on . The clear plastic cover protects the pages and gives you the opportunity to decorate the first page to make your own cover. The colour of the paper is a definite cream, which is perfect for my use, but could be a problem for someone making notes that include colour swatching. I intend to use one to make a journal of my sashiko stitching project and the dot grid is a real bonus as it is perfect for charting hitomezashi patterns. Overall very useful and good value for money.

Great A5 notebooks with plastic covers. Granddaughter likes to personalise by decorating first page which is protected by the hard plastic cover. Good quality and arrived quickly.

The clear plastic cover is excellent to protect the papers. I’m constantly tossing it in my desk drawer and the cover keeps the papers from getting torn or wrinkled. The graph is visible and consistent (no faint lines). The paper quality is solid too - not too thin - no bleed through when using ink pens.

Good for writing notes. Small in size!