![]() I’m not sure what the other places will have to offer. Limiting the comp round up to only card covers has made the selection pretty difficult. As far as everything else? Well, the Better Together is solid, plus they have fun colorful covers and colored stitching. The Yoobi is always a solid choice if you stick to ballpoint and pencil. They tend to have them very cheap later in the BTSS season and at clearance time you can score a handful. That said, getting a comp book with thick paper that handles fountain pens and brush pens well is a bit surprising.Īs far as winners at Target, the unison, which isn’t reviewed here, but was reviewed here, is always a solid choice. At $2.99 it’s pretty pricey, especially when compared to other brands that sell for far less. The only downside is that the cover is thin and it lacks spine tape, which I honestly think is a necessary feature of comp books. Overall this is a fantastic choice if you want something bright and colorful that accepts fountain pens, brush pens, pencils, and seemingly everything I tossed at it. It’s tight and back tacked for exceptional sturdiness. To make this beauty even better, the stitching is exceptional. It’s got an exceptional tooth that makes even a generic HB look nice and dark but isn’t like writing on rough sandpaper. The surface is also AMAZING for pencil, up there with Yoobi notebooks. I’m not suggesting you go ahead and buy this for watercolor work, but if you decide to hit it up with some wet markers, it might not be awful. It also fared well with brush pens! No bleed and no show through at all.įor good measure I brought out my Pentel Color brush- a fat inky brush type pen that lays down an inch wide wet swath of ink. I only have one pen, a TWSBI Eco with a particularly sharp nib, that grabbed the surface. There isn’t any bleeding or show through and no feathering! It has nice tooth but fountain pens feel good on it. After all, I’ve been historically disappointed by designer covered comps. It’s at least twice as thick as the Up & Up. Especially when you compare it to the other 70 sheet comps out there. At 148 pages or 70 sheets it’s a fat notebook. The paper is incredibly thick, surprisingly so. I grabbed this for it’s bright colorful cover and THICK but smooth paper. The cover is a bit thin and lacks spine tape, but the spine is carefully scored so it bends and folds better than most comp books! They also identify the designers by name and picture in the back of the book! Awesome. ![]() These are pricey, but the company partners with to donate money to schools in need. These are as terrible as their poly covered counterparts, but at least you can compost it. For those of you keeping track, that’s about a penny a sheet. It’s 69 cents, but you can only use half the book. Fountain pen feels okay but the paper soaks ink into it like blotter paper. Gel feels okay but even a Pilot G2 bleeds through. To get a decent mark from HB pencils I had to jam the point into the page. Even my 4b NanoDia lead was pale gray and washed out looking. The subtle design is where everything good ends in this book. Customers had already thrashed the place. Though to be fair the composition notebook section was a mess of piles and mashed together books. That said, in the lighter colors, this would be a stellar notebook cover for doodles. The cover is subtly printed with narrow lines of a lighter tone than the background. You won’t be writing out of hand with this book. Imagine my surprise at finding them with card covers! Generally I’ve skipped over the pulpy textured Up & Up books because they sport poly covers. The covers are sturdy, though not as sturdy as in past years. Despite historically not being great with fountain pens this is a go to comp book for me. It’s also got the gold standard of 100 sheets or 200 pages. It’s got just the right tooth and smoothness without being slick. It’s not terrible for fountain pens though it does have bleeding issues. Every year they introduce fun covers and they use the same great paper- if you use gel, ballpoint, or pencils. ![]() I picked up a couple of books I hadn’t seen before and a stalwart companion. Many of the same offerings were available- from the awful Jalapeno Paper Company to Yoobi to Unison. I picked up 3 composition books at Target this year. I like the idea that my notebooks can be composted or burnt when I’m gone. Plus I really don’t want to add more plastic into the environment. The card covers survive in a bag and take a beating, and look great as they get worn. With a comp book there is little need for them. I struggled with it in the last few round ups. I gave myself some rules for composition book round up 2021- NO POLY Covers.
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