Moleskines with Rhodia Paper

[AndyHayes]

It's finally happened and I apologise if you already know, but a few days ago I noticed that a UK online seller of Rhodia pads is selling an A6 Moleskine style notebook with elastic enclosure in black or orange.

 

Very cool except that this seller only sells them 10 at a time They are about £5 a piece (US$10).

 

I am assuming that it wil be the standard quality Rhodia paper, but it would be annoying to buy 10 notebooks to find that I am wrong.

 

Has anyone had one of these in their hands? What is the paper like? Is it the usual excellent Rhodia.

 

If I win the lottery I am going to set myself up as a Rhodia outlet and sell them one at a time or more if you want.

[Zed]

Hello,

 

what seller is that? Could you perhaps post a link? (Not that I am willing to buy 10 notebooks at a time... And did you mean A6 or A5 by the way.)

 

Thanks, Zed

 

[rroossinck]

Good call, Zed. If'n we can find a seller, I'd be willing to bet that a group order might sort of materialize out of nowhere!

[AndyHayes]

Here

 

I have also asked TWDPens if he plans to stock them. We desperately need a decent distributor selling Rhodia pads. I am sure that these things would walk out of the warehouse on their own.

[Zed]

Well, it looks like the seller has both A6 and A5 sizes - but why is he willing sell only 10 of them is beyond me. How many people are willing to buy journals for £86 at once. Even though I know I go through them relatively quickly I still would not buy more then 4 or 5 at a time...

 

Oh well, at lest I know that the future is bright - that is rhodia orange. If only the seller got a bit more reasonable! Or I am going to nag Anna and Martin Roberts from the writing desk from whom I buy my stationary online to get these rhodias...

 

One more time, thanks for the find Andy, Zed

 

By the way is TWDpens the same the writing desk - it stoke me only now that it probably is...

Edited March 27, 2008 by Zed

[AndyHayes]

I have spoken to Bureau Online about their pack sizes before and they described themselves as a small company who couldn't hold the whole range in stock.

 

Yes TWDPens and The Writing Desk are one and the same. I have enquired about the A6 Rhodia pads with them.

 

It frustrates me that I was born gorgeous instead of rich (cough cough). I would quite happily stock Rhodia products and sell them as single items. Moleskines paper really is poor in comparison to Rhodia paper so I am sure that there is a market amongst the paper lovers, those that hate the marketing hype of Moleskine and those sensible enough to want to buy a better product cheaper than the moleskine equivalent, currently £9 for a Moleskine and £5 for a Rhodia. No competition really.

[limesally]

I am covetuous! I wonder when these will make it to distributors in North America?

[AndyHayes]

Probably long before we get them in the UK

 

And we only live around the corner!

[univibe88]

That looks very promising. But I wish they were the exact same size as the Moleskine because I am in love with the gfeller cover.

[Palladin]

A Moleskine-type notebook with Rhodia paper sounds like the answer to many prayers. I think these notebooks will be very popular and make their way to the USA soon. However, I noticed on the website that the notebooks come with lined paper only, not graphed. That's a minus.

[savarez]

I noticed on the website that the notebooks come with lined paper only, not graphed. That's a minus.

That's okay. I'll take yours.

[David R Munson]

I take it these are a new to the market? It seems like it would have to be only a matter of time before a dealer willing to sell them in normal quantities would pop up. Given the devoted following of both Moleskine and Rhodia notebooks, it seems that something that is effectively somewhere in the middle would do pretty well in the marketplace.

[CharlieB]

I'll buy some. Sign me up!

[jenik]

These look great, I want some! but preferably fewer than 10 :-)

[misterh]

These look great, I want some! but preferably fewer than 10 :-)

 

Me too, there is no way I am going to buy 10 at a time.

[stephenchin]

why don't we get together and split an order of 10? I'm happy to buy them if others are willing to buy a few and cover the extra postage. who has the link to the vendor?

[misterh]

why don't we get together and split an order of 10? I'm happy to buy them if others are willing to buy a few and cover the extra postage. who has the link to the vendor?

 

Here you go:

 

http://www.bureau-online.co.uk/products.asp?partno=CF/118060

 

 

 

[penhound]

I'm in for at least one! ! ! I have been waiting for Rhodia to put their paper in a moleskine style book! ! ! !

 

Whooo Who!

[AndyHayes]

Is there anyone in the UK with a business that would be willing to set themselves up as a Rhodia stockist? I am absolutely convinced that there is a market here for these notebooks in smaller quantities and in a wider range than we can get at the moment. I would take 5 of the A6 pads straight away and if the paper is the standard quality Rhodia paper I would take 5 of the A5 ones as well. Prefer black, but orange would be acceptable too.

 

I also use the Rhodia No 15 (300 page A5) pads in lined and grid and one of the A4 pads that I can't lay my hands on at the moment, but is also in the grid pattern.

[Gandalfandula]

oh this is very fun! i would very much like to get in on a group buy if someone is arranging one! PM me or point me to the thread!