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I was just browsing the Office Depot website and noticed they had several sugarcane notebooks and notepads (even a canary-colored paper notepad-- that's something I haven't seen in sugarcane papers). They seem to be available in-store and online. The notebooks are rather pricey. Since Staples seems to be phasing out their sugarcane notebooks in-store (at least I haven't seen them in NC), here's another possible alternative. I don't have any experience with the Office Depot paper yet, but I just thought I'd give a heads-up. Has anyone had any experience with this paper and their fountain pens? I'm assuming the performance is good. I haven't met a bad sugarcane paper yet.

I got excited when I saw that Office Depot is starting to carry bagasse papers, too. I found a few different types of sugarcane notebooks and notepads listed on the website; and while the website stated that these items were available in-store at my nearest Office Depot, in actuality, I only found one of the items in the store. Fountain pen ink is crisp on this paper, without feathering. But the sheets are very thin and have far more show-through on the back side than the competition's (i.e. Staples Sustainable Earth), which was disappointing. (See the writing samples below.) The paper is fine for ballpoint pens, but fountain pen users might want to pass on this paper (even my extra-fine Platinum Carbon fountain pen with Platinum Black Carbon ink showed through). I'm glad Office Depot is stepping up to the plate and making sugarcane paper available. I hope they will come up with something that is a little more fountain pen-friendly, howver. Weight: 16 lbs. Item #: 692394 Notebook size: 9"x11" Fiber: 80% sugarcane and 20% recycled content (10% postconsumer recycled content) Acid-Free: Yes Package size: 100 sheets Line Color: Green Ruling: College Ruled Other details: Vinyl covers; contains a contact sheet and inner double-sided pocket page Origin: Egypt Where to buy: Office Depot (online and in-store) Price: $4.79 in-store ($4.39 online) http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3720/9552180570_513949053c_b.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7367/9552178908_5f9234befd_b.jpg Writing Samples: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3736/9549389213_985626ef36_b.jpg Writing Samples (back side) http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7317/9552177640_bc496fab32_b.jpg