Michael's?

[Rosendust2121]

Hey everyone! I'm wondering if anyone knows if Michael's carries any fountain pen friendly paper anymore? I know they stopped carrying Rhodia(*or at least the stores in my area did*). Anyone know of any substitutes?

[PeregrineFalcon]

I would be interested to know as well. 
 

I wouldn’t even mind places like Walmart or Target, that have those Leuchtturm lookalikes. 

[Penguincollector]

It looks like they only sell it online now. I didn’t see if they offered any in store replacement. Are there other places local to you to try? If not, Jetpens has a great selection of papers and has the lowest free shipping threshold that I have seen and carries Rhodia. They have a few paper sample packs that you might find  interesting as well.

[Lamy4life]

They might have leuchtturm notebooks,  check the Calligraphy section they might have some FP friendly paper. 

I think office depot has black and red notebooks which are good from what I hear

 

[Arkanabar]

A while back I bought a stack of Pen & Gear vinyl covered junior composition books at Wal-Mart that are made in India and have pretty good paper, although it's rather thin and prone to ghosting.  I've seen no feathering or strike-through.  The pages are micro-perforated.  I use them for my bullet journals because they fit in my cargo pockets.

[Maurizio]

12 hours ago, Arkanabar said:

A while back I bought a stack of Pen & Gear vinyl covered junior composition books at Wal-Mart that are made in India and have pretty good paper, although it's rather thin and prone to ghosting.  I've seen no feathering or strike-through.  The pages are micro-perforated.  I use them for my bullet journals because they fit in my cargo pockets.

 

I concur. I have learned that paper from  India (and sometimes Malaysia and Indonesia) is generally fountainpen-friendly. The reason is, I believe, that many producers use sugarcane fiber, aka “bagasse”, for the paper because there’s a lot of it in India as a usable by-product of sugar production. I have bought excellent composition notebooks and sketch pads at my local “dollar store” ( sad that these are all now $1.25 due to this miserable inflation) from India. 

 

I’ve attached here a photo of an excellent large-size sketchbook made in India I recently bought at Target for all of $7.99. The weight isn’t noted, but I estimate it’s between 60 - 75 lbs. It’s acid-free and takes ink very well. The sketch I did of a hummingbird with sepia ink in my album was done on this paper. 

 

 

[Penguincollector]

In general, paper from Vietnam, Korea, and India are usually FP friendly and can be found in dollar stores, grocery stores, and other everyday stores like Target. One paper I use daily is Ampad Gold Fibre- inexpensive and I found it at the grocery store (Winco). Also the Mead reinforced paper is ok. Target sells Southworth Resumé paper and a bunch of Indian paper journals as well if you have one nearby. Also, Tomoe River notebooks are $10 on Amazon right now if that is available to you.