That $12 dot grid pad from the art store beat my $30 notebook and I'm still mad about it

Cameron Nguyen · 2026-10-17T23:35:03.655362+00:00

I grabbed a cheap dot grid pad at the art supply place on Grand Ave for $12 just to test a weekly layout before messing up my nice notebook. Turns out I loved the paper more, it takes my fountain pen without bleeding and the pages lay flat in a way my fancy one never did. Six weeks later the expensive notebook is still sitting on my shelf half empty and the $12 pad is almost full. Now I feel dumb for assuming price meant better paper. Has anyone else found the cheaper option worked better for them?

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