Beechmore Books Lined Journal Notebook, 4.1 x 5.8 inch, A6 160 Lined Pages, Hardcover Leather Journals for Women, Men, Writing and Notebooks for Work - 120 GSM Thick Paper, Gifts Box Included

Really nice smooth, thick paper. Perfect for fountain pens. Every size of quality, hard back notebook comes in beautiful gift box, making them perfect gifts.

Came in a lovely box then wrapped in paper inside the box. Would be great as a gift

It started off so innocently: I needed a gift for a person who (I thought) would enjoy a teal-coloured notebook of this kind, and I bought it. When the notebook arrived, I was about to put it straight into the gift bag, but a little voice in my head said, you have never bought from this company before -- have a quick glance at the notebook before packing it into the gift bag. And thank goodness I did.When I opened the outer white cardboard box, inside it were odd grey-coloured splotches, somewhat similar to splatters of oil (see pictures). I realised at one that I'd have to buy another gift, so I opened the inner wrapping to have a look at the notebook itself.It's pleasant but doesn't feel like a premium product, so keep it in mind if you do brave giving it as a gift. Who knows after all, maybe the rest of them are fine, and I simply got a dud.Then I thought, now that I'm stuck with this notebook, let me try out some gel pens in it and see how it fares in terms of bleed-through and ghosting. I did, and its performance was EXCELLENT! Even the 0.7 mm Energel pens were only faintly visible on the other side of the page. As for the 0.5 mm Energel, Muji and Sarasa Clip, these were completely invisible.In terms of laying flat, the notebook also did well, with only minor persuasion on my part. Not like a Midori, but not like a Black & Red either, which fought back with all its might.In summary... This isn't a bad notebook at all. Just be cautious when buying it as a gift in a situation where the embarrassment can't be simply laughed off.UPDATE:Two things happened today. One, the pink version of the same notebook turned up today (I bought 2 more after the story with the teal one because they are such good notebooks). There were no splotches in the box, which tells me that the splotches in the teal and red one are just a fluke. Two, Beechmore wrote to offer me a refund of the teal notebook and apologised for the teal notebook saga with the gift and all that. I think this is a good company that produces excellent notebooks. I personally find Beechmore notebooks superior to Avocado & Spice in terms of laying flat, as well as Beechmore A6 being a bit wider than A&S, which for me is a positive. Previously I gave the teal notebook 2 stars, but in retrospect I think Beechmore deserves a better rating, so I have adjusted my assessment accordingly. I personally intend to continue buying 120gsm A6 notebooks from them.

I bought these as stocking fillers for Christmas.

Beautiful bookDaughters love them

Brilliant quality product

Nice quality, but would expect a real leather cover for the price

Very good paper good quality presentation and service first class and would highly recommend if you want good quality go for this THANK YOU JOHN