I am blown away at how much I love these. I started with this leather-bound notebook because I attend a lot of conferences, and need to be able to take notes in different sections ...Read complete review
I am blown away at how much I love these. I started with this leather-bound notebook because I attend a lot of conferences, and need to be able to take notes in different sections easily. What I've discovered is even better than I'd hoped. The quality is great, and it's so much more satisfying and appealing than a big loud pinch-your-fingers notebook.
Now I've gone back and gotten another notebook with a plastic cover that I'll use for my daily notes, and the bigger rings to turn my leather book into a repository for all of my ideas and notes about several different businesses I have. The dividers are great to organize that.
Things I love: The colors and aesthetics make me want to use them. The paper quality is fantastic, easy to write on. The versatility of being able to easily move things without wrangling metal notebook rings. It just feels good!
This I'd like to see: Please add a calendar page, a punch so we can punch the right holes to add other sheets of paper into the book, and a plastic sheet with pockets for more pens and notes. Plain white pages would be good too.
Looking forward to using this line for years to come. Thanks, Staples!
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Love-Hate Relationship with Arc
Love: Only calendar product with paper thick enough that a sharpie won't bleed through. Very high quality, without a high price. Easy to move a single page to a different place. Love it...Read complete review
Love: Only calendar product with paper thick enough that a sharpie won't bleed through. Very high quality, without a high price. Easy to move a single page to a different place. Love it.
Hate: This should come loaded with 1.5 inch circle thingies. Soon as I got the calendar pages in the small circles, it was obvious I needed bigger circles. Bought them. Broke one leather cover tab trying to put big circles on. Then calendar tabs tore with transferring the paper. REbought calendar. REbought cover.
This product should be sold with the calendar in the 1.5 inch circle binder. You must have the 1.5 circles to make the organizer work. And you DO NOT want to fool around trying to put calendar pages into this beast. They tear, bend, etc. The calendar should come loaded in the 1.5 inch binder.
This really makes me mad: There are no instructions or tips on the best way to transfer paper -- which you will discover is one tedious sheet at a time. I tore stuff and bended and broke a lot of tabs before I discoverd this. Basically had to buy the thing twice and I still ended up with a broken cover tab. Hate that.
Comments about M by Staples Arc M by Staples Arc Customizable Leather Notebook System, Brown, 9 1/2" x 11 1/2":
My son is suffering from a tragic illness and has recently started to journal his thoughts. This quality notebook was the perfect "starter" journal for him. He filled up the first and is working on the second one. I am anticipating that the third will be forthcoming.
The notebook is the perfect size, easy for him to handle (as his right hand is compromised, due to the illness), plus all that - it is very attractive.
I forgot to say that I also bought one for another of my sons, who saw his brother's and remarked on how nice it was. So, as you can see, I'm hooked!
Comments about M by Staples Arc M by Staples Arc Customizable Leather Notebook System, Brown, 9 1/2" x 11 1/2":
Love the Customization of Arc Notebook. Once you purchase the ARC hole puncher the fun begins. Never again will I have to buy a prepackage planner. I love how I can customize the pages to my taste. I find myself with not just one planner but now I have three one for work, one for home, and one for family. I have shared the ARC system with my family and friends and have them hook as well. So going forward I know what I'm buying friends/family as gifts. And the pages are so easy to put in and take out
Comments about M by Staples Arc M by Staples Arc Customizable Leather Notebook System, Brown, 9 1/2" x 11 1/2":
I love this product. Looks professional all the time because my old notes aren't sitting at the front of the binder. The pages stay in very securely but come out easily when needed. Also like the colored dividers and different page options for taking notes. This is my 2nd binder only because I lost the first one. Always get compliments on it!
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I have purchased the expansion discs so that my notebook holds more pages. The lady at Staples was very nice but could not help me figure out how to exchange them for the smaller ones that come with it. Can you please describe how to replace them?