May 22 2008
My Problem With Moleskines
Moleskines these days often seem to be more of a fashion statement, like the Apple sticker on the back of the car, or status symbol than anything else. But I love mine none-the-less. If you are a fellow addict, check out this article on ranking your addiction. It is not the popularity or the fashion that I have a problem with. What bugs me to death is that I have no easy way of carrying a pen or pencil with it.
I have a small pen that I am using that came with some other notepad, but it is bulky. It is shorter than a normal pen and has a nice chrome finish, but is is about the same diameter of a standard ballpoint. That means that it either has to sit on the outside of my Moleskine and therefor gets caught up in everything else in my pocket, or if it is on the inside of the notebook it bulges and warps the cover. What I really need is a flat pen or pencil. Either that or there needs to be a slot on the spine of the Moleskine for a writing instrument to slip into.
Oh the trials and tribulations of life! If you have a recommendation for pen, pencil, or other scribing tool please let me know. And by the way, I peeled the Apple sticker off my car.
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Tags: moleskine, pen, pencil, pocket
3 responses so far
Try the Moleskine pouch from Working Class Heroes: http://www.workingclassheroes.com/ Comes complete with a pen/headphone strap.
Of course, you could always just put your pen in your pocket.
@Nick – very cool, but very very pricey! $60 for a cover for a $10 dollar notebook seems a bit much. My shirts normally don’t have pockets and if I put the pen in my pants pocket they end up breaking or something. I will keep using my small pen until I can find a flat one.
Moleskine did not live up to what they claim.
I have been using Moleskine for several years now. Currently, I am using the weekly notebook and also the clear note book. About 3 months ago, my weekly notebook which I used for about a month, gave way. The elastic strap came off, and the glue the binds the cover failed to work.
I checked Moleskine official website, and they said if the person can give the quality control number and a copy of photograph of the defect, they will send a replacement within 2 weeks.
I have sent several 3 reminders, and yet todate, not a single response from them.
By the time, if they do respond, I am sure it is already half a year left for me to use my weekly notebook and diary. Of course, chances are they will not respond.
They are BIG HYPOCRITE!