It's A MIRACLE! 😭 🙌

So excited for this amazing discovery! Yapping About Moleskine Journals & Inks...again. Cait wait to set these Moleskine Expanded Notebooks up as future commonplace books, art sketch books, and everyday journals!
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[@cheesim]

Pls make more Moleskine videos! Love hearing your passion for Moleskine notebooks!

[@CraftsBayou]

@moleskine you’ve found you’re most dedicated quality control checker! 🙌🏽 We’re in a world where things are constantly changing, so I know the feeling of wanting to stock up when you get a good find.

[@rostinfarm]

I use ballpoint pens and also pencils. Sometimes I use gel pens and the paper is great for me. I like the ballpoint pens because I can highlight over them. I enjoy any of the Moleskine videos you make, keeps me inspired 😊

[@kajmylove4434]

i literally just had my expanded Moleskine arrive yesterday, and it has the made in China and light yellow quality sticker. No bleed through, and i have even used my water color set. Its a wonderful notebook.

[@adrianna_n]

Lucky ! Mine’s also made in China with light yellow sticker and the bleed through is crazy 🥲

[@_okaris]

Bic ballpoint lovers unite! ✨

[@planningcalm]

Yes!!

[@piperspurpose3005]

Bic rules!

[@vcrouch6041]

​@@planningcalmBic Round Stick here... love it!

[@anghogan826]

Yes!

[@r.coachman3499]

@@vcrouch6041BIC ROUND STIK YES~! I love the blue ink specifically!

[@EllieBloo]

I love my daily 18 month Moleskine notebook. It’s great. It’s compact and so sturdy. I don’t care about bleed though it gives my notebook character.

[@TraycL]

I always want more Moleskine updates and all the things. 🙂

[@williefan429]

Thank you so much for recommending the Moleskine. I am a very tactile person and I'm in love with how the paper feels. I guarantee I will watch any video you post about these lovely notebooks.

[@PorschaWrites]

Michelle, I need to get more. I thought I had enough but apparently not 😂 Also I'm so glad that you shut down the haters about it. I get it our beloved Moleskine isn't for everyone but the people who come to random videos just to say the paper is trash... if you hate it why are you watching the videos about it.

[@tortagialla]

Wondering the same thing, if you don’t like moleskine why you watching vids and taking time to comment 😂😂😂

[@ghostyplans]

The paper thing is an enigma, but I always love Moleskine Expandeds. ❤ I’ve been BEGGING them to make a pocket expanded. I’ve been emailing them twice a month at least! 😂😂😂😂😂 but if I want a chic my pocket notebook…. Sterling Ink has my back.

[@terasleen]

Seaweed Kisses & My Moxie Dreams have turned me onto Moleskine…I got the expanded lined…love it! I asked Moleskine on IG if they were going to ever come out with the expanded in pocket…told me not yet, but they will consider. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I am going to a local printer shop next week and have them cut the expanded down to pocket…so we will see how that works.

[@angrycatplans]

I'd love an expanded pocket too. Hope your email campaign works! I'm currently using an old moleskine pocket daily as a notebook, because it's the closest we can get.

[@cthululuu]

I will always be a ballpoint pen user, I love the bold ones preferably 1.4mm. It just feels softer to me, pens that write very thin are just too sharp feeling to me. I just personally get an icky feeling when I use a sharp pen

[@snowbird7254]

Same here. All the .3 and .5 pens ive tried literally cant even write smoothly.. a total waste of money for anything < 0.7 for me lol

[@ElinWinblad]

I love Walmarts pen+gear ballpoint pens - dark rich black and colors ones are good too

[@cthululuu]

@@ElinWinblad I’ll have to try them out! I get scared to stray from the ones I like and tend to not try anything new. I could be missing out :)

[@tauniamedina1407]

I ordered the 400 page lined notebook, made in China, with a yellow “sticker” inside, from Amazon and my fountain pens bleed bad. My uniball gel bleeds too. The only pen that didn’t bleed was my Tul gel pen

[@julielarry3551]

Look at your cute desk! The little critters and pumpkin house. Awwww 😍

[@BlackPearlMinistries]

I am a ballpoint pen user too. My favorites are Uni Jetstream, Zebra Blen (new find ❤), Bic Cristal Bold (😂). I tried the 400 page book but because it is so chunky it is uncomfortable to write on…. Even when I bend it back. I’ve fallen in love with the Planner Perfect books. The paper is great. I didn’t think I would like blank books but they are now my favorite. You should be hired as their QA person. You’d be like nope, send it back. 😂😂 It is true, you can never have enough notebooks.

[@martin7878]

I love watching all your videos. 😊. I love the view from your desk. Too cute!!!!

[@autumnjess]

🎉🎉🎉 I also loooove ballpoint pens! Thank you for always sharing! I love your content! So inspiring! ❤❤

[@AdzPower]

The Moleskine phenomenon is so strange. I've had books manufactured in China, Italy, Vietnam etc with all different types of QA stickers inside and some have been FP friendly and some haven't been, their quality control is all over the place.

[@just_kos99]

I just got the dotted version. I decided to stick with it because I'd just spent a lot of time numbering 400 pages and creating a 10-page table of contents!

[@Salt.n.Paperco]

I have been thinking about getting the dotted one but I am very particular about how my inks write with my notebooks. How has your experience with the dotted been like? Are they similar to the blank ones on this review?

[@LuckyMeCandy]

Love your moleskine videos! I have now purchased 2 because of you. LOL

[@sydsdoomscrolling]

there’s NO SHAME in using ball point pens!!! I LOVE my pentel rvsp pens. $1 pens and they write well, and don’t smear like my fountain pens do. I love a good fountain pen but there’s no shame in using a ball point pen. Keep doing you and be proud!!!

[@pixie0714]

I love all your hauls no mater what it is.

[@bzylarisa]

Moleskin notebooks can be frustrating, but I love them dearly even with their faults. Your excitement is contagious!

[@granolina]

I wish i could get that paper in the pocket size

[@IvyPlans]

Would love a planner or composition notebook update.

[@wellergurl]

IT'S THAT TIME... TJ MAXX has TONS of Moleskine RIGHT NOW. It's not my fave... But, they have ALLLLLLL THE SIZES. I'm in CALI, just went into my store yesterday and they had TONS in the planner, notebook section. 👍👍❤️

[@christadicken296]

Just be warned that the paper isn't all the good stuff. I bought an 18-month lined one from TJ Maxx this week, and it's the paper that can only be used with basic cheap ballpoints. I love the thinness of the paper, so I'm determined to find a use for it, but it's NOT the good stuff. If you don't mind playing the paper lottery, your TJMaxx store might have some good ones, though.

[@MotorKnight]

Found Moleskine too expensive when studying Uni and never bought one during studying. Now I sometimes can afford one...if they up the price I'm dropping Moleskin completely. Only buy them on sale or I buy nameless or Amazon basics notebooks. My wallet isn't endless... 37 bucks for a notebook is insane.

[@WillWorkForBooks]

I love the bic velocity!!! OMG! I found one of these pens in my timbuk2 messenger bag today and felt like I hit the lottery. I used it all day, and it made me so happy. 😊

[@kstari]

Well, I just ordered my first expanded. Excited! As I said on your last video, I've really been enjoying the 2024 pocket daily I got from your suggestion on the clearance. ((may have bought more than one - smirk_ )) I have to say, I like the soft cover. Also a first. I never tried a fountain pen until recently. This previously owned and used fountain pen with a box of open cartridges is one that was sent to me 14 years ago by a long distance boyfriend. Stainless steel Parker brand. It was his and his favorite. He sent it to me without any ink in it and at the time so I just put it in a drawer and forgot about it. I'd come across it from time to time over the years but didn't want to figure out how to put the cartridge in or use it. Sometimes my mind thinks things will be harder than they actually are. I know that sounds dumb but it was one of those "maybe later" things. But at the same time I got that pocket daily I came across the pen and thought, why not? I figured the ink was going to splatter all over the place when I tried putting it in, or the ink would be globby or dried up completely. I was wrong. Went in clean and writing with it is so smooth! I love it. It's my favorite now. I wish he and I were still friends so I could tell him lol. I just hope I can find more ink for it. Oh, and that daily's paper doesn't cause bleed through with it or my gel pens, so yay! What would you recommend for a fountain pen that is on the slim side? I do not like holding thicker pens. Let me also say... I'm so happy I came upon that first video of yours because it totally transformed my creative journey and I journal way more now than ever. I mean, my last journal wasn't even used up in 10 years that I wrote in it. CRAZY. And now my daughter is being influenced by me, although we always liked pen and paper, it has definitely brought us to a different level and it's fun! Blessed!

[@ximsbite]

Id recommend a Lamy safari, it's a more slimmer pen compared to the Twisbi Eco. If you enjoy writing with a .5/.7 gel pen I'd recommend to get an EF nib since European made nibs run thicker than Japanese ones! But if you wanna play with inks and get any that are shimmery or super shady get an Medium or Broad nib!

[@kstari]

@@ximsbite Thank you! I will try that!

[@ThisEvilBunny]

I wish their A5 was a true A5 then it would be perfect for me. Like that extra .8 inch really helps with making spreads.

[@teacherlovesbeauty]

I love your excitement!

[@HumphreyYogurt-h7f]

Yes, more videos 🙏 ❤

[@heathersheartco]

I have to try one of these notebooks. I have a regular moleskin with blank pages in my traveller’s notebook. As I started listening to your video, I got so excited to try this, that I paused your video to order one to try from your Amazon link hahahaha. It’s coming on Monday 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@priscillathompson8848]

Love your leather pen holder

[@heathersheartco]

Yes do more of the Moleskin haul videos 😃😃😃 This one got me To pause mid-video and order one to try out for myself. 😂😂🙌🏼❤️

[@RachelLWolfe]

I've just purchased my very first Moleskine planner, and I'm so excited to use it! When I lived in Germany years ago, I had a similar daily planner and loved it. I have no idea what brand it was, and try as I may I've not been able to find anything like it until I saw this Moleskine. I got the 18 month 2024-2025 daily planner with the hard cover. I have some fine point gel pens that I'll likely use on it. I wrote my name on the page for that info using one of the fine point gel ink pens, and I'm happy to report it didn't bleed through to the other side, but there is some ghosting. Not horribly so though. I do like some ballpoint pens and own a large mixture of gel, ballpoint and fountain pens. I may try my fine nib fountain pen to see how much bleed through I get. You should most definitely use whatever pen makes you happy. Sometimes I'm in the mood to use a ballpoint, and they used to be my go to. I don't think it's healthy to try to conform to whatever is trending at the moment, or what other KZbin planning channels say we must or should use.

[@mm-qm9zh]

WOW!!! It really is a miracle! So do you think Moleskine has changed their paper? Thanks so much for sharing this…great results!! Have fun with your new notebooks! 😊 Meline

[@andreahomer9434]

I use Moleskine pocket cahiers and the 18-month pocket weekly planner with notes and the paper quality isn't brilliant (the paper quality in the 2022-23 planner was great, but it has gone downhill again). I tend to stick with them because of the size and layout, but even pale pink gel pen bleeds through. You're right about the elastic. It's tighter on the hard cover pocket planners and far looser on the equivalent soft cover. Enjoy your new notebooks!

[@Jackie.D329]

Ballpoint pen lover here! The pen and gear ballpoint pens are my fave.

[@katismith]

I always enjoy your videos.

[@SusanGW]

I use a lot of different pens and I love a good ballpoint!

[@illustratedjournal.007]

Thank you for the video! I've noticed the different qualities too, and I find it very annoying that you can only see what you're getting when you remove the plastic wrap and see the label. I wrote to Moleskine some time ago and they said there was no difference in quality. Even though I sent them photos to prove it.

[@hellololly9298]

The QC tags are all stickers. Some are really thin but if you start at the corner you’ll be able to peel them. 😊

[@Azbudgetcat]

Just as side note/ I found several Moleskine planners at our Marshall’s yesterday evening! Happy hunting!

[@BlackPearlMinistries]

Some people stock up on food, others notebooks. 😂. I bet it is just bad batch mixes or something. But you’d think they would QA them prior to churning them out and reject that batch.

[@Wholelatteplans]

I’m so happy for you!! I love your currently inked too lol! I wonder if the lined ones are also good!

[@annalockwood3021]

I love a 1.6 ball point too! I've got the Zebra Tapli clip because I can get refills.

[@obxwildcat1]

I was soooo excited as I love Moleskine and am sad about their paper so I bought one for $20…and FAIL. 😭it was from China. Same bleed through and feathering. SO sad. I kinda want to try again…

[@guynyu]

Got a daily and a weekly for 2024, no bleed through, as well. The paper quality might have become better in general

[@frankiepork]

I love your recommendations! I bought my Moleskin expanded plain soft cover. Thanks so much! Do you have your desk blotter linked anywhere? Thank you!

[@HumphreyYogurt-h7f]

Sadly the two I got were bad, REALLY bad ones. So I will stick to the daily large and pocket ones I purchased before on sale. Just sharing my experience. I do HOWEVER enjoy this size a lot. I don't want to say the large size is my sweet spot yet, though maybe. I don't want to jinx myself.😂

[@longtallfran7986]

Robert Oster Thunderstorm or Soda Pop Blue are my favs from RO.

[@AlannaTheCrazy]

I never found a Moleskine like that in Italy. Not only they have bleeding, but also the paper damage your fountain pens because the hairs of the paper get stuck in the nib and the ink spreads while writing making a sort of "furry writing". No thanks. I don't want to buy 100 Moleskines to find 1 with good paper.

[@melissasnyder5268]

I ordered one and if my fountain pen inks are good then I will order more

[@ccscatena]

I buy mine at the Moleskine store, the regular hardcover version and hardcover pocket and they don’t bleed with my fountain pens 🫠

[@mushroomglade]

On Amazon in Australia these are $50 each!!

[@tortagialla]

It’s like a moleskine paper lottery 😅

[@6boys1girl]

It is a sticker, it takes a few to catch the corner.

[@TheDodoshwedo]

Where did u buy those little mouse creatues from? They're so amazing!

[@IratherservetheLord]

21:13 lol wondering if moleskine decided to change their paper? So are you going to still utilize the daily moleskine with the lines? Wow 🤩 so happy that these notebooks paper quality are good 😊

[@live_in_thejoy]

I’ve never heard of a person having a problem with what can you use but I’m sure there are people out there, but that’s just crazy. I’m like you. I use the pen that I like to use that I want to write with sometimes I want to write with find her sometimes I want a roller pan sometimes I like the boldness I change up pens like I change planners and I’m really not a fountain pen person. I don’t like the leaks of it that I’ve experienced. I don’t wanna be in anything I know it comes with cartridges and all but to me I just wanna grab a pen. I don’t wanna worry about it being empty and I wanna write sokudos to you for using your big velocity.

[@differentkindofGEKE]

I use Diamond Ancient Copper in my Bourbon Benu Euphoria (F)15:45

[@sashahedges1508]

Where do you get the brown pen holders from please?x

[@jss302]

More videos please:)

[@tamplin777]

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[@Justfactsnofiction-ql2fj]

Finepoint over here👋🏻🤭

[@suruboogies]

I want that mouse

[@icefuego4534]

Robert Oster - Day to Night and Coffee Monster (collab)

[@cheesim]

I have some from Ecuador and not good 😂

[@CraftsBayou]

#dedicated 😉 ok let me watch this

[@vcrouch6041]

Robery Oster Australis Rose

[@wahinepaddler4]

Uhh.. Michelle.. most of the time I'm with you..but I'm going to have to veto the no video on future Moleskine hauls.. 😆

[@evezah6474]

When will we see more content creation ?

[@swatijain3630]

Michelle how many new moleskines u have?

[@shaustin22]

I’m going to stick to my hobonichi techo. I find these moleskin videos confusing lol 😝

[@sriis7525]

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