Brown A5 Lined Leather Journal Notebook for Men Women,5.9 X 8.4" Personalized Hardcover Journal with Pen,200 Pages 100 Gsm Thick Ruled Paper Daily...

Easy to store. Leather is so nice! Great value. Thickness is really good. Heavy duty notebook.

I got this to write down notes, ideas, and how I am feeling for the day! This works so well for marking days and when things are happening. The material feels so nice and seems durable!

Bought this journal for my granddaughter, very soft and pretty she loves it

I ordered this as a stocking stuffer for my husband and he absolutely loves it. totally his style for journaling during his quiet time.

The Good: The outside is well made with materials that are capable of handling regular use for work/meeting notes. I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone in a trade business, but if you're white collar, this does the job. The notebook is just the right size to carry around the office conveniently while still providing a useful amount of page space so you don't have to dedicate 20 pages to a single 1-hour meeting. The pen provided is light weight and doesn't have that high-quality feel of a more luxury pen, but it writes well and is more than good enough considering the cost. The Bad: First off, the pages aren't thick enough to hide your writing/indentations when using both sides of the page. Additionally, the pen provided either distributes too much ink, or the ink used is a little too thin as it can bleed through the pages (especially when using periods. please see photo provided). Considering the cost, I wouldn't be too upset about this, but seeing as to how this is a journal and the whole point of it is to write and be able to read the contents of it, this knocks off a star. Lastly, this product could have been so much better with some designated sleeve for the pen to rest in. The pouch on the front is too large to really serve that purpose and it just looks awkward. Likewise, the strap that's used to button the journal closed is just barely too small to wrap around the pen and hold it in place (was disappointing lol). The workaround is just to use the pen clip to clip it to the outside of the strap. Still looks a bit awkward but much better than carrying it separately. The Unnecessary: The pouch on the front...don't know why it's there or what real use you can make out of it. Marketing photo shows you putting your phone in there, but if you have a case on your phone, it will be too bulky and look awkward. If you don't, then I'd be worried about your phone sliding out as you walk around. The inside of the pouch is not lined with any kind of material that would grip onto glass and people already have pockets/purses. Reinvest the pouch money into thicker paper and it's an easy 5-star.