I love Rhodia products, but this missed the mark for me. I like the thinness of the notebook, and the paper quality is excellent. However, the printing quality of the dots is very inconsistent. The first page has faded/missing dots. Other pages don't have dots that are aligned at the top. Lastly, some pages later in the notebook are also faded/missing. There seems to be a lack of quality control, at least for this notebook.

Love the size, the paper, the dots, you name it. Only thing I wish is that there were more pages! Oh well, that just means I gotta order more of these! I grab some when I'm close to the Free Shipping price in my shopping cart, as you can never have to many notebooks!

Rhodia's classic paper in a format that works for my elastic / traveler's-style a5. Note that it's 80 gsm rather than the 90 you may be used to from the Rhodiarama or Goalbook offerings, but still good quality, does a good job of limiting ghosting, although of course there's a bit more than with the 90 paper.

Probably won't end up using these books for a month but they look good and I'm excited to put them into my rotation.

Just the right size for many different things, takes ink like a champ, not too expensive - I have a few of these. You probably will too after you try it.

I've tried several of the more fancy ones, and those are great, but dollar for dollar, these fit what I need most at work. As an engineer, I find the dot grid very useful for guides in drawing and whatnot, the waterproof cover is handy to keep coffee drips from causing trouble, the size is perfect, fairly low cost, and no one else at work uses them (so I know which one is mine!). The FP ink-friendly paper is, of course, fundamental to even get in the door, so no worries there. I tend to have a few of these at home for backup. :)

This dot pad goes EVERYWHERE with me and I'm never without it!

This dot pad goes EVERYWHERE with me and I’m never without it!

If you know Rodia paper this book is not different. This size and price is perfect where I don't have to be too concisions of scribbling my thoughts and pricy paper

Honestly, I love these notebooks. I bought three with my last purchase from Goulet, and this most recent time, I bought another three. They're the perfect size for me, especially with how I use them. For various writing projects, I enjoy devoting a notebook to them, so that I don't feel constrained into a certain number of pages within a larger sketchbook with multiple projects, and this way, I can focus entirely on one project at a time. With the dot grid, decent number of pages, and easy-to-carry size of this notebook, I absolutely love them. Additionally, the paper is smooth, writes like a dream, and is wonderful. The covers are also a good weight and don't crease too easily, with the spine being flexible enough to have flipped the entire way around, while being hardy enough that they can close flat with only a little bit of effort afterwards. All in all, highly recommend these notebooks.

I use these notebooks for tracking what inks I have in what pens and all kinds of other journaling. The paper performs as I would expect from Rhodia. If you like A5, you like dot grid, and you want a notebook for casual notes and journaling, you can't go wrong with this.

I bought a small Rhodia notebook to test out the paper and I love it. I'm used to writing with fountain pens on Tomoe River for journaling/planning, but definitely enjoying the lack of ghosting and the bright white color of the Rhodia paper. Would buy more Rhodia notebooks in the future.

I love using this notebook. Super smooth, bright paper. Great notebook if you just need a small one. Would love it it had numbered pages, but I can always do that myself.

This is the perfect size if you're not wanting to write a novel. The paper is great for fountain pens and markers.

There don't seem to be many options for notebooks with this combination of features:1. dot grid2. white paper3. water-proof, coated cover4. A5 sizeI especially like that the paper is bright white instead of yellowish as most other brands are (e.g. Moleskine, Mnemosyne, Clairefontaine, Lemome, etc.). This means that if you use a non-black ink, you can see the true ink color rather than one influenced by the paper color. The only drawback is the smoothness of the paper which can cause hard starts. But that only happens with a few of the pens that I own (those with the smoothest or UEF nibs).

I always keep a couple of these on hand. I journal in them; I take class notes in them. Even doodle in them. They are the perfect everyday notebook -- affordable enough to not be too precious, but it's Rhodia, it's the standard. One of the staples on the notebook I'm currently using broke through the cover, so now the cover dangles a bit. But that's only one out of maybe a dozen of these that I've used. The dots are nice and light so that they seem to disappear after you've written on the page. Sheening is pretty good too. I can pick up some from Diamine Oxford Blue every now and then.

I use the Rhodia A5 staplebound for notes in my graduate classes. They are the perfect size for use with a textbook on a small surface area and work beautifully with my pens. My pen and notebook combinations get lots of attention from students, professors and colleagues.

I've always enjoyed Rhodia paper because of the texture and bright white color: my fountain pens respond favorably to its texture and my favorite blue ink (similar to the one in your logo) appears vibrant on the bright white paper. The Dots work well because I like to use both a landscape orientation and portrait when writing in my notebooks, and lastly the minimalism of the dots provide a point of reference that keeps me aligned when writing (without the heavy lines) or a subtle point of reference if diagramming. And the A5 size is perfect.

Great! Thank you so much!

I ordered this Rhodia Classic Notebook out of desperation for some heavy duty paper in notebook form to use for calligraphy practice that wouldn't bleed through or blotch. I must admit that this notebook has outperformed my expectations by leaps and bounds! I've only had it for a few weeks but already it has helped improve my technique drastically by providing clear and concise lines as well as the dot grid to line up my strokes!

So far I have used this paper every day. I purchased two pads in my original order, and they seem to hold together quite well. Notepads are often relatively flimsy in nature, so taking notes with them away from the desk can be a little awkward. Thankfully the Rhodia pads are decently stiff so they can be moved around easily enough.Oh, did I mention these work well with fountain pens?

This notebook is quite cost effective compared to the hard cover style notebooks and this paper really shows the shimmer and sheen of my various inks.

I must say, it wasn't what I expected. The paper feels kind of sticky? When I try to write with a 1.1 stub it isn't a satisfying experience. The surface is smooth but I need to apply a bit of a pressure for the pen to write well ( Conklin Herringbone with Goulet stub ). I also tried a medium Japanese made nib from Pilot, but a similar weird feeling is present. Maybe I should try a different paper. As for the notebook itself, it is classy and well put together. I must point out that I have only started using fountain pens after 25 years and am a newbie in the hobby.

Coming from Moleskin Cahier notebooks, this is by far a much better writing experience for me. I love that it comes in a dot grid (something the Cahier doesn't) and it is definitely FP friendly. The only reason this doesn't get a perfect score is because with my TWSBI Eco 1.1 Stub, there is some definite ghosting, which almost makes the backside of the page unusable. I don't have that issue with my LAMY EF or F, but sometimes I want to use my 1.1 Stub and can't really. Otherwise, this is a great notebook for everyday use.

Huge fan of the Rhodia Ice collection. The ICE collection is perfect if you like the muted lines which in my opinion does not clash vibrant inks that you may use.

I like using these notebooks as part of my bullet journal setup. I wanted something thinner than the usual dot grid notebook. Moleskine doesn't make a dot grid cahier, but these are the next best thing. Good quality paper.

Bought it for my travelers notebook for college note taking and couldn't be happier!! It has enough pages and is wider than a moleskine. AAA+++