Bloc Rhodia No. 11 Graph Paper Pad
So, imagine my surprise the other day, while I was on vacation, when I visited the Target in North Myrtle Beach and found that they stocked several Rhodia products! Needless to say, I quickly grabbed up one or two of each product that they carried (two No. 11 graph pads, one reverse pad, and one a5 stapled lined notebook) and walked out of the store one very happy blogger. The one up for review today is the Bloc No. 11 Top Staplebound Graph Paper Pad, which I also used in the review Tuesday. The notebook itself is a7, which is 2.9″ x 4.1″ (7.4 x 10.5 cm), but the paper, which is perforated, is actually 2-3/4″ x 3-1/2″ (6.985 x 8.89 mm) with 3/16″ (4.7625 mm) square grid graph (which is listed as 5 x 5 mm on the pad itself).
Titled “The French Orange Notebooks with a cult following”, the Rhodia notebook line was actually at first a sideline product, but eventually gained notoriety for its high quality paper and high standards of excellence. Each Rhodia pad features a card cover, which is “perfectly waterproof and flexible” and is scored to fold back over the back (see the photo in the photo gallery below). The paper itself is superfine 80g white vellum with a smooth satin finish printed with violet lines, and it stands up very, very well to fountain pens with almost no showthrough and absolutely no bleedthrough! Did I mention that there were 80 pages and that they’re micro-perforated?
I must admit that I was impressed with this little notebook. I used almost every fountain pen/ink combination I had on hand with it, and not a single one had a bit of bleedthrough and there was very little showthrough (I could’ve easily written on the backside with no interference from the ink on the front). The only “pens” this paper had any trouble with was, of course, the ultra fine point and regular Sharpie markers (but this is nothing new). I can definitely say that once my two pads (I got one orange and one black) run out that I will purchase more online, or perhaps even in my local Target!
trapperhoney
Jan 06, 2011 @ 11:00:51
i love violet quad lines 🙂
ThirdeYe
Jan 06, 2011 @ 13:52:44
I’m glad that Target carries Rhodia. That’s where I get my large lined Rhodia notebooks, for a hair over $5 a piece. 🙂 I have 2 of them in case they stop carrying them. I should probably get a 3rd…
Andrea Lisetti
Jan 06, 2011 @ 15:29:03
Do all Target stores carry these?
Chris
Jan 07, 2011 @ 08:15:54
Hey Andrea, some do and some do not… My local Target (Charleston, WV) does not (at least since the last time I visited there about a month ago), but the one that I visited while on vacation in N. Myrtle Beach, SC did have them, so I guess the best thing ot do would be to make a trip and find out… 🙂
Halden
Jan 07, 2011 @ 11:03:02
I love Rhodia pads but I do not like graph. I use only lined, blank and dots but the quality and feel cannot be questioned. Great products.
Chris
Jan 07, 2011 @ 11:40:42
Hey Halden,
I’m slowly growing used to using graph paper in the everyday life. I used to think it was only for use in math class and for drawing/plotting, but since I purchased my first Doane Paper pad – http://www.doanepaper.com – (a combination between grid/lines) I’ve begun to use graph more and more. 🙂
ThirdeYe
Jan 07, 2011 @ 12:44:37
Halden – Target sells regular lined Rhodia notebooks as well in a large size. Those are the kind that I get. 🙂
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Mar 28, 2011 @ 09:47:53
Unfortunately, Target is no longer carrying Rhodia. They’ve replaced them with a new Moleskine line. As far as I can tell, these Moleskines are just the regular ones with different covers. The good news (for a few days, at least) is that Target has put the Rhodia notebooks on deep discount, 75% off. But with Target no longer selling them and the local Borders gone, I won’t have a local Rhodia source anymore, and I imagine the same is true for many other people.
Tina
May 01, 2011 @ 09:19:48
Last night, en route to Target, I had this premonition: Target wasn’t going to have my favorite Rhodia pad. Sure enough, notice some spanish product and the Moleskine BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT I WANTED. This morning I google my search for Rhodia, and discover there is some kind of cult following for Rhodia. Seriously, Target purchasing folk, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? Discontinuing a product line that people specifically come to your store to buy?