Comments on: Piccadilly Stockpile?

By: Stephen Smith

Stephen Smith — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:38:41 +0000

I missed this post when it was first published. I do have a stockpile of notebooks, because I never know what I am going to be in the mood for…

I have a set of 5 hardcover notebooks that I found at Target on clearance with squared rule on the bottom and a “Cornell”-like large rectangle at the top. Still sitting on these – they deserve a BIG project. I have a few Picadillys, 2 Moleskines, and a fresh set of Fieldnotes Colors that I just ordered 2 weeks ago.

It feels to good to know that there are plenty of people out there with the same, ah, “condition”.

By: ada

ada — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:51:57 +0000

On Piccadillyinc.com, if you order at least 25 qty you get 60% the suggested retail and shipping is free is its domestic/US orders.

I stumble upon them this weekend and been using the large ruled, so far they’re great. I’m only worried about the binding cause the only thing holding the binding on the soft cover is that first cardstock pg. Will have to check out the hardcover bindng before making any future purchases. Maybe I’ll just gluegun it.

By: Mark Kawakami

Mark Kawakami — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:29:57 +0000

I’ve definitely stockpiled. For a while, I couldn’t find Piccadilly notebooks at any Borders I went to, so I ordered a bunch from Piccadilly directly. There’s two things I especially like about Piccadilly over Moleskine: The first is the price. The second is that the large Piccadilly is that their medium notebook is the size of a Moleskine large, and their large is 7.5″ x 10″, which is just about the perfect size for some of the ways I use a notebook.

At any rate, since my earlier Piccadilly splurge, I’ve noticed that Borders has them in stock, including the new soft-cover and the primo journals, and I tend to have to remind myself that I’ve got a bunch of unopened notebooks in my office at home. It’s tough.

By: Albert

Albert — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:24:43 +0000

The quality of the new Piccadilly notebooks are definitely improved. I found the elastic on the softcover Piccadilly I bought to be tighter than moleskines, which is a feature I liked very much.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:49:05 +0000

Yep, many notebook and journals seem to come and go, and so when I come across one I like, I tend to stockpile a little. I love the Picadilly Primo — the paper is heavier than in the other Picadilly journals and it has more pages. Since they come and go from Borders, and since Borders may go some day as well, it’s hard not to stock up when a batch lands on the shelves.

By: Victoria D.

Victoria D. — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:41:52 +0000

Yes I definitely stock up on journals. When the new softcover Piccadillys arrived I bought three or four of them. But I did go to Borders yesterday and I am proud to say I resisted the urge to buy the new red Piccadilly Primo journals! Small victory! Still… ya gotta love Piccadilly. They’ve improved quite a bit. Much better elastic. Very reasonable pricing.

-V.D.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:09:32 +0000

I have a stockpile of all sorts of makers.. but I do find myself grabbing a Piccadilly or two every time I’m in Borders because they’re so cheap and out of fear of them disappearing. They’re great notebooks for the price!

By: NYC Vagabond

NYC Vagabond — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:41:42 +0000

Piccadilly simply can’t be beat. I’ve used both the lined pocket size and the large size. The quality is excellent and about half of what I’d spend on a Moleskine. I order directly from them in batches; if you order 5 or notebooks at a time, the shipping only adds about $1 to the cost of each notebook, which means they’re still economical.

Since I started doing most of my writing in longhand, I tend not to use the large notebooks as much, but only because scanning the pages for transcription is such a pain; I’d much rather write on nice sheets of lined paper which can then be fed through my scanner. For longer writing sessions it’s also more comfortable that way.

Anyone looking to save a few bucks on a moleskine-like notebook simply can’t go wrong with Piccadilly.

By: biffybeans

biffybeans — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:16:36 +0000

Do I have a stockpile? LOL….. Though I’ve moved on from Moleskine to books that are more suited for fountain pen use, I still have a single red Mole… along with several Paperblanks, Webnotebooks, Apica Exist, Cachet linen covered watercolor books…. Yes. I have a small stockpile.

By: Wade Bowers

Wade Bowers — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:04:50 +0000

It may just be because of the awesome colors, but I have like 9 extra Field Notes notebooks laying around.