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Ah so sorry I ended up not adding it because it was actually a blog post from many years ago! I’ll link in below but if you let me know what you’re planning to buy I can make a suggestion? lethbridgepaper.co.uk/2018/10/12/where-to-buy-your-new-hobonichi/

@@lethbridgepaper unsure if my reply sent or not.. But thank you for the link. And as said I'm looking to get a Hobo Weeks Mega in Smoke Grey x TIA

Ah so sorry I missed that bit! Definitely check Amazon Japan if that’s all you’re after and company the prices between there and direct. You just won’t get the pen if you order from Amazon JP.

@@lethbridgepaper I don't care for the pen tbh x thanks lovely x x

My pleasure 😊

We have a few! In fact, I've got one about 30 min drive away! However, the books are cheaper from Amazon Japan :/

Buying from anywhere other than the official website is so much more expensive. I've also never been charged customs or shipping (im sure there's a spend threshold but I don't think that will be an issue 😂)

You still pay the customs, it's just that Hobonichi charge you them up front, so you pay them as part of the purchase price.

It's 20% but if you order from Hobonichi direct or Amazon Japan they charge you up front as part of the purchase price.

@@lethbridgepaperThankyou so much! So they charge VAT and customs fees upfront so you don’t end up paying extra charges when it reaches the UK? This is my first time ordering from Hobonichi direct so just trying to figure it out. I read about extra charges if your order is over £135 on HMRC so just wondering if that applied! Thanks so much for your videos. So fun to look through everything available! With love from Sheffield

Hey yeah that’s correct! No hidden charges on delivery.

Sorry I'm not sure as I'm in the UK, but I'm fairly certain it's not on launch day.

So many people do! I never had to use it because I was never a cover person, thankfully.

Good plan if you only want a few bits.

No, but you could buy them from Etsy sellers if you really want them.

Apologies if I missed that in the video but you can only get the free gifts from Hobonichi direct, or in store at Tobichi stores in Japan.

I'm not too sure actually. I've never purchased from Amazon UK, only JP. It definitely isn't on release day, usually.

@@lethbridgepaper thank you. I will keep any eye out in a few weeks.

Yay I'm so excited for you!!! :)

Please could you tell me what UK shop you’ve pre-ordered with? Would be much easier that staying up until 2am to order. 😂

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@@ziggy2255 Thank you.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Oh I totally missed that when I was looking at the full lineup page! Good info!

@@lethbridgepaper Yes, it will make life much easier for us! I just hope the site doesn't crash like it used to - but I'm assuming they've got that under control now!

I never watch the videos, maybe I should?

Ooh good info thank you!

I’m planning to get one in Japan as yeah I struggled to get hold of one in this country.

I think Yoseka Stationery has Plotter in stock and am pretty sure will ship to finland. At least I've hovered over the buy button enough times to know it at least doesn't say no 😅 Obviously taxes + shipping will be a lot...

@@oona4611 Oh, thanks for letting me know 👍🏼 Or, I don't know if that is good 😅 Of course they don't have all options of the covers, but they have something. And I quickly checked that shipping is over 30USD. But it is nice to know that I could get it somewhere. Still I wished that Plotter themselves would start selling in or to Europe.

Oh no! I’ve definitely been there before. A six month set up is an interesting one, I quite like that as a concept.

Hahaha that is the danger of Hobonichi! Everything is so pretty to end up wanting it all and then before you know it you have way too many planners. I’ve loved one of the Hon covers for 2025 but I have zero need for a Hon.

Oh no!!! This is sad times! I feel like the day free is a perfect bullet journal book though, with only weeklies that need drawing out.

@@LiviaTavNaether me too!

@@jjensen8509 it is a relief to know I am not alone, thank you ☺️

@@lethbridgepaper I must confess I think it is a reflection of what is going on on the inside. All the anxiety, dissatisfaction, etc. But yes, the day free is definitely a great Bujo. 🙂

Oh yeah I get that. When I feel a bit all over the place it definitely manifests in my planning. I hope things pick up soon!

I feel like at this point the Weeks is going to be so difficult to part from though I may just be putting off the inevitable. So I follow you on IG but not on YT (no idea how that happened) so will have a look at your August set up, thank you! My last couple of Filofax purchases have been a bit disappointing quietly wise so I’m keen to try something new. I’ll take a look at the Etsy suggestion though thanks!

Oh that’s really interesting! I’m subbed to Sylvia but hadn’t seen that video so will take a look! So I have been known the rotate the weeks when I’ve wanted to do a bit of certain planning but never for notes actually, that’s a great shout!

Yeah the Avec is a great solution for combating the bulk. The A5 is the Cousin though, the Avec is the name for that type :) Someone else mentioned the Kinbor too! I feel like I need to check them out (for science, of course!)

@lethbridgepaper Oh yes, I'm aware that it's a cousin. I just prefer to call it an A5 Avec because in my mind, the Cousin is the full year one to avoid confusion for myself 🤣 yes do check out the kinbor, I only bought it to see how I'd feel in one book for an entire year, I didn't want to jump the gun and buy the full year Cousin, as they're not cheap, so this was a great starting point. I had fun but realised quickly that one book for a year was just too big, especially the way I bulk them up 🤣

Oh ahah that makes sense, apologies! I think I’ve I only truly used all parts of a cousin in one year a couple of times and the chunk was ridiculous in the end. The Avec is definitely the way forward if you’re doing lots of sticking of things on the pages.

@lethbridgepaper no need to apologise. I'm glad I came across your video 🥰

Very true!

I think I’ve seen them, but there’s something about them that puts me off. Can’t put my finger on it though.

I definitely go up and down with how much I like my writing without the lines.

That’s a really good idea! Those vertical standard TN inserts will likely be perfect for you, albeit a bit smaller than the weeklies of the Cousin, they work just as well.

Have u seen the wonderland 222? It’s really similar to the cousin but doesn’t have dailies (weeks and undated note pages)

I love that you've found what works for you! I do think I need to play more with my Filofax, I think I can definitely do a lot more with it. Although I may end up picking up a Plotter for the smaller rings.

​@lethbridgepaper I have a couple of Filofax Calypso in personal that have small rings - great for just taking slimmed-down current pages and notes on holiday. 😊

That's fair with the Cousin, although I do see a *lot* of people asking for it without the weeklies. On the B6 though, I wasn't saying I want one, I totally agree, it's not necessary and there's plenty of companies filling that gap.

I'm loving all these comments because I'm finding out about all these planners that have totally passed me by! I've just had a Google and I really like the format of this B6 daily! This definitely throws a bit of a spanner in the works when it comes to planning for next year! I'm glad you've found something that's working for you!

I think that’s part of what makes planning and the community so fun. It’s so varied and people get such different things out of different formats and styles. It’s not a one size fits all.

I definitely used to use the weeklies in my Cousin religiously. I do miss them to be honest!

@@lethbridgepaper yeah, it keeps me on task. I just love everything about the cousin.

I love that you’ve found something that worked for you! I wish I could’ve got the vertical TN to work for me for memory keeping. What is your favourite all time Weeks cover out of interest?

@@lethbridgepaper The Hiroko Kubota Another night of falling star sparklers

Oh that’s a pretty one!

Oh interesting! I’ve not looked at Kimbor planners for a few years now. Might take a look!

Yessss!

That’s a good point, they do the A6 and A5 notebooks so they should add a Weeks size.

Sterling Ink has weeks size notebooks with Tomoe River paper. I have one and I made it into my own weeks planner for the 2nd half of 2024. All grid all the time.😊

@@JanisK1953 Thank you, I'll look into it for sure :)

Sadly the Cousin Avec does have the weekly pages. The only difference with the Avec is that it’s split over two books, everything else is the same.

@@lethbridgepaper I’m so sorry, I meant the Day Free. Even though it’s “only” got 171 grid note pages it’s the closest you can get to a cousin without weekly pages.

Ah yes I mention the Day Free in the video - I like to have to a full year of dated pages.

I think a lot of people would!

Interesting on the white paper! I don't really think about it too much when I'm using it, but I do think I like it being a softer colour.

I think sterling ink is has a layout like that for A5 coming

I feel like Just Scribble has just announced that for next year??

@@lethbridgepaper i don’t feel their horizontal it’s exactly what I want but I’m going to keep in mind and wait and see what HON A5 designs Hobonichi do for 2025. I’m loving the cats one this year and would love if they did a cat one again

I could see them doing that as more of a business planner. Last year they had a section on their site for how the black gingham and dark blue HONs would fit in a corporate setting.

There's dozens of us!

@@lethbridgepaper hobonichi!!!👏👏👏👏

In some respects, for what I sometimes use the Cousin for a notebook in theory should be better. But I like the flexibility of the dated pages - it means I can go from using it like a journal, planner or notebook really easily.

I have, but I don't think I'd need two days per page and I think I'd struggle with the chunk. I've only ever bought Avec or Day Free A6's because I know I'd struggle to write on the thick side. It's sometimes a challenge with the Cousin and I think with the smaller size of the A6 it would be even worse.

Ooh an A5 one would be very interesting!

Oh yeah I didn't even think about the chunk saving with no weeklies!

Unfortunately, I'm not a massive fan of the styling of the Sterling Ink planners. I'd miss the little extra bits on the pages that make Hobonichi Hobonichi, if that makes sense?

@@lethbridgepaper It does. I think one of the reasons I didn't bond with the hobonichi was all the extra pages that I had no use for. Same with the sterling-ink. I don't do goal setting as intensivly as she does and all those extra pages in the beginning would be wasted on me. So even though at some point I did think I might try it out, for now I'm going to skip it.

@@angrycatplanswhat do you use instead? I have the same problem honestly.

@@Sannaland I’ve mostly planner hopped this year and finally ended up going with a bujo. I bought a moleskine daily pocket calendar, printed some month on two pages inserts on sticker papaer to cover the original monthly pages and went on from there. This way I get the horizontal view I want, and enough spare pages for todo’s and notes. Both my bujo and my journal are outdated daily calendars that I bough when they were getting rid of old stock and the planners were in 70% sale, so they didn’t cost much. I like moleskine paper (when it's the good one), I like the size of the pocket and I like that they are cheap and have a lot of pages. The dated pages don't bother, so this was a good fit for me. I know the bujo route is not for everybody but many companies do horizontal (weeks style) layouts like moleskine, leuchtturm, paperblank, muji and probably other brands who I don’t even know. I did consider some of these but none I found had enough note pages in the back, which I do want to have. Hope you find something that works for you.

@@angrycatplans happy you found something for yourself. I’m still on the lookout for what to pick. Papertess seems to be a strong contender so far. The only commitment to myself is just to not buy anything before December. 😅

Oh don't get me wrong, I absolutely think they should do a version of the A6 with the weekly layout included too. My point more was that there is an option to have weeklies in the A6 (even if it's not ideal) but there's no option for no weeklies in the Cousin.

Same here, I wish there was an a6 version with the weeklys.

I actually love having the weekly supplement as a separate book. It's easy to carry by itself, and I feel like I can just make a mess in it without worrying. My schedule can change quite a bit from week to week, so I'm constantly either crossing things out or - when I can be arsed to do so - using correction tape to cover up a bunch of stuff. Once my schedule for a given week has stabilized, I just copy it into my A6 techo and it's good to go. I know the weekly supplement seems thin, but it would add another 112 pages to the Techo Original book. That would make the book a whopping 576 pages long - assuming we would still get all of the notes pages, and I use those so I would miss them if they took them out. This is 56 more pages than the full-year Common Planner. I have one of those, and it is so ridiculously thick I really didn't like using it. (It also doesn't fit well in my Hobonichi covers.) I would not like having an A6 book that is even thicker than that.

For most things I love the Hobonichi paper. But for something I’m flicking between all the time I definitely need something thicker.

Sorry you’re so unhappy with life that you feel the need to make such comments. Not that it matters but I actually work full time for a living, run a business on the side AND still have time to write lots of random shit and play with stickers. Guess I’m just good at time management? A planner helps with that.

Yeah! It’s just sat collecting dust. Drop me a DM on IG and we can sort something out. :)

Hello tried reaching out via IG but can't because you don't follow me lol. However I realized I also follow you there and didn't make the connection 😂

Ah so sorry! Didn’t realise I had my settings locked down! You’ll be able to message now!