Those look pretty cool. I like the packaging, and I especially like the rounded edges. I’ll keep an eye out for these.

Whoa – $9 for 20 cards. That stings a little.

Wow…I love when you guys review office products because we all LOVE them!!! The price is a bit on the high side, and since they’re a tad bigger, it makes them stand out more.

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@TheMarciFactor

I dont know about these. They have a vertical writing line versus a horizontal writing line that is found on most index cards. The price is also astronomical, I just picked up a set of 100 index cards at Staples for .25 cents. Although the quality of paper may not be the same, I don’t see many people holding onto index cards in order to justify the price.

I agree with dowdyism. $9.00 for 20 cards is a bit high for those cards especially when you can get 100 index cards from most office supply stores for a much cheaper price. The quality may be the best, but you still need the quantity. You are basically paying for the name “Moleskine.” Maybe if you were getting 100 Moleskine for $9.00 it wouldn’t hurt so much.

What’s the consensus on the best (prices, shipping, reliable) online source for my Moleskine needs?

I love the idea of the cream color, rounded edges and even the vertical layout of the lined cards. But Marco is right — $9.00 for 20 cards seems a bit unrealistic.

If Moleskine would make a 5- or 10-year journal, I could die happy.
There is only one ten-year journal out there, and it’s really fugly…Moleskine could dominate that market in a heartbeat.

hmmm… $9 for a set of 20. I’m not an index card user, so I don’t see myself purchasing these. One thing missing from your review is the quality of the holder itself. Do you think it could double as a wallet(with some modification) after using all the cards? What’s it made of and what are your impressions on the quality?

thanks.

Thanks for the review. I would love the chance to see Moleskine’s version of an index card. But “are not cheap” doesn’t sum it up. 100 cards for $US45.00? I can buy well over a thousand (1300 to be exact) similar sized 210g Exacompta cards for the same price. And most people think Exacompta cards are expensive.

@dowdyism – yup, some nice touches on these index cards, which is why I used my disclaimer that “if price is not an issue” I cant imagine too many people using these for their every day needs though.

@Marcella Cook – THanks so much for the kind feedback, I’m glad that you are enjoying the site. Agreed on the price, I’m in the middle on the size difference because although they do stand out a bit that way, they might also cause problems for people who have cases or other accessories designed for standard 3″x5″ index cards.

@Marco Ramirez – I agree that they are a bit pricey, and the line orientation is a bit different, but at the end of the day, I feel like these definitely have their place if you are looking for something of a higher quality for a special task, much like the $1.00 packs from Staples serve well for those more disposable tasks where they will be handled frequently. A thought that just hit me now is that these might actually be good for a special reference type box of index cards, like for recipes, or important personal records that you want to have written down somewhere like financial account info and passwords.

@Chip Currin – I agree somewhat…while you are paying for the Moleskine name, its not all that you are paying for. The quality of paper is far nicer and thicker than others that I’ve used, and as I mentioned in my response to Marco above here, they would be great for some of the more personal items like recipes and important info that you want to write down and hold onto for a very long time.

@sygyzy – Too hard to say because you can always find good deals and sales depending on when and where you look. Personally I prefer Amazon just because you can usually find enough to hit that $25 free shipping threshold.

@Paper Notes In A Digital World – Agreed, the price is high, and again, for some people price is not an issue, although I wouldnt include myself part of that group.

@Holly – Hopefully you would go through MANY of those 5 or 10 year journals before you actually died happy.

@Dorf – Below is what I had originally said about the folder in the review, you can find it just under the second photo, but I can add a little more detail for you here. Definitely would not make a good wallet in my opinion, its really just a little heavier card stock, nothing special or durable like the Moleskine covers.

@Stephen – Thanks for the feedback. I try to stay away from saying something is either way too expensive or cheap for what it is, and rather just give a general idea because of the different financial constraints we all have. Thanks for the tip on the Exacompta cards though, I’ll definitely have to take a look at those…always enjoy checking your site out as well, and thanks again for stopping by and commenting.

“They come in a black folder that is made of what feels like similar weight card stock as the index cards themselves, so don’t get your hopes up for something similar to the leather-like Moleskine journal covers.”

Now I think Moleskine is just seeing what they can get people to buy. $9 for 20 cards? Seriously? When I can get 1000 for that same price at OfficeMax? True, they’re not premium fancypants index cards, but, c’mon, they’re index cards.

Really. Moleskine’s just messing with us now.

By the way, when I was looking for a new planner last week it came down to Moleskine’s and the Ecosystem from B&N. The Moleskine felt very nice, true, and I like the calendar style months overview vs. Ecosmart’s list version. But the Moleskine smelled terrible, like it was dipped in a chemical bath. Greener, American-made, not-smelling-like-a-chemical-bath Ecosmart FTW. But am I the only one who think’s Moleskine’s just skating on their name now?

@MattT – I think there might be a happy medium somewhere because I do think these cards are worth more than standard index cards, I just think it is unfair to compare them to a product like the standard index cards that are made from really low quality stock, and without any other “nice to have” type features. I dont think these would be intended for anyone who wants to use them to study so they can create 100 flash cards or anything. Definitely intended for the more low volume user. Honestly, my biggest thing to pick apart with them is randomly making them 1/2″ bigger than standard index cards, which makes them hard to store in the millions of boxes and other devices intended for storing index cards. Personally I’m not really a huge Moleskine fan, so its kind of funny to look up and see that I’ve written a whole paragraph here defending them.

As for the Ecosystem planners, I’m totally with you on that. Those are some REALLY fantastic planners and notebooks…hope it works out for you, please let us know how it goes.

The “fiches bristol” sold by Exacompta and others are an excellent alternative to these. You can get 100 cards, in a variety of colors from Nota Bene in Canada for $6 Canadian (plus shipping). You can also get them in white and, I think, blue. I get the grid cards, but they have plain and lined. You can see them here: http://www.nota-bene.ca/cgi-bin/online/storepro.php. The card stock is very high quality and takes fountain pen ink, ball pen and pencil equally well.

The 125x75mm size fits in most pocket notebooks and in the Moleskine folder. I keep about 15 of them in a leather Levenger Pocket Secretary.

It looks like I will be going back to St. Martin next summer – they have a wonderful papeterie in Marigot, so I will stock up on my Bristol Fiches (notecards).

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@Mark – Thanks for the feedback and the info on where they can be bought, very helpful as I was searching online the other day and came up empty. I really appreciate it…enjoy your trip to St. Martin too!

I was in Staples yesterday looking for Index cards and noticed that they carried cards from Oxford that had the “portrait” orientation of the lines as opposed to the standard landscape orientation. Otherwise, they were just the standard index card stock — white, with squared corners, but if one were looking for a portrait-oriented card but in an inexpensive alternative to the Moleskine, Levenger, Exacompta cards, the Oxfords might do the trick.

@Steve – Thanks for the extra info, I’ve actually got a pack of Levenger index cards that I have yet to crack open and try out, but Il get to them soon.