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Clairefontaine Minuscule Notebooks Review and a Giveaway

Spiral Binding — 04 October 2010
Clairefontaine Minuscule Notebooks Review and a Giveaway
Clairefontaine miniscule notebook covers

The Covers of the Clairefontaine Minuscule Notebooks Hide Something

Normally I don’t like to review products that are not available in stores, so let me preface this review by saying that you shouldn’t head out to your local stationery store or start searching online for these, because you just wont find them anywhere.  You can however enter to win one of two (see below) for your own, and also bug (“bug,” get it?) your favorite stationery retailer to special order them from Exaclair.  When I saw these at the National Stationery Show back in May of this year, I knew that many of you that visit this site would probably really like them and now that samples are available, I can finally share them with you here.

Clairefontaine miniscule notebook inside cover

Clairefontaine Minuscule Notebook Inside Cover

On the surface these 6″ x 8 1/4″ Clairefontaine notebooks look pretty cool with their durable black polypropylene covers, and the small square cutout that displays a cute and very vibrantly colored 3-D looking image, but they do have a little secret inside the cover once you open it up as you can see in the photo above.  Once you open up the black cover, you can see two larger and very cool pictures are revealed.  I particularly like the ladybug one because with the notebook closed, the ladybug appears to be on the backdrop of a nice bright cloudy sky, but when you open it up, the backdrop really ends up being a night sky with a big full moon.

Clairefontaine Miniscule Notebook Writing Sample

Clairefontaine Minuscule Notebook Writing Sample

Now don’t let the “cuteness” fool you, these Clairefontaine notebooks come with the same incredibly smooth writing bright white 90g paper you have seen me review before in this Clairefontaine wire bound notebook.  The writing sample done here was with a Lamy Studio EF Fountain Pen loaded with Private Reserve Ebony Green ink.  Personally I think this is absolutely one of the best choices of paper for any fountain pen or other ink for that matter.  There is almost zero show-through and no feathering at all.

Now for the good stuff, like I said before, you can’t just run out and buy this, so we are giving two away here at OfficeSupplyGeek.  The awesome folks at Exaclair who sent these two over to me recently told me that they have an extra one, and I will be giving up one of the ones that they sent over to review.  Each of you will have up to 3 chances to win, as follows:

1st – Leave a comment for your first entry.

2nd – Retweet the following on your twitter account:  “Enter to win a Clairefontaine notebook from @Exaclair and @OfficeSupplyGee #giveaway http://goo.gl/5GE0″ then come back and leave a second comment with a link to the status update with that tweet.  You can get the link to an individual Tweet by clicking the time-stamp right below the text of your tweet.

3rd – Become a fan of OfficeSupplyGeek on Facebook, or if you are already a fan, head on over to the fan page and click the “Like” button on this post.  Come back and leave a 3rd comment to let us know that you either became a fan, or have clicked the “Like” button for this post on the OfficeSupplyGeek Fan Page.

You will have until 11:59 PM Eastern on October 8th to leave your comments to get credit for all of your entries.  I will pick two winners and announce them on Sunday the 9th.  Each winner will have one week to claim their prize.

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  • http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/ Speedmaster

    Nice contest, thanks!

  • http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/ Speedmaster
  • sheila

    i am mostly a pen freak but notebooks are useful too!! actually just office supplies make me happy :)

  • David

    Excellent contest – have been a fan of the series for some time, and with a high-quality notebook… well!

  • Claire in Springfield

    What is that green blob with two beady black eyes supposed to represent?

  • David

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Oxydave/status/26359524587

    Claire: It’s a caterpillar.

  • Patrick

    These looks fun.

  • http://thepen-guin.blogspot.com Ashley

    I’d love to win one of these!

  • http://thepen-guin.blogspot.com Ashley
  • Erin

    You had me at Clairefontaine. Please count me in!

  • http://regardingwolf.com ryan

    Yup. Me. Right here. That’d be me. Winning, you know? ;)

  • Pearl Mom
  • Augustine

    Great contest. Here’s my comment in hopes of winning.

  • Pearl Mom

    I enjoyed the stationery show but must have missed this little beauty! Hopefully I can win won instead!

  • Kidincredible

    Notebook get!

  • Marco Ramirez

    Would love to win it!

  • Marco Ramirez

    Hit the “like” button on Facebook!

  • http://www.theportmans.name Alan P

    I’m becoming hooked on officesupplygeek. I tried the Sharpie liquid pencil last week after reading your review. My daughter (9) loves the pencil.

  • chris swan

    I love office supply geek. Love the notebook.

  • chris swan
  • Lindsay

    These aren’t as “mini” as I’d like, but still pretty neat!

  • http://www.robotninjamonsters.blogspot.com/ alberto

    Pretty neat covers.

  • JPU

    Thanks for the contest

  • http://gabrielnovo.com Gabriel Novo

    Throwing my hat into the ring.

  • Arleigh

    Thanks for the giveaway!

  • Arleigh

    …and “liked” on facebook!

  • Taunya

    These notebooks are neat. I especially like the Ladybug one! Thanks for the giveaway.

  • Schofer

    Thanks much for the giveaway!

  • Chris

    Looks cool.

  • Eric

    These look really nice.

  • Andrew

    Why do so many people like pens and notebooks and other office supplies, and yet so many other people just don’t even comprehend the appeal?

  • Craig

    I’m feeling lucky

  • http://blog.norskwoodshop.com Patrick

    Thanks for the giveaway!

  • Alex

    This paper looks great. I hope that I win! Thanks.

  • Kristina

    Totally cute. I hope I win!

  • Alejandra

    they are so cute! :) thank you for the giveaway!

  • Alejandra

    I “liked” on facebook too.

  • katrina kidder

    Cute, too cute. And I will bug my local provider.
    Thanks.

    K

  • Eville Mike D

    Clairefontaine notebooks seem to be favored by most. I’d like to try one.

  • Garry

    Budget cuts at work, we have to buy our own office supplies and I like to try before I buy

  • Rosita

    Great giveaway! Count me in —

  • Patty

    Fingers crossed! I’d love to win.

  • Brett

    My fingers are crossed. It would be great to win one of these. I really like the ladybug one.

  • Tanya Riley

    I would love to win Thanks so much for the chance

  • Tanya Riley
  • http://apenchantforpaper.blogspot.com/ Heather

    These notebooks look great (I especially like the one with the ladybug on the cover). I hope I’m lucky!

  • Matt

    I’m game! Thanks for the opportunity.

  • Stephanie S

    These look fun!

  • Stephanie S
  • Marco Bona

    Good luck for all!!

  • Matt
  • http://www.inklings.aslum.net Ginigin

    I will be bugging the local art store to carry these!! Thanks for egging on an addiction that needs little help.

  • http://www.inklings.aslum.net Ginigin

    Ok, I’m already a fan and RSS feed follower, but now I’ve liked and punned.

  • Brent

    Free notebooks are always welcome.

  • PointSpecial

    I’ve been looking for a good, small notebook lately… hopefully I win!

  • Heather

    Love these notebooks!! I have a serious pen and notebook addiction…even if I don’t win, I will find these at a retailer and they will be mine.

  • Heather

    tweeted!
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  • Heather

    became a fan on the FB page…also discovered exaclair through my new awareness of Clairefontaine….lovin’ your sites!

  • Lee

    Excellent review. Thanks for the contest entry.

  • David

    I would love to see what the hype is about. Maybe I can win my first Clairefontaine…maybe?

  • David
  • David

    and i clicked “like” (i think i was number 260 for what it’s worth) of the facebook site

  • Lisa

    Pencil me in! Thanks!

  • Emmeline

    Ooh, Clairefontaine! Can’t turn that down!

  • Emmeline
  • Emmeline

    I also liked on Facebook since I’m already a fan (:

  • Dominick

    Sign me up for this!

  • Dominick
  • Lisa Vineyard

    So cute! Count me in!

  • Lisa Vineyard

    I clicked on “like” on Facebook, too!

  • Brigitte

    Forgive me for being a spelling grinch, but it’s “minuscule” (which means “really small”) not miniscule…

    @Brigitte – Thanks for pointing that out, I’ve made the corrections and mentally beat myself up appropriately over the mistake…always thankful to have people point out my mistakes, I make plenty of them and I’m just happy to know that anyone is actually paying attention. :)

  • http://starfire-studio.com carys

    i’d love to enter, thank you!

  • http://starfire-studio.com carys
  • http://starfire-studio.com carys

    and i’ve just become a fb fan and clicked like on your post for this contest.

  • charles hadden

    thanks for the offer

  • Brian in Indy

    I could totally use a smaller Clairfontaine notebook.

  • http://www.danikjohnson.com Dani K.

    Oh man. I totally need a new Clairfontaine notebook!!!!

  • razide

    Minuscule is one of my favourite TV shows so its great to see the caterpillar getting the exposure he/she deserves.
    Nice choice of ink too.

  • Pensive

    Great idea! The only problem I have with Clairfontaine are some of the covers, so more options are great.

  • http://www.lazybonesrunning.blogspot.com Christina

    I’m in.

  • http://dissonantducks.blogspot.com Gwynne

    These are adorable!

  • http://dissonantducks.blogspot.com Gwynne
  • http://dissonantducks.blogspot.com Gwynne

    Liked the post on FB, already a Fan!

  • http://triggerplants.org Doug

    Would love to try them.

  • Arthur

    The more big media trumpet the ubiqitous blackberries and gadgets, the more people like us appreciate the quiet wonder of the notebook and the subtle script of a good pen!

  • http://okami-whatever.blogspot.com Julie (Okami)

    Here’s my comment and I am already a fan and liked the post.

  • http://diysara.wordpress.com/ Sara

    my first entry will be a poem.
    okay i can’t think of a poem so i hope just saying “pick me” will suffice.

  • http://diysara.wordpress.com/ Sara
  • http://diysara.wordpress.com/ Sara

    i clicked the like button for this post and i meant it too ;)

  • http://okami-whatever.blogspot.com Julie (Okami)
  • wild violet

    I’ll bet that this would be great with my Sharpie pens.

  • wild violet

    I like it on facebook.

  • Marcus A.

    Very cool stuff. Thanks for the chance!

  • http://lettersandjournals.com/ Jackie Flaherty

    Sign me up!!

    Thank you!
    Jackie
    http://www.lettersandjournals.com

  • http://lettersandjournals.com/ Jackie Flaherty
  • http://hollywendt.blogspot.com Holly

    Brilliant giveaway. Ta very much for the generosity.

  • Keith

    lets hope i win =)

  • Mary Z

    Awesome!