The following site sells the hardcover notebooks, and at this site you can order individual books. You can only order them in packs of a dozen, however: They also sell the hardcover notebooks in both the large and small sizes. I purchased the pocket notebook from the following site. I too love the retro chic of the dark green cover and script “Memoranda.” I like it about as well or better than any other pocket notebook I’ve used. As you say, it’s a no-frills beast, but quite the workhorse. I’ve been using the Memoranda book for the past six weeks or so as my everyday carry pocket notebook. I purchased both the pocket Memoranda notebook and the larger version of the record book (they’re about an 8×10 size, same color, with the word RECORD on the front cover). Thanks again to Lisa for giving me the opportunity to review these! 7530-0 7530002220078 753000222351 federal federal supply service flexible government hardcover military notebook perfect notebook softcover Post navigation But you’d probably want to use a fine pen that would bleed through less. If you’re a prolific journaler, these notebooks would be a good choice– they’re cheap and they’d look great all lined up on a shelf together. The paper has the same soft feel to it, but the blue lines are much thinner than in the pocket notebook. On the back, there’s a barcode and the product number. Â The hardcover has sharp, square corners and the boards overhang the pages by quite a lot. I love the logo on the front cover– they’ve changed these pocket notebooks from hardcover to paperback over the years, but they have kept that old-fashioned “Memoranda.” On the back, you have the product number. The paper feels very soft and thirsty, and soaks up ink quite readily. The pages have a bright blue line, heavier than what you’d find in most lined notebooks. It’s extremely flexible and forgiving– you can roll it up and then roll it back the other way, and it will end up pretty flat again. The pocket size notebook is taller and narrower than the standard pocket Moleskine format. But that’s not the point: these aren’t meant to be design objects, they’re meant to be functional, and they’re meant not to cost taxpayers a fortune. The quality of the construction seems solid, but it’s nothing fancy or fussy– don’t expect perfect edges and corners that line up 100% square. I guess it makes sense for the military to have standard notebooks that fit in their uniform pockets, but what about other government workers? Are these the only notebooks that federal employees are authorized to purchase? Who actually has the contract to manufacture them? Are they made in the USA, despite their extremely low price?Īs for the notebooks themselves, they have a nice, no-frills look to them. They’ve obviously been the standard notebooks for military personal and other government workers for quite a while, though the design has evolved over time. I’d love to know the full history behind these notebooks. There are places online where you seem to be able to get around that). It was very cool to get my hands on these, as I myself am not a federal employee, and therefore can’t buy them (at least, theoretically. A reader named Lisa kindly sent me these Federal Supply Service notebooks after seeing my post about them having been featured on A Continuous Lean.
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