DIY Planner - Classic binders on eBay - Comments

The wall paper border was too dark

CathMac — Tue, 1 May 2007 10:43:52 -0400

Aside from the fact that their was only one border and there wouldn't be enough for even a small room, the wall paper border was too dark for my taste.

I think the fact that it wound up as filler for shipment packaging speaks for itself.
~Cath

But did you like the wall

pinkyreeny — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:14:13 -0400

But did you like the wall paper border?

oops and thanks

thag — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:59:29 -0400

oops and thanks Innowen.

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reepicheep — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:54:10 -0400

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Hipster sized planner.

thag — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:32:52 -0400

The same seller has a similar hipster sized planner availble in his store. It is a Day Runner Classic Pro. $14 plus $9 shipping. Material is vinyl. I would prefer a ballistic nylon but this might do. I have yet to find a photo of the interior. I ordered and if anyone is curious, I will give details.
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Seller is in Canada,

jbroome — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:42:32 -0400

but the return address on mine was Buffalo, NY. Mine showed up well packaged, and in great shape.

I'm going to use the day runner pages this year, and then diyplanner my refills next year.

I'll second that

supenguin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:54:32 -0400

I bought one of these binders too. A Circa notebook with 1 inch discs just barely squeezes in there. Anything larger would cause the binder to bulge and probably wouldn't zip shut properly.

-Kenny

Great

ygor — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:51:23 -0400

Other then the limitation against using the larger siscs, this has been the bee's knees
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PICTURES !! As promised

jburns8 — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:49:01 -0400

Please let me know how the classic binder from ebay has worked out for you.

Hipster DayPlanner

ygor — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:11:15 -0400

This was something I dug up before I was "Circa-fied". I was going to use it for a ring-bound hipster. I got it from DayRunner's outlet web pages. I believe they discontinued it 'cause it ain't there no mo' :(

To my delight, the rings are on a card that slides into (or out of) a pocket on the back cover. I "Rollabind-ed" it as my first project upon getting my punch. That's why I got all spun up when I saw the larger ones on eBay. They are of identical construction. The hipster has a cell-phone pouch vs. the zippered flat pocket on the classic one.

I believe it was called an "e-Runner Sport Pouch" I found a possible reference for it here. 'Bout halfway down the page: "2043-5499=E-RUNNER POUCH 3X5 BALLSTC BL=EA=26.25"

I found an "e-Runner Sport Organizer" here, for $39 (EFG !!). This size is called "Pocket"-- 3¾" x 6¾" (95 x 172mm)

As far as the writing comfort, I have no problem other. The smallness of the page is morte of a problem than anything.
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DayPlanner hipster size zippered binder

CathMac — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:23:28 -0400

Ygor,
Regarding your DayPlanner hipster size zippered binder, are those regular 3x5 cards smurfed on the left (5 inch side)?

This ties into a question someone else asked recently regarding top bound or side bound 3x5 PDAs. I see that you responded by indicating you didn't have a preference. Someone after you responded by saying that the side bound are perforated. Having seen the perforated cards at Levenger I know that tearing the perforation reduces them to the standard 3x5.

Levenger sells them with the rings, they cost about $12.00. They do have the perforated smurfed cards separately but they aren't cheap.

It seems to me that a DIY sidebound PDA would probably be made from unperforated, true dimension 3x5s. I'm guessing that's what you have. If so, how awkward is it to write in with the narrow width encroached on by the rings?

Also, if you think of it could you let me know if you come upon this DayPlanner size again? Or perhaps give me their official descriptive info so I can start scouting around?
~Cath

Not unless...

ygor — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:18:25 -0400

you lose your anonymous status.
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Pictures !! As promised

anonymous — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:55:34 -0400

Ygor,
I Loved the pictures.
Could you take a few minutes to let me know how your circa system is working with the binder?
Pros and cons? Did everything fit inside as you expected?
Thanks,
jburns8

That explains the wall paper border

CathMac — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:09:16 -0400

I bought 3 awhile ago and they came with a roll of wall paper border as filler in the package. I didn't notice the return address but thanks to you it now makes sense.
~Cath

but I didn't order wallpaper

supenguin — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:38:08 -0400

Got a package today that had a return address of some wallpaper company. Opened it up, and sure enough it was the classic size binder. You really can't beat $15 for this. Anyone who is looking for a good Classic size binder can't go wrong with this.

The Circa notebook cover just *barely* fits in there in place of the DayRunner rings. More good news: two pen loops. YAY! Also, this is exactly the right size for 1" Circa discs.

I've only got two super minor complaints. The seller never emailed when to inform me the item had shipped. I was going to send him a message tonight to find out where my package got to. Good thing I saw it!

Secondly, the pen loops are too small to hold a Pilot G2 pen. The thicker grip part is just too thick. Anyone have a good solution to make one fit?