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Agreed. She could of just left me on “read” and moved on. 😅

Thank you for your comment and saying this! Apparently she did have a conversation with the production company for future stuff and feedback but yeah, I was pretty applaud by the whole experience and I have a friend who had even worse than I did. Everytime I see one of her planners, there is something wrong with it. It's baffling how she believe these things are deemed as acceptable quality. v_v I agree with you, it does fall back on the owner regardless if she did went to a third party for manufacturing. I don't know if I mentioned it in the video but she even used how she was out of pocket for shipping because of the discounted shipping, which was her damn choice to do! Almost felt like a, you can't complain you got discounted shipping! It was still $155AUD all up at the end of the day! That is ALOT of money when I could of got a Cousin and clear cover for $75 tops. v_v I'm giving the planner a chance because I really don't want to waste it so I'm giving it a month to figure out if I can handle it, including the paper which I'm not overly happy with (it feels flimsy compared to pervious sanzen planners I've had). It also doesn't help that I decided to keep doing my health in my hobonichi weeks so I do not need all the extra pages in Nisha's planner (though I love the set up of her dailies) I'm going to give it month first to see if I can handle it and if not then I'm going to have to accept that it's going to be scratch paper.... for $125.... and the clear cover is also a terrible fit. It pisses me off when people promote this planner and gloss over the issue like it's okay. It's not. And to be kicked out of her facebook group... well that was icing on the cake, wasn't it. I wasn't even trying to be nasty. Lol. Lesson learnt I guess. >_<

Like actual bleed through or show-through? I plan on using a fountain pen with DE ATRAMENTIS Permanent Document Ink in Black and Tombows. I have a pen test page on my lastest video if you're interested. :)

Hey, yeah. I also believe a lot of people will give grace to the Sanzen issue because it's a planner wide problem, rather than a business issue. I admire your ability to just bin something if it doesn't satisfy your needs, all I keep thinking is I paid $155 (with clear cover) for this. @_@ I do love the planner itself outside of it's issues which is disappointing because I wasn't pleased with Nisha kicking me out of the Facebook group with no warning, even if I wanted to give her a second chance, I don't know if I should. I still feel like maybe my last email was too much for her but she could of at least told me that. 🤷‍♀

@@Soulfuldocuments I had to make sure I was okay with potentially ditching it before I laid out any money in the first place. I accepted the risk at the outset, so I don’t have to make the decision again - it may look like it’d be easy to do now but there was a bucket full of angst and self-debate before I ever bought it. Thankfully, I haven’t seen any inconsistencies or issues in my copy of the planner, over and above that with the paper, so I should get the use of it this year. My final fallback if paper really does prove an issue for me across all the 2025 planners is that Wonderland222 bought up the last of the pre Sanzen paper as soon as they heard about changes coming down in 2023. They had enough to do their 2025 planners in the the old stuff.

That's fair. Also, not to freak you out or anything but I have a friend who's Wonderland222 has terrible bleedthrough, which is odd since it is old paper...

@@Soulfuldocuments 😲 That would upset me! It’s probably my favourite layout now the weekends come in an unstacked option, and gives the best tracker solutions for my needs, though I have never used it in A5 before. I’m going to hope your friend uses very juicy inks and pens! Then again, it does seem to be the norm this year and I’ve had bought it anyway - just makes the choice between it and the SI that bit more difficult. 😊

You have some solid ideas that I haven't even thought of! What made you choose JP over a sterling ink? The hump would be an issue especially in a book so thick but I also anticipate my meals section is going to get chunky since I'm thinking over covering all the pages up to use them for something else. xD Yeah, there might be some on Instagram but it's kinda limited on here. Thank you for the sub.There will be definitely more to come! :)

@@Soulfuldocuments I really wanted to find a single planner that can keep my journal, memories, goals etc all in one place. My diary stuff of to-dos and appts I keep in an A6 but I’m also trialling using my phone alongside it in 2025 with a view to using that in future, so just having a notebook in my bag that I can replace as needed. Because healthy eating is a big part of my 2025 goals, the meal planning section in the JP was a big draw - and tha, together with the tracker pages that are similar to the Wonderland222, swung it for me. It wasn’t an easy change as the goal pages are also different to my norm and I can’t stress enough how much I dislike dated dailies! But they’re not bundled with the weeks or months, and this year the Saturdays and Sundays have separate pages, so I’m prepared to get out the whiteout. I do have a back up plan though - two in fact - a Sterling Ink and a Wonderland222. I bought them now as they have sold out in the past and I don’t want to risk missing out if I need one. I was prepared to lay out the cost as I need that reassurance. If I don’t use them, great - I’ll re-date and use them in the next couple of years by buying stickers instead of books (neither have dated dailies, so the bumps won’t be too bad). I love the quality and feel of SI - have been a fan since she launched, and I love that W222 gives me everything I need in the trackers (except meal planning). I wouldn’t be surprised to learn Nisha took inspiration from W222 in that respect. I’m also trying Just Scribble’s A6 this year as I like her horizontal weekly layout - will see how I get on with the bundled dated dailies! My plan is to ignore the dates and just takes notes etc as I need to. If that doesn’t work I’ll revert to a combination of a dot grid notebook and a slim monthly diary like the Sigel Conceptum or the new SI weekly booklet passport size. I don’t need to keep the A6 day to day notebooks, and they take quite the beating, so I’m fine with skimming off what I need - though they do hang around until I really have to declutter and someone prises them out of my hands, so rewriting doesn’t really happen - I can scan any pages I still want into my digital notes. 😊 This is very much an explore and try out year for me, but I won’t be buying any more planners until the 2027 release at the earliest. Unless I find I really have to have a paper diary as well as a notebook 🤣. I caught a glance at the decoration on your planner - the stickers on your inside covers are gorgeous! I’ve not been a massive decorator in the past - time was factor, but now I’ve stopped working I’m finding others’ treatments of their planners vey inspirational. And now I’m only using the one planner I’m going to set it up and flirt with some decoration in the quiet week after Christmas. In the meantime I’m happy trawling through YT for some ideas.

Why don't you use the SI weeklies to track your food and then you could have everything you wanted in one including no dated dailies?

@@Soulfuldocuments I like that idea!

Thanks for subbing! ❤️

Hello fellow Aussie! Lemme know how’s yours goes! I’ve reflected a bit and realise whilst the ghosting is bad, if deff isn’t bad as some I have seen. Still sucks though.

Hey, yeah it's kinda ridiculous how much shipping to aus is. I'm grateful she did the reduced shipping for preorders. Medication is a good idea but not everyone takes them. I will be using stickers but I'm not really heavy on them so I don't find that I bulk out my planners as much. I would also like to note that, after this video I did a pen test page and wasn't happy with the results. Noting this is a potential problem for ALL Sanzen paper planners and journals, not exclusive to the JP but still really disappointing, given the I'm very heavy on Tombows. :( I'll be posting a video of it and my set up soon. You're welcome, thanks for watching and commenting! :)

@@SoulfuldocumentsI’ve seen lots of complaints on this year’s Sanzen paper, one new Indy (I think it was Just Scribble) made the decision to change her paper from a slightly higher weight when she tested it on the proofs. I am using the December monthly as a sort of test bed and so far, although there’s some ghosting from the Tombows it’s nothing I will even notice when I write in January’s spread. I’ve had no bleed-through from them but I haven’t tried a fountain pen yet. The biro/rollerball type is a bigger issue for me as it leaves impressions. 😊

Thanks for the comment. Ah, the pain of OCD. I actually ended up heating it with a heat gun, mainly to get the adhesive off and after hours of rubbing and heating the leather for some reason the stain improved by alot imo. I have no idea why though. xD Thanks for watching! :)

It didn’t end up sticking long. I ended up doing morning pages every morning and aimed for a page a day and added something else in my system for memory keeping. A lot has actually changed in my system. I plan to do a q1 review and q2 update soon! Thanks for watching! ❤️

Thanks! It's a Van Der Spek custom :)

@@Soulfuldocuments thank you new subscriber!!

Thanks so much for the support! :)

You mean like the ruler types or the today/this week tabs? :)

​@Soulfuldocuments Same idea but it's actually a divider with neither top or bottom tab which ever you prefer, I use them find it so much better and have sticky note on them in my month and weekly sections

Thank you for watching and leaving a comment! <3 I actually managed to lighten up the stain a bit after I posted the video but yes, I am trying to train my brain that nothing stays perfect forever. n_n