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I had binding issues with her imperfect notebooks and planners, but not with the "perfect" ones. I have to agree with you when it comes to the sticker kits. Since Hobonichi is a bigger company and has a wider range of buyers, more sticker kits are available for their planners. It can be frustrating, having to adjust your sticker kit to slightly different spread.

I'd depends on which planner and if you're buying them from Amazon, another store or Hobonichi directly. Hobonichi has added $30 for shipping when I've ordered directly from them (just the Weeks Techo alone to America). Amazon adds the shipping to the price of the planner and makes it one price so you don't see the separation. Another option is ordering from an online shop or buying it in retail brick and mortar shops to save money. Last year, I ordered from Hobonichi directly and then later on from Atlas Stationers. I was able to received the freebies when I ordered from Hobonichi directly, but not from Atlas. But with Atlas, I was able to use my discount code and shipping was free due to total order cost. Also, some of the online or brick and mortar retailers might not sell the entire Hobonichi 2025 Techos.

Stay tuned! I'm going to share video of the Hobonichi Preview soon on my channel! 😃

I appreciate your opinion. Let me just say that I am an American, and I mentioned that in one part of the video...how that affected my opinion about having the Japanese characters in the English version. I was honest about it and how it may not affect other people from around the world. I discussed the cover being an issue. Hobonichi has more variety and that pulls people back to using it...I've heard this on RUclips and on Instagram. As for the N2, I also said that I did not like having so many extra pages. If I do buy it for 2025, it will be the compact version. I have to admit, I could have included more reasons why the N2 may not be worth it, but honestly, I don't have a lot of reasons that it wouldn't be. As for the other options, I've looked around. I'm not a fan of PaperTess Designs notebook- I don't care for the layout. The Angel Shoppe one is a contender, but it's totally undated...I'm not quite sure if I would want that either. And there are more options than those that I previously mentioned. I'm still trying to figure out my 2025 planner lineup. You'll have to see if I stick to the Weeks or not.

@@PlanYourOneLife I tried to find different ways to explain this but I think it boils down to this: I was hoping for a video that compared and contrasted the Weeks and the horizontal N2 Common Planner as they are designed with no personal opinions about what should or should not be included in the planners, and then a breakdown of each planner’s strengths and weaknesses after having used them for several months. Things like hearing about how the binding of the N2 full year held up after a year of use and the addition of deco in your experience. Would the full year still fit in any cover purchased for it at the beginning of the year or would you have to purchase a different custom cover to fit it once it started swelling from the addition of deco. Did you find the TRP S of the Common Planner still comparable to the old TRP of the Weeks or were there issues once you settled into using it long term. Things like that which would help people make an informed decision during the planner buying season. Not necessarily those specifics because you could focus on whatever aspects of the planners you wanted to but something about the how the form and function of the two planners worked after extended use. Instead the video was more about your personal opinions on how the Weeks could be better with some unbiased comparisons between the two such as the cover options. I’m still not saying your opinions aren’t valid or that you shouldn’t express them. What I am saying is that when you are presenting a video comparing planners to help people decide which to buy and say that the invisible line needs to be removed because we can draw our own lines, that maybe the topic derailed a bit. As far as the American statement, I’m talking about what you said specifically about the moon phases in the Weeks and not about the Japanese characters. That part was a little off because you said very few people outside of Japan could make use of them and they should be removed. I could be wrong on this as I only checked a handful of countries west of Japan and I didn’t check to see if there are differences between northern and southern hemispheres, but I think that if you are within 12 hours of Japan the moon phase dates are fairly accurate. The US-I’m also American-is 13-14 hours behind Japan depending on whether it’s daylight saving time. That’s why the moon phases are a day off for us. But there is an awful lot of world between us and Japan such as sizable portions of Europe, Asia, and Africa that are all within the 12 hour span. So in that regard, I just really wanted to point out that we Americans sometimes have a very focused and narrow view of the world and should break the habit of making sweeping generalized statements when it comes to who does or doesn’t find things useful when there are thousands to millions of people that may have a differing opinion that we tend not to account for. Again, please don’t take anything I say the wrong way. I don’t mean to be cruel or demeaning in anyway. I don’t want to offend and I don’t want to come off as knowing what is best for your channel. I’m not a content creator nor have any desire to be. I just hope to be a slightly helpful voice on the internet. All the best and I look forward to your future videos. ❤️

Thank you! The cover is from her shop. I was able to get it last year when I ordered that size. Have you looked into the Lauren Phelps Designs' Weeks' cover? I think that she sells the Weeks' covers too. The Hobonichi Weeks cover should work on her compact N2, but keep in mind that HWs' covers are more rounded.

@@PlanYourOneLife That is so true! Thank you 💘

Also Catherine said she will release clear covers for all the sizes after she finishes this planner thing Hopefully before the new year so you can just wait fir it if you will get other sizes which is not in hobonichi

@@saraelgaili3305 OMG this is news to me! Thank you so much!

I'm a little bit disappointed in the covers that are being offered for the 2025 SI Weeks' planners. I wish that she would have chosen 3 or 4 colors and offered them for every planner. Instead some colors are being offered for certain sizes/layouts and not for others. The planner that I may get, I will probably have to cover up. It's not being offered in the mulberry or the caramel colors that I love.

@@PlanYourOneLife I agree with you on the sterling ink color choices. I use a6 vertical and have the quartz color. It matches my moterm cover and other accessories…but for 2025 it’s only available in forest, which is a beautiful color but TOTALLY off for the look of the neutral pink hues I have in everything.

@AndreaK1013 Aww, man. You're right that planner cover won't match with the A6 cover at all.

@@PlanYourOneLife I like her compact sizes, so I was a bit bummed that the color I really wanted was in full year. 🥲 However I just keep telling myself that whatever I get from her will be an elevated experience because it's true. My hope is that with more and more support and stability, she may be able to expand her color options, however I do understand and accept that she's not quite there yet. Edit: Yeah, just side ramblings here, thinking more about the strengths and weaknesses of Hobonichi and Sterling Ink... SI has more layout and size options but very curated cover options. Hobonichi has more cover designs and accessories but a very rigid selection of sizes and layouts. I think for this reason a person may choose both for different uses? With my scatterbrain I cannot use more than one planner at this time, but perhaps a HB for one thing and SI for another will work for a lot of people.

Lol. I think that you took what I said the wrong way...It isn't going to be in its original form, therefore, essentially it is a different paper. Also, sometimes I pronounce TRP 100% right and sometimes I don't. I'm human, I make mistakes. Thanks for watching!

Yes, I recommend Gillio or Moterm. Their covers are wider. Eternal Leather Goods sells covers for the full Weeks size too, but you will have to pay a few more dollars to get it.

Hey Tara, a lot of people have switched to the SI version because of that reason.

Thanks!

Thank you. I'm glad that you found the layout that will work for you the best!

Thank you! Have you considered the Hobonichi Day-free? It is undated and has only monthly and daily pages (but not for the entire year though).