Distressed Look Starter Set Organizer, Undated, 7 Ring, Desk Size, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2", Brown (43184)

Great product no need to spend more this really does it

I've been looking for another planner for a few months. That dampens my organizational skills. I usually use a Franklin Covey product. It's high quality and what I'm accustomed to since that's the training course I took through my company years ago. When I considered planners I knew I needed flexibility and the ability to customize. This is why I decided on the Day-Timer with Undated Starter Set. The first thing I did was customize it to include what I use most, in an order that feels natural to me. You can further customize the planner with pages you need (seven ring 8.5 x 5.5 size) that can easily be purchased online (yes the Franklin Covey pages fit. Me: For example as long as it's a seven ring or you have a hole punch, you can just keep moving your address book instead of copying it as long as the data is still valid.) or in from office supply store like Office Depot for example. Office Depot is where I purchased additional Notes pages. The Day-Timer has a high quality look and feel. It's customized just for me. I could've started it this month. However, I'm detail orientated. Therefore I backdated it to January and included all my back-data. It's budget friendly. My new Day-Timer is an exceptional planner. I'm exceedingly happy with this purchase.

Received this Day-Timer planner about 3 months ago and love it. If you're like me; do not trust putting everything into my phone where it can be lost, stolen, the battery goes kaput or a dozen other scary possibilities, this is for you. On the outside, while it won't ever be mistaken for genuine leather, it still has a great look and feel. Inside, it appears well made with ring binders and card slots. I also purchased a pack of 'daily' planner sheets and set it up to suit my needs with a monthly calendar at a glance and daily planning sheets with ample room for notes. There are tabs for months and alphabetical for contacts and a notepad. There is a handy plastic 'Today' divider so you turn to your daily schedule without searching. My schedule can get pretty hectic at times but this little book keeps me confident that I've got my bases covered and am on time or each appointment.

This is a very professional looking planner / organizer, it suits my needs very well. My only complaint is that it is bigger than it needs to be for the paper size and inside storage.

Love my new planner cover. I wasn’t sure it would hold all my stuff and the rest of the year (6 months) 1 page per day calendar, but it does comfortably. It’s also a pretty brown color. It comes with an undated monthly with daily calendar, a 7-hole page marker ruler, plastic biz card page, and ziplock page for pens.

Exactly what I was hoping for. Meets all my needs.

I do like this zipper daytimer binder. The outside is maybe a bit sticky.I had to wipe it as it had my fingerprints on it. I liked my last daytime binder cover better which was a navy blue fabric as it was not sticky and did not get dirty, seemed to have some type of protectant The black clips are not as large as my last daytimer and they are not up to the quality of the last binder. They seems quite secure though and I think they will hold up. I would have preferred fabric to simulated leather, which is overpriced anyway. I think I prefer this cover to a colored vinyl that are unattractive in the available colors to me. I would not expect paper to hold well in the front left pocket so this is not as snug as my previous binder. Hope it holds business cards well but have not tried that yet. Prots: This binder accommodates the filler paper size easily. I was specifically looking for a zippered binder so that things do not fall out. The zipper works great. There is no left velcro flap on the front of this binder although it appears there could be from the photo. I did not get a pencil or a ruler with mine. Thee is a lined notepad on the back included which I think is a very nice plus. Nice plastic holder with a zip lock type closure.

Pros and cons: CON - To say that I am pleased would be an overstatement. I first purchased this planner binder 13 years ago, but the bottom rivet holding the ring set broke loose, so time to get a new one. The pictures and descriptions exactly matched my current organizer. However, several things in the description and pictures are misleading or incorrect. In my first one, the pockets on the inside left were 5.5" wide, large enough to insert my passport sideways into the bottom pocket. In this newly purchased one, the pockets are only 4.5", insufficiently wide unless I insert vertically which would cover the other pockets. Also, no pen loop. Both discrepancies in the description and the pictures. Lastly, on the old one, the binder edge seam was overlaid on both the front and back side. In this replacement, the backside material merely overlays onto the front. Pictures of both the old and newly purchased one are attached. Easy to tell them apart. PRO - the 7-rings seem to riveted securely and are compatible with other 7-ring products of this size.