If you saw my Europe stationery haul you’ve already seen the bullet journal notebook I bought from Hema… but let’s take a closer took!

QUICK FACTS

• Size: 5.75″ wide x 8.25″ high
• Chipboard cover
• Bright white paper
• No page numbers
• No index
• 3 ribbon bookmarks
• 6mm dot grid spacing
• 25 dots across x 36 dots vertically

Hema Bullet Journal Notebook

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This notebook is from my 2nd Europe Stationery Haul.

Price: 5 Euro

The Cover

The hardcover chipboard has the pattern printed directly onto it. Since it’s chipboard it’s sturdy without weighing much. There were a few cover options to choose from – my 2nd pick was a cover with dashhounds.

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Approx 0.5″ thick (about 1cm)

The pages lay flat on their own

Not sure if I just got a dud but some of the pages had this weird indent. I don’t like the odd stitching location of the 3 bookmarks. Usually these would be adhered to the back of the planner, not oddly in the middle stitching.

But at least the pages are bright white! The dots are 6mm x 6mm (so slightly bigger than the usual 5mm grid that most notebooks have).

Pages lay flat on their own.

Pen Testing

The paper didn’t hold up too badly from the pen test – there was light ghosting of the marker pens and highlighters and 1 of the MAMBI stamps bled through. For the price of this notebook I was surprised that the paper wasn’t too bad!

Pros of the Hema Bullet Journal

• Cheap
• There are Hema stores all over Europe so readily available
• Bright white paper
• Sturdy cover
• Doesn’t weight much
• 3 Ribbon bookmarks
• Paper is prone to minimal ghosting
• Multiple cover options to choose from

Cons of the Hema Bullet Journal

• Weird bookmarks stitched into the middle of the binding
• No pocket folder
• No page numbers
• No index page

Would I use this notebook?

Yes – it has bright white paper and reasonable paper quality.

More European stationery reviews

• Flying Tiger Copenhagen Bullet Journal Notebook
• Paperchase Agenzio Planner Review 
• My 2nd Europe Stationery Haul!

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