• HOME
  • Planning
    • Planner Newbie
      • New to planning? Start here
    • Planning Tips & Inspiration
    • 52 Planning Systems in 52 Weeks
      • My weekly spreads
    • Planner Reviews
      • Horizontal Weekly
      • Horizontal 1 Page Weekly + Notes
      • Vertical Weekly
      • Hourly Planners
      • Categories Weekly
      • Daily Planners
      • Discbound Planners
      • Teacher Planners
      • Planner Roundups
      • Happy Planner (MAMBI)
      • Budget Planners
      • Undated Daily Planners
      • Undated Weekly
    • Planner Index
    • Planner Comparisons
    • Bullet Journal
      • Bullet Journal Reviews
      • Bullet Journal Spreads
      • Bullet Journal Tips
    • Planner pens
    • Highlighters
    • Planner Stickers
    • Digital Planning
    • Household Binder
    • Stationery Shopping
    • Rachael’s Favorites
    • Blogging & Online Business
  • Graphic Design
    • Photoshop Tutorials
    • Affinity Publisher
    • Microsoft Word
    • Microsoft Excel
    • Canva
    • Silhouette Studio
    • PicMonkey
  • SHOP
    • Shop at Etsy
    • Online Store
    • Graphic Design Resources
    • ECOURSES
    • Ebooks
      • 54 Mistakes Etsy Sellers Make (And How to Fix Them)
      • 1200 Blog Post Ideas
        • 1200 Blog Post Ideas (Exclusive Download Content)
      • 200 Blog Post Title Prompts (For Any Type of Blog)
        • 200 Blog Post Title Prompts (Exclusive Download Content)
    • Feedback & Testimonials
    • Planner Supplies (my sister’s shop!)
    • Shop my favorite planner supplies on Amazon
  • Learn
    • ECOURSES
      • Free Graphic Design Video Tutorials Library
      • Printables in Affinity Publisher
      • How to Make Planner Stickers
      • How to Make Printables in Photoshop
      • Printables in Microsoft Word
      • Printables in Microsoft Excel
      • Digital planners and notebooks in Microsoft PowerPoint
      • How to Make Labels in Photoshop
      • Make Patterns in Photoshop
      • Party Printables
      • How to Write Product Descriptions
    • Ebooks
      • 54 Mistakes Etsy Sellers Make (And How to Fix Them)
      • 200 Blog Post Title Prompts (For Any Type of Blog)
      • 1200 Blog Post Ideas
  • FREE
    • FREE Printables
    • Free Printables Library – Subscribers Login
  • Travel
    • Travel Planning
    • Europe
    • Australia & New Zealand
  • About
    • Browse All Posts
    • FAQ
      • What is a Printable? What happens when I purchase a printable from you?
      • Printing Tips
      • Printable Planner Stickers
      • Downloading Files
      • How to Open Zipped File Folders
      • What does EDITABLE mean?
      • Monogram Etiquette

All About Planners

Printable planners to organize your home, business and life!

November 7, 2019

Poluma Dot Grid Notebook Review (Including Pen Test)

There are more and more dot grid notebooks becoming available nowadays. They seem to be getting cheaper too – the Poluma dot grid notebook costs less than $10!

Disclaimer: I received this notebook from Organizer Factory for free in exchange for this review. As always, all opinions are my own.

Quick facts

  • Size: 5.5″ wide x 8.5″ high
  • Hardcover (faux leather)
  • Sewn binding
  • 5mm Dot grid pages
  • 64 double sided pages
  • Cream pages
  • No page numbers
  • Pocket folder
  • Elastic band enclosure
  • 1 Ribbon bookmark
  • No contents / index page

Price: $8.60 USD

Let’s take a closer look!

To enlarge the screen of the video, click the square icon in the bottom right hand corner of the video (it will say ‘full screen’ when you hover your mouse over the icon).

Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more planner videos!

Approx 1.5cm thick (between 0.5 & 0.75″ thick)

poluma dot grid notebook review bullet journal bujo 5mm dot grid spacing blue cover cheap affordable organizer factory

poluma dot grid notebook sewn bound blue cover

poluma dot grid notebook review

There are 25 dots horizontal and 41 dots vertically.

Some notebooks can print the dots too close to the page making it awkward to write on / rule up pages. This one has a few millimetres space on all sides so you don’t have to worry about that.

poluma dot grid notebook review bullet journal bujo 5mm dot grid spacing blue cover cheap affordable organizer factory lay flat

poluma dot grid notebook lay flat binding 5mm spacing ivory paper ribbon bookmark cheap affordable

However, there aren’t any page numbers.

Related: How to resize any printable for any size bullet journal

Pen Testing

The paper quality isn’t the best but is to be expected given the cheap price of the notebook. Ballpoint and gel pens had the least ghosting.

poluma dot grid notebook pen testing ghosting bleed through paper quality

poluma dot grid notebook pen testing ghosting bleed through paper quality a5 page size

Related: 50 Reminders to Put in Your Planner or Bullet Journal

Pros of the Planner

  • Portable size
  • Lightweight
  • Pocket folder
  • Functional dot placement (none too close to the edge of the page)
  • Multiple cover colors to choose from

Cons of the Planner

  • No cover personalisation
  • No page numbers
  • No contents / index page
  • Only 1 ribbon bookmark

Would I use this planner?

Yes. You can never have too many dot grid notebooks! Since it doesn’t have numbered pages I’ll be using it for experimenting with weekly spread layouts.

More dot grid notebook reviews:

  • Comparison of 30 Dot Grid Notebooks for Bullet Journaling (Buying Guide)
  • Bullet Journal Planner by Letter Love Designs
  • Agendio custom dot grid notebook 
  • Practical Paper Co. Custom Dot Grid Notebook

Planning Tips:

  • 7 Tips to keep your bullet journal neat
  • 26 Non-typical 2 page weekly spreads to try

Browse all posts

free printables library all about planners editable calendar planner cover stickers bill pay checklist template labels

Found this post helpful? Pin it!

poluma dot grid notebook review pros and cons organizer factory best cheap notebooks for bullet journaling all about planners

You may also be interested in...

  • Artfan Dot Grid Notebook Review (Including Pen Test)Artfan Dot Grid Notebook Review (Including Pen Test)
  • Review of the Scrivwell Dot Grid Notebook for Bullet JournalingReview of the Scrivwell Dot Grid Notebook for Bullet Journaling
  • 10 Cheap bullet journal notebooks (that cost $15 USD or less)10 Cheap bullet journal notebooks (that cost $15 USD or less)
  • Paperchase Agenzio Dot Grid Notebook Review (Including Pen Test)Paperchase Agenzio Dot Grid Notebook Review (Including Pen Test)
  • Flying Tiger Copenhagen Bullet Journal Notebook Review (Pros, Cons & Pen Testing)Flying Tiger Copenhagen Bullet Journal Notebook Review (Pros, Cons & Pen Testing)
  • Bullet journaling in the Scribbles that Matter Notebook (is it worth the hype?)Bullet journaling in the Scribbles that Matter Notebook (is it worth the hype?)

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)

Posted In: Bullet Journal, Bullet Journal Reviews · Tagged: best dot grid notebook for bullet journal, bujo dot grid notebook, bujo notebook review, bullet journaling notebooks, cheap bujo notebook, cheap bullet journal notebook, cheap dot grid notebook, favorite dot grid notebook for bujo, favorite dot grid notebook for bullet journal, poluma bullet journal, poluma dot grid notebook, Poluma dot grid notebook review, Poluma dot grid planner

Welcome

Welcome to All About Planners! I’m Rachael, a 20-something Aussie addicted to graphic design and all things planning. On the blog you’ll find more than 1,000 posts about all things planning including planner reviews, tips, favorite supplies and some of my past weekly spreads.

Subscribe and join 60,000+ others on the quest to find planner peace!

Follow Me

  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube

Search

Subscribe

free printables library sign up all about planners blog image graphic subscribe

Shop At Etsy

The photos and content on this site are the property of All About Planners. They are not allowed to be used without permission from All About Planners.

Categories

Recent Posts

  • Blue Themed weekly spread in the Plum Paper Quad Lined layout
  • Why I buy paper planners when I could create my own
  • Sprouted Planner Review (Dashboard Layout Weekly Planner)
  • Which discs are compatible with Plum Paper’s disc punched planners?
  • Hacking the Dabney Lee for Blue Sky Horizontal Weekly Planner

Disclaimer

All About Planners is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

Popular Posts

  • 50 Tips for writing a better to do list that will make you more productive
  • How I use Excel to organize all my travel plans (research, itinerary, hotel, tours, bookings, packing list etc.)
  • How I use Excel to Organize a Home Renovation (budget, spending, program, paint colors, contacts, quotes)
  • After trying 52 planners, these were my top 7 favorite weekly planners
  • How to add digital planner stickers into Goodnotes (2 ways)

Printables

  • Learn How to Make Printables
  • How to Make Planner Stickers
  • Resources & Tools I Recommend

Follow Me

  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
Privacy

Copyright © 2022 All About Planners · Theme by 17th Avenue