Leuchtturm1917 Pen Loop Navy

The idea and the purpose of these Pen Loops is great. I use various notebooks at the same time and always have pens flying around. In fact, there aren't many decent notebooks out there that actually allow you to attach a pen to it and this is quite an inexpensive way to convert any notebook into a notebook + pen carrier. As I mentioned, I use several notebooks so I bought 2 of these to try out.At first glance the presentation is very good and represents exactly what the purpose of the item is (the pictures on the Amazon offer say it all).The instructions if required come in German, English and French. And because they can there's a mention of how detailed Leuchtturm's notebooks and planners are - in case you're thinking of buying one.So far so good...but this is where I think they might have to improve the product or come up with a 2nd version of the loop - rather than a pen loop - a Fountain Pen Loop.As far as I'm aware Leuchtturm have marketed themselves as been fountain pen friendly and all that...so why would they come up with a product that isn't fountain pen friendly??I want to stress out, the product is good, sturdy, well built...but from my point of view, at the moment only suitable for thin pens. If you're looking to use this with fountain pens, make sure it's either a thin FP or be prepared to spend a fair bit of time until you manage fit your pen into the loop. Needless to say of course that once you fit it in, it will stay their. You could probably shake it around all you want, your FP will probably not even move - word of advice though: if you try this, try it first with an un-inked pen - just saying.I have attached some pictures of me fitting in my Lamy Safari Special Edition 2018 - and I can assure you that I managed it but not without difficulty.For the price it has however (£2.50) I'll keep using it (well, it's already adhered to the notebook), but it's a shame as unfortunately I won't be able to use it with other bigger fountain pens I have.I still need to think about what I'll do with the 2nd unit I have...Update: 14/06/2018So, I've been using this for over a month know and it's still attached to my notebook and I'm still using my Lamy Safari with it. I was initially a bit disappointed, but truth be told, the pen loop doesn't feel as stiff as it did at the very beginning but it still holds the pen firmly. I guess also Lamy isn't the easiest of pens to use with a pen loop, as the bottom on the pen is actually squared. If you have a large pen but with a rounded or pointy edge then definitely it will be easier to use. So for anyone thinking about buying this, I would probably say just consider the shape of your pen as will make it easier or more difficult to use but eventually the loop does work. That's +1 star from me.

I purchased 5 of these to add to all my notebooks and journals that did not have a pen loop. Always having a pen and journal together helps so much when travelling. I have lost so many pens that this has helped me a lot. I love this product.

Good quality item, just a shame have to pay extra for this on the actual journal

...and this is one of those times.I like to carry a "proper" notebook with me, rather than one of those new-fangled electronic gadgets. The Leuchtturm1917 mini (A7) notebook is perfect for the purpose. I bought the lavender (more mid-purple) one and it's just lovely (so long as you use a biro or pencil - the pages aren't ink-proof).I team it with my Waterman Hemisphere purple ballpen which is a perfect match to the notebook. But...there's no pen loop on the notepad, and it's nice to keep the pen and pad together.Well, this little adhesive pen loop in the answer. Sadly while Leuchtturm1917 do the pen loops in lots of colours they don't do one in lavender (why not if you do notebooks in that colour?). Rather than go for a near match in blue or purple, I just went for the white.There's a hard plastic square - about 40mm square and 1mm thick with a peel-off backing to reveal the adhesive. The pen loop itself is just elastic. It's a tight fit even for a slim biro like the Waterman.I took a bit of care when deciding where to put the adhesive square - once placed you'll not be able to take it off again.I'm hugely pleased with the notebook / pen loop / Waterman biro combination.

My third purchase, used as a travel journal.Helps make the experience of writing a pleasure.Zero Cons

I use a Moleskine diary, personal size, which means it is just about the same height as the length of a pen or propeling pencil. I've tried getting the Moleskine pencil, and it doesn't clip on in any sensible way to the diary - the clip is far to delicate and positioned at one end.A single one of these, placed in the middle (stuck inside the back cover) holds the pencil firmly. It also holds Parker pens and propelling pencils, in fact most pens and pencils that have a straight profile. The Parker is the slim one - the Moleskine pencil is rectangular and the pen loop just stretches to fit around it.I prefer the  Moleskine Click Roller Pencil - Fine 0.7mm  because its rectangular shape lies neatly against the diary. The pen loop holds it securely in spite of the punishment I dish outYou can't reuse these pen loops in another diary or notebook, I haven't found a glue that will stick to the plastic if you pull the sticky tab off. But at this price, it's worth getting a new one with every diary.

I had been hesitant to spend the money on these...and am now so happy I did. I use different notebooks for different subjects and now also have a pen fixed to each of them. One thing less to think about!I bought two from this sellerand they came packaged so lovely. It felt great to have this extra human touch when I couldn't go to a shop to buy them.

What can you say about such a product??I'm using a number of these in Moleskine journals, and other books, I received a small notebook which comes everywhere with me, for recording notes, site meetings or just sketching ideas - the biggest issue was the lack of somewhere to keep a pen - problem solved!The great range of colours allows you to match existing notebook colours or personalise them for easy identification (most of my books look the same).As all my notebooks have a back pocket, I just cut a small slot at the bottom and push the loop through, it looks more original, doesn't require sticking down and means when the book is full, it can go in the new one - I'm not a cheapskate (honest) - just every little helps!One complaint is that the loops are quite skinny, I'm no pen snob, so cope happily with a Bic biro or Papermate Flair, but even the flair is close to the limits of what the loops will accept.