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Your cart is empty.TOPS Docket Gold Steno Books have smooth premium paper, extra-strong backs for firm writing support and a durable clear poly cover. The classic flip-top format long preferred by stenographers and reporters gives quick access to notes and lists. The classic 6" x 9" size tucks easily into any backpack or bag. A no-snag coil resists catching on papers or clothing. Perforated sheets detach easily. Clear poly cover. Gregg ruled, 100 sheets.
Chuck Hall
2025-07-22 15:49:25
Finally! A steno pad that does not let the ink bleed when you write on it.When I use my favorite ball point ink pens on many of the steno pads the ink bleeds on the writing side making the lines broader than they should be. Furthermore, the ink bleeds through the page so badly that you can't write on the backside and read the writing easily. This is not a problem with the TOPS Docket Gold steno pad.There might be products which make good use of post consumer paper products but writing pads using ink are not it.The pages are heavy weight 20 lb. paper which provide a firm writing surface but the 100 pages made the pad a bit thick - approx. 7/16 inch overall and a tad heavy.It has a really stiff back cardboard which is good but it has a translucent plastic front cover versus the usual opaque front cover on most pads.The wire spiral has a unique design which prevents the wire from unraveling.I really like the fact that the paper doesn't bleed when I write on it with my pens and if you take a lot of notes then this is the pad for you.
Lars Bergstrom
2025-07-19 17:21:46
If you're a fan of either fountain pens or the larger-sized gel ink (e.g., Pilot G2 at 0.7), you've probably experienced the poor paper quality issues with cheap steno pads and even Moleskine notebooks. The paper in this book is very nice and smooth to write on and does not have the problems with smudging that many other notebooks have.Certainly, the Rhodia paper is a step above this, but at a small fraction of the price and if you prefer to avoid the "hipster notebook" look (particularly of the orange Rhodias), these steno pads are great.
J. HALPERN
2025-06-12 20:47:32
These are not the same Tops steno books from a year or two ago. I have to hand-separate each & every one of the pages from its neighbor in order to use/flip the pages. What a waste of my time. Other than that, the books are good.
Bob Parmenter
2025-06-02 18:50:44
Kind of pricey for a notepad but the 20 lb paper makes it practical to write on the backside of each page without annoying bleed through. So I guess you get twice your writing capacity compared to other thin-paper pads. Nice stiff cardboard backing for comfortable writing when you're not at a table or desk. And there's a frosty acetate covering on top for added protection from drink spillage or the elements. In the mundane world of steno pad-ism, this would be king. Very highly recommended.
Dee
2025-05-29 12:33:17
Things have changed so much in the paper industry of late - it's become very difficult to find what used to be standard quality paper products! Other brands of steno note books have gone to such thin and flimsy paper that writing on both sides is impossible as it bleeds or shows thru the other side, making clear and easy record keeping illegible- almost like writing on toilet paper with durability to match! These Tops notebooks have excellent quality and weight paper and would be perfect except for the perforated top edge which tears easily upon repeated use. I use them for recoding budget info so I don't need to remove pages for my purposes. I use them frequently and with only a few repeated uses the perforations separate along the top. So now I have to ad scotch tape across the top of the pages to keep my record books intact. I never had that problem with just the spiral bound books in the past but the flimsy paper quality has become impossible! I'm older and " if it aint broke don't fix it" still makes perfect sense to me.... So it's now a trade off for me, between pages that tear off unwantedly, or pages so thin they bleed thru and wrinkle so that records can't be neat, stored and accessed without incident? So with the use if scotch tape as a reinforcement, these are the best quality paper and weight I've found. The firm plastic outer cover is very nice and ads stability most of the others no longer have as well!
SFSH
2025-03-04 14:53:44
I love this notebook!! I use them for work because I'm old school and always taking notes by hand. What I love is the left-side spiral with the perforated pages, so I can rip the pages out very cleanly. Also, the cardboard backer is not perfectly solid, but is SOOOO much thicker than the other flimsy notebooks that I have purchased. It's very easy to write on this notebook while you're holding it in your hands (vs. writing on a desk or other hard surface). It is also nice looking, the plastic cover is sturdy and doesn't get all marked up (takes a beating in my purse), which brings me to my favorite part, the size. Large enough to take a lot of notes, small enough to still fit into my purse. It's ideal!
Kindle Customer
2025-02-26 14:49:43
I can't say enough about these steno pads. I've been using these for 3 years and I just bought 6 more. Other brands don't even come close. I use one as the central hub for everything I'm working on. To do lists, notes on projects, sketches - you name it. I know there are apps for that, and I've tried a bunch, but for me I think I'll always prefer paper. The paper weight, the poly cover and the heavy chipboard back equal two important things: ink doesn't bleed through (I've even written on both sides of the page, and although you can see the writing on the other side, both sides still end up being VERY readable) and the pad doesn't get beat up in my work bag. The perforated pages are a plus, too. Don't settle for the the cheap imitations!
Customer
2025-01-25 15:53:36
The notebook is sturdy and I like the plastic cover. However the pages of the notebook I received are stuck together at the very top. If I try to separate the pages, they tear along the perforations. Hence, the notebook is practically useless. Maybe I just got a one-off bad one.
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