Love the smell of the leather when I unpacked this new A5 cover. Snugged a Hobonichi in one side after gently stretching the inside flaps by finger tip. Then a Galen Leather leather covered journal under the other flap...fit like a glove. A small personal embossed nickname in the bottom left makes it a deeply personal journal. The tab closure serves as my pen holder allowing me to use pen clips. A few personal cards inserted inside almost immediately for safe keeping. That snap closure is built to last and requires a solid push for a satisfying snap. I asked for a very mild pebble and got just what I wanted. If there are leather flaws I do not see them and found the leather well tanned, uniform and blemishes free. I will say it is a thicker leather and the internal elastic band set up for that style notebook insert is brilliant in that it has not punched the covers spine. Bravo on that design feature. Final thought is there is ample room for the single book insert and it can get as chonky as your biceps will allow with plenty of room to customize your carry items.
My only gripe is the shipping was slow (no free gift in my shipment either - unless it was a sticker, but it was well wrapped). The planner slowly moved along the US west Coast for about 2 weeks and another week to get to me in Canada. My Galen Leather Weeks Hobonichi cover ordered from Turkey at same time as this cover arrived before the Chic Sparrow by a full week.
I started a ChicSparrow_Planners community for people to share their planner covers pictures and share and discuss how they use them on Reditt.
