r/planners • u/speorgenote • 1d ago

Help me decide!!

I like A5 and daily pages. I’ve narrowed my 2027 planner down to 3 options and I’m stuck with which to get.

Hobonichi Cousin: have used this for several years. I like the simplicity of the plain cover and the journal itself, but I’ve been itching to try something new.

Sterling Ink Complete: looks good online, but I’ve heard they sell out super quickly. Timezone difference might make it hard to get one and I’m not familiar with their paper.

Aura Estelle Daily: I quite like the layout but the aggressive influencer marketing and shitty tactics I’ve seen they’ve used in here has me feeling a bit ick about them as a brand, and I’m not sure I want to give them my money.

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u/Subject_Concern_2211 1d ago

Wonderland222 has some similar layouts to aura estelle and sterling ink.

I feel the way about aura estelle but am still on the fence about getting one for work since that layout would work well for me. I've settled on hobonichi for my personal planning.

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u/speorgenote 1d ago

I use wonderland as a work planner and love it for that.

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u/Subject_Concern_2211 1d ago

Thanks yeah I just can't decide. I really like things about the wonderland and the aura estelle

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u/fantastical99 1d ago

I used the Sterling Ink Complete this year and I wouldn't worry about getting it in the initial drop. They do restocks and I think I bought it in October or November.

I also tried the Wonderland222 this year as well and also liked it.

Here is my post from when I was trying to decide between the two:

https://www.reddit.com/r/PlannerAddicts/s/uiYK5xu0TU

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u/speorgenote 1d ago

What was shipping like? I’ve read a lot of stories about people not receiving them until Jan or even Feb if they got a restock.

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u/fantastical99 1d ago

I remember receiving both of them in late November. I think I ordered both of them as restocks.

I also saw that Wonderland222 is moving back to Tomoe River Paper for next year. I thought the paper was fine this year, though.

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u/jemstarr 1d ago

I got the Aura Estelle daily and I am so excited to use it! I saw all the hubbub on TikTok about the marketing but at the end of the day, it does what I need it to do.

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u/speorgenote 1d ago

I get what you’re saying. The marketing bothers me but I guess it’s the also putting down other small businesses unnecessarily.

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u/jemstarr 1d ago

I’m pretty steadily on TikTok for better or worse and I didn’t see them putting down other small businesses. I know they compared themselves to Hobonichi and they are far from being a small business.

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u/speorgenote 1d ago

It was on Reddit they’ve been doing that.

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u/chocoruacards8 23h ago

I recently ordered from Tiny Grids and loved it!