So far I’ve come across a really cheap $2, 80 sheet notebook on Walmart. However, I wouldn’t want to support them. I might have to buy it though, if nothing else is within this range.
I have tried a set of high quality notebooks like $15 for 2 notebooks on Amazon but I found them too be too high quality for my liking. The paper is too smooth, cover too nice, generally not beat upable without me not feeling bad about it.
https://www.jetpens.com/Midori-Soft-Color-Ring-Notebook-A5-Dot-Grid-White/pd/37753
This might be something to look into. Midori paper generally has a little more tooth to it so it won’t be super smooth. It’s also ring bound like the Walmart one. Jetpens is also a great resource for guides and videos about all kinds of stationery items.
60 sheets is a little small. Any bigger notebooks?
https://www.jetpens.com/Midori-MD-Notebook-Journal-A5-Dot-Grid/pd/26421
Midori’s MD A5 (~8.25" x 5.75") notebook comes with 96 but it’s closer to $16.
Yeah I wouldn’t want to pay $16 for that notebook. I’m looking to buy like a good 5 or so notebooks. Might try out the cheapo walmart ones if there’s nothing else. What a shame. Was looking into just printing it out on copy paper but don’t know how to bind everything together nicely.