Like a lot of other book geeks I like Moleskines. Moleskines interest me because they are a study in the confluence of simplicity, utility, excellence but most of all, marketing. What I don’t like about Moleskines of course is the price. As Borders began winding down their operations though they were liquidating all stationary items at 40% off and as luck would have it they labeled Moleskines as stationary. I was able to grab whatever was left and I scored several ruled journals, about 7 Volants and a load of Cahiers. I was happy to have grabbed the Cahiers; a few months ago I had read an article in HOW Magazine about an artist who was using her Gocco to print artwork on the cover of Moleskine Cahiers and them selling them on Etsy. That’s probably what was on my mind when I bought them, I have a journaling retreat coming up in a couple of weeks and need something to give away. I thought I would just Gocco the Cahiers and use them as my giveaway; and then it hit me, I didn’t have enough of them.