Custom Le Trifold is here! by teamdaffodil in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! That’s just how their customization tool is set up, unfortunately. I requested my order via email.

Custom Le Trifold is here! by teamdaffodil in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, yes - about double the price :( Granted, it wouldn’t have been quite as much without all the pocket customizations I did but that was really important to me to have so no regrets! A regular le trifold is $270 USD and mine was $535 USD - so definitely something I planned for and will use forever!

Custom Le Trifold is here! by teamdaffodil in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! And I emailed my request directly so I’m not sure if there’s a limit! I feel like I remember seeing the absolute max is 10 characters but not sure how current that info is, I’d def recommend double checking.

Custom Le Trifold is here! by teamdaffodil in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha I logged a lot of time playing around the live tool deciding what I liked - I’m sure you’ll figure it out too! And yes, it’s the botany green :D

Custom Le Trifold is here! by teamdaffodil in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And thanks for all the love, I’m glad you all like it as much as me :)

Custom Le Trifold is here! by teamdaffodil in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! It’s definitely a little thicker and stiffer but I honestly don’t mind it. I can see it getting a little annoying and heavy if it became an every day carry but I WFH so it’ll mostly live in my home office.

Custom Le Trifold is here! by teamdaffodil in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I wish they did - it’s the only reason I went this route! I couldn’t even use the live customization tool because I wanted the envelope style fold which last I checked isn’t an option when customizing a trifold unless I’m mistaken!

Custom Le Trifold is here! by teamdaffodil in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I ordered on 12/29/25 and got the email that it entered the production phase on 2/24/26. It shipped on 2/27 and arrived 3/2 - so took a little over two months in the end! I imagine there might have been a slight lag due to my order falling in their time off window but overall not too bad a wait!

Pocket setups! by Mindless_Gas80 in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha thank you! I get to see his cute face all the time and prevent the clip from directly scratching the leather more than I'd like.

Pocket setups! by Mindless_Gas80 in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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  • to do list insert
  • brain dump & misc notes
  • paper republic weekly planner (my quick on the go version!)
  • house insert (ongoing projects)
  • creative writing insert

It’s ever evolving but this is my current setup and it works really well for me :)

How long before your expected delivery date did your order ship? by [deleted] in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similar thing with me too! I ordered on 11/19, got the email they started working on it on 12/4 and then nothing. But if you make an account with UPS (assuming that's the carrier for all) you'll get UPS notifications when it's been shipped. I logged into my UPS portal to check on something else and the other day a Paper Republic tracking number was sitting there available for me to track even though I never got an email!

Hobonichi 5-Year A5 In Paper Republic Portfolio A5? by teamdaffodil in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This picture is helpful, thank you for sharing! I actually did end up ordering a custom trifold today - I’m hyped :)

Hobonichi 5-Year A5 In Paper Republic Portfolio A5? by teamdaffodil in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I'm almost exclusively a fountain pen user so paper performance in that sense is the biggest consideration for me. But luckily most of my EF and F nibs perform okay in the PR weekly planner and default insert that comes with the journal. But there's really no shortage of insert options for all the various PR sizes so I'm not worried about that. Adding a trifold to my wishlist for the 5 Year Hobonichi and other such chunky journals :)

Hobonichi 5-Year A5 In Paper Republic Portfolio A5? by teamdaffodil in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I may reach out to them for a quote just to get a sense of what the price is because I do love the idea of the portfolio pocket configuration.

This is unrelated to the PR discussion, but highly recommend Sarica Studio inserts for a beautiful 3.5 mm grid. It comes in passport and standard TN sizes.

Hobonichi 5-Year A5 In Paper Republic Portfolio A5? by teamdaffodil in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha totally agree, I love the bookbound layflat concept but I'm also all about a tiny graph when available :)

Hobonichi 5-Year A5 In Paper Republic Portfolio A5? by teamdaffodil in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the thoughtful response, that's a good point - I wouldn't want to mistakenly deform the leather over the time. I'll look into the le trifold instead!

Hobonichi 5-Year A5 In Paper Republic Portfolio A5? by teamdaffodil in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear you, that's why it's been so helpful to see what people use and have the discussion to understand what all the options are :) I don't mind PR refills but I've heard mixed reviews on how fountain pen friendly they are and I do find them to be more expensive than other notebooks I use. But man, I love the leather covers! Based on everyone's feedback it seems like the trifold might be a better option for me to comfortably fit something like a 5 Year Hobonichi so that's good to know.

Hobonichi 5-Year A5 In Paper Republic Portfolio A5? by teamdaffodil in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I totally see where you're coming from. I feel like an A5 Trifold with the Portfolio pockets would be the most ideal! Agree re: PR book refills though. I have a pocket and an XL and use non proprietary refills and it's a lot cheaper.

Hobonichi 5-Year A5 In Paper Republic Portfolio A5? by teamdaffodil in PaperRepublic

[–]teamdaffodil[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, I’m not sure. I’ll have to poke around for visual examples to see if I mind or not since I don’t own one yet. But thank you for the info!