I always prefer Staples' 1-subject notebook to other brands'. Paper quality is great and white (not off-yellow like some other brands) and all my pens and pencils write well on it. I love the colors Staples offer and I was happy that when I ordered assorted colors the one who packed the notebooks for shipping picked all different colors for me. I think the blue pink and orange ones are quite unique compared to the colors of notebooks around the same price I find in other stores. Caution though: The pages used to be perforated but not anymore. So anyone expected perforated pages may be disappointed.