I’m all kinds of excited about doing this review. I know what you’re thinking, “Ang it’s just paper.” To that I’d say, “You’re wrong.” Sorry, but allow me to explain.
I’m a Pennsylvania girl so anytime I can support a PA company, I will definitely do that. Roaring Spring Paper Products is located just an hours drive from me in Roaring Spring, PA. Many of the products they provide are made in America. They also offer a number of sustainable, green products as well. Roaring Spring Paper Products is dedicated to making their business environmentally friendly. They have reduced their landfill wast at the Pennsylvania manufacturing facility by 99%. Way to go Roaring Spring paper!
Here’s is the great selection of Roaring Springs paper products I received to review from Shoplet.com. Missing from the picture however is the Roaring Spring Wirebound Notebook–3 Subject. It had a different color paper in each section: blue, pink, and purple, I believe. As soon as I opened the box up and started pulling the contents out my oldest son grabbed the 3 subject notebook and said “Oh cool I need another notebook for school”. How could I argue with that?
The first one I just have to tell you about is the little orange and white notebook you see in the bottom right of the picture above. The notebook is cute looking and well made. The pages are a bit more rough feeling than normal paper. You could see the texture in each sheet of paper.
I didn’t tell you what kind of notebook this is though did I? This is Roaring Spring Elephant Poo Poo Paper. Yea you read that right. I think this absolutely amazing. It’s 100% recycled and odorless. Made from Elephant poo! Long story short, elephants eat lost of grass and don’t break it down well. The poo has plenty of fiber and fiber is the base material to make paper. So…..here it is. I think this is a fantastic idea. While I was busy being amazed by this product I thought, hmm there’s not a whole lot of elephants in PA. That’s when I flipped it over and read that this product is actually made in Thailand. Ah, that makes sense. Great little note pads.
The next product I want to tell you about is the Roaring Spring Environotes Sugarcane Notebook. Another genious and green idea. This product is made in American and American Sustainable. This notebook is actually made from sugarcane fiber. It’s a 9.5″ X 6″ notebook. This notebook is the perfect size to stick in a folder in your coupon binder, put in a larger purse, or take with you to take notes at a meeting. It’s made from by-product of the sugarcane from the sugar-making process. Sugarcane paper conserves over 60,000 acres of forestland every year which is a great number to hear.
The paper itself feel like regular lined paper to me. I don’t notice much difference there. The cover however, shows some of the fiberous qualities.
Roaring Spring Wire Bound Notebook–1 Subject is great for school, keeping track of your budget, taking notes or whatever you like. Again this product is environmentally friendly. This product is also made in America and is American recycled. This particular notebook contains a minimum of 30% post-consumer waste. It’s 80 sheets, college ruled. 11″ X 9″.
This notebook comes in several colors. Mine, as you can see, is green, or “kermit” is the color they call it. It also comes in aqua, flamingo, and plum. The pages are actually colored to match too.
If you are in the market for a paper notebook I would definitely check out shoplet.com. They have great customer service, great place to buy a notebook online. I also love that they offer a selection of green office supplies.
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***I received the above mentioned/pictured products as part of the Shoplet.com blogger program. I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post. Any opinions expressed are my own. ***
Great review. This has been my favorite Shoplet review so far. I love the Poo Paper! It’s nice to carry along in my purse or keep in the car.