Either way, here are the first pictures of it:
(by the way, please forgive the pictures in this post. I took it with my iPhone and I'm not sure how it looks like on-screen)
The only problem I had with my Kikki K order was this:
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| Small white tear on the top corner |
If you look really closely, you can see a small tear in the skin at the top, near the corner, showing the white base underneath. If I had purchased this in store, I would have gladly taken it back to exchange it. However, as this came from online and aren't stock in stores as yet, I know that exchanging it will take a whole year (not literally, of course). As it is, my refund from them for a previous item is taking too damn long (not happy Kikki K!). So since the small tear doesn't really bother me, I'm just going to leave it as is.
The other aspects of the planner were fine: the rings were great. They snapped shut and had no gaps in them. The insides are like any other:
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| Inside |
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| Rings - tight and snaps shut |
I've customised the inserts etc, so bear with me. The inserts that were provided were similar to the original mint and gold dots - blue dividers and inserts for expenses, monthly, weekly, restaurants, anniversaries etc.
At the back is the usual space for the notepad:
That's really about it for the planner. I'm going to attempt to use this one for the rest of 2014 while I give my Ochre Malden a break. So far, it's working and I don't seem to feel the need to change it back (yet). It's still a little fat, though that may be because of the notepad at the back and the build of the entire planner, but as I'm not bringing it anywhere with me currently as I'm on holidays, I don't seem to feel it.
Hope this somehow helps all those prospective buyers! And just so you know, if you key in DIARYLOVEDEC in the checkout of Kikki K, you'll get 30% off all PLANNER selections (diaries not included)! So if you ask me, this is going to be the best time to get it ;)
Thanks for this! I didn't know it was textured leather. How long is the code good for?
ReplyDeleteHi Michelle,
DeleteThe code works till the 31st of Dec so you have plenty of time to purchase your planners :)
Thanks! I can use my Christmas money! :-)
DeleteI didn't know it was textured! I poured over the new Kikki K offerings over the weekend (for the purposes of finding just the *perfect* planner, of course, ha) and this one looked nice, but plain, as you said. The one thing I love about these, though, is the elastic. If it gets a bit fat, it's alright, as the elastic will still let it stay closed together!
ReplyDeleteHi Jessica,
DeleteYep, that's true about the elastic. I'm still getting used to the elastic though because I have the button closure Medium Gold Kikki K as well, and comparing it to the elastic version, I still prefer that the snap buckle doesn't cause the planner to bend inwards where the elastic closes the planner shut (if that makes sense). But yeh, the pros of elastic = you can stuff it however much you want!
Personally, I think this binder looks a tad boring without the gold dots. The photos also make the leather look like Saffiano pu, rather than genuine leather.
ReplyDeleteIt's true that the textured leather makes it look a tad bit ... superficial, but once you actually get to hold one, you can see the difference between the Saffiano PU and the Kikki K leather. But I guess to each their own, and I had the same thoughts as you before I purchased it. I used my Kikki K Mint this December, and I'm actually quite surprised how well it worked out for me. I guess it all comes down to their usage in the end!
DeleteI just got mine the other day. I LOVE IT! I think it's the perfect shade of mint, and I kinda like it without the dots only because I think it'll mix and match easier with other themes (also I'm more of a silver girl :P)
ReplyDeleteHooray! I'm glad you liked it. I'm using mine currently and despite the fact that it's elastic, I'm quite liking it too. I agree that it's a nice mint colour, though I do miss the leather that the old mint version had!
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