Hey everyone!
Today I am going to do a review of my new personal Ochre Malden. I had wanted a Malden for a long while and could never find one within my budget as they were all sold out in Canada/US and the only place I could find them were in the UK. Ordering from the UK or buying from a UK seller would have cost a lot more than I wanted to spend. So eventually I found one on the FaceBook page Filofaxes and Pens for Sale. The seller was in Canada and the price was only two dollars more then I would have paid on the Filofax US site with shipping! So of course I bought it immediately.
When my Malden first arrived I was extremely disappointed in how it was packaged! It was literally wrapped in a brown paper bag no stuffing or padding and I immediately thought "this planner is going to be severely damaged". But to my surprise it was in excellent condition (as in not scratched or dented/broken rings, etc.)! Then when I picked it up it was extremely dry and starting to crack in places. I was not at all happy with the leather or the smell... It was really disappointing.
I brought it home did some research online and got the idea to use a leather condition (the one that came with my leather sofa) on my Malden. I used that and noticed a significant difference in the feel and smell, but it was still kind of dry. So on the spots that were still dry I tried a small amount of Nivea hand cream. I didn't put it directly on the planner (terrified I would ruin it) but I put a small amount on my hands and lightly rubbed it in leaving my hands with that "greasy" feeling. I then took my Malden and rubbed my hands on the dry spots in circular motions. I let my Malden sit over night and the next morning the difference in the leather was amazing.
I am now completely in love with this planner and can't imagine not having it! I am going to be doing a review of this planner soon so stay tuned for that! When buying a Filofax I recommend you be extra careful! If you are going to buy from a seller like I did I would recommend asking about how they are going to package it, or if they can put in padding and something to protect the rings.
As always thanks for reading! If you liked this post follow and share with friends! Leave your experiences with buying used planners online below!! My post next week will be about how I use my page flags/sticky tags in my diary pages.
Stephanie xo
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