Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover vs Amazon Basics Mesh Wastebasket Trash Can 3-Pack
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover is ₹1,000 dearer.
Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover vs Amazon Basics Mesh Wastebasket Trash Can 3-Pack
Moleskine
Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover
₹2,499
Around 70 GSM is the number behind Moleskine's most persistent complaint, and it is a specification rather than a defect: at that weight fountain and wet gel ink bleed through, so the reverse of a written page is generally unusable.
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Amazon
Amazon Basics Mesh Wastebasket Trash Can 3-Pack
₹1,499
Open mesh is fine for paper and wrong for anything else -- liquid goes straight through, so these are desk-side paper bins rather than general waste bins.
Full details →Who the Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover is for
Buy it if: Ballpoint and pencil writers who want the build quality and the extras.
Avoid it if: Fountain pen users -- buy the 90 GSM Rhodia instead, which also costs less.
Who the Amazon Basics Mesh Wastebasket Trash Can 3-Pack is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting paper-only bins beside desks in a dry indoor office.
Avoid it if: Anyone putting food or liquid waste in them -- mesh leaks.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover | Amazon Basics Mesh Wastebasket Trash Can 3-Pack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹2,499 | ₹1,499 |
| Weight | 400 g | 600 g each |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Binding | Sewn, opens flat | not published |
| Capacity | not published | About 6 litres each |
| Comparison | The Rhodia in this department is 90 GSM and does not bleed, at a lower price | not published |
| Extras | Elastic closure, ribbon marker, rear pocket | not published |
| Fountain pen behaviour | Bleeds and ghosts. The reverse of a page written on with fountain pen is generally unusable. This is the most common complaint about Moleskine and it is a paper weight issue, not a defect | not published |
| Liner | not published | No liner clip or rim retention, so a bin bag slips down inside when filled |
| Material | not published | Powder-coated steel mesh |
| Mesh and wet waste | not published | Open mesh means liquid leaks straight through. These are for paper waste only |
| Pages | 240 | not published |
| Paper weight | Around 70 GSM | not published |
| Rust | not published | Powder coating chips, and coastal humidity then rusts the steel underneath |
| Stacking | not published | Nest inside each other for storage |
| What it is good at | Ballpoint and pencil, where 70 GSM is entirely sufficient | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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