Review on 📒 Strathmore 455-3, 400 Series Sketch Pad, 9x12 inches, Wire Bound, 100 Sheets, White by Erica Johnson

The reason this product is disappointing is NOT because of the quality of the paper, Strathmore is very decent and this sketchbook is exactly for that, for drawing. The quality of the paper is great for pencils and if you want to use a pen, marker or watercolor you should go for a thicker gsm because this paper is not made for that. What is disappointing is that it was packaged so poorly for shipping that every single page has a wavy line on the top, bottom and side of the paper, some pages are torn and the inside where the rings are bent so when you read the book open Pages won't lie flat and will break. It came in a postal envelope which is why the book looks so bulky and every corner is dented. This should be a five star rating because I've bought a lot of these sketchbooks from art stores and they're great, but you can't put paper in a thin cover.