Weekly spreads. “Your planner should be a weekly view, not a daily view,” recommends Megan Sumrell, a time management and productivity coach . “Your brain functions better and can prioritize and plan when it can ‘see’ your entire week instead of just one day.” The entire Mildliner range are dual tipped highlighters. The brush pens have a large brush nib and a fine point nib. This fine point nib is slightly finer than what you find on the regular Mildliners. The brush pens possibly have a better design because of the illustrations on the body of the pen showing which end is the brush nib and which end is the fine nib.

Customers will believe they can get Paperchase products for a lower price, especially with the Tesco Clubcard.” I should warn everyone right now that this won’t be an unbiased review of the Zebra Mildliner Brush Pen. I already know that I love the Mildliner range. These pens have a nice design with a white body and some minimal markings on the side of the pen. The only downside with the Mildliner Brush Pens is that they can’t be refilled. When the ink runs out you have to buy an entirely new pen. However I’ve found that the ink lasts a good long time in the Mildliners. I bought my first Mildliners over three years ago and they haven’t run out of ink yet. The ink also hasn’t dried out which is much better compared to the Tombow pens. Brush nib The main selling point of these Mildliners is the brush nib. I’m going to be honest here, I don’t like lettering with brush nibs. I find it really hard to do calligraphy with brush nibs. It has taken me a long time to figure out the right way to hold the pen and get the right pressure on the paper. I think what I like about Paperchase is the branded items they sell in-store. I used to buy my Moleskine notebooks from Paperchase. I’ve stopped doing that now more because of Moleskine rather than Paperchase. I also recently came across the Mildliner highlighters in a local Paperchase store. Something I didn’t think was available in the UK.I guess what I’m trying to say is that while Paperchase is a great place to buy stationery. Some of their products are better than others. In the past, I’ve written about the Paperchase study planner which was so strangely designed I couldn’t figure out how or who would use it. I’m not saying they are a bad pen. Its just that no one needs multiple pens in the same colour. Especially when the only difference is the pen nibs. If you think you will use the brush marker more then buy that. Otherwise buy the regular Mildliner. Both cost around the same price anyway. Finally Paperchase has faced hard competition from the discounters, so the Tesco buyout will give customers another perspective – that it’s now more affordable,” he explains.

Retail Gazette looks at what exactly went wrong at Paperchase, and what led a once-thriving retailer to disappear from the high street Stiff competition Saying all that. I have found it much easier to create pieces of lettering using the Mildliner brush pens compared to the Tombow markers. The brush nibs on the Tombows are very similar to the Mildliners so this may have come from experience rather than the nib being better. With Tesco opting not to buy Paperchase stores, Pow expects it to strengthen its online proposition. However, she says it will be a “challenge” for Tesco to persuade its existing customer base to trade up as Paperchase’s target audience is younger and more affluent than the grocer’s. If you don’t feel like splashing out over twenty quid on a diary but still want something personalised, this is a great option. Add your name to the front of this funny and colourful A5 week-to-view number. A charming present to send a loved one off to university with.It is possible to buy the Mildliner pens individually and I would recommend you do this if you have the opportunity. This way you can get the exact colours you want. This can be helpful if you have a specific colour scheme that you use in your bullet journal. I know the colours I use most often are red, yellow, blue and grey. Get super organised for 2023 with the perfect diary and calendar to plot out your busy schedule and count down the days to those exciting events. We spoke to a few productivity pros to get the scoop on planners. Here’s what they told us to look for: Paperchase collapsed into administration on Tuesday morning following a tumultuous past couple of years, in which it has been through a string of owners as it desperately sought to stay afloat.