I like the daily pages of the Plum Paper but I’m going with EC for the paper. The smearing would just get on my nerves. Interested to know which one you are going with?
I ordered the 7x9 DD on launch day along with some Flora accessories. Just patiently waiting to receive the notification that my order has been shipped!
I think the vellum page in the EC A5 is there in order to protect the page you write your name on, in case you use the inside cover with dry erase markers... maybe... otherwise, I have no clue why they would not come pre-decorated
I’m a teacher so that top calendar that everyone dreads, I constantly reference as I’m lesson planning. My schedule is also very regimented, so I need the layout for hour blocking. It’s my absolute must have! It’s not perfect. I would love to have a “Top 3” area. No matter which one you choose, nothing like finding YOUR planner!
I don’t understand people’s complaints. I’m a therapist and use that calendar multiple times a day. I’m clearly in the middle of today and need to reference other days in the week all the time. It’s so nice not to have to turn the page.
I've been using EC for years and just couldn't find the right fit for ME. Hourly, vertical, petite, softbound, coil, you name it... I stumbled onto your channel, immediately bought a PPP and am hooked. I like/need to segment my days and the petite was kinda filling this need but PP nails it. I REALLY appreciate your honesty and thorough approach, and especially value the pen recommendations! I love the EC no smear, but now with your go-tos, I can finally focus on planner function. THANK YOU.
I just got my PP daily this week and am excited to try it, even though I was intrigued by the EC but I just can't stand for my tabs to stick out and I don't need the times listed.
I love Plum Paper and you can get it for disc. The cover also last longer, Colors go to Erin Condren If Plum Paper would make each month a different color they would be even more of a competitor. I love both .Plum Paper also has better Guest Service. I love peach!
I have been using the plum paper daily A5 for the last six months and really like it. However I have been missing the EC paper so I’m switching to the A5 agenda with daily duo pages. I haven’t used rings before so I’m excited to give it a try!
Omg I did my coiled daily comparison almost exactly a year ago!! Obviously this was before the A5 DD so I just compared the PP, the 5x7 DD, and my EC daily petite that I had I coiled at office max! Lol
Come on! I’m dying to know which one you will use going forward! I’m going to try the DD in the A5 agenda. I hope it brings me planner peace, or at least planner contentment!
Thank you for sharing this! I’m sticking with my PP for now. If EC got rid of the little month, I’d consider. The blank at the bottom also scares me! I can’t write straight without lines.
For me, it's PP all the way! The customizations just can't be beat: from the binding options, section customization on the page that fits my needs, the planner length of my choice, the ability to add my personal "special days", and the numerous add-ons besides extra pages - I am in love! The paper to me is great, you just have to choose to give something different a chance. But much love to options and choices 💕
Great comparison, Julie! I will still stick with my Plum Paper daily because I like how it has the entire month behind that month’s tab. I don’t like how the EC Daily Duo will split the end of one month and put the last few days from the previous month behind the tab for the next month. It just feels incomplete to me. Thanks for the video.
The cover on the PP is mainly what causes it not to fit the LV as well - since their cover is wider to cover their tabs the amount going into your LV to stick the planner in is a lot wider than the EC backcover - making it not stick in as far and thus the cover not wrapping around as well. I've bought some PP notebooks in the past but not their planners. the amount of color/shading on their planners always turned me off. I like EC planners - especially the daily duo and hourly vertical - just with both came in A5 size so I could franken plan my perfect planner.
Loved the review. I love that the monthly calendar is on each page. LOL. I don't like flipping back to the monthly. I ordered both. What I love about Plum Paper planners is I could order them without being bound or punched. I can use it in a rings planner if I want.
To me, the layout in the PP is so much better and more fitting for my life. I actually love the shading as I don't decorate very much and it adds a little something. I got the 12 months and it is a big boy... Will definitely get 2x 6 months for next year ! Great review/ thank you :)
Thank you for all your work with this! You went over basically all of my likes & dislikes for each of these. Right now I'm using an A5 PP Daily, but will move to the EC A5 DD in July. My other fave daily planner layout is the EL Simplified Daily. Wish they offered that one on a regular coil with interchangeable covers!
This isn't about the planners, but I am glad to see you talking about EC planners again! What is the leaf ring you always wear and where did you get it? I absolutely love it and would love to find one or one similar!
After trying the Plum Paper, I decided it wasn’t for me. Decided to go to a six ring planner and now I have a Kikki K and just ordered the EC six ring...waiting for that to come in.
I tried the A5 PP daily and was not totally in love with it (the shading is just UGH), I decided to try out the 7x9 Daily Duo (last year’s version) when it was on sale and there is just something about the setup of the DD that I absolutely love!! It is working so well that I am not sure I could make the switch to A5. I’ve got a while though since the DD that I have goes through December.
I ordered the PP & it starts in June, I can’t wait! I ordered it uncoiled, I have an A5 rings I’m punching it monthly...I can’t wait! The DD is why I don’t like planners like that...wanted something not set in stone ex. The time schedule, I have problems with being consistent. I like to change things too much!! Lol
I've been using the C&P weekly rings this year and I know what you mean. I like being able to take the pages out and write on them separately although sometimes I do miss the coilbound. But, I may bind them after the year just to keep a record of 2021, who knows.
Hunger Games for planners! LOL That was great! Thanks for sharing all the details about the planners. I never would've thought about comparing the white out, but you're right. I've had to use white out on paper that drove me nuts because of the difference.
Very nicely done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 . I have ppp and EC. My Tul .7 smears in my ppp. My uniball signo micro doesn't but since I like the Tul barrel better, I switched the ink out. I'm switching up in July. Ppp daily will be work and EC vertical will be my life. I'm the opposite of that right now. And you made me laugh out loud at the end of your video.
Thanks so much Julie for such a thorough review. I didn’t opt to go with the A5 EC, but stayed with the EC 7”x9” DD. It was really good to see the differences between the Plum Paper and EC. Thanks again!!!
I'm not a daily user but I really appreciated the thoroughness of this! I've been using a weekly PP in vertical columns and doing more of a bujo style in it. Trying to decide if I go live that true bujo life or if I like some structure. At any rate, great video showinf what made each planner shine and fall.
This was fantastic!! I am going to be honest I get the same planner each year. EC horizontal, it is just what works for me. I really loved how you broke it down with pros and cons to each one. I absolutely love the pen test. Thanks so much Julie!
I think I am the only person who loves the monthly view daily. I only have one page open on my desk with the other page folded back. I reference that little calendar so much throughout the day.
Same! I refer to it often. I can understand people not having a preference about it but I just can’t grasp some people being so angry at it LOL! It’s a calendar… in a planner 🤷🏻♀️
Okay I know I'm late to this party, but thank you SO MUCH for your excellent pen test. As a lefty, I really need it! I'm waiting for my first weekly Plum Planner to arrive after using the Passion Planner for the last four years. I'm bookmarking this video for all the pens that work on Plum Paper. 🖋📖🖋
Oh, the stress of trying to pick one planner. I know I can't be the only person who tried to read your lips at the end?😳 Your reviews are so helpful, and entertaining. This was a perfect pick-me-up for my Friday. Thank you so much!
Thank you for doing this side by side comparison. I’ve used EC LPs for years but last year switched to PP daily in the A5 size. I think I’m going back to EC and getting the A5 coiled daily duo. Enjoyed the customization of the PP but couldn’t get past the paper.
I love how thorough you are in your reviews and comparisons! I have absolutely no idea which planner, or bullet journal?, I will be using for 2021-2022. I have always been very tempted by plum paper but I haven't ever owned one, yet.
I'm on Team No Peach! I have really enjoyed the EC 7x9, and am looking forward to a smaller version. The 7x9 is way too big for me. Think I'm going to stay with EC, mainly for the hourly times. I need those!!! Thanks for the comparison!
Great video! I use the Plum Paper 8.5 x 11 planner for memory keeping. I LOVE that I was able to use it as a disk bound planner. I also love using the Sarasa Dry pen on this paper. I learned about this pen from you. I’m loving this combination not only because it doesn’t smear, but I also love the way the pen glides effortlessly across the page. I wish I had this combination back when I was learning shorthand in high school. Yes, I’m that old! 😉
Hahaha, that ending!!! I'm curious to see what you actually use. I'm holding out for the PP A5 in the modern colorway. I think the layout of the page would be a better fit for my life than the daily duo. Thanks for the in depth comparison!
Thank you for this review- I’ve been looking forward to it! I ordered the agenda and who knows when that will get here... but I still love watching reviews of other planners. You’re going to have to trademark the phrase “paper recipe”; I don’t know why but it cracked me up and I plan on saying that from now on 😂
Great review! I am going to switch from the Daily Petite Planner to the Daily duo a5 because the paper in the daily petite is not the same as previous versions, so there is a lot of smudging for me. I love how you did an example layout showing both planners, that really helped me. Thank you!
i've used a PP A5 daily in the past and i like the layout better than the EC daily duo, but for me it comes down to the paper. i like using whatever pen i want and i could not get over the smeariness of the PP. EC paper really is unique and i went ahead and ordered the A5 DD for this upcoming year.
I REALLY want to like the PP. Tried it before but the quality is so low from EC I just can't. I really want to because of the ability to customize but the cons are such huge cons.
Thanks for the comparison! I think a lot of Plum Paper fans are disappointed about there not being a neutral or modern option in the A5 daily. I’m not a fan of the bright red or green shading either.
I definitely do not understand why there hasn’t been a neutral since they have has that as an option for the 7x9 for forever! And the modern color scheme is so popular! Why not offer it in all layouts? So frustrating!
I emailed the company, pleading for a neutral version in all their A5 options. Hopefully they will listen. I just got my PPP A5 and I loathe all the colors. Like HATE it!
I wish EC would FINALLY address the monthly view on every single page for the past million years. There has been SO much feedback that people either don't like it or don't understand it and I don't think they've ever addressed it. I don't get it.
Great review! So many good points on both sides. The thing for me is the times already listed. I am a big time blocker and having those times in hour and half hours is sooooo nice. If PP had that as a custom option I would totally pick it but otherwise I got to give it to EC.
I currently have the EC DD & am seriously considering switching to the PP A5 daily. Since I use very little stickers in my daily I am going to try an EC petite daily before spending the money on a coiled one.
I'm thinking about getting the Plum Paper. I love EC products but I work nights so the hours listed on the daily duo are just sort of a bummer for me. Also, I really want the whole year in one book. I really hate Plum Paper's paper though. I have heard that they have changed it and it is better than it was.
I’m tired of the perpetual calendar. I think it’s unnecessary and they should eliminate it and lower the price by $5. If it’s perpetual, we do not need one every year. Sell them separately.
I have one that has all my important dates like birthdays, deaths, anniversary, etc. I uses it a couple of times a year to remember a date. I also have another one for our move to California. Now I have 5 others and don’t know what to do with them. They are nice but I am running of ideas of what to do with them.
Well I use my perpetual calendar pages in my Happy Planner as a quick glance for days my children have off from school, so I would need one yearly because it changes.
I love EC's paper! I tried the daily duo this past year. I think the space with the monthly calendar is wasted. As someone whose handwriting is getting shakier with age, I would have liked some lines or dot grid in the blank space at the bottom of the page. Thank you for such a detailed comparison.
Also, I recently found the le pen pens at my local Walmart in different color packs and I'm in love! 😍 also, I find that sometimes the sharper s gel skips and tul has been a great find over the years. :) 😊
Hi there, I’m new to your channel and I like the plum paper planner, but I don’t think I will like any paper that smears…also, I was wondering what kind of highlighter you used, and what kind of pen makes the dots.
I really like the Plum Paper planners but I have to say EC all the way for me! The EC paper is just next to none and I love the covers too! I do have to say with PP I do like the extras that you can add in though, hopefully EC will start that soon. I am just so happy EC has the A5 size now because I can’t get over the PP paper. Awesome review, as always! ❤️
At this moment I am moving into the A5 agenda come July, but that may change back to the 7 x 9 because I don't usually do well in A5 sizes. I always love all the offerings Plum Paper has, but I seriously just did not enjoy being in it at all.
I tried the PP 7X9 daily and honestly I can't handle the paper. So happy that EC came out with the A5 daily. EC paper is by far my favorite. I went with the A5 EC Coiled daily and I can't wait for July to get here so I can begin using it. Happy that they gave a separate day for both Sat and Sun. I am with you on what is the purpose of that in the way monthly view. Maybe on the Mon or at least every other page but every single day. Not like I am going to forget the week once I get to Wed. Loved the review! Hope to hear that you will be going with the EC. Missed your PWM videos in this planner and would love to see how your planning goes int his new planner. I really appreciate how you did spreads in both planners and compared both side by side. As always your honesty is appreciated! :D
I must be the only person that hates starting on the month page, I only need to see that once a week if that, but seeing my monthly goals etc every time I open the planner is much more motivational and helpful to me.
I like the EC A5. Although I probably won’t get it. My hubby doesn’t like to use the internet to buy things. I wish they could sell these at Michaels or Hobby Lobby. Blessings.
Thank you for your very thorough review! I purchased the A5 Daily Duo this year, but now I am wondering how I would like the Plum Paper one. I agree with you that the DD calendar on each page is a major annoyance! The color boxes in Plum Paper may annoy me as well. I wonder how the Plum Paper compares to the Inkwell Press paper. I didn't like IWP Daily set-up this year.
Good evening Julie.❤️🙏🏻 I just wanted to say that even though I don’t do any daily planning but, I do absolutely love watching your videos and I’m always intersected in how you will decorate each week of your planners no matter what kind of planner you use. Also, if I may say, I thought you making the part where you go to talk about which planner you will us, you make it all statically and I thought that was so clever.😂😂👍🏻 You are very clever too.👍🏻😉😊 Anyway, you have an awesome rest of your evening/night and hugs to you and sweet Bruiser too.🐶🥰😘. God bless you and do enjoy your weekend. Love, Sue(Clearwater, Florida)❤️🥰🤟🏻🌴😎🙏🏻👼😘❌⭕️❌⭕️
EC has a lot of good points but I definitely am a Plum Paper fan. EC is expensive for what you get when PPP gives so many options and customizations for a lower price point with keeping the quality. Unless you’re using a smeary pen, PPP should be great. Love the little quips at the end! Definitely adds a personal touch to your vid! 💜
Love this - thank you! I hadn't considered Plum Paper before, but I love the layout in their daily! Could you test a Villa Beautifful pen in the Plum Paper? Does it smudge? Thanks!
I don't mind Peach, but the shading in the Plum Paper Daily A5 for all of April, May and June starts to feel a little overbearing, esp. as the colour gets darker each month :D
When it comes to price, I decided to look at what a year would cost me for each company. Let's face it, while Plum Paper might START off at $29, I'm not going to spend that. I'm going to spend the $34 to get the customization (everything blank). For 12 months, that's $68. So, if you're looking at the cost of a year's worth of planning the prices are pretty much the same for the standard that MOST people are going to get. (You'll save about $10 a year if you stick with the standard PP layout). For me, I like the lack of bulk in the EC. I just want to go straight to my daily planning pages without flipping through multiple pages of yearly planning pages that I will never use. I also don't think I need all the different sections in the PP. It's a bit overwhelming; I think a to-do list, my daily schedule [though, I wish it went from 5-10pm], and some blank space for notes is enough for me. (Plus, I like that the EC just has that little pop of color on the planning pages. I need to keep things simple or I get overwhelmed, but I still like SOME color.] Plus, it's the little details. The fact that the blank planning boxes on the PP aren't in the same order as the monthly tabs bothers me. If my May monthly tab is peach, then I expect the May box on the yearly overview to ALSO be peach. (Hey, I love peach!) I'm pretty neutral about the monthly view on every page in the EC. I definitely don't think I really need it, but I don't hate it. I think I might match the monthly colors to my mildliners and highlight the current week on the mini calendar- just so I can visualize where in the month I am (especially since I don't look at the monthly calendar pages in my planner- that's all stuff for my Google Cal.) Needless to say, I think it's pretty obvious that I've decided on the EC A5. (However, if EC didn't add in the separate weekend pages, I'd DEFINITELY be going for PP).
I can’t wait to hear what you guys think of both of these planners! Which one would you choose?!
I've actually ordered the EC A5 agenda for work as I haven't used rings before. Will you be doing a video on yours?
Have to go with the EC just due to the paper. I have a 7x9 PP daily in modern but I can’t deal with the paper with certain pens 😂
EC hands down! I was very tempted by the A5 coil, but went with the A5 ring agenda because I love to be able to add and take away whatever I need to!
I like the daily pages of the Plum Paper but I’m going with EC for the paper. The smearing would just get on my nerves. Interested to know which one you are going with?
I ordered the 7x9 DD on launch day along with some Flora accessories. Just patiently waiting to receive the notification that my order has been shipped!
Not sure if anyone mentioned this in the comments but EC should remove the daily calendar and allow for a space to add top 3 or habits. Great review!!
In the cloth & paper cover. Omg sold.
I think the vellum page in the EC A5 is there in order to protect the page you write your name on, in case you use the inside cover with dry erase markers... maybe... otherwise, I have no clue why they would not come pre-decorated
I’m going with Plum Paper daily. I love EC paper but the layout is not for me. My days are more task oriented than on a time schedule. Great video!
Totally agree
Thank you so much for this video! Plum Paper Daily wasn't even on my radar until I watched this! So excited to get one!
I’m a teacher so that top calendar that everyone dreads, I constantly reference as I’m lesson planning. My schedule is also very regimented, so I need the layout for hour blocking. It’s my absolute must have! It’s not perfect. I would love to have a “Top 3” area. No matter which one you choose, nothing like finding YOUR planner!
I don’t understand people’s complaints. I’m a therapist and use that calendar multiple times a day. I’m clearly in the middle of today and need to reference other days in the week all the time. It’s so nice not to have to turn the page.
I've been using EC for years and just couldn't find the right fit for ME. Hourly, vertical, petite, softbound, coil, you name it... I stumbled onto your channel, immediately bought a PPP and am hooked. I like/need to segment my days and the petite was kinda filling this need but PP nails it. I REALLY appreciate your honesty and thorough approach, and especially value the pen recommendations! I love the EC no smear, but now with your go-tos, I can finally focus on planner function. THANK YOU.
I just got my PP daily this week and am excited to try it, even though I was intrigued by the EC but I just can't stand for my tabs to stick out and I don't need the times listed.
This was literally the exact video I needed!
I love Plum Paper and you can get it for disc. The cover also last longer, Colors go to Erin Condren If Plum Paper would make each month a different color they would be even more of a competitor. I love both .Plum Paper also has better Guest Service. I love peach!
I have been using the plum paper daily A5 for the last six months and really like it. However I have been missing the EC paper so I’m switching to the A5 agenda with daily duo pages. I haven’t used rings before so I’m excited to give it a try!
I love the options they are offering in the agenda. I wish they would offer the other themes on the A5 coil.
I use the perpetual calendar to track my 401k balances, and retirement balances
Omg I did my coiled daily comparison almost exactly a year ago!! Obviously this was before the A5 DD so I just compared the PP, the 5x7 DD, and my EC daily petite that I had I coiled at office max! Lol
I LOVED how you coiled your petite daily- I wonder where EC got the A5 idea from 🤣🤣🤣
I purchased the EC A5 daily duo and I’m so happy with it
Plum paper is my favorite, as I can get it for discs which just opens up a world of flexibility and throw in the custom pages and I'm a happy clam.
Come on! I’m dying to know which one you will use going forward! I’m going to try the DD in the A5 agenda. I hope it brings me planner peace, or at least planner contentment!
DD A5 is where it is at. I've tried a bunch of other planners over the years and keep going back to that one.
What is the DD A5? New here to a lot of this. Thanks 😊
@@sherriechandler6582 daily duo, a5 size
The smooth PP paper drives me bananas! I love EC paper and wish I could find it in other planners.
I believe EC worked with Mohawk paper to develop the paper and to make it exclusively for EC - there was a video several years ago
Thank you for sharing this! I’m sticking with my PP for now. If EC got rid of the little month, I’d consider. The blank at the bottom also scares me! I can’t write straight without lines.
For me, it's PP all the way! The customizations just can't be beat: from the binding options, section customization on the page that fits my needs, the planner length of my choice, the ability to add my personal "special days", and the numerous add-ons besides extra pages - I am in love! The paper to me is great, you just have to choose to give something different a chance. But much love to options and choices 💕
100% agree! You definitely have to be willing to give this planner a chance!
Thank you Julie, a really great informative video.
Thank you Jena!
Great comparison, Julie! I will still stick with my Plum Paper daily because I like how it has the entire month behind that month’s tab. I don’t like how the EC Daily Duo will split the end of one month and put the last few days from the previous month behind the tab for the next month. It just feels incomplete to me. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for this video. I’ve been so on the fence. I love the paper of EC but for 2023 it’s gonna be Plum Paper. I have the daily hourly layout saved.
The cover on the PP is mainly what causes it not to fit the LV as well - since their cover is wider to cover their tabs the amount going into your LV to stick the planner in is a lot wider than the EC backcover - making it not stick in as far and thus the cover not wrapping around as well.
I've bought some PP notebooks in the past but not their planners. the amount of color/shading on their planners always turned me off. I like EC planners - especially the daily duo and hourly vertical - just with both came in A5 size so I could franken plan my perfect planner.
Thanks for this video... Plum paper it will be for me... And since I'm obsessed with pens I'm going for a pentel energel too...
Loved the review. I love that the monthly calendar is on each page. LOL. I don't like flipping back to the monthly. I ordered both. What I love about Plum Paper planners is I could order them without being bound or punched. I can use it in a rings planner if I want.
This was a helpful comparison. I already purchased my EC planner for 2022… but will try Plum Paper in 2023❤️
Glad it was helpful!
I switched from plum paper to Erin condren. I went with the daily duo A5 in the agenda.
To me, the layout in the PP is so much better and more fitting for my life. I actually love the shading as I don't decorate very much and it adds a little something. I got the 12 months and it is a big boy... Will definitely get 2x 6 months for next year !
Great review/ thank you :)
Love this video!
Thank you!
Thank you for all your work with this! You went over basically all of my likes & dislikes for each of these. Right now I'm using an A5 PP Daily, but will move to the EC A5 DD in July. My other fave daily planner layout is the EL Simplified Daily. Wish they offered that one on a regular coil with interchangeable covers!
So glad it was helpful!
This isn't about the planners, but I am glad to see you talking about EC planners again! What is the leaf ring you always wear and where did you get it? I absolutely love it and would love to find one or one similar!
It’s from Pandora :)
Me too! This sorta made my day!
After trying the Plum Paper, I decided it wasn’t for me. Decided to go to a six ring planner and now I have a Kikki K and just ordered the EC six ring...waiting for that to come in.
I tried the A5 PP daily and was not totally in love with it (the shading is just UGH), I decided to try out the 7x9 Daily Duo (last year’s version) when it was on sale and there is just something about the setup of the DD that I absolutely love!! It is working so well that I am not sure I could make the switch to A5. I’ve got a while though since the DD that I have goes through December.
Wow! What a thorough review of each! So many things to consider! Thanks! 😊💕
Glad it was helpful!
Such a great comparison video. Thank you for your time spent on such a thorough review! Always appreciate your honesty.
Thank you!
I'm so excited for the a5 size of the daily duo and that black cloth and paper cover is to die for!! 😍😍 thanks for sharing!!
This was super helpful! Thank you!
Amazing review. Thank you so much!
Thank you!
I ordered the PP & it starts in June, I can’t wait! I ordered it uncoiled, I have an A5 rings I’m punching it monthly...I can’t wait! The DD is why I don’t like planners like that...wanted something not set in stone ex. The time schedule, I have problems with being consistent. I like to change things too much!! Lol
I got the weekly A5 in Just My Type. I can't give up my Day Designer A5 inserts.
I've been using the C&P weekly rings this year and I know what you mean. I like being able to take the pages out and write on them separately although sometimes I do miss the coilbound. But, I may bind them after the year just to keep a record of 2021, who knows.
Hunger Games for planners! LOL That was great! Thanks for sharing all the details about the planners. I never would've thought about comparing the white out, but you're right. I've had to use white out on paper that drove me nuts because of the difference.
This was such a comprehensive review Julie. Great job!
Thank you 😘😘😘
Very nicely done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 . I have ppp and EC. My Tul .7 smears in my ppp. My uniball signo micro doesn't but since I like the Tul barrel better, I switched the ink out. I'm switching up in July. Ppp daily will be work and EC vertical will be my life. I'm the opposite of that right now. And you made me laugh out loud at the end of your video.
Thanks so much Julie for such a thorough review. I didn’t opt to go with the A5 EC, but stayed with the EC 7”x9” DD. It was really good to see the differences between the Plum Paper and EC. Thanks again!!!
So happy to hear pp can do daily on 1 ring. I use it for work and having 1 planner helps me keep all my planning in 1.
Fantastic comparison Julie, I use both of the planners and I tend to agree with you on the pros and cons of each, tfs🌺
I prefer the smooth PP paper. The EC gritty feeling is not appealing to me.
I'm not a daily user but I really appreciated the thoroughness of this! I've been using a weekly PP in vertical columns and doing more of a bujo style in it. Trying to decide if I go live that true bujo life or if I like some structure. At any rate, great video showinf what made each planner shine and fall.
I did enjoy bujo, but my problem was not wanting to draw it all out! I am someone who does like a predated planner, but like the free form of Bujo!
Great job, Julie! Thanks so much ;)
This was fantastic!! I am going to be honest I get the same planner each year. EC horizontal, it is just what works for me. I really loved how you broke it down with pros and cons to each one. I absolutely love the pen test. Thanks so much Julie!
Thank you Julie for such a thorough review.
Thanks for watching!
I think I am the only person who loves the monthly view daily. I only have one page open on my desk with the other page folded back. I reference that little calendar so much throughout the day.
Same! I refer to it often. I can understand people not having a preference about it but I just can’t grasp some people being so angry at it LOL! It’s a calendar… in a planner 🤷🏻♀️
I find it useful, too. I use it multiple times a day for scheduling and…planning.
Thanks Julie! This was a really useful video
Thanks for this. I was sold on the PP until the pen test. Unfortunately, as a leftie, this wouldn’t work for me.
Okay I know I'm late to this party, but thank you SO MUCH for your excellent pen test. As a lefty, I really need it! I'm waiting for my first weekly Plum Planner to arrive after using the Passion Planner for the last four years. I'm bookmarking this video for all the pens that work on Plum Paper. 🖋📖🖋
Oh, the stress of trying to pick one planner. I know I can't be the only person who tried to read your lips at the end?😳 Your reviews are so helpful, and entertaining. This was a perfect pick-me-up for my Friday. Thank you so much!
Lol thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
Heh, me too! I'm not a good lipreader, but I was hoping there was someone in the comment who is!
Thanks Julie! Good stuff.
Love watching your content! Thanks for this comparison 👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for doing this side by side comparison. I’ve used EC LPs for years but last year switched to PP daily in the A5 size. I think I’m going back to EC and getting the A5 coiled daily duo. Enjoyed the customization of the PP but couldn’t get past the paper.
I love how thorough you are in your reviews and comparisons! I have absolutely no idea which planner, or bullet journal?, I will be using for 2021-2022. I have always been very tempted by plum paper but I haven't ever owned one, yet.
I'm on Team No Peach! I have really enjoyed the EC 7x9, and am looking forward to a smaller version. The 7x9 is way too big for me. Think I'm going to stay with EC, mainly for the hourly times. I need those!!! Thanks for the comparison!
Great video! I use the Plum Paper 8.5 x 11 planner for memory keeping. I LOVE that I was able to use it as a disk bound planner. I also love using the Sarasa Dry pen on this paper. I learned about this pen from you. I’m loving this combination not only because it doesn’t smear, but I also love the way the pen glides effortlessly across the page. I wish I had this combination back when I was learning shorthand in high school. Yes, I’m that old! 😉
Hahaha, that ending!!! I'm curious to see what you actually use. I'm holding out for the PP A5 in the modern colorway. I think the layout of the page would be a better fit for my life than the daily duo. Thanks for the in depth comparison!
They need to hurry up with the modern color scheme!
Thank you for this review- I’ve been looking forward to it! I ordered the agenda and who knows when that will get here... but I still love watching reviews of other planners. You’re going to have to trademark the phrase “paper recipe”; I don’t know why but it cracked me up and I plan on saying that from now on 😂
🤣🤣🤣 paper recipe definitely needs to be a thing 🤣
Great review! I am going to switch from the Daily Petite Planner to the Daily duo a5 because the paper in the daily petite is not the same as previous versions, so there is a lot of smudging for me. I love how you did an example layout showing both planners, that really helped me. Thank you!
Thank you so much!
I buy the 15 pound paper or Amazon to print my inserts, they work great with no bleed threw. And I can get more pages in my planner.
15 pound paper? I didn’t even know that existed. Not sure I can use anything less than 28.
i've used a PP A5 daily in the past and i like the layout better than the EC daily duo, but for me it comes down to the paper. i like using whatever pen i want and i could not get over the smeariness of the PP. EC paper really is unique and i went ahead and ordered the A5 DD for this upcoming year.
I think that’s how a lot of people feel. It comes down to the paper!
This is soooo good. Exactly what I needed! Solved my issues lol. EC it is.
I REALLY want to like the PP. Tried it before but the quality is so low from EC I just can't. I really want to because of the ability to customize but the cons are such huge cons.
Thanks for the comparison! I think a lot of Plum Paper fans are disappointed about there not being a neutral or modern option in the A5 daily. I’m not a fan of the bright red or green shading either.
I definitely do not understand why there hasn’t been a neutral since they have has that as an option for the 7x9 for forever! And the modern color scheme is so popular! Why not offer it in all layouts? So frustrating!
I emailed the company, pleading for a neutral version in all their A5 options. Hopefully they will listen. I just got my PPP A5 and I loathe all the colors. Like HATE it!
I wish EC would FINALLY address the monthly view on every single page for the past million years. There has been SO much feedback that people either don't like it or don't understand it and I don't think they've ever addressed it. I don't get it.
Agreed! There’s pretty strong feedback to change it!
I know, and all they would have to do is remove it! Just leave a blank space!
EC is being lazy
Great review! So many good points on both sides. The thing for me is the times already listed. I am a big time blocker and having those times in hour and half hours is sooooo nice. If PP had that as a custom option I would totally pick it but otherwise I got to give it to EC.
So excited for this!
I currently have the EC DD & am seriously considering switching to the PP A5 daily. Since I use very little stickers in my daily I am going to try an EC petite daily before spending the money on a coiled one.
Love both but EC is my favorite
I'm thinking about getting the Plum Paper. I love EC products but I work nights so the hours listed on the daily duo are just sort of a bummer for me. Also, I really want the whole year in one book. I really hate Plum Paper's paper though. I have heard that they have changed it and it is better than it was.
I’m tired of the perpetual calendar. I think it’s unnecessary and they should eliminate it and lower the price by $5. If it’s perpetual, we do not need one every year. Sell them separately.
I have one that has all my important dates like birthdays, deaths, anniversary, etc. I uses it a couple of times a year to remember a date. I also have another one for our move to California. Now I have 5 others and don’t know what to do with them. They are nice but I am running of ideas of what to do with them.
YES. I am going to start selling them on Ebay ffs.
I love the perpetual calendar & would buy separately.
Well I use my perpetual calendar pages in my Happy Planner as a quick glance for days my children have off from school, so I would need one yearly because it changes.
Totally agree- plus that's what phones are for - dates that carry from year to year.
I love EC's paper! I tried the daily duo this past year. I think the space with the monthly calendar is wasted. As someone whose handwriting is getting shakier with age, I would have liked some lines or dot grid in the blank space at the bottom of the page. Thank you for such a detailed comparison.
Oo, fun video! I confess I was hoping you'd measure them when you had the EC page ruler out though! ;)
They are the same exact size: A5! Or did you mean measure something else?
@@JuliesPlans I was curious about the width of the columns you could write in! ;)
Also, I recently found the le pen pens at my local Walmart in different color packs and I'm in love! 😍 also, I find that sometimes the sharper s gel skips and tul has been a great find over the years. :) 😊
Thanks for sharing!!
Hi there, I’m new to your channel and I like the plum paper planner, but I don’t think I will like any paper that smears…also, I was wondering what kind of highlighter you used, and what kind of pen makes the dots.
I really like the Plum Paper planners but I have to say EC all the way for me! The EC paper is just next to none and I love the covers too! I do have to say with PP I do like the extras that you can add in though, hopefully EC will start that soon. I am just so happy EC has the A5 size now because I can’t get over the PP paper. Awesome review, as always! ❤️
At this moment I am moving into the A5 agenda come July, but that may change back to the 7 x 9 because I don't usually do well in A5 sizes. I always love all the offerings Plum Paper has, but I seriously just did not enjoy being in it at all.
You have to use what brings you joy!
I tried the PP 7X9 daily and honestly I can't handle the paper. So happy that EC came out with the A5 daily. EC paper is by far my favorite. I went with the A5 EC Coiled daily and I can't wait for July to get here so I can begin using it. Happy that they gave a separate day for both Sat and Sun. I am with you on what is the purpose of that in the way monthly view. Maybe on the Mon or at least every other page but every single day. Not like I am going to forget the week once I get to Wed. Loved the review! Hope to hear that you will be going with the EC. Missed your PWM videos in this planner and would love to see how your planning goes int his new planner. I really appreciate how you did spreads in both planners and compared both side by side. As always your honesty is appreciated! :D
I’m just hoping they have the modern color scheme in A5 by then!
@@JuliesPlans yea that A5 might have been nicer with the modern color. Looking forward to the EC though. :)
I must be the only person that hates starting on the month page, I only need to see that once a week if that, but seeing my monthly goals etc every time I open the planner is much more motivational and helpful to me.
I like the EC A5. Although I probably won’t get it. My hubby doesn’t like to use the internet to buy things. I wish they could sell these at Michaels or Hobby Lobby. Blessings.
Is there an EC store near you? You can go into the store to purchase it. :)
It is strange because the shade area iof the planner is what attract me to your channel.
I have days that I like it…. And days that I don’t 🤣
Thank you for your very thorough review! I purchased the A5 Daily Duo this year, but now I am wondering how I would like the Plum Paper one. I agree with you that the DD calendar on each page is a major annoyance! The color boxes in Plum Paper may annoy me as well. I wonder how the Plum Paper compares to the Inkwell Press paper. I didn't like IWP Daily set-up this year.
Lololol @ myself for rewinding to read your lips when the static came on. I hope you enjoy your choice! 😉
Debating on whether to order another PP or an A5 DD. ahhhhh! Too many choices!
So many options out there!
Ohhh I don’t need a cover on my EC A5. AND THEN Julie puts it in a cloth and paper folio and I’m all 👀 💸!!!!!
Good evening Julie.❤️🙏🏻 I just wanted to say that even though I don’t do any daily planning but, I do absolutely love watching your videos and I’m always intersected in how you will decorate each week of your planners no matter what kind of planner you use. Also, if I may say, I thought you making the part where you go to talk about which planner you will us, you make it all statically and I thought that was so clever.😂😂👍🏻 You are very clever too.👍🏻😉😊 Anyway, you have an awesome rest of your evening/night and hugs to you and sweet Bruiser too.🐶🥰😘. God bless you and do enjoy your weekend. Love, Sue(Clearwater, Florida)❤️🥰🤟🏻🌴😎🙏🏻👼😘❌⭕️❌⭕️
EC will be offering more cover options for A5 very soon. I reached out to ask!
EC has a lot of good points but I definitely am a Plum Paper fan. EC is expensive for what you get when PPP gives so many options and customizations for a lower price point with keeping the quality. Unless you’re using a smeary pen, PPP should be great.
Love the little quips at the end! Definitely adds a personal touch to your vid! 💜
I completely agree!
Thanks for a great video. Loved your ending. When will we hear what you actually said. I'm holding out for the PP in the modern or neutral theme.
I have recently started using Zebra Sarasa Clip and Zebra Blen--how do these work in the PP?
Love this - thank you! I hadn't considered Plum Paper before, but I love the layout in their daily! Could you test a Villa Beautifful pen in the Plum Paper? Does it smudge? Thanks!
I don't mind Peach, but the shading in the Plum Paper Daily A5 for all of April, May and June starts to feel a little overbearing, esp. as the colour gets darker each month :D
When it comes to price, I decided to look at what a year would cost me for each company. Let's face it, while Plum Paper might START off at $29, I'm not going to spend that. I'm going to spend the $34 to get the customization (everything blank). For 12 months, that's $68. So, if you're looking at the cost of a year's worth of planning the prices are pretty much the same for the standard that MOST people are going to get. (You'll save about $10 a year if you stick with the standard PP layout).
For me, I like the lack of bulk in the EC. I just want to go straight to my daily planning pages without flipping through multiple pages of yearly planning pages that I will never use. I also don't think I need all the different sections in the PP. It's a bit overwhelming; I think a to-do list, my daily schedule [though, I wish it went from 5-10pm], and some blank space for notes is enough for me. (Plus, I like that the EC just has that little pop of color on the planning pages. I need to keep things simple or I get overwhelmed, but I still like SOME color.]
Plus, it's the little details. The fact that the blank planning boxes on the PP aren't in the same order as the monthly tabs bothers me. If my May monthly tab is peach, then I expect the May box on the yearly overview to ALSO be peach. (Hey, I love peach!)
I'm pretty neutral about the monthly view on every page in the EC. I definitely don't think I really need it, but I don't hate it. I think I might match the monthly colors to my mildliners and highlight the current week on the mini calendar- just so I can visualize where in the month I am (especially since I don't look at the monthly calendar pages in my planner- that's all stuff for my Google Cal.)
Needless to say, I think it's pretty obvious that I've decided on the EC A5. (However, if EC didn't add in the separate weekend pages, I'd DEFINITELY be going for PP).
I agree the price being the same BUT, for the exact same price, you get less with EC 😬