Do you have an Erin Condren planner?

I currently have an EC planner. It's a one year and done thing. Nice quality, dividers are included.

I am also looking at Plum Paper Planners, they are similar to the EC planner and a little cheaper.

I saw a nice one I liked at Inkwell Press, but they were sold out. I think they are getting them back in stock, but I haven't checked recently.

I use mine more as a journal than as a planner.

If you want to see some videos of planner comparisons, Jennifer Ross did a bunch of them this year. Go to YouTube and look for Pretty Neat Living. She did EC, the Plum Planner and the Inkwell planner as well as a couple of others. She also has links to Etsy shops for stickers she uses in her journals.

ETA: Pretty Neat Living Blog

Bright colors are childish? Okay....

Anyway I love my EC planner and mine has held up really well. But you replace it annually. I would love to get mine as a gift.

I have used both Plum Paper and EC. I went back to EC for 2016. This is the planner I have for next year: erincondren.com/life-in-little-squares-lifeplanner I chose the custom colorway, which isn't as bright.

Both brands are durable, but in the PP, I didn't like that when a week crossed months, the same entire week's spread is repeated under the next month's tab. EC stops at the last full week of the month, and the split week is under the next month's tab. I like that the EC cover is laminated; the PP is not.

This is my first EC planner with a removable cover. I've heard complaints of the cover popping off and I've had that happen once so far. Hopefully that will not be an issue.

I think inkwell is back on sale today.

I have 3 EC life planners and 2 notebooks. I love them and use them all. I've never tried any of the others even though I've seen them. There are several EC facebook pages that show layouts and there is even one for issues and concerns.

The only EC order problem I've ever had was my own fault. I ordered a cover and spelled my own name wrong ??.

The Peas turned me onto Erin Condren back in 2007, I believe and I've had her planners ever since. They've changed a whole lot and gotten better drastically over the years.

I fell in love with the Inkwell Press planners when Jennifer Ross from Pretty Neat Living did an unboxing a few weeks ago. I was lucky enough to get one of their planners for 2016 this morning! I can't believe they are almost sold out AGAIN! They clearly need to increase their production if they are going to be this popular! I'm excited for them!

EC has fabulous fabulous products! Her eye for design is spectacular. I will say, in full disclosure, that my planner cover this year did come apart at the edges and my notebook's paper isn't as thick as the paper has been previously. I have been very fortunate not to have any issues with their customer service over the years but I have heard some stories.

I hope your daughter loves whatever planner you get her! As much as I love my electronics I will always have a paper planner.

I was really lucky this time around - mine (with photos) shipped a week after ordering. They are upfront about their current turnaround times, which I appreciate.

There's a big issue brewing on the IWP Facebook page...apparently they sold out completely.

I feel kind of sorry for her. She said her second order was bigger than her first. She must have sold a boatload of planners. 

All EC planners are coil bound.

On one of my planner boards everyone was so excited to get their Inkwell inserts for their planners. The shipping was too high to Canada so I passed. I like printing my own, too. Then I get whatever I want. I also have binders instead of a coil bound book. I tried the EC one and I didn't like it enough to order it again. My Filofaxes and Kikki K ones are great!

Crud! I have an EC planner and I have to say I've loved having it. I decided this year though to look at some other options because I was hoping I could find something a little cheaper. I looked at some different ones (Happy Planner, Plum, etc.) and decided I was going to spend the money on the EC. It just seems much sturdier than the others. My planner often just sits on my desk or nearby me, but it also gets thrown in purses, tote bags, suitcases, etc., and I love how it's held up. I'm not sure some of the others I was looking at would have held up as well.

But now I see this SS Carpe Diem planner and I'm really liking it. It looks like it hold up well and I especially like that it has a closure. I have a couple questions though. First, it comes with monthly and weekly pages for one year, right? Are the pages already set up for 2016 or do you need to fill them? I'm thinking you have to fill them in because I didn't see anywhere on the ordering site where it specifies 2016. My second question is, it's a ring binder so you refill it each year. Where do you get the refills? I didn't see any where on the site I was looking at that provided the calendar refills w/o the binder. Or do you just have to go to a store and buy refills from another company that uses the ring binder system?