tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post8667425380627815237..comments2024-03-28T10:34:56.034-04:00Comments on Philofaxy: Filofaxes spotted in the wildLauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-20750626454356423972013-10-26T16:49:51.932-04:002013-10-26T16:49:51.932-04:00Quite a few of my colleague have got into using Fi...Quite a few of my colleague have got into using Filofaxes since I started at the company and introduced myself with my finsbury. Most of them feel lost without theirs now and have their mobile phones are now used for their intended purpose, to phone people! <br /><br />I have in the past couple of days gone high tech with my FILO and invested in a Pennybridge iPad case with diary etc in it.<br />Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12789613471576887419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-43277860922414932702013-10-25T05:31:51.035-04:002013-10-25T05:31:51.035-04:00I used to be a regular visitor to Scoobynet (a for...I used to be a regular visitor to Scoobynet (a forum for owners of Subaru cars, mostly the insanely quick turbocharged variants) and they had a 'Was it You?' subforum where people could post sightings. Good fun! :)Paul Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08853136637362400990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-66420835311206797412013-10-24T17:44:44.649-04:002013-10-24T17:44:44.649-04:00My son´s occupational therapist uses non-Filofax r...My son´s occupational therapist uses non-Filofax ring binder. Yesterday I read from "the happiness project" by Gretchen Ruben that she uses Filofax. She wrote how her Filofax used to keep her contacts in her Filofax.WeirdRockStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388608744555605499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-80456275574042265652013-10-24T16:00:28.038-04:002013-10-24T16:00:28.038-04:00I was at a restaurant a while back and saw a lady ...I was at a restaurant a while back and saw a lady pull out a classic size (A5) planner. It was all I could do not to go say something but I was with a friend and she was with someone, too. pattygardner.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08465166654988101342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-50578168832227680462013-10-24T15:58:14.130-04:002013-10-24T15:58:14.130-04:00There are two other keen filofaxers as work (other...There are two other keen filofaxers as work (other than me) - both have black pocket-size filofaxes on their desks (and used for diaries and notes) - one looks like a Portland (or similar) - smooth leather, but I've not seen the interior to find out exactly which kind; the other is a Classic/cross. There's also a woman who is away at the moment but she has THE fattest A5 red Domino and Amanda Fleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838595882535434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-28099769411524289002013-10-24T14:58:18.006-04:002013-10-24T14:58:18.006-04:00David, agreed!David, agreed!crofterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977273055291702683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-18951120981481610492013-10-24T12:03:35.947-04:002013-10-24T12:03:35.947-04:00Btw - I LOVE the idea of a separate page for sight...Btw - I LOVE the idea of a separate page for sightings. I keep a tally of my sightings on my blog, but again, they are few and far between.WellPlannedLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639851771653623399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-19453846963340941592013-10-24T12:02:11.954-04:002013-10-24T12:02:11.954-04:00Here in the US (or maybe just Long Island, New Yor...Here in the US (or maybe just Long Island, New York), I don't come across too many planners out in the wild. On the rare occasion that I do though, it is almost never a Filofax. We are an exclusive club here and spread across the country. Big brands here are franklin covey, day runner, and day timer.<br /><br />Just this morning I was at the doctors office and the woman next to me took outWellPlannedLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639851771653623399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-66495049305716686232013-10-24T12:01:07.039-04:002013-10-24T12:01:07.039-04:00I'm constantly amazed at the way people feel i...I'm constantly amazed at the way people feel its acceptable (in business and socially) to look at their phones rather than concentrate on the person/meeting in front of them. Even in networking events, people are checking their emails, LinkedIn, (presumably) Facebook, and the rest.<br /><br />When I'm in a meeting of any kind, my phone is always off, and usually in the car. If someone'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-15994925967809838982013-10-24T11:55:10.391-04:002013-10-24T11:55:10.391-04:00I see lots of bound planners but very few looselea...I see lots of bound planners but very few looseleaf systems; recently at work I saw a student sitting at a table with a pink personal Classic; off the top of my head I can't think of any other filofax sightings. <br /><br />Like David, I tend to take paper planners more seriously than folks who are pecking at their phones. Worse are iPads, which people seem to feel are appropriate to use inJosh LaPortehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772883862662679235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-38336761441030717802013-10-24T11:29:07.855-04:002013-10-24T11:29:07.855-04:00I just had another sighting today of a pink person...I just had another sighting today of a pink personal Finsbury on the dashboard of a car at the garden centre. I would've missed it if my husband hadn't have pointed it out to me. I couldn't imagine leaving mine in the car like that on full display, could you?? Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657083184744111032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-37039040379169449162013-10-24T07:15:18.237-04:002013-10-24T07:15:18.237-04:00I had to laugh because I call mine "Brain&quo...I had to laugh because I call mine "Brain" and while tearing out a couple pages my youngest exclaimed, ( with hands in his hair), "oh, no! Mom's ripping out neurons!!" Yeah, I live with a bunch of comedians. Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16884473950726909345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-75750346686467666022013-10-24T05:47:27.972-04:002013-10-24T05:47:27.972-04:00I had a discussion with a counsellor yesterday and...I had a discussion with a counsellor yesterday and was quite surprised to see her pink filofax-type binder on the table. It turned out not to be a real Filofax but instead a Collins binder, personal filo sized, in pink leather. Given her profession, I wouldn't be surprised if it's deliberately used to avoid data security issues in the electronic realm!Paul Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08853136637362400990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-52613076701765889782013-10-24T05:04:35.680-04:002013-10-24T05:04:35.680-04:00David, love your idea of a permanent section for F...David, love your idea of a permanent section for Filofax spotting!<br /><br /> I know two mothers at the school my kids attend that are avid organiser users. Once had a superfat black personal sized leather Succes binder. It's totally beaten up and she told me she had it for many many years and calls it her "brain". She uses 1DPP inserts from Succes, both for appointments and as a Jotjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07144301091362704402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-39554800056340865152013-10-24T04:30:45.634-04:002013-10-24T04:30:45.634-04:00As you've brought this up I'll take your c...As you've brought this up I'll take your cue to re-tell my story from the London train (apologies to those who will have read it before).<br /><br />I commonly travel to and from London on business a couple of times a month. One morning I was on the train with my Personal Hampstead on the table in front of me, when another man took a seat across the aisle from me and pulled out - a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com