Filofax A5 Compact - Ring Size Change

I didn't spot this change, thanks to Tim Edwards for spotting it and sharing it the other day. 

When Filofax originally released the A5 Compact Heritage it was fitted with 15mm rings, these have now been changed to 20mm rings. 

Attached to the description on the Filofax website is this note: 

I also noticed that they appear to have dis-continued the other A5 Compact size organiser from the Chester range. 

When is a good time to buy a new Filofax?

Is there a better time in the year to buy a new Filofax from a retail store or on-line? 

I was once told that retailers are not allowed to change the dated diary inserts in a Filofax organiser, so they have to sell them with the current year still inside or supply the following year at their own cost. Or reduce the price of the organiser with the current year still in it. 

I decided to put this 'theory' to the test whilst in London. Visiting John Lewis in Oxford Street, their range of Filofax organisers and inserts is much smaller these days than it was 5-10 years ago. 

However, the sales assistant spotted me looking at the organisers that were all locked in a glass cabinet. She unlocked it and left me to look through what they had in stock. 

I spotted a Heritage Personal and a Heritage Compact. The Personal had been marked down from £86.00 to £62.20. The Compact was still priced up at £85.00 and it wasn't in the correct box, the Personal was. 

I took both to the sales assistant and asked them to check the price on both items.  The Personal came up at £43.00 (half price) and the Compact was still showing up at £85.00! I bought the Personal one!!

Why the price difference? The Personal had a week on two pages dated insert in it. The Compact had an undated white paper with blue and black ink insert in it... so that confirmed the theory!

I had been tipped off by one of the people that attended the meet up a few days before, so I thought it was worth a visit to John Lewis to see what they had in stock and at what prices. 

It pays to shop around and if you see something at the right price don't hesitate! 

Filofax Heritage A5 Compact - Review

Is it possible that something can come along that changes the whole way you plan? Would you be as shocked as I was opening the box and then suddenly thinking the un-thinkable.... What?

So I hadn't really thought that much about the Heritage range, sure I had seen the announcement emails and a few pictures on Facebook, but they didn't give me enough information really to fully appreciate it.

OK quick recap as to what I've been using... At home I have my A5 Van der Spek with 35 mm rings as a permanent fixture on my desk, it rarely moves from there. Then I have been carrying an A6 of some description in my 'Man Bag'.

Lately that has been the rather chunky Gillio Mia Cara I converted to A6 size, yes it is a bit over the top! Normally this would be a Van der Spek Touch Me Senior for A6. In the past I have used various Personal size organisers in tandem with the A5.

I've been using two organisers like this for well over five years now because I thought that works for me, so why change. However, in the last few months since starting the podcast I have been making far more intensive use of my A5 planner and less use of the A6 planner. The A6 was always there because I had always carried it. Yet when I thought about it I wasn't using it that often.