Enter Sainsburys who have started to stock what can only be described as a Moleskine clone. Physically, it is identical in almost every detail – right down to the expanding pocket in the back cover. Where it differs significantly is in the price. The Sainsbury equivalent A6 notebook is priced at £2.99 a massive saving.

My concern was that the difference in price would be reflected in a similar drop in quality but that turned out not to be the case. The Sainsbury notebook is well made and feel similarly durable. The cover is slightly softer than the original but other than that it is fine.

The paper is recycled (a bonus) and whiter than the Moleskine and the final test that it had to pass (for me at any rate) was the ink pen test. Some papers do not work well with ink pens and the ink bleeds but that was not a problem at all.

So, in conclusion, other than being a brand snob, is there any reason not to buy this? Nope.

For those that aren’t familiar with it the TweetNotebook is a notebook with a random selection of your tweets printed at the bottom of each page and with your Twitter icon printed on the front along with a customisable quote. A selection of pictures of mine are left and below.

Well mine arrived this morning and I have to say it is just fantastic and much better than I expected it to be. Why? Well for a start it is bigger than I thought it was going to be. There seems to be a paucity of information on the website about its size. I was expecting it to be the size of a moleskine when, in fact, it is about twice the size in A5 format.

Also the quality is better than I expected too both in the quality of the paper and printing. I guess that this is a testimony to the improvements in digital printing that allow such quality and a high degree of personalisation.

Anyway I have become quite attached to mine already and they would definitely make a great gift for any committed Twitter user.