July 31, 2000

Several years ago, when they were popular, my mom got me a memo cube. I've used it pretty much constantly ever since, and it's finally starting to run out. Now it seems memo cubes are out of fashion and unavailable, at least the ones I'm looking for: plain white, square pieces of paper (no patterns on the actual paper, no colored paper), no Post-It-style self-stick crap, with or without patterns on the sides, glue-bound on one side. Like these. I can only find Post-It-style and boxes of loose sheets in stores.

Random online searches haven't been entirely fruitful, but I could settle for cubes with the Business Network Intl. logo on them (whoever they are) for $8. Could someone please tell me where--anywhere--I can get memo cubes? If you have a local store that sells 'em, or if your company gives 'em away, please let me know and I might be interested in paying cost and shipping.

In the meantime, it looks like I'll have to make my own. *sigh*

comments...

D.R.V..., July 31, 2000 9:54 AM:

Dan, where's your sense of adventure, of new horizons, of life-experience?? Try out one of the new style cubes, maybe one of the hot new French or Italian cubes. It just might change your thinking about how to take a note.

D.R.V..., July 31, 2000 10:03 AM:

By the way, you can get duct tape in several vivid, almost reflective colors -- fireman yellow, electric lime green, etc. So your handcrafted cubes can attain to a striking appearance. Duct tape also has a pliant, somewhat rubbery texture pleasing under certain moods. When constructing the cube, you can also cut the duct tape into two somewhat narrower strips, giving the cube the popular "suspenders" look.

D.R.V...., August 1, 2000 12:24 PM:

Dan, what's wrong with this one?



http://mailordershoppe.com/o_stat_memocube.htm





Dan Sanderson, August 1, 2000 12:35 PM:

That's pretty good, though $20 is a lot to spend for a cube of paper, even if it does have my name on the side... Still, that comes the closest. Thanks!

Lilly, August 3, 2000 9:11 AM:

My boyfriend had exactly the same problem; he uses memo sheets as bookmarks and he has a LOT of books that he is still reading (still reading... still reading). We found some inferior cubes at McWhorters stationary store and, oddly enough, a very very nice one at the Microsoft store at the Sony Metreon. Of course, it has Microsoft related graphics, but the quality is great. They may sell them online. Anyway, if you keep your eyes open at stationary stores, Hallmark stores, etc, you may find them. Tell all your friends to keep it in mind as they shop and you may get a bunch soon.