Hobonichi 2023 Unboxing 

Wow, phew! If you had ordered any A6 or A5 books, they would not have survived because the packaging was switched to paper rather than plastic this year. Crossing fingers my A6 and everyone else's orders will not meet water/rain. 🤞 Thank you for sharing and remaining as calm as one can possibly be. :)

Aww I'm glad your lovely contents were undamaged. Literally came all the way from overseas and in the last little step the box endured so much 💪 I like the way you stayed positive about it all. Thanks for sharing!

The bunnies can frolic in all the Botanicals. They just have to get over the pink walls. It's a reach and weird but there you go lol!

I could hardly breathe watching you rip that cardboard like it was cotton candy! So glad everything was ok inside! Phew!

Oh dear! The way the bottom of the box just peeled off was terrifying! 😱 I also didn't realize there was a bunny holding a clover too. So cute!

Omg, my heart was pounding!! I could only think : oh my God, what about the items inside?! " I am so glad, the items survived the rain!

Oh I didn't think your order would have survived in that soaked box ... but it did! YAY! And what an awesome order! Love your weeks 💙

I'm so happy the contents were spared from the rain! 😱 your Hobonichi haul is wonderful! Thanks for sharing! It was also raining when my package was delivered 🥲

Loved this video and can’t wait for my order… I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out now. Eeek.

I’m so glad your contents weren’t ruined or damaged with the box being so wet! I bought the Mega in the bright green because I thought it would look nice in my navy Galen Leather cover. I found it very helpful having all the note pages in the mega so that everything I needed was in one place. But…the bunnies were so adorable and my hubby wears bow ties, so I couldn’t resist getting it, too!

That box?! 😮u had me stressing lol 😅 but the bunnies are so cuteeeee and I’m now blaming u for manifesting this weird brown and blue color combo pen 😂

I would contact fedex like why are they so rude! You’re so nice about it in this video I would be freaking out.

Love Bunnies! so sad about your delivery but so glad your items were saved from any other damage; sheeze, shame on FedEx. Hope you gave their office a call. Luvs always xx🥰

I ordered the bunny weeks too as I’m the year of the rabbit. It’s so cute! Hobonichi really needs to start putting their boxes in mailers again. I ordered from a Canadian shop Wonderpens so I won’t have to deal with that.

The bunnies are adorable, and perfect for 2023: Year of the Rabbit! Sorry about your damp delivery. I’ve been noticing that FedEx & even Amazon have been leaving packages outside the awning on my porch too, especially when it’s raining. What the heck? Disgruntled? Glad nothing was ruined, but if you’re like me, those boxes get repurposed, so yeah, HUMPF ☹️ ! Enjoy your haul, Sarah. Those polar bears really are tempting!

Oh my! When the box just disintegrated in front of my eyes. Glad everything was ok. The bunny weeks is cute, I do miss how the bow tie fabric feels. I can relate to comparing new potential covers to the ones we already have. That way I will end up buying less.

Interesting as I ordered a TN from handstiched leather T and it arrived wet from USPS! They had placed into a plastic bag but I blamed it on weather.....LOL. I should be getting my Hobo order any day now as I ordered on the first day and first hour. Thanks for sharing today.

I really miss the yearly botanical!

Thank you for the heads up! That was hard to watch even if they're wrapped as some Items won't be this year.. 😵🥴 Your self control is outstanding... Enjoyed your Video!

Hey Sarah. Did you tell me about The Everyday Book? If you did thank you it comes from Turkey from Galen Leather wow love the notebook and the packaging was outstanding. Love and light to you and your family!

Unrelated to this video but I'm loving your content and have binged so many of your videos this week as I'm planning out my hobonichi weeks life for next year. Do you have a video explaining how you structure the small supplemental notebook that you keep/kept your family medical info (doctors addresses/numbers, prescriptions, etc)? If you dont, would you consider making one? I know that the info there is private so you'd need to do the extra work of creating a mockup, but i'd really love to see how to set that up. I'm also a homemaker and i'm drowning in medical information and keeping track of kids sick records. I would love to try a system like yours because it sounds so easy and essential. please consider it!!

i chose the champagne colour, it's the only nice one that my australian store stocked that i wanted! not english but that's okay. love what you chose

Sarah I know the stress with FedEx I was on a shot once a month for my migraines which had to be put in the fridge. I got no notice and when they dropped it off they did not ring the bell or knock so it set out in 90* weather all night I was so mad it is a $700 plus shot. They said to take it right away but I was scared but did it. I no longer on the shots they gave me too much stress. Love and light to you and your family!

Good grief:( Kudos for remaining calm. Love the polar bear cover.

Your box faired better than mine. Mine was also delivered by fedex… and the box was completely smashed. The hobonichi notebook I ordered got a bit smashed.

oh my how did missed the bunnies...im born in the rabbit year!... i wanted to get a GURUNPA weeks .., but now the bunnies!!

Good grief! What was the FedEx person thinking! I felt so relieved that the items turned out unharmed by the rainwater.

So sad they don’t use that botanical artist anymore!

Hi! Is the ink used in the English weeks the same color as in the Japanese version or is it darker? Usually it looks darker in the A6 English vs the Original. I was just wondering. Thank you!

Prettyyy

That was a very FedEx thing to do.

You have such a great attitude opening this on video. It must have felt frustrating knowing that your items got rained on. The bunnies weeks look so cute! I almost ordered this one but I got the light purple instead

The blue and brown pen somehow works. Like denim with leather.

I really hate the pen color this year. I dont even use the pen but I still feel like I need to have one to commemorate each year.

Somehow, I cursed you by commenting that the only thing that would damage the red box was significant moisture… sorry! Mine came in a larger outer ordinary brown box. I was very glad to see that the items inside weren’t badly affected.

O MY Lanta that box was soaked!!! Glad everything was OK and glad you tried a bow and tie! Those are my fave weeks covers heehee but didn't get one this year. 😢 now I'm second thinking 🤔 😅

Hi Sarah! I'm trying to place my first order with Hobonichi, and when filling out the info page, it tells me that my e-mail address is formatted incorrectly, but it's correct. I don't know what they mean. Also, they ask for postal code but will not accept my zip code. Is that what they mean? Sorry to ask, but I know you're a pro at ordering from them. Thanks!

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Yikes! This makes me nervous. I've seen the packing for the cousin. Isn't that wrapping paper? That's what I ordered

What about your kids weeks?

What did we do to deserve two videos back to back?? I get what you mean about your Weeks all coordinating. I used pastel colored Weeks in 2017 and 2018, the three botanicals and then the 365 Days cover for this 2022. I ended up hating it, but I think I'm at peace with the fact it won't match with the precious years at all...I think. lol

Please let Hobonichi know how terribly Fedex delivered to you. Last year Fedex stole half my items (I can see exactly where the weight of the parcel changed, and took screenshots before Fedex erased the information). Hobonichi replaced them, but I had conversations with them about how Fedex is a terrible delivery option, and how they should consider using another delivery option since Fedex damages or loses more than they actually deliver.

lucky it was not a usps box...!

I may skip the bunnies this year, but I wonder what they'll do for 2024, year of the dragon 🐉 The only time I ordered from the Japanese website, my box came in a big bag with all the customs documents and so on. Hopefully if you place a 2nd order you'll get a nice box

FedEX is the worst. I try to avoid ordering if that's the only shipping option.

NOOOOOO!!!! What a crap delivery 😩

Oh noes! 😭Fedex is THE WORST! 🥴

fedex has been so trash lately. im glad your stuff is ok.

FedEx. 😡 2 years ago FedEx didn’t even drive up our driveway to deliver my Hobonichi box. I guess the driver was too tired and chose to just toss my box out by our pond. I was searching everywhere for it! When I found it, it was soaked…. But in perfume or something. I suspect that a perfume bottle in someone else’s package broke and drained onto my box. Enjoy your new Hobonichi!