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Staple Day 23

August 18, 2025 by Jim

Staple Day 23 - We love exploring relatively obscure chapters in the history of American publishing, design, and printing, and then translating them into modern products that can tell their own story.

TLDR Version: 50, Noted, Mystery, Independents’ Day, Mapping Time, Commonplace, Mid-Step, Relics.

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Quotable

Below are the winners of the contest included in our most recent Staple Day Newsletter. We asked folks to email us a favorite quote from one of our films. We chose fifty entries and are sending the folks listed below one of 700 numbered Field Notes Film Festival 2-Packs. – Jul. 21st, 2025

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Quarterly Limited-Editions

Counting to Fifty

You never know what will come from a casually made decision. I called my friend and occasional co-conspirator, Aaron Draplin, after he had sent me a handmade pack of kraft-colored “Field Notes,” and suggested that perhaps we should produce a short run of them and offer them for sale online. Within a couple weeks, we were up and running. – Aug. 3rd, 2021

Staple Day 22 - It wasn't that I was happy - But that I was okay. And okay was even better than happy because I thought it had a better chance of lasting... Okay is underrated.

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Staple Day 22

TLDR Version: FNFF, Over Iowa, Boxing, Paint By Numbers, Used & Abused, Personal Space, Various. – Jul. 16th, 2025

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Special Offers

Back to Basics

Order before midnight (CDT) this Friday, July11th, and save 33% on our best-selling products. Plus if you spend just $75, USA shipping is free. That’s it. – Jul. 9th, 2025

Staple Day 21 - We're taking Fridays off between Memorial Day and Labor Day. A note to other bosses: The secret is that we don't work 25% harder or longer Monday through Thursday to make 4-day weeks successful. We just screw around 25% less.

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Staple Day 21

TLDR Version: Fast Co, This Monday, Riverrun, Box it Up, Grads, Johannes & Frank, Next. – Jun. 18th, 2025

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Today is Wednesday

We have sold a ton of “This Summer’s Tote” and Matching Memo Book sets in recent weeks and we are coming down to the end of the run. While they last, you can get one free (a $24.95 value) as a gift with purchase. – Jun. 11th, 2025

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