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Staple Day 32

May 14, 2026 by Jim

Short Version: Rex & Matthew, Quentin & Owen, Joan & Julian, Rare & Familiar, Sam & Ivan, Spade & Archer.

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Today is Wednesday

Buy anything on our site and we will include a Field Notes “National Highway Map” free of charge. – Jul. 22nd, 2020

Film Archive

Eyes on the Road

Friday Feature: Join Field Notes’ Steve and Bryan, and hear — for the first time — the behind-the-scenes stories of our promotional films. – Jul. 10th, 2020

Field Notes tagline: I'm not writing it down to remember it later, I'm writing it down to remember it now.

Duly Noted

Throwing Back

Throwback Thursday: Here’s our very first site from late August of 2007, when we first offered a product for sale, our “Original Kraft” Memo Books at $9.95 for a 3-Pack. – Jul. 9th, 2020

Public Service Announcement

About Face

Sparked by some discussion online, Bryan made this quick video of a simple hack to reverse the inside pages of our new “Heavy Duty” Edition. – Jul. 6th, 2020

Field Notes in Action

Legalese

It’s very important when making advertisements promoting your commercial products to run them by the legal team... – Jun. 29th, 2020

We stand against racism, injustice, and violence everywhere and Field Notes stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. As a small independent Chicago business, we want to help in the city that we so dearly love. – Jun. 9th, 2020

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