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Filofax Personal Organisers

If there was one thing I loved when I was younger it was my Funfax. I must have had all sorts from the Beano edition all the way up to a special 'Top Secret' edition with secret spy tapes. It was always great fun to fill in the pages of details with weight, height, age, and favourite Beano character. You could then pretend that at 10 years old you had enough of a life to write something in your diary every day (Today: Eat cake, watch TV, sleep). As fun as it was times change and as soon as our school started giving us all special (read: crappy) school diaries that was the end of Funfax organisers for me. That was until I discovered the modern Filofax and their range of Fabric and Leather Personal Organisers. Based on the dairies I've had from 2006-2011 I've shown my opinions below.

Leather Personal Organiser

Filofax Personal Classic Organizer (Black)

Amazon Price: $115.00 (as of 06/01/2012)

Or for the same price you can snag this large leather Filofax with bigger pages, a notepad, ruler, and bigger to do lists.

Fabric Personal Organiser - Sport

Filofax Sport Chocolate Pocket Organizer - FF-022263

Amazon Price: (as of 06/01/2012)

Now I know what you're probably thinking, that Filofax organisers are expensive right? That they are all coated in leather and a hassle to use. Well neither of those points are true. Whilst you can get leather coated $200 prestige items you can also get more casual models between $16 and $30. The one featured to the left is the "Sport" model, which costs just $22 (or less).

Mini Personal Organiser - Metropolitan

Filofax Metropol Red Mini Organizer - FF-026988

Amazon Price: $23.95 (as of 06/01/2012)

The latest member of their range is the Metropolitan which is slightly smaller than the 'Sport' model above whilst retaining all of the functionality. As before it includes all manner of ace little bits including memorable dates, an A-Z and a complete Diary across two pages. Once you get to the new year you simply buy a new diary section, pop out the old one and clip the new one in. The Chino is every bit as practical and functional as before and quite frankly is still the king of the playground, University or Office.

Swarovski Filofax

Ain't it a beaut? Embossed with beautiful Swarovski crystals this Filofax is the perfect gift for a loved one who wants to look good whilst they work. It comes with all the usual diary pages, charts and measures and shows prestige throughout.

But what are Filofaxes?

Okay so you can buy personal organisers everywhere now, and if you love Winnie the Pooh or Eeyore there's probably about a thousand other organisers you could buy but I challenge you to find a brand where every single product in their catalogue is this elegant, stylish and practical. Oh and don't forget the extra street cred factor that comes from being able to say "Hang on, I'll just check my Filofax".

And whilst you may not get pictures of Beano characters to colour in, you do now get an A-Z section for all your contacts as well as a week by week diary. So for those who don't rely on Microsoft Outlook or Blackberry's to handle their day-to-day time management this is the ideal solution. Oh and in case you were wondering the intro page doesn't ask for your favourite cartoon character any more, just things like passport number and national health number instead which isn't anywhere near as much fun.

They do however make up for all of this with a fold out map of the world, international dialling codes, weights and measures and a list of notable dates for the year. Ah August 28th Bank Holiday seems a little closer now.

It's not always a good feeling to see a product from your childhood again. Usually you'll be met with a horrible realisation of how gullible you were at the time and how little fun you can have with the product now. Thankfully with Filofax, that's not the case, they're ready to pick you up on your way and help organise your life whether that be at work, College or University.