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Carbon Copy Sticky Pad Reminds You to Follow Up
Posted by Gina Trapani at 7:00 AM on April 23, 2008
Whether you're adding notes inside a book or sticking a request to your co-worker's monitor, you can automatically keep a copy for yourself with Rediform 2-Part Self-Stick Message Pads. These wallet-sized notepads keep one copy of your notes in the book, and let you tear off a sticky version for placement elsewhere—in short, they're Post-It's with carbon copies built in for easy follow up. Office Depot's got a pack of six of these pads for $8.
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rg
Posted 8:14 AM 23/4/08
So...where's the "carbon" part?
rg
2Perfect
Posted 8:03 AM 23/4/08
or send the message virtually and automatically have a copy in your "sent mail", without using extra paper :D
2Perfect
DarkHumour
Posted 8:01 AM 23/4/08
Duplication, carbon and paper all in one fell swoop. How Un-Green!
DarkHumour
hazlett
Posted 9:52 AM 23/4/08
I'm not a tree hugger.....and hardly a "greenie" but what a waste this is !
But, being the prophet I am it will probably sell like crazy.
hazlett
ms.mars
Posted 1:27 PM 23/4/08
Sorry ... not a 'cool tool.'
Reminds me of those "while you were out" carbon telephone pads from back in the day ... when the secretary or receptionist answered the phone and took messages for the entire office ... before voicemail and email. It was a true evolutionary step-up for humankind when those folks learned to type and answer their own phones, says this former administrative professional.
ms.mars
Lazarus
Posted 2:14 PM 23/4/08
@rg: These are actually known as NCR paper or No Carbon Required paper. It is coated with tiny capsules that break when they are pressed. Dyes and solvents are released to form an image on the sheet below. So, technically, theres no carbon.
@hazlett: These will sell like crazy due to the fact that there are still offices where email isnt prevalent, where its easier to turn around and give your coworker a piece of paper as opposed to emailing it and trying to remember to follow up about it later. Out of sight, out of mind.
Lazarus
lodebrecht
Posted 9:37 PM 23/4/08
Finally, something that can save me all that time I spend making duplicate post it notes!
lodebrecht
Lambasted
Posted 11:41 PM 23/4/08
I think these are a good idea. I have notes all around my desk--some I don't throw away 'just in case I need to refer to it later'. If I had a carbon copy of it in one place, I could throw all these separate notes away.
Then again, something just occurred to me as I am typing this. I could accomplish the same thing by writing down my stuff on a little notepad and not tear off the pages.
Lambasted
tnoetz01
Posted 1:05 AM 24/4/08
@Lambasted: ...you could recycle them, too!
@2Perfect: Exactly! I think Lifehacker has a post somewhere about setting up a google filter to do this. Basically, the idea is that if you BCC yourself at yourname+waitingfor@gmail.com, it will automatically filter it into your "waiting for" folder in gmail.
tnoetz01
lodebrecht
Posted 2:15 AM 24/4/08
@tnoetz01: Kicking myself for not thinking of the gmail-waitingfor list.
lodebrecht
tastyfoot
Posted 3:53 AM 24/4/08
More paper, yes, but we in software development have found that paper organization tools--like index cards and post it notes--actually make us more much more productive than digital tools.
These stickies could be tremendously useful for development shops using an agile methodology. We write things on stickies and move them around all the time.
tastyfoot
Posco Grubb
Posted 7:52 AM 24/4/08
@rg: hehe. Well, paper is a carbon-based product. But I think these kinds of papers are actually known as carbon-less copies.
Posco Grubb
cbiggins
Posted 10:19 AM 23/4/08
haha, I was going to post about how much of a waste this is, but it seems like that has been covered. :)
cbiggins