This was in currency more-or-less equivalent to the US Dollar? Was it made of vellum!? Even as a paper snob, $100 for a notebook elicits a visceral reaction.
Yes, $100 USD equivalent. Looking at google images, no, it was definitely not vellum, just good quality paper. I remember feeling a bit ashamed because I was touching such expensive paper with my greasy hands :)
I'm sure the location of the shop mattered a bit, everything there was on the expensive side of things, somewhat like in airport shops.
