The Difference Between Notepads & Sticky Notes

What is the difference between a notepad and a sticky note?

A notepad has easily removable sheets that don’t stick to surfaces, is inexpensive, and may or may not have a cover. A sticky note pad has paper of varies shapes, sizes, colors and patterns that are adhesive and provide a visual way to organize thoughts and create quick reminders.

Memorandum pads, or simply memo pads, are a type of note pad or notebook. They look like a cross between a sticky note and a legal pad. Blank memo pads can look like almost anything. Small memo pads can be the size of a regular sticky note or as large as a notebook.

With that in mind, let’s clarify a few essential differences.

Smaller pads without covers can be used like sticky notes. They’re good for quick, small reminders and notes to yourself, especially if you need to take the note on the go. Or even a note that you need to keep in one place, like your WiFi password.

Mid-size pads can be used for more ambitious endeavors, like grocery lists, passive-aggressive notes to a housemate to buy toilet paper, a breakdown of the day’s tasks, a bookmark, or a tiny paper airplane.

Large pads can be used like a legal pad. You can use them to take notes in class (or doodle in the margins when you should be taking notes), scribble down revisions during a work meeting (or snarky commentary about revisions), or lengthier notes to yourself.

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