Comments on: The trick for finding the GTD Coordinator paper planner http://www.gtdtimes.com/2010/05/04/the-trick-for-finding-the-gtd-coordinator-paper-planner/ The Hub for All Things GTD Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:27:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alan http://www.gtdtimes.com/2010/05/04/the-trick-for-finding-the-gtd-coordinator-paper-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-6004 Alan Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:33:16 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3709#comment-6004 Hi Terri, The Mead At-A-Glance site has the refills for the other page in the Coordinator, but not the calendar that I could find. Thanks for the idea and possible tip! Hi Terri,
The Mead At-A-Glance site has the refills for the other page in the Coordinator, but not the calendar that I could find. Thanks for the idea and possible tip!

]]> By: GTD Times http://www.gtdtimes.com/2010/05/04/the-trick-for-finding-the-gtd-coordinator-paper-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-6003 GTD Times Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:00:11 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3709#comment-6003 We just found out this morning that Mead has created a Calendar-only refill available for the GTD Coordinator. The plan, as we know it, is to sell those on Staples.com (not stores) and on the DavidCo website. We will post something when we know dates, but we are excited to be able to provide this Calendar-only refill. DavidCo Products Team We just found out this morning that Mead has created a Calendar-only refill available for the GTD Coordinator. The plan, as we know it, is to sell those on Staples.com (not stores) and on the DavidCo website. We will post something when we know dates, but we are excited to be able to provide this Calendar-only refill.

DavidCo Products Team

]]> By: Terri http://www.gtdtimes.com/2010/05/04/the-trick-for-finding-the-gtd-coordinator-paper-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-6001 Terri Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:54:48 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3709#comment-6001 I just happened across this discussion, followed the original link to Mead's At-A-Glance website, and clicked the link to the GTD Coordinator there. Up popped a page with refills! Hope that helps. (URL too long to be useful here.) I just happened across this discussion, followed the original link to Mead’s At-A-Glance website, and clicked the link to the GTD Coordinator there. Up popped a page with refills! Hope that helps. (URL too long to be useful here.)

]]> By: Alan http://www.gtdtimes.com/2010/05/04/the-trick-for-finding-the-gtd-coordinator-paper-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-5986 Alan Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:47:54 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3709#comment-5986 I was browsing through my local Staples store and found the 2011 GTD Coordinator on the shelf, but no refill calendar was available. The store employees gave me a blank look when I asked about the availablity of the calendar without the whole notebook. Any information from Mead at this time? Thanks! I was browsing through my local Staples store and found the 2011 GTD Coordinator on the shelf, but no refill calendar was available. The store employees gave me a blank look when I asked about the availablity of the calendar without the whole notebook. Any information from Mead at this time?
Thanks!

]]> By: Liz Harward http://www.gtdtimes.com/2010/05/04/the-trick-for-finding-the-gtd-coordinator-paper-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-5848 Liz Harward Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:27:52 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3709#comment-5848 Hi Alan, We hope to hear in the next week or two if/when that 2011 calendar will be available. I will post an update here as soon as I hear anything from Mead. I'll also forward your comments to the production team. Thanks for your patience. Hi Alan,

We hope to hear in the next week or two if/when that 2011 calendar will be available. I will post an update here as soon as I hear anything from Mead. I’ll also forward your comments to the production team. Thanks for your patience.

]]> By: Alan http://www.gtdtimes.com/2010/05/04/the-trick-for-finding-the-gtd-coordinator-paper-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-5837 Alan Sun, 30 May 2010 23:41:34 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3709#comment-5837 Any ideas yet if Mead will produce a calendar refill for 2011? I cannot find a refill from Mead or any other store that has such a simple, but useful setup. Not even printing my Outlook calendar in the weekly option provide as much of a useful design as the one that came with the GTD Coordinator. Thank you in advance for your information/suggestions. Any ideas yet if Mead will produce a calendar refill for 2011? I cannot find a refill from Mead or any other store that has such a simple, but useful setup. Not even printing my Outlook calendar in the weekly option provide as much of a useful design as the one that came with the GTD Coordinator. Thank you in advance for your information/suggestions.

]]> By: Liz Harward http://www.gtdtimes.com/2010/05/04/the-trick-for-finding-the-gtd-coordinator-paper-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-5735 Liz Harward Thu, 13 May 2010 23:58:51 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3709#comment-5735 Hi folks, Liz Harward here from the David Allen store. Thank you all for the feedback. Building your own is certainly an option and one David has recommended for years! Jack- glad to hear you have found value in the setup of the GTD Coordinator. If you have a specific suggestion for improvements please send along to customerservice@davidco.com and I will pass on to the Mead folks. I know it is hard to be patient when you want a new tool. It is a dated product that came out in November of 2009 and has been popular, so that is why it is becoming so hard to locate! There are not that many left. <strong>When looking for one in your area, I have one suggestion---don't call but do try the live chat to locate one in your local area.</strong> The folks I have dealt with have been great. They do need your zip code so they don't send you to say Colorado if you live in San Diego, for instance! And they are unable to ship you the item-- the live chat is for pick up in a local Staples only if they have stock. This item has been popular in many areas and sold out, but there are plenty in other areas of the country. We have gathered all the comments we have received and sent them to Mead/At-A-Glance for review. I don't think Staples counted on the persistence of our core GTD users. I have collected over 100 comments from GTDers. You folks are a dedicated group! Thanks again for taking the time to help make this an overall better product. If you would like to reach me directly, I can be reached at liz.harward@davidco.com. Thanks! Hi folks,

Liz Harward here from the David Allen store. Thank you all for the feedback. Building your own is certainly an option and one David has recommended for years! Jack- glad to hear you have found value in the setup of the GTD Coordinator. If you have a specific suggestion for improvements please send along to customerservice@davidco.com and I will pass on to the Mead folks.

I know it is hard to be patient when you want a new tool. It is a dated product that came out in November of 2009 and has been popular, so that is why it is becoming so hard to locate! There are not that many left. When looking for one in your area, I have one suggestion—don’t call but do try the live chat to locate one in your local area. The folks I have dealt with have been great. They do need your zip code so they don’t send you to say Colorado if you live in San Diego, for instance! And they are unable to ship you the item– the live chat is for pick up in a local Staples only if they have stock. This item has been popular in many areas and sold out, but there are plenty in other areas of the country.

We have gathered all the comments we have received and sent them to Mead/At-A-Glance for review. I don’t think Staples counted on the persistence of our core GTD users. I have collected over 100 comments from GTDers. You folks are a dedicated group! Thanks again for taking the time to help make this an overall better product.

If you would like to reach me directly, I can be reached at liz.harward@davidco.com. Thanks!

]]> By: Jack Collins http://www.gtdtimes.com/2010/05/04/the-trick-for-finding-the-gtd-coordinator-paper-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-5689 Jack Collins Sat, 08 May 2010 21:36:21 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3709#comment-5689 I picked up my letter-sized Coordinator at Staples in Spokane, WA. Gotta say, I love it! Whatever trials you have in finding one, it will be well worth it. The Coordinator is a great tool and has really helped me take my GTD practice to the next level. One word of caution. Try to get it as cheaply as possible! As wonderful a tool as it is and worth the retail price, the quality is extremely poor. I picked up my letter-sized Coordinator at Staples in Spokane, WA. Gotta say, I love it! Whatever trials you have in finding one, it will be well worth it. The Coordinator is a great tool and has really helped me take my GTD practice to the next level.

One word of caution. Try to get it as cheaply as possible! As wonderful a tool as it is and worth the retail price, the quality is extremely poor.

]]> By: Julie http://www.gtdtimes.com/2010/05/04/the-trick-for-finding-the-gtd-coordinator-paper-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-5658 Julie Wed, 05 May 2010 22:15:32 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3709#comment-5658 Doing a live chat with Staples.com will not necessarily find you the GTD Coordinator. When I tried a live chat yesterday I was told I had to provide a zip code for the representative to determine whether my local store had the item # in stock. Staples.com cannot do a search nationwide for the GTD Coordinator. So if you want to find one, you have to provide a list of zip codes near your home and hope....not a realistic approach to locating the product. I will make my own GTD Coordinator given the lack of product availability. I find it interesting that the product would be advertised in such a manner. Oh well. :) Doing a live chat with Staples.com will not necessarily find you the GTD Coordinator. When I tried a live chat yesterday I was told I had to provide a zip code for the representative to determine whether my local store had the item # in stock. Staples.com cannot do a search nationwide for the GTD Coordinator. So if you want to find one, you have to provide a list of zip codes near your home and hope….not a realistic approach to locating the product. I will make my own GTD Coordinator given the lack of product availability. I find it interesting that the product would be advertised in such a manner. Oh well. :)

]]> By: GTD Times http://www.gtdtimes.com/2010/05/04/the-trick-for-finding-the-gtd-coordinator-paper-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-5657 GTD Times Wed, 05 May 2010 21:29:43 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3709#comment-5657 Rita--that's correct. You won't find the GTD Coordinator in the online or print Staples catalog at this point. But Steven found it on the Mead website: http://www.ataglance.com/gtd Dave--We don't believe Mead has any plans to release this to Staples stores outside the U.S. 1st Jason response--Thanks for the feedback. 2nd Jason response--we hear ya! So sorry. We wish we had more direct info here. This product is primarily distributed by Mead, and they've chosen Staples as their exclusive retail partner. We only had a small inventory to sell ourselves. Steven's post above shows that Mead is stocking this on their At-A-Glance site now: http://www.ataglance.com/gtd You should find a Junior Size Coordinator there, last we saw. The GTD Products Team Rita–that’s correct. You won’t find the GTD Coordinator in the online or print Staples catalog at this point. But Steven found it on the Mead website: http://www.ataglance.com/gtd

Dave–We don’t believe Mead has any plans to release this to Staples stores outside the U.S.

1st Jason response–Thanks for the feedback.

2nd Jason response–we hear ya! So sorry. We wish we had more direct info here. This product is primarily distributed by Mead, and they’ve chosen Staples as their exclusive retail partner. We only had a small inventory to sell ourselves. Steven’s post above shows that Mead is stocking this on their At-A-Glance site now: http://www.ataglance.com/gtd You should find a Junior Size Coordinator there, last we saw.

The GTD Products Team

]]> By: Jason http://www.gtdtimes.com/2010/05/04/the-trick-for-finding-the-gtd-coordinator-paper-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-5656 Jason Wed, 05 May 2010 19:49:01 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3709#comment-5656 I just tried to do the above and the agent said that there was no way for me to get one of these. While there may be stores with them in stock, there's no way to have one shipped to my local store or to me personally. Never had to fight so hard to get someone to take my money. I just tried to do the above and the agent said that there was no way for me to get one of these. While there may be stores with them in stock, there’s no way to have one shipped to my local store or to me personally. Never had to fight so hard to get someone to take my money.

]]> By: jason http://www.gtdtimes.com/2010/05/04/the-trick-for-finding-the-gtd-coordinator-paper-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-5653 jason Wed, 05 May 2010 11:36:09 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3709#comment-5653 why not just sell the template!@ why not just sell the template!@

]]> By: Dave Parker http://www.gtdtimes.com/2010/05/04/the-trick-for-finding-the-gtd-coordinator-paper-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-5649 Dave Parker Wed, 05 May 2010 06:12:07 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3709#comment-5649 Any ideas when (if) the UK Staples chain will stock it? Any ideas when (if) the UK Staples chain will stock it?

]]> By: Rita http://www.gtdtimes.com/2010/05/04/the-trick-for-finding-the-gtd-coordinator-paper-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-5647 Rita Wed, 05 May 2010 02:05:40 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3709#comment-5647 @Steven, thanks for this link. I coudln't find in Staples catalog. @Steven, thanks for this link. I coudln’t find in Staples catalog.

]]> By: Steven Riggs http://www.gtdtimes.com/2010/05/04/the-trick-for-finding-the-gtd-coordinator-paper-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-5645 Steven Riggs Tue, 04 May 2010 22:45:05 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3709#comment-5645 I bought mine at Staples but later found it available at this website... http://www.ataglance.com/gtd Is this different than the item that is offered at Staples? They are available to order online. I bought mine at Staples but later found it available at this website…

http://www.ataglance.com/gtd

Is this different than the item that is offered at Staples? They are available to order online.

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