If you are in the US, you should try looking in places like Big Lots or dollar stores where they would get discontinued stuff. I've seen post-it notes in the dark colors at these types of places before.

I need the help of this collective group.

I am looking for a source for the discontinued Midnight Shades Post-it notes (I generally use Blue). I checked with 3M and they really are discontinued... "We regret Post-it® Notes in Midnight Shades have been discontinued and we show no replacement available at this time. Our only suggestion is to use an on-line search engine such as Yahoo or Google, you may be able to find some on-line sources with available stock."

Search as I might, I can not find a source. And... since JetPens forums taught me about the Uniball Signo White Gel Pen UM-153 vs. Pilot Milky White K 106, I figured you all could find me the post-it notes that I've run out of.

For those who do not know what I am referring to, these are dark colored post-it notes that are best with White, Silver or Gold pens. The pads came in dark Blue, Black, EggPlant and other colors that are typically reserved for dark ink.

Better yet, I bet you all have found something even better and I just need to be educated.

Thanks in advance.
JimmyJoeS

Oh I saw this at my local stationery store yesterday! They came in 3 packs. I remember when these dark paper were ultra popular (when those milky pens were in demand). Now the popularity seemed to have died out.

I know what you mean about not finding anything. I was recently on a black paper/gel pen buying binge and was disappointed in the lack of availability. BUT, I found some black note cubes on ebay and bought a ton of them and gave them to everyone for Christmas. My son's teachers especially loved them. They're still for sale: http://cgi.ebay.com/24-Gel-Paper-Memo-Cubes-Acid-Free-Black-Paper-3-5x3-5_W0QQitemZ130067326347QQihZ003QQcategoryZ11784QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I still couldn't find stickies, though, but I bought some of that 3M post-it note glue: http://products3.3m.com/catalog/us/en001/office/mounting/node_GS1811HN4Bbe/root_GST1T4S9TCgv/vroot_GSRCJ327Z3ge/gvel_HMCFMPB092gl/theme_us_mounting_3_0/command_AbcPageHandler/output_html, and I make my own from the note cubes! That works out great!

Also there's a company called Miller Pads and Paper, and they still sell black notepads, journals, and spiral notebooks. http://www.millerpadsandpaper.com/catalog.aspx?categoryid=18 They're nice to deal with. Hope this helps! :D