Wants: Note Pads

As an Economist I spend most days plotting charts and drawing graphs, I noticed that strangely I'm in only kid in class consistently taking notes on squared paper.  Whats with America's phobia of grid paper?  I guess I took all the papeteries for granted when I lived in Europe, and now I'm really missing quality notebooks like Rhodia and Clairefontaine.  When I saw Rhodia Notepads at McGuckin's Hardware I was excited, then I saw they were $12 each.  Does anyone know where to find quality notebooks online for reasonable prices?