INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
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     We consent to the  incorporation by reference in  Post-Effective  Amendment
No. 1 to Registration  Statement Nos. 33-46969 and 33-53422 of Day Runner,  Inc.
on Form S-8, in Registration Statement No. 33-670792 of Day Runner, Inc. on Form
S-8, in Post-Effective  Amendment No.1 to Registration Statement No. 33-61186 of
Day Runner,  Inc. on Form S-3,  and in  Registration  Statement  Nos.  33-84036,
80819,  333-20247 and  333-34887 of Day Runner,  Inc. on Form S-8 of our reports
dated  August 17,  1998  (September  25, 1998 as to Note 20),  appearing  in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Day Runner, Inc. for the year ended June 30, 1998.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Los Angeles, California
September 30, 1998