A Short Winter Break - Along with a Special Offer!

I’m taking a few days off to recharge after a hectic holiday season both here on the site/shop and in the office, so for the next few days it might be kind of quiet. Any orders placed for the remainder of this week will ship out starting Sunday (or more likely early next week), but in the meantime take 10% off orders using the coupon code “WINTERBREAK”! (Excludes TWSBI and Sunderland) Coupon will expire on Sunday 1/30. Many thanks for all your support!

By shopping with us directly, you are supporting original content, pen reviews, pen show events, etc. from The Gentleman Stationer. If you would like to support us even further, please consider checking out the T.G.S. Patreon Program, which offers access to online meetups, exclusive discounts and pre-orders, and more!

The Paper Product That Started It All! French-Ruled Looseleaf Sheets and Booklets Are Finally Here

Yes, as you might have guessed, it’s Clairefontaine French-Ruled (Seyes-ruled) paper, but not in notebook form. I finally managed to source looseleaf sheets of this paper in both A4 and A5 size, taking me back to when I could travel freely and schlepped suitcases full of this paper back from France because I couldn’t find a reliable source that stocked it in the U.S. You can read more about my love affair with French-ruled paper here, including how I first discovered it and why I like using it so much.

As part of my initial order - which had to be imported as part of a special order through Exaclair, Clairefontaine’s U.S. distributor - I managed to get my hands on single sheets in both A5 and A4 size, as well as the coveted Clairefontaine booklet-style A4 double sheets, which combine four pages of writing into a versatile format that I love to use to make flowcharts, outline oral arguments for my legal practice, draft longer documents, and more. I’ve been down to my last pack and have been using them only sparingly. (If nobody buys any, at least I’ll have a personal lifetime supply! For a stationery addict, there is nothing more satisfying that looking at a warehouse full of hundreds of packs of high-end paper. but I digress.)

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Availability and Pricing Information

Ok, so I bought a LOT of this paper. Feel free to stock up. When I’ve had it readily available, this has served as my default looseleaf paper for most of my writing, and I used to burn through packs of it regularly. I personally can’t wait to get this back in my rotation, and I’m working on a large work project right now that’s going to be the perfect use-case for these double booklets. If this sells well, there are other formats and options I can stock, including colors such as pink and blue, but I started relatively small since an import order requires me to purchase large quantities, and this is still very much an experiment.

As of this morning, looseleaf French-ruled paper is live and available for purchase in the T.G.S. Curated Shop. One of the reasons I love Clairefontaine paper is that it’s relatively inexpensive for how good it is. The single sheets are priced at $6.50 for a pack of 100 A5 sheets, and $9.50 for 100 A4 sheets. The double sheets (or booklets), are priced at $6.50 for 50 sheets, and $10 for 100. Finally, a note on shipping - I know it’s expensive relative to the price of a single pack, but paper is heavy and nearly always needs to go USPS Priority or UPS. From a value perspective, it’s probably best to purchase 2-3 packs of this to make up for the shipping charge, or to do a couple of major stock-up purchases per year and hit the free shipping threshold, currently set at $75.

By shopping with us directly, you are supporting original content, pen reviews, pen show events, etc. from The Gentleman Stationer. If you would like to support us even further, please consider checking out the T.G.S. Patreon Program, which offers access to online meetups, exclusive discounts and pre-orders, and more!

Thank You For Your Support, and How to Help T.G.S. Grow in 2022

Those of you who have been following this site over the years know that it’s undergone a bit of a transformation since 2020. While T.G.S. still posts at least two pieces of original content per week, the site no longer relies on third-party advertising and affiliate support to pay its bills. How do we keep the lights on? Direct reader support, whether that be through purchases in the T.G.S. Curated Shop or pledges via T.G.S. Patreon. I won’t make an extended plug here, but whether you’re a longtime reader or only recently discovered the site, I’d appreciate it if you’d take a brief moment to browse the carefully curated selection of goods in the shop, and/or visit the Patreon Page. Any level of support is greatly appreciated. We recently added annual memberships to the Patreon, which offers a discount on a paid-up-front subscription. I’m looking forward to 2022, and building on what we’ve been able to do with your generous support so far!

The T.G.S. Curated Shop is an authorized retailer of all brands sold. The goods stocked in the shop are carefully selected to match the mission of T.G.S. in general, which is to highlight well-made pens, pencils, paper, and desk and reading accessories that not only look great but are actually meant to be used in your everyday life.

New Year's Clearance! Take 10% Off Certain Items to Prepare for 2022

I’m in the process of setting up my various planners/notebooks/pens/other writing and “productivity” gear for 2022, and if you’re currently doing the same, I’m happy to offer 10% off certain products through 12/31 to lend a hand. (Selfishly, I also want to clear out some inventory before I have to count over the weekend). In addition to an automatic 10% off all planners, for the next two days you can take 10% off Hightide Book Stands, Sandglasses, and Pen Trays, as well as all reading accessories from Book Darts and WMS & Co! All year-end discounts are automatically applied at checkout, so no need to use a coupon code.

A few other things to note in the Curated Shop:

1. Caran d’Ache Infinite 888 Ballpoints and Mechanical Pencils. I understand that these have been discontinued, and the shipment I just received will be my last. These are exceptional ballpoints and mechanical pencils at $6 each. Read more here.

2. Tomoe River Paper. I have a large supply of the Traveler’s Company “Lightweight Paper” refills in both Standard size and Passport size, which use Tomoe River 52gsm writing paper. As you may have heard elsewhere, production is being moved to a new company and a revamped paper should hit the market in 2022, but it won’t be quite the same. Of course, we also carry the full line of Traveler’s Company products, including Traveler’s Notebooks and the “TRC Brass” series of pens and accessories. Traveler’s Notebooks are incredibly versatile tools that I use every day in my own personal and professional life.

3. Life Stationery. In addition to the Life x Kleid “Noble Note” notebooks, we carry Life Writing Pads featuring not only standard Noble Note paper but Bank Paper and Typewriter Paper! Life is one of the more commonly overlooked Japanese stationery brands (undeservedly so).

4. CW+T Pen Type-C. Don’t sleep on this flat bookmark-style pen from CW+T, which uses the Hi-Tec-C Coleto multi-pen refill. I plan to post a full review in the coming weeks, but I’ve been doing a LOT of notetaking with this one lately. We are also fully restocked on the Pen Type-A and Pen Type-B, including a couple of the coveted Black Cerakote versions.

5. Field Notes Pocket Notebooks. We still have limited remaining stock of the “Fifty” and “Trailhead” editions, as well as a lot of the absolutely gorgeous “United States of Letterpress” and “National Parks” Editions, two of my favorites they’ve done over the past few years.

Your support matters and is greatly appreciated! Last year I decided to cut the cord on paid advertising and third-party sponsorship, and move T.G.S. in the direction of becoming self-sustaining so that I have more control over the direction of my content and the practices I’m encouraging. To that end, I launched the T.G.S. Patreon Program, which allows readers to support and engage with T.G.S. and other readers in a more direct way, as well as the T.G.S. Curated Shop, which lets me directly promote a select group of products that I believe dovetails with my core mission statement.

Prepare for the New Year! Take 10% Off All Planners and Diaries, Automatically Applied

Are you like me, spending this week getting organized for the close of 2021 and the start of 2022? Do your planners need a refresh? From today through Sunday, Jan. 2, take 10% off all planners, dated (2022) and undated, in the T.G.S. Curated Shop, including offerings from Midori, Traveler’s Company, Field Notes, and Stalogy. No coupon code is needed, as the discount will automatically be applied at checkout. Enjoy the last week of 2021, stay healthy, and best wishes for 2022!

The Gentleman Stationer is an authorized retailer of all products sold in the T.G.S. Curated Shop. By shopping with us directly, you are supporting original content, pen reviews, pen show events, etc. from The Gentleman Stationer. You can view a selection of our top selling products here.

If you would like to support us even further, please consider checking out the T.G.S. Patreon Program, which offers access to online meetups, exclusive discounts and pre-orders, and more!