Thursday Drops: How to Spend Your Vacation Discount!

I’m going to keep reminding people that if you’re placing large paper orders this week, please use the “VACAY10” coupon code at checkout to get your 10% off paper! Orders will start shipping Saturday and Sunday, and all will include something extra to accommodate any delays. (I should be getting another round of T.G.S. stickers and buttons in stock any day now!)

If you’re looking for ideas on how to spend your discount, be sure check out the following eligible items:

1. Traveler’s Notebooks, Refills and Accessories. Looking to break into the Traveler’s Notebook System? Now is a great time to pick up a Starter Kit as well as the refills you need to set your notebook up for exactly how you’ll use it.

2. Soumkine Undated Planners. I suspect that these hardcover planners, which have a long-narrow format that many people love, will not be around for much longer. Currently we have the Charcoal and Rose covers in stock.

3. Lochby Tomoe River Refill Notebooks. Speaking of paper that may not be long for this world, the Lochby Notebook inserts feature 68gsm Tomoe River paper. While these notebooks are designed to fit the Lochby Field Journal, they are standard A5-sized.

4. WMS & Co. Undated Planner Desk Pads and Oversized Notepads. These large pads of paper are fountain pen-friendly and come in a range of colors. Be aware that YMMV with the “ColorPads” (those that contain colored writing paper) if you want to use fountain pen ink, though I’ve had success with the grey version.

5. Write Notepads Spiral and Hardcover Notebooks. Write Notepads makes some of the best overall writing paper out there, especially in the spiral notebook format. We currently have standard spirals in dot grid, lined, landscape, meeting, and “Weekly Planner” format, as well as the Classic Hardcover Notebooks.

As always we continue to stock standbys and favorites such as Rhodia, Clairefontaine, Life, Midori, and Maruman Mnemosyne. You can visit our full range of paper here, and our offerings of pens, inks, desk accessories, and washi tapes by visiting the main store page. Many thanks for your support!

The T.G.S. Curated Shop is an authorized retailer of all brands sold.

In the Shop: Platinum Preppy Wa Fountain Pens, Second Edition

One of the sleeper hits from last year was the Platinum Preppy Wa, which refreshingly expanded the limited edition fountain pen craze to a lower price point. Well, this year Platinum has done it again, with six new traditional patterns that are now available for purchase in the Curated Shop. I think my personal favorites are the Urokomon (yellow) and Seigaiha (blue wave) patterns, though they all look really cool. The Platinum Preppy is a versatile fountain pen that uses Platinum cartridges - one is included with purchase - and can also be eyedroppered using an o-ring or silicon grease. These pens are priced at $7.80, so you can even grab the entire series for less than $50!

Since I’m traveling this week, orders will ship on Saturday or Sunday upon my return. In the meantime, we’re also running a paper sale, where you can grab 10% off all paper orders using the coupon code VACAY10 at checkout. Sale ends Saturday!

Ichimatsu

Seigaiha

Hanabishi Kikko

Urokomon

Sakura Tatewaku

Yagasuri

The T.G.S. Curated Shop is an authorized retailer of all brands sold, including Platinum.

Thursday Drops: Vacation Edition

It’s been a busy few weeks in the shop, with multiple products arriving and more on the way. We need a break, and are headed out of town tomorrow for the fall school holiday, traveling Friday, October 7 through Saturday, October 15. All orders placed before noon tomorrow (October 7), U.S. Central Time, will ship the following week. As is usual when I’m on vacation, I’ll plan to include some free samples and “extras” with your orders! I also plan to be running a giveaway (or two) over the next week so stay tuned.

In the meantime, feel free to peruse our latest arrivals and restocks, and be mindful of the shipping cutoff if you’re looking for this to arrive next week!

The T.G.S. Curated Shop is an authorized retailer of all brands sold (with the exception of any gently used or secondhand products).

1. TWSBI ECO in Cerulean Blue. TWSBI’s latest release is an absolute stunner. “Cerulean” is a rich turquoise that’s incredibly difficult to photograph and looks almost electric.

2. TWSBI ECO in Glow Green. We’re fully restocked on TWSBI’s first glow-in-the-dark pen, which as sold faster than any pen we’ve ever stocked.

3. TWSBI ECO in Transparent Yellow. Of all the ECO color demonstrators we’ve ever stocked, this one is my personal favorite (fan of yellow pens and all).

4. Nahvalur “Original Plus” Fountain Pen. The pen company formerly known as Narwhal re-released it’s “Original” series equipped with a vacuum-filler mechanism, in four new acrylic patterns. You can read a full write-up of this pen here.

5. Nahvalur Nautilus in Stylophora Berry Ebonite. We have several of these pens available, including in the broader nib sizes that are perfect for customization. Smooth writers with lots of tipping. Read the write-up here.

6. Anderillium Ink Cephalopod and Avian Series Fountain Pen Inks. We’ve made an effort to expand the range of bottled inks we have available, as we now offer mostly piston-fill and vacuum-filler fountain pens.

7. Traveler’s Company 2022 Limited Edition “Traveler’s Airlines” Notebook. Exactly one left in stock! If you’ve had your eye on one of the 2022 limited editions, now’s your chance. We have all of the standard Traveler’s Notebooks covers and accessories in stock as well.

8. Lochby Cases and Covers. We have the full range of Lochby cases in stock, including both the popular Field Journal notebook covers (capable of holding up to six A5 inserts), as well as the Quattro four-pen case.

9. Mark'style Tous Les Jours Needle-tip Ballpoints. Looking for an excellent needle-tip ballpoint to annotate books you’re reading and/or write small in your planner? Consider these hexagonal woodcase clicky pens that use a needle-tip Ohto refill.

10. Gently Used Items in the T.G.S. Curated Shop. Occasionally we offer for sale gently used pens, inks, and other stationery products from the “review side” of the site. Currently available options includes a first-run Leonardo Momento Zero in “Primary Manipulation”.

In the Shop: Mark'style Tous Les Jours Ballpoint and Traveler's Ballpoint Restock

Those of us who are partial to marginalia and annotation tend to have strong preferences regarding the tools that we use, and in my case it’s the needle-tip ballpoint pen. Whenever I travel, the Traveler’s Company needle-tip ballpoint is usually found clipped to the cover of the book I’m reading or notebook that’s accompanying me, and when I’m at home, I either opt for a woodcase pencil or one of the Mark’style Tous Les Jours ballpoints, which use an Ohto Needle-tip refill similar to that found on the Traveler’s Company pen. We’re happy to announce that both pens are now back in stock and available for purchase, with the Mark’style pens available in 14 different finishes!

The T.G.S. Curated Shop is an authorized retailer of all brands sold, including Traveler’s Company and Marks. The Gentleman Stationer is supported entirely by purchases from the T.G.S. Curated Shop and pledges via the T.G.S. Patreon Program.

Thursday Drops: Launch Day for the TWSBI ECO in Cerulean Blue, and a Glow Green Restock!

TWSBI Ecos in Cerulean Blue start shipping today! If you missed it, the Cerulean Blue ECO is the latest solid-color ECO, on the heels of the glow-in-the-dark “Glow Green” and in the wake of the retirement of the TWSBI ECO Lilac. (Note: We still have a few of the Lilac pens available, if you missed out on this release!) Along with our shipment of ECOs in Cerulean Blue, we also received a fresh restock of the TWSBI Glow Green fountain pens in all nib sizes. Finally, a reminder that our Nahvalur (formerly Narwhal) promotion ends tomorrow, with a free ink sample shipping with each new purchase of Nahvalur fountain pens. No coupon code necessary.

Happy Shopping!

The T.G.S. Curated Shop is an authorized retailer of all brands sold.

1. TWSBI ECO Cerulean Blue Fountain Pen. The latest solid-color Eco release arrives in “Cerulean.” What ink are you going to choose to match with this one?

2. TWSBI ECO Glow Green Fountain Pen. The TWSBI Glow Green sold faster than any pen we’ve ever stocked, and for good reason - it’s the glow-in-the-dark TWSBI ECO that everyone has been demanding for years, and TWSBI absolutely nailed it.

3. Nahvalur Fountain Pen Ink Sample Promotion. Through September 30 (tomorrow!) we’re offering a complimentary ink sample with any purchase of Nahvalur fountain pens, including the new Original Plus as well as the Nahvalur Nautilus. Check out the review of the Original Plus, published yesterday.

4. Anderillium Inks: Cephalopod and Avian Series. Earlier this week we launched a new ink line, in order to be able to offer our customers more ink choices along with their fountain pen purchases. Anderillium is an excellent series of nature-themed inks, and I’ve been doing a lot of writing with “Colossal Squid Dark” from their Cephalopod series.

5. TWSBI Bottled Fountain Pen Ink. We’ve been out of stock of several colors of both the TWSBI 1791 Inks, and running low on standard workhorse favorites such as the Midnight Blue and the Blue-Black. All are restocked!

6. TWSBI Lilac Fountain Pen. This one’s going away, so get our remaining limited selection while you can!

7. Traveler’s Notebook “Airplane” Series Limited Edition Cover. The LAST ONE is in stock and available for purchase! If you’ve been holding out, now’s your chance. We’re also restocked on regular Traveler’s Notebook Covers, accessories and refills, including undated planner inserts.

8. Midori MD Notebooks in A4 Size. Those who appreciate a larger writing surface love the Midori MD paper in full-size A4. In addition to having the notebooks back in stock, we also have the full range of A4 covers, including paper and leather versions.

9. Midori MD Notebooks in B6 Slim Size. Similarly, we’re fully restocked on the popular B6 Slim “Cafe” or “Novel” sized notebooks in grid, lined, and blank rulings.

Yes, it really does glow like this in the dark!