New Arrivals: Refreshed Washi, Sticker, and Pin Selection!

While paper and notebook systems tend to be our primary focus around here, by far one of my favorite aspects of running the store is curating our selection of washi tape, stickers, pins, and other small accessories. Why? Because it’s pure fun, especially when you get to dive into the more irreverent designs like all the quirky stuff from iLootPaperie.

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Retro Collage Washi from MT Tapes.

This week we have a whole array of new stickers themed around snail mail, typewriters, and reading. We also have a bunch of new enamel pins, including some really timely pencil-themed pins, a “Par Pigeon” pin, and more! Finally, MT Washi Tape is back in stock, including Travel/Maps and Encyclopedia themed tapes. Be sure to check all of these out, as they will make great gifts for the upcoming holiday season!

Come see these and more in-person in our Nashville shop! We are open Thursday and Friday from 1-6pm, and Saturday from 10am-6pm. Any updates or special events will be posted to the shop page here.

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Of all the new pins, this one is my favorite. For obvious reasons. :)

Thursday Drops: Canopus Paper, Gel Pens, Low-Viscosity Ballpoints, and Post-Fountain Pen Day Recovery!

Except for a handful of backorder items, all of the Fountain Pen Day orders have been shipped! Many thanks to everyone who supported us last weekend, either in-person or online, and it made for one of our most successful events ever! This week we’re busy restocking and getting ready for the holidays, and the week after Fountain Pen Day is the perfect time to, well, take a brief break from fountain pens. :) We have restocked on favorite gel pens, including the Uni Zento Flow and Uni Zento standard, as well as the Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto Multi Pens. We also have a fresh shipment of goods from Yamamoto Paper in Japan, including their new “Canopus Note” A5 Notebooks, as well as more Bible-size Bullet Jotters and Bullet Jotter Refills.

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We’re restocking on most of our papers in advance of the holiday season.

We are open in-store normal hours this week, from 1-6pm Thursday and Friday and 10am-6pm on Saturday. Please come by and see these and more in-person!

1. Yamamoto Paper Canopus Note A5 Notebooks. Canopus is Yamamoto’s latest paper experiment, specially formulated for a soft writing feel and excellent color reproduction for brighter inks with shade and shimmer. Hopefully availability remains consistent as this paper has been quite popular.

2. Uni Zento Flow and Zento Standard Gel Pens. The Uni Zento is the latest Japanese gel pen craze, featuring an ultra-smooth, low-friction writing experience that makes for a great daily driver. The Zento Flow features an upgraded metal barrel for increased durability, while the standard comes in a range of colors. (All pens have black ink.)

3. Uni Jetstream Prime Lite-Touch Special Editions. We’ve received a new shipment of Jetstream Prime Lite-Touch pens in special edition colors. Note that these are standard .5mm retractable ballpoints and not multi pens.

4. Uni Jetstream Prime Lite-Touch 4+1 Multi Pens. But we do have new 4+1 Multi Pens in new special edition colors, this time with a gloss finish! As is typical for Japanese market Jetstream limited editions, these are in nice muted pastel shades.

5. Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto 1000 Multi-Pens. The higher-end 4 slot Coleto barrels are back in stock! Available in matte black, matte brown, silver, blue, and red. Refills are sold separately (link below), allowing you to build your perfect multi pen using Pilot’s cult favorite needle-tip gel refill.

6. Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto Refills. We have Hi-Tec-C Coleto refills available in tip sizes ranging from .38mm to .5mm, as well as mechanical pencil options.

7. Yamamoto Paper Bullet Jotters (Bible-Size). These compact notepad holders were a big hit at the D.C. Pen Show in August, and the paper inserts will work with most Bible-size 6-ring binders if you punch-holes in the paper. Each Jotter holds two pads of paper, and ships with one each of Slight White and Soliste.

8. Yamamoto Paper Bullet Pads. We now have additional Bullet Jotter refills with Sanzen Tomoe River, Slight White, and Meringue Paper available.

9. Pilot G-Tec-C4 Gel Pens. The needle-tip Pilot Hi-Tec-C was the first Japanese gel pen that captured my imagination all the way back in 2014 when I started this blog, and the “G-Tec-C4” is the .4mm U.S. market version. We have a limited quantity in black and blue. (It’s the standard stick-pen version of the Hi-Tec-C Coleto multi pen.)

10. Roterfaden Taschenbegleiter TGS_25 A5-Slim. We continue to have stock of our special edition Roterfaden cover in the A5-Slim size, which will fit any refills and accessories with A5 Slim dimensions (8.3” x 4.3”). Don’t miss our new color, since this now comes in light grey as well as the dark green.

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We’ve greatly expanded our selection of high-end specialty notebooks from Japan, including these hardcover Tomoe River notebooks as well as softcover in both 52gsm and 68gsm.

New Arrivals: Uni Zento Restock, Pilot G-Tech-C, and More Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto Multi Pens!

The Uni Zento has been one of the more in-demand gel pens on the market, so much that we sold through an entire shipment in a matter of weeks a couple of months ago. We currently have more, including most colors of the Zento Flow, which features the upgraded metal barrel, as well as the standard Zento in multiple colors. The capped Zento Signature remains elusive, but I’m trying…. Read more about the Zento and what makes it unique in this recent post. I also talked a bit about it in this YouTube video.

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Fans of the Pilot Hi-Tec-C are also in luck, as we have more of the higher-end Coleto 1000 multi pen barrels, all of the Hi-Tec-C Coleto refills (including the mechanical pencil inserts), and now the G-Tec-C4 .4mm gel pen (which is the U.S. market equivalent of the .4mm Japanese Pilot Hi-Tec-C.) These are all in stock and available for purchase both in the online shop and in-person in our Nashville location.

We will be open this week in our Nashville store normal hours, 1-6pm Thursday and Friday and 10am-6pm on Saturday. Be sure to come see us as we will be getting ready to jumpstart the holiday shopping season soon!

Fountain Pen Day Weekend Specials Through Sunday! Discounts, Tiered Prize Promotions, and Thursday Drops

Happy Fountain Pen Day Weekend! A bit of a long post today, so buckle in because there are plenty of details. While Fountain Pen Day is the first Friday in November (and officially tomorrow), we will kick things off a day or so early because I’ll be in the shop all day on Friday and want to be sure everything is ready and working well in-advance. So as of today the following promotions are active through 11:59pm Sunday, November 9. Come by our Nashville Shop and mention this promotion and you can claim the same discount and get some swag!

• Fountain Pen Day General Discount: Most items in the shop are eligible for a 10% Discount using the code “FPDAY10” at checkout.

• Clearance items will receive a 15% discount, no code necessary, automatically applied at checkout. Note that this automatically applied discount will not show up until you go to check out your cart. We are clearing out the last handful of our recent collaboration with Hinze Pens, so act quickly if you want one of these at the special price!

• Discounts are stackable on some items, meaning that you can use the FPDAY10 discount on top of your clearance discount for certain items. (Some can’t be discounted beyond the clearance price.)

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Some of the T.G.S. Vinyl Swag that will be included in Fountain Pen Day orders. (Roterfaden not included.) :)

In addition to the clearance sale and discounts, we’re running our annual tiered gift promotion, meaning that orders exceeding certain thresholds (before shipping and any taxes) will receive a free gift, while supplies last. [Note that the ink samples and special TGS Swag are in short supply and give the volume of orders we are having to substitute extra Fountain Pen Day swag or other stickers.]

• All Orders: Any order placed between now (Thursday, November 6) and 11:59pm on Sunday, November 9, will receive some official Fountain Pen Day swag such as a button or bookmark, along with a T.G.S. sticker.

• Orders $75 and above: In addition to Fountain Pen Day and standard T.G.S. Swag, you will receive an ink sample (either Colorverse or Diamine), plus a special vinyl sticker featuring one of our experimental T.G.S. Logo redesigns. There aren’t many of these T.G.S. logo stickers so only the first orders are guaranteed to get them.

We also have stock of the new TWSBI ECO Plum + Onyx Fountain Pen, so if you haven’t seen this one yet check it out online or swing by the shop!

Thursday Drops: Ink Palettes, Kakuno “Madoromi” Series, and More!

We have lots of exciting new arrivals for you this week including new Kakuno Fountain Pens from Pilot and Ceramic Handmade Ink Palettes by Busy Hands Studio. While we can’t discount our Roterfaden stock, including our recent exclusive TGS_25 release, now is a great time to pick up accessories and refills, which qualify for all of our promotions!

1. T.G.S. x Hinze Pen “Taschenstift” Special Edition Fountain Pen. We only have a few of these left, as I mentioned above, and we need to make room for new projects in the coming months! Now in the clearance section at special Fountain Pen Day pricing.

2. Roterfaden Taschenbegleiter TGS_25 A5 Slim. While it can’t be discounted, take advantage of the opportunity to pick up refills and accessories. The TGS25 is now available in green and grey leather, and we’re thrilled to offer two colorways.

3. Pilot Kakuno “Madoromi” Series Fountain Pens. This recent special edition Kakuno features a handful of cloudy pastel colors inspired by a theme of naps and dreams. It brought me joy to see Pilot do something special with one of my favorite basic fountain pens.

4. Busy Hand Studio Handmade Ceramic Ink Palettes. The ink fans in my readership requested that I bring in some additional accessories that can be used for ink mixing, including some sort of watercolor/ink palette! These ceramic palettes are handmade in the U.S. and come in a range of sizes.

5. Diamine Inkvent Calendars. It’s not too late, and a great opportunity to use your Fountain Pen Day discount! The original ink advent calendar gets you 24 12ml bottles of ink and one 30ml bottle of ink on the 25th day!

6. Kaweco AL-Sport Piston Filler Fountain Pen. You asked for it, so Kaweco has released the AL-Sport Piston Filler in a new navy blue color! Everyone who has seen this color in person enjoys it more than the original.

7. Kaweco Metal Sport Fountain Pens (Including the New “Titan” Sport). Kaweco recently released a Titanium version of the Kaweco Sport fountain pen to go along with the Brass, Stainless, and Bronze Sports. The polished titanium is lightweight and durable - one that will last a VERY long time.

8. Bindewerk Flex-Cover A5 Linen Notebooks. I’m glad these arrived in time for Fountain Pen Day, as Bindewerk makes one of my favorite fountain pen friendly notebooks on the market with nicely textured A5 paper that’s lightly ruled with dots or lines.

9. Tomoe River Hardcover and Softcover Notebooks. These Tomoe River notebooks feature anywhere from 196 to 368 pages of fountain pen friendly paper, with the Sanzen paper formulation.

10. Platinum Preppy Wa “Edo Monogatari” Special Edition Fountain Pens. We still have a handful of this year’s Platinum “Preppy Wa” fountain pens. Once they’re gone, they’re gone so last chance on these!

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Come see us in-store Thursday and Friday, 1pm-6pm, and Saturday 10am-6pm.

New Arrivals: Pilot Kakuno "Madoromi" Series Fountain Pens

The Pilot Kakuno fountain pen is loved by fountain pen enthusiasts as a relatively inexpensive, reliable option perfect for both new and experienced users. I’ve always found the Kakuno comfortable to use, and it’s signature nib writes just as you would expect from a Pilot pen! I regularly have new users ask if they need to “upgrade” from their Kakuno to a more expensive pen, and are surprised to learn that I love the Kakuno myself as a great daily driver option - not just as a starter pen for beginners.

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This year, Pilot has released the Kakuno “Madoromi” series, which features five “drowsy” pastel colors inspired by a theme of naps and dreams. These pens are slightly translucent, and come in shades of milky white, blue, grey, and pink, paired with a gold-toned nib. Currently available with either a fine or medium nib. Get yours now, and we have recently restocked on other Pilot offerings including the Pilot Explorer Fountain Pen and the Pilot Prera. Standard Kakuno colors are also available.

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