I'm A Sad, Pathetic Stationery Junkie.

[A Smug Dill]

@Runnin_Ute, you have my sincere condolences. My father also passed away a few weeks ago, but at least there was no funeral service to arrange and no eulogy to prepare, even though I am his next of kin. He was just an old man who desperately fantasised that whatever he held onto to the bitter end had any value to someone else, anyone else – notwithstanding he spent his twilight years alienating everyone as if he was on a mission.

 

Cleaning out his stuff made me think about the cupboards, cabinets, drawers and boxes of stationery, inks (soon to number over 100, once my most recent orders all arrive) and fountain pens will be some else's junk when I go. Luckily my fiancée shares some appreciation for such items, and chances are she'll almost certainly survive and outlive me! Yay for having a younger partner.

 

In the meantime, another four online orders of stationery (three types of Tomoe River loose leaf paper, two types of Midori MD A5 notebooks, and more than 20 Rhodia notepads of various types and sizes) have just arrived…

[FOUR X FOUR]

I think you should all read the book "Paper: an elegy" by Ian Sansom. I borrowed mine from the local library and I've just finished it. A good read.

Thanx, I’m going to google that title

[FOUR X FOUR]

Been meaning to get into Home Depot for a couple of weeks or so. But life has gotten in the way. Maybe in the next couple of days.....

Wow, is Home Depot selling notebooks, now?

[FOUR X FOUR]

This is a great thread. I was going to brag about my 50 odd notebook collection until I saw that others have hundreds.

[TSherbs]

This is a great thread. I was going to brag about my 50 odd notebook collection until I saw that others have hundreds.

Take another look at the thread title ...

[Aminah]

So, is it a bad thing that I walked a mile, in the rain, to the Chicago Anderson Pens for a bottle of ink, then spent WELL over an hour in Chicago traffic to get to Kinokuniya, only to buy Midori and Tomoe papers, and some stationery? NONE of which I needed, BTW?

 

And that this added an hour in the opposite direction to my 3.5 hour drive home to Indiana?

 

Is this a bad thing?

 

Sharon in Indiana

No! You go lady and next time may I ride with you?

[Aminah]

This is a great thread. I was going to brag about my 50 odd notebook collection until I saw that others have hundreds.

. I’m jealous kinda sorta but really where would I put them all. Still, how cool is this situation!!!!

[Aminah]

In the meantime, another four online orders of stationery (three types of Tomoe River loose leaf paper, two types of Midori MD A5 notebooks, and more than 20 Rhodia notepads of various types and sizes) have just arrived…

Whoa! You’re the man then. The 3 types of Tomoe..where may I find such, please? Thank you.

[A Smug Dill]

The 3 types of Tomoe..where may I find such, please?

I've seen every one of those three types listed on eBay, but of course that doesn't mean their respective sellers offer the best prices and/or best reliable service available to you. In fact, I've had delivery delays for my eBay purchases of both Tomoe River white 52gsm loose leaf sheets, and Midori MD A5 5mm-grid notebooks, from different sellers.

 

Some are sold on Amazon.com.au. Amazon.com won't accept orders with Australian delivery addresses, but I'm sure you won't have to contend with that problem.

 

When I do a web search, there are more matches from North American retailers than Australian retailers for TR paper. I bought my 68gsm variants from Milligram in Australia (and I buy other stationery from it often).

 

Then there's always Rakuten Global Market based in Japan, if you're prepared to pay the prohibitive shipping charges.

[miwishi63]

Just received my first subscription package from Field Notes with a dozen notebooks I didn't need but nonetheless coveted. Already have more than I will likely use in the foreseeable future. Does that make me a member of the club?

[inkypete]

Just received my first subscription package from Field Notes with a dozen notebooks I didn't need but nonetheless coveted. Already have more than I will likely use in the foreseeable future. Does that make me a member of the club?

 

Welcome! You are with friends.

[RoyalBlueNotebooks]

This time I bought a notebook because I actually wrote a lot and was about to finish the first one. I restrained myself alright. I only bought one.

Anyway, it's the same spiral bound notebook I showed in my latest pictures here, the one I found in a supermarket of the Despar group. "Spar Office" seems to be the brand. Only 70g/m but really really fp friendly, no bleedtrough, minimal showtrough, nice and smooth.

[inkypete]

This time I bought a notebook because I actually wrote a lot and was about to finish the first one. I restrained myself alright. I only bought one.

Anyway, it's the same spiral bound notebook I showed in my latest pictures here, the one I found in a supermarket of the Despar group. "Spar Office" seems to be the brand. Only 70g/m but really really fp friendly, no bleedtrough, minimal showtrough, nice and smooth.

 

Thats not the spirit. You should have bought one to use and 4 more to store.

[Newjelan]

I only bought one.

Is buying one an option? Wow! I had no idea. I thought 4 was the MINIMUM notebook quantity (preferably 6), that you could buy at any one time.

[Misfit]

My recent hauls: three composition notebooks at 50¢ each. One has a cool poly cover with leaves that change colors in the light. I want another so I can enjoy that effect beyond one notebook.

 

Three Leuchtturm A5 notebooks, two lined, one dot grid. The lime color is not as fluorescent as it looks online, so I’m very happy with that one. Also got the Copper version. I picked up the purple dot grid at Barnes and Noble during member appreciation time.

[Runnin_Ute]

They last paper pads I got from any source are the ones Pelikan provided at this years hubs. (I got two)

[Aminah]

I've seen every one of those three types listed on eBay, but of course that doesn't mean their respective sellers offer the best prices and/or best reliable service available to you. In fact, I've had delivery delays for my eBay purchases of both Tomoe River white 52gsm loose leaf sheets, and Midori MD A5 5mm-grid notebooks, from different sellers.Some are sold on Amazon.com.au. Amazon.com won't accept orders with Australian delivery addresses, but I'm sure you won't have to contend with that problem.When I do a web search, there are more matches from North American retailers than Australian retailers for TR paper. I bought my 68gsm variants from Milligram in Australia (and I buy other stationery from it often).Then there's always Rakuten Global Market based in Japan, if you're prepared to pay the prohibitive shipping charges.

Ok. Thank you .

[inkypete]

It is a stunning spring day in Melbourne. Great day for stationery shopping. I will keep you all informed about how I go.

[1nkulus]

Is buying one an option? Wow! I had no idea. I thought 4 was the MINIMUM notebook quantity (preferably 6), that you could buy at any one time.

 

Half dozen, IMO.

You should have enough paper in case of an apocalypse/to leave in your will for for the next gen.

Edited October 6, 2018 by 1nkulus

[sharonspens]

I went to the Chicago-area Kinokuniya last weekend, hoping to get a particular accessory for my Traveler. Since I had to be in Chicago anyway, I thought that made more sense than ordering it and having it shipped. Sadly, the item I wanted was not in the store. Now, if you have driven in Chicago, you understand that the energy (for toll fees) expended basically demand that SOME money be spent in return for that trip.

 

So, yes, I bought two small packets of stationery, and some envelopes. And some pencils shaped like cigarettes.

 

Now, for real I need to step away from the stationery for the rest of the year. I am avoiding Papyrus sales, and really hoping to NOT see any paper at the Ohio Pen Show next month.

 

Or, as some might say, maybe I need to write more often.

 

Sharon in Indiana