I'm A Sad, Pathetic Stationery Junkie.

[1nkulus]

 

Has it? I just went and had a look on Amazon.com which I don't often do any more, since all Amazon's sites except amazon.com.au will no longer accept orders with Australian delivery addresses and it's still US$19.95, which was the list price for the DiLoro Nappa leather two-pen case both times I bought the product.

 

It's just that the first time around, they had a peculiar '10OR50OFF' promotion going on, in which if I recall correctly:

 

My mistake, I was checking Amazon UK. There is no promotion and it is £20 ($26).

https://www.amazon.co.uk/DiLoro-Holder-Pencils-Genuine-Leather/dp/B014J47N52/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1541763027&sr=8-2&keywords=diloro

 

Great buy, looks nice and well made.

I would have done the same given the opportunity and the two-pen case has a divider too.

Edited November 9, 2018 by 1nkulus

[bemon]

 

Touche.

The 4B would glide on almost any paper.

You can also consider the Rhodiarama/Rhodiarama GoalBook instead of the Web.

 

Thinking about it, I shall probably get a cover with grey outside and blue inside.

That's a good looking cover- assuming you went on the OneStar site because last time I was on they were featuring that combo. Pricey, yes. Worth it, yes. thought sometimes I wish I got the pen loop. It bulks up the appearance, but would have been handy non-the-less.

[bemon]

I only have one leather cover, for loosely A5-sized journals of various brands. OK, actually two, since I bought one for my fiancée and one for myself on the same Amazon order, without have seen or touched the product in person first. They're from Oberon Design in the US. They look lovely, but a bit too stiff for my tastes to the touch; international return postage costs from Australia are so high that it wouldn't be worth it for me to send them back for a refund.

 

The DiLoro leather two-pen cases (again, bought on Amazon sight unseen) are astoundingly good; and the effective price of US$10 each I paid in the first lot of ten was a total steal! The black one wasn't in stock at the time, so I only got the brown and red ones in the first lot, but the product quality is so good, as soon as I saw the black one in stock on Amazon I ordered it at the full price.

 

For pen carry cases of higher capacity, the Visconti Dreamtouch ones are excellent. We have three (one with 12-pen capacity, two with 6-pen capacity) at home, and have been using them for years, and we absolutely love them.

 

The Sailor 5-pen leather carry case I just received seems very good quality on first impressions, and I got it for probably half the price at which it's currently listed on nibs.com.

Most of the accessories I have I've bought sight unseen too, and just base my purchase decision off reviews or questions I've asked to owners. I most often tend to limit my purchases of leather goods to Canada/US. Western Europe if I have to, but then shipping costs go up. Have had too many repeated bad experiences with Eastern European and Asian products being cheaply made of questionable materials. "Leather". (Though it's never actually in quotes as it should be."

 

DiLoro is a new brand to me- I'll check it out. I'm actually thinning my collection of pens and inks right now so so for the first time I've got more storage slots in various pen cases than I have pens. I've been using the 12 case https://www.indy-pen-dance.com/Girologio-12-Pen-Leather-Clutch.html for mass storage. I've got three of those plus an assortment of 15 or so 2, 3 and 4 pen cases from Frankin Christoph or no-name leather shops.

 

I love the look of the Visconti Dreamtouch case, I just never discovered it before I'd scattered my collection across more than a dozen different cases. I haven't bought anything pen related in months and other than a bottle of ink my sister wants for her birthday I'm trying to keep it that way now!

[1nkulus]

That's a good looking cover- assuming you went on the OneStar site because last time I was on they were featuring that combo. Pricey, yes. Worth it, yes. thought sometimes I wish I got the pen loop. It bulks up the appearance, but would have been handy non-the-less.

 

It is not the OneStar. The blue cannot be used for the interior.

 

The pricing is too high, with UK tax and delivery it is around $125 (without pen loop) and it is possible to get it for less than half that on my travels abroad.

I have a few friends with links into the leather trade and I will be able to personally select the leather too.

 

No pen loop for me, it is usually a three-pen case.

 

I like a Girologio case and I shall see if a 15 pen version with dividers can be accommodated on my travels.

Probably get it made in the grey/blue combo too.

Edited November 9, 2018 by 1nkulus

[bemon]

 

It is not the OneStar. The blue cannot be used for the interior.

 

The pricing is too high, with UK tax and delivery it is around $125 (without pen loop) and it is possible to get it for less than half that on my travels abroad.

I have a few friends with links into the leather trade and I will be able to personally select the leather too.

 

No pen loop for me, it is usually a three-pen case.

 

I like a Girologio case and I shall see if a 15 pen version with dividers can be accommodated on my travels.

Probably get it made in the grey/blue combo too.

Yeah, I could see that. I think I paid 140 CAD for mine, though I ordered expedited shipping through FedEx. But if you've got leather smiths in your back pocket, you'd always do better do go with what you know.

[1nkulus]

But if you've got leather smiths in your back pocket, you'd always do better do go with what you know.

 

It will be a very slow process, but there will be a lot of flexibility in material/color/design. I am hoping to order at least a dozen different items, so will probably get wholesale pricing.

 

The 'bundle' should last me a long time.

 

You have a significant investment in your lovely leather collection.

[bemon]

 

It will be a very slow process, but there will be a lot of flexibility in material/color/design. I am hoping to order at least a dozen different items, so will probably get wholesale pricing.

 

The 'bundle' should last me a long time.

 

You have a significant investment in your lovely leather collection.

Yup you will- post some pics when you get everything!

 

I've probably over-invested. Hence while I'm selling ink and pens these days! I'm not using them, starting to feel a bit guilty about hoarding, and who can't use some extra cash around Christmas?

[1nkulus]

Yup you will- post some pics when you get everything!

 

I've probably over-invested. Hence while I'm selling ink and pens these days! I'm not using them, starting to feel a bit guilty about hoarding, and who can't use some extra cash around Christmas?

 

It will be a while but, yes.

 

I'd rather wait and get it all together. Will start planning the designs.

 

As long as you are selling inks and pens that you will not use, then it's better to use the cash for something useful.

I only spend on stationery, amounts I am prepared to lose.

[Runnin_Ute]

Just picked up a A4 ring bound Black n' Red on the way home from work tonight. I have a work project I want to use it for, and the other one I have is at least partly full. This one I will leave at the office.

[miwishi63]

Six more "Clandestine" notebooks from Field Notes today - and a nifty decoder wheel!!!

 

Not because I needed them...

 

I, too, and a sad, pathetic stationary junkie!

[inkypete]

OK - one whole week has passed and I bought nothing new. I am ashamed. I have let you all down. I just want to let you all know I will try harder this week.

Edited November 18, 2018 by inkypete

[RoyalBlueNotebooks]

OK - one whole week has passed and I bought nothing new. I am ashamed. I have let you all down. I just want to let you all know I will try harder this week.

We are with you! Fighting!

[1nkulus]

OK - one whole week has passed and I bought nothing new. I am ashamed. I have let you all down. I just want to let you all know I will try harder this week.

 

You can make up the shortfall with the 'Black Friday' excuse.

 

I am hoping to get away with that excuse, hopefully the better half will play ball.

[TSherbs]

...Fortunately, I only spend what I am prepared to lose...

junkie mantra!

 

[Aquaria]

I'm a complete stationery junkie.

 

I have shelves full of notebooks, notepads and loose leaf paper. Boxes upon boxes full of journals and assorted notebooks of varying sizes--A3-A7, B3-B7, slim A5 and semi-B5. Multiple traditional stationery sets for letter-writing. Multiple sticky note sets. Note cards out the wazoo.

 

And the collection is even international, with notebooks or paper from France, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Germany, the UK, Spain, Italy, Korea, China--Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and even a Jamaican journal with Bob Marley on the cover.

 

And then there are the FPs, inks, highlighters, ordinary pencils, erasers, and various art pencils and pens. Plus sketch pads.

 

I knew I had a problem when I saw a pen in a public restroom, and couldn't pass it up, even though I don't even use ballpoint pens anymore. I took that pen, without hesitation (and ended up giving it to a classmate whose pen ran out of ink in class). My husband teased me unmercifully about how he couldn't trust me around any strange pen or notebook.

 

I may need an intervention.

Edited November 30, 2018 by Aquaria

[Misfit]

inkypete! inkypete! inkypete!

You are one of the leaders here.

 

I ordered some notebooks to add to Christmas gifts for my friends. I got them from philosophersguild.com

I do hope they like them. One of the folks is an office supplies lover. So she gets a notebook and a set of Coleto refills for the custom multi-pens I've given her in the past.

[Misfit]

Six more "Clandestine" notebooks from Field Notes today - and a nifty decoder wheel!!!

 

Not because I needed them...

 

I, too, and a sad, pathetic stationary junkie!

Did you know about the month of puzzle solving for these notebooks? If you go to f1eldn0tes.com and then join Slack, you can be part of the craziness this search is. It is quite a thing... I don't want to divulge much or I won't be a good Agent of Field.

Edited November 30, 2018 by Misfit

[inkypete]

inkypete! inkypete! inkypete!

You are one of the leaders here.

 

I ordered some notebooks to add to Christmas gifts for my friends. I got them from philosophersguild.com

I do hope they like them. One of the folks is an office supplies lover. So she gets a notebook and a set of Coleto refills for the custom multi-pens I've given her in the past.

 

Thank you for your support. I managed to buy some Lihit Aquadrops refills from Officeworks today. A5 ruled and plain. They are difficult to find at times so I had to pounce when I saw them in stock. Just 8 packets but I am back in the stationery junkie game.

[miwishi63]

Egad! More reason to fritter away time...

 

-Mike

 

 

Did you know about the month of puzzle solving for these notebooks? If you go to f1eldn0tes.com and then join Slack, you can be part of the craziness this search is. It is quite a thing... I don't want to divulge much or I won't be a good Agent of Field.

[Misfit]

Thank you for your support. I managed to buy some Lihit Aquadrops refills from Officeworks today. A5 ruled and plain. They are difficult to find at times so I had to pounce when I saw them in stock. Just 8 packets but I am back in the stationery junkie game.

Oh! I want Lihit Aqua Drops for Christmas. All those lovely colors.