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Lamenting the demise of the physical store…and other options

Lamenting the demise of the physical store…and ...

I was recently discussing the lack of physical pen store locations with a pen representative and lamenting its inevitability in our digital world. It's amazing to me that I know...

Lamenting the demise of the physical store…and ...

I was recently discussing the lack of physical pen store locations with a pen representative and lamenting its inevitability in our digital world. It's amazing to me that I know...

A Vintage Pen!

A Vintage Pen!

I was having dinner with my uncle and he asked me what I had been up to that day so I told him I had visited Appelboom in Laren, which...

A Vintage Pen!

I was having dinner with my uncle and he asked me what I had been up to that day so I told him I had visited Appelboom in Laren, which...

Pilot Ishime Urushi Fountain Pen

Pilot Ishime Urushi Fountain Pen

As a new Pilot retailer, I have not been given access to items that are in high demand...such as new Vanishing Point Limited Editions and urushi products. Urushi laquer craft...

Pilot Ishime Urushi Fountain Pen

As a new Pilot retailer, I have not been given access to items that are in high demand...such as new Vanishing Point Limited Editions and urushi products. Urushi laquer craft...

A nice treasure from Appelboom

A nice treasure from Appelboom

I have just returned from a trip to visit relatives in Holland (the Netherlands) and while there had wanted to visit four of my favorite online pen shops…unfortunately time did...

A nice treasure from Appelboom

I have just returned from a trip to visit relatives in Holland (the Netherlands) and while there had wanted to visit four of my favorite online pen shops…unfortunately time did...

Amsterdam Airport-Schiphol- Montblanc Shop

Amsterdam Airport-Schiphol- Montblanc Shop

Imagine my surprise to step off my flight from Portland to Amsterdam and right into the Montblanc shop at the airport! Of course they would not allow me to purchase...

Amsterdam Airport-Schiphol- Montblanc Shop

Imagine my surprise to step off my flight from Portland to Amsterdam and right into the Montblanc shop at the airport! Of course they would not allow me to purchase...

Welcome to Seaside Pen Shop!

Welcome to Seaside Pen Shop!

This whole adventure began with a medical procedure, pain meds, my love of pens and paper, and writing. Having recently returned to fountain pens after a decade of those other...

Welcome to Seaside Pen Shop!

This whole adventure began with a medical procedure, pain meds, my love of pens and paper, and writing. Having recently returned to fountain pens after a decade of those other...