Happy International Fountain Pen Day!

My Dad gave me his Parker 51. I love it so much and I miss him.

I received my first fountain pen earlier this year in January. It was a gift from a friend who bought it after I mentioned that I was interested in fountain pens after seeing my boss carry one around the office. She bought one for herself at the same time and since then we’ve bonded over our new hobby.

Thank you! This is really kind, and I will take the excellent suggestion of making today a day to refil some of my pens.

This is a wonderful contest — thank you for the opportunity! =)

My fav fountain pen these days is my Shooting Star of Jonuma sailor! It needs a wet ink to perform at is best, but is a lovely pen all around. =)

Hi, I’m a fan of Myke and wished I was around Toronto to see him on his visit to your store. Sounded like a great time.

I don’t have any pens but I’ve bought my SO some here. The last one was a Kaweco Perkeo (recommended by Myke BTW) and she’s liked it but has had some leaking issues unfortunately.

Cheers,
Joaquin

Heya!
My first fountain pen (that I remember) is the disposable Pilot ones from Staples. They don’t sell them anymore and I don’t remember the model name but I used them in high school…..and I loved them. I didn’t know anything about converters at the time so I had to deal with small ink cartridges but I loved them just the same.
Unfortunately I didn’t continue on in university but many years later my best friend gave me a Noodler’s Ink set and my interest was renewed. The rest is history.

Take care,
Grace

I bought my first fountain after I graduated from college. It was a ST Dupont Bleu Nuit Fidelio. I used that one pen for almost 20 year. One bottle of ink too (Montblanc Royal blue). It stopped writing so I heard about this thing called the San Francisco Pen show where there are people who can fix your pen. And Mike Masuyama cleaned out my pen really well, adjusted the nib and made that pen sing. Too bad for me, because that was 4 years ago, and my collected has grown to over 30 fountain pens, and nearly 125 bottles of ink. Down the rabbit whole I go….

Pen disaster? I prefer to shop “face to face” I want to see and feel the writing instrument. One day I found on the net heavy used but still beautiful Sheaffer ’ s demonstrator. Academic example of love at first sightsing. So, I bought it. Waiting for a package was a torture. After a week or so I have received the Pen in an ordinary envelope and … This beauty was completely crushed :(. Have a nice FPD :)

There’s always so much more to learn! Yesterday my Safari stopped writing. I couldn’t see anything through the window. So I figured it was out of ink and I opened it up and …. watched Caran d’Ache Organic Brown swirl down the drain. It wasn’t empty: I’d (1) been writing crooked, and (2) had left the piston down and it blocked the window. Now I know.

Nothing feels as wonderful on paper as a good nib with beautiful ink.

Thanks for hosting this giveaway! My first fountain pen was the TWSBI Diamond Mini, bought from you guys just 2 weeks after my partner got a full size Diamond. Coupled with the J. Herbin Poussière de Lune, I remember taking study notes with much more pleasure than before. What a whole new level of pen to paper feel!

just bought a twsbi eco two weeks ago and learning more about fountain pens

Happy Fountain Pen Day to all! Ah, that perennial question — how much ink is enough? — or in my case it might be, how much ink is too much? Is there such a thing as too much ink?? I used the good old Sheaffer school pens all through high school, and graduated to a Lady Sheaffer as an undergrad, which saw me through grad school and into the real world. Those were the days when the wildest colour of ink available was Sheaffer Peacock Blue, ha! People ask me what my favourite pen is now, but I kind of love all the pens I have. I ❤ ?s!

My favourite fountain pen is my Pilot Custom Clear 823, featuring an ink cartridge with a golden orange koi printed in the middle. I love filling it with different shades of blue ink, so that it looks like the koi is swimming! What an absolute joy it is to use.

My first fountain pen was almost three years ago: the Lamy Safari in shiny black. I never looked back. <3

I learned about Wonder Pens from my daughter and since then have visited several times… inevitably with some inky treasures. Their store is an oasis for lovers of writing instruments and stationery. I’ve purchased my most beautiful pens and inks from them and thankfully have been able to introduce others to this delightful obsession…all as a result of that first visit. It’s more than a store..it’s an oasis!

I love fountain pens! Before I found Wonder Pens, I always had to shop for them when I went on trips, or as you said, order from the US or abroad. Now as my birthday present every year my husband and kids take me to Wonder Pens for the morning. You can never have enough pens or stationary (and don’t get me started on notebooks). Lamy is still my fave.

My first fountain pen disaster was when I brought a Metropolitan on a flight for a business trip. Popped off the cap in my meeting and got leaked Baystate Blue all over my fingers. Not the first impression I was going for.

Ah well – now I empty my pens before flying and bring some small sample vials in a ziplock. Probably overkill but… it works.

I have been very good in not buying everything I want. I keep it as streamlined as possible – I have a Pilot Metropolitan (M) for every day writing, and I have my Kaweco Sport (1.8) for the headings. I also have a Noodler’s Konrad for the flex nib, but it doesn’t get out as much. I’ve been hemming and hawing on a Faber-Castell Ambition Fountain Pen.

Hello!

I love my Pilot Crimson Sunrise I purchased from Wonderpens earlier this year! I believe I snagged the last one!

Looking forward to placing another order in the future!

So I am happy to say that I been using my fountain pen to write more letters in the last few years with a bunch of family and friends because it feels good to write by hand and have something to share with people I care about.

I printed my way through university with notes that only I and, possibly, a doctor could read. My printing, however, was clearer than my writing. Many years later I purchased my first Lamy with a stub nib and worked on a bit of calligraphy then on my script. A year later and a close friend did not recognize my cursive writing. (Favourite ink colour is a vibrant medium blue).

Love the blog in general and this story in particular.

Happy International Fountain Pen Day!

I have (had?) one fountain pen which I loved using, a simple Lamy, but while cleaning the pen a couple weeks ago, the nib, with two hops, fell straight down my kitchen sink. :( Hoping to replace it soon!

I’d love to learn to write with a fountain pen. They are beautiful! But there seems to be a learning curve involved lol.

What a nice way to celebrate International Fountain Pen Day! My first pen was a Sheaffer No Nonsense cartridge pen I was mandated to get in the late 1970s to learn cursive writing in elementary school in Montreal. I think I was eight years old at the time.

My first serious fountain pen, as in some serious money was involved was an Aurora Talentum 18 years ago and I still have that pen and write with it on occasion when I rotate through my collection. I had my girlfriend at the time to blame for getting me hooked on fountain pens in the late 1990s.

Hellloooo! :)

I’m a fountain pen newbie and my first pen was a Pilot Metropolitan. Got it last year. And now I have 5 pens?! They’re so smooth. And there’s so many ink choices. I’ve always loved writing but it’s definitely kicked up a notch. And the pen addicts on IG are my happy place.

What an amazing and beautiful story! Congratulations on living your dream, and on all your hard work! My dad grew up in Holland, and used fountain pens as a child. He told us they used to tie the pen to thepqqq index finger so the index finger would be kept straight when writing. To this day, he still writes like that. Crazy eh? I got my first fountain pen as a child too, from Dutch relatives I think. It had a little rubber pump or bubble thing on the barrel that sucked ink in when you squeezed it. I sure wish I hadn’t lost it over the years. Fast forward to 2016, when my sister told me about her renewed love for dip pens and fountain pens. She urged me to try it. So I got a Kaweko Sport (clear) at your shop, thanks to some wonderful customer support for a newbie! Since then, I’ve also bought a green Lamy Safari, and a Pilot Kakuno, which I always use for writing.. all at Wonder Pens! I’m so glad you followed your dream! ?

High quality writing tools and great stationary are so wonderful in this age of instant gratification. The ability to slow down and reflect on our daily lives is the key ingredient to happiness. It doesn’t hurt to be using a beautiful fountain pen, when available!

My very first fountain pen was purchased online from Wonder Pens in 2015. I chose the charcoal Lamy Safari as my first fountain pen…and have purchased several more since then. One day I hope to shop in person at your wonderful stores.

I remember when I first wrote with a fountain pen. Back in Grade 5 (1966) we had to write first in pencil and once our teacher was happy with our cursive writing skills, we could “graduate” to a fountain pen. Everyone was eager to start writing with a fountain pen. My first fountain pen was a Sheaffer and at that time we used ink cartridges. I remember that our desks did have the hole to put an ink bottle in. My favourite ink colour was peacock blue. My pen pal, Christine in England, and I would write letters to each other using a fountain pen. Christine and I have been pen pals since the fall of 1965. Over the years we have progressed from hand written letters to communicating via email, text messaging and Instagram.

oh man i think my own first fountain pen was a preppy! i needed something for university note taking that wouldn’t cramp my hand and i went down a huuuuge rabbit hole learning everything i could about old school writing instruments. now my favourite pen is my pilot decimo :) but ive let a lot of pals use my preppy pens and shared around some of the joy i get from writing!

Hello! Fingers crossed.

Love the new store!

When I was a student I used to write with inexpensive disposable fountain pens that came in a variety — for that time, at least — of colours. I really liked the turquoise. Now that my student loan is long paid off (!) I have a small collection of pens, and more ink than I will probably be able to use. I still like turquoise. And red. And dark gold, and olive green. And, and …

To celebrate the day I cleaned out an old Lamy 2000 with a cursive nib (used to be a B) ground by Pendleton Brown and filled it with Pelican Edelstein Topaz. I fell luxurious today! Happy Fountain Pen Day y’all.

Thanks for sharing your story. Notnaure if this counts as a fountain pen, but in 1980 I received a calligraphy pen for Christmas – I think it may still be in my mothers basement. Thank you for your generosity in offering this giveaway.

It was great seeing your table at Scriptus! My first two fountain pens (not counting a non-working pen I tried in the 1980’s) were a Jinhao and a Metropolitan, both purchased at your previous Carlaw location in Toronto :-)

My first fountain pen was a Christmas gift from my father when I was about 10. What a special gift that was. What wonderful memories!

My first (and still favorite) fountain pen is Hero’s that I got on eBay for roughly $2 each (they come in a pack of 3) As someone with small handwriting, I am geared towards Asian brand fountain pens with extras fine nibs. I got to try a Pilot Custom EF nib at the Sydney Pen Show this year and fell in love with it. Maybe one day I’ll save enough to afford a Pilot Custom. Currently also using TWSBI Minis which I also love.

One of my mother’s first gifts to my father, before they married in 1960, was a Parker 51 fountain pen with a bellows-style suction filler. The pen lives with me now, and aside from a bellows replacement, still writes beautifully :)

Hi Wonder Pens, Happy Fountain Pen Day!

I’ve been using fountain pens on and off for about 30 years now, but currently really down that rabbit hole. Love it!
Cheers

I remember playing with my father’s fountain pen as a child. A heavy 1960s era pen he was given when he left his job to start a business on his own.

Don’t think I ever saw it inked up but I always would pull it out and feel the weight of it, clicking the lid open and closed, open and closed.

My first fountain pen was a Schaeffer. At school, we were not allowed to use ballpoints. We had to write with a fountain pen (this was in the UK) and my Schaeffer lasted through six years of constant writing. After we came to Canada , he pen, which had a black metal body, was left inside a hot car on a summer’s day and that was the end of it. It never worked properly again.

First and favourite fountain pen would definitely be my Lamy Safari! It writes well enough and is cheap enough that I don’t have to worry about losing it around campus or at work.

My favourite pen is one that I got from Wonderpens – the Sailor Professional Gear Slim Cosmos pen with a broad nib. It’s such a pleasure to write with and I try my best to write with it every day!

Hello wonderful people and happy fountain pen day! My first fountain pen was a waterman and I was eight years old…. that was fifty years ago! Still love fountain pens! Happy day!

Thank you for your generous giveaway!! Fingers crossed!!

Really enjoyed the meet-up last week and the snacks. :-)
My first pen as an adult (I used them in middle school, then sat in front of a computer for 15 years) was a Lamy AL-Star, which I still use. But my favourite, currently, is my little Franklin Christoph 45 ghost with a broad stub nib. My favourite work pen is the Waterman Carène I recently splurged on, such a solid and reliable pen.