Reminder: Pen Pal Match-Up Closes Jan 20 (Friday)
UGH! As a former teacher, I'm pretty distraught over the missing Y. I suspect it was Chicken, but I have no proof. It could also have been Caleb.
Reflections on Another Year as a Pen Clerk - 2016
I remember in our first year of business I was interviewed by CTV about fountain pens and writing and the state of handwriting, and I was asked by the interviewer about whether or not I was worried for the future of Wonder Pens, given that technology is becoming more and more pervasive (and this was now three years ago).
Holiday Shipping Timelines
These suggestions come with a big caveat that there is always a risk of delays, packages or parcels "falling off the back of a Canada Post truck," mis-scans, mis-shipments, errors, packages damaged in transit or other surprise events - but we have good confidence that if you place your orders by these dates to be shipped to their destinations, things will arrive in time for December 25th.
Chalkboard Artists: Christopher Rouleau
One of my favourite things about moving into this shop space is the huge chalkboard wall that came with it - and we recently had brush lettering artist and designer Christopher Rouleau come into the shop and do up our chalkboard in style.
For the Love of a Good Fountain Pen - Thoughts on Fountain Pen Day
It's Fountain Pen Day! Today is the first Friday in November, the day of the year where all of us analogue folks and stationery nuts can celebrate all of the craziness of fountain pens without our usual decorum and restraint.
Scriptus 2016 Raffle Prize Winner + Fountain Pen Day Details
We did a raffle at our table at Scriptus for six Pilot Metropolitans, one in each of the Retro Pop colours, and we're announcing the winner here today: The winner is Mariam R.!
Scriptus 2016 Re-Cap
Scriptus, the Toronto Pen Show, which is now in its third year of its most recent incarnation, was this past Sunday, and it was one crazy day. Jon and I (and Caleb) attended the last two years as people looking to browse and buy pens and say hello to kindred pen spirits, but this was our first year as exhibitors.
Wonder Pens at Scriptus Toronto Pen Show 2016
Scriptus, the Toronto Pen Show, is coming up this Sunday, October 30th, and we couldn't be more excited! The pen show is taking place at the Toronto Reference Library from 10am to 4pm, and we're going to be there all day long!
Family Adventures: Pumpkin Picking
There's a chill in the air and grey skies and hot tea and and pumpkins everywhere, and Hallowe'en is almost upon us. We're sometimes a bit behind or ahead of the curve when it comes to seasonal traditions, but maybe because of Caleb's already unconventional-enough upbringing, we're trying our best to stay with the crowd.
New $4 Lettermail Shipping Option
We will not be shipping our sample vials via lettermail, despite our smaller vials fitting inside the 2 cm width clearance - they're liquid! If you have chosen items that are flat and within the weight limits, an option for Lettermail shipping will automatically become available.