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I know that writing letters is at an all time low – but is it so ‘unpopular’ to write that writing paper should be absent from the store shelves? I went to a few stores and not only didn’t they carry paper, they looked at me weird when I asked if they carried it!
What would John Adams and Thomas Jefferson do? I know, I know, probably Twitter each other.
Thoughts?
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Very True!
The art of writing letters has evolved into 140 character tweets and emails sent via blackberry.
It is very sad when you have to go to a stationary store to actually get writing paper and supplies.
Lance: Agreed. Thanks so much for leaving the VERY first comment on a Random 60. Very much appreciated.
Most of the writing paper I use comes in the form of a sexy Moleskine journal.
You can always write your letter in Pages, use a nice hand-written font and print to good old 24 lb stock
That would be cheating!! I too am a fan of Moleskines though.
Do you mean like stationery? Hit up Staples.
Or do you mean notebooks? Ruled? Unruled? College ruled? Filler paper? Writing paper could mean basically anything.
Unruled. Loose leaf. I’m going to hit up Staples soon.
I went to Staples and found something. Not exactly what I was looking for but it will do.
Writing paper has become a niche product, and as with other niche products; they’ve moved onto the web.
From what I remember of Michael’s – they don’t do nice pens either. The two mostly go together.
I figured you’d stop by on this topic.
I picked up a cheap Zebra F-301 pen. It will do for now. My penmanship is horrible. So as that improve so will my tools.
I’m thinking about doing a talk about my little ‘fetish’ at BarCampLondon next weekend, so it’s fresh in my head.
When you feel like shifting up to a fountain pen, get yourself some nice cotton paper – it will make a world of difference.
I stop by Crane & Co. in King of Prussia once in a blue moon (though, when I’m lucky, I might also come across Crane paper at a Barnes and Noble). The Crane thing has been a ritual for years. I don’t write as many letters as I used to, so a couple visits a year to the store is all I need — which probably helps explain why normal stores won’t keep that stuff in inventory.
Howard: Thanks for leaving this comment. I’ll be on the lookout for Crane & Co. paper!
The F402 is my favorite bang-for-buck pen. I’m sure there are better pens for more money, but it’s my favorite.
http://www.zebrapen.com/ball-f402.html
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