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Noodler’s Army Green Ink Review

Someone e-mailed and asked if we had the new or the old Noodler’s Army Green – and actually suggested we could do a review on it, since there seem to be two different versions of the same ink. It’s...

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How to Clean a Fountain Pen with a Converter

If you have a fountain pen that takes a cartridge or converter, and you have the converter for it, this is the post for you on how to keep it clean. This includes pens like the Lamy Safari with the...

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What We’re Packing (With)

We re-use the styrofoam packaging that gets sent to us as much as we can! How we pack our orders is pretty important to us – it’s no good for you or us if a broken bottle of ink arrives on your...

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Ink Review: Noodler’s X-Feather

Noodler’s X-Feather: fountain pen ink designed to not feather on most types of paper, including cheaper copy paper. Noodler’s X-Feather Ink is a black ink with a specialty in not feathering. People...

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Storefront Renovations Begin!

We are getting the store ready! It’s at 906 Dundas Street West in Toronto. We still have a ton to do with the renovations, getting signs, ordering stock, furniture, getting our software ready and all...

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Paper Review: Rhodia 80gsm Paper

Most my ink reviews are done on Rhodia 80gsm paper, in the staple-bound pad. It’s for me to try to be as consistent as possible, it’s a fairly easily accessible paper so many people have experience...

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The Kaweco Sport and Al Sport

The Kaweco Classic Sport Fountain Pen is one of the most popular choices for the entry-level fountain pen. It’s small and compact, super durable and comes at a good price. The Al Sport is the more...

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Just In!

   Some of the Noodler’s flavours you’ve been waiting for.  We’ve been accumulating requests for the last few weeks, holding off to make sure we got everyone’s vote in, and our order has arrived. You...

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Ink Review: Sailor Kiwa-Guro Carbon Nano Black

Kiwa-Guro Black is one of Sailor’s “luxury” inks, more costly than their standard Jentle line. This is one of Sailor’s two pigmented inks, made with ‘nanoparticles’ – they also make a blue-black...

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New in Store – TWSBI!

We’re constantly trying to find what brands you’d like to see, and one of the most requested one has finally come in! TWSBI has been in the works for quite a while, and I didn’t want to say outright...

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The Grand Opening!

Or rather, the first official day of the store! We didn’t plan anything too grand, since our store is  tiny and can’t fit too many! We had a lot of people stop by, some even making the trip from...

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Things I’ve Learned Since Opening a Store

1. Even though it sounds all nice and cute when people say “Liz is running a little stationery shop” compared to ”Jon is working at a real job that brings home bacon,” it can be very stressful....

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The Upcoming Week – July 8-14

Now that the store is open and I’m here full-time, we’re going to keep you updated a little more regularly with what is going on. We are putting our next Noodler’s and Private Reserve orders in this...

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Wonder Pens in Vitamin Daily!

Wow! Wonder Pens is on Vitamin Daily’s front page!   Vitamin Daily Toronto finds the little shops and boutiques (like us!) that are tucked away all around the city!

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Wonder Pens as Store of the Week in NOW Magazine!

NOW Magazine features Wonder Pens as Store of the Week! We’re Store of the Week in NOW Toronto! Incredible!  

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Wonder Pens in BlogTO!

I know our blog seems a little empty of actual ink or pen reviews, but it’s been crazy since we’ve opened up just two weeks ago! When BlogTO came for an unannounced visit over the weekend, I was sent...

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Weekly Update! July 22-28

We’ve got new stuff in! It’s been very hectic around the store! The hot weather meant staying in AC and cold drinks and not moving around too much – but it was a busy week for us with those willing to...

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Weekly Update: July 29th – August 4th

Lots of new and exciting things happening around here! We’ve just received our long anticipated shipment of Rohrer & Klingner Inks. I was beginning to feel a little silly because people were asking...

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Lamy Nib Sizes – What Nib Size Should I Get?

When you don’t have an opportunity to try a pen out, it can sometimes be difficult to know what nib size you want. If you’re new to fountain pens, here are some considerations to think about: 1. Size...

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Our Local Businesses

As relatively new business owners, we’re learning a lot about our community and running a local, independent business. I just read on Fountain Pen Network about a New York fountain pen bricks &...

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