Alexander Pen Co. Launch Notice

[iduncant]

Hello fellow FPN members. Thank you all for your input on this project, your support and excitement around an online retailer here in Ontario means the world and I can’t thank you enough.

 

We’ve arranged an official launch date for Alexander Pen Company:

Monday, October 15th, 2012.

 

Because of a suggestions coming from FPN users, I wanted to offer my thanks. Originally, opening day was going to be free shipping for everyone, however I’ve decided that opening day will be free shipping for FPN users. To offer my thanks for your support thus far, use the discount code “FPN” on opening day from 12:00am to 11:59pm at checkout to get free shipping on your order.

 

There will be discounts in the future for the general public, but the first one is for you.

 

The website is still progressing, I just got our Noodler’s photography finished and put up, we’re just waiting on the shipment from Edison Pens to arrive and then we’ll be fully stocked for opening. A couple more tweaks and we’ll be all set.

 

I look forward to your support in the future, and you can look forward to mine as well.

 

-Duncan Alexander Thompson

Edited October 3, 2012 by iduncant

[jar]

Good luck, may it bring you a joy and profit.

[iduncant]

I hope it brings many others joy as well

[awc]

Duncan, you may want to post something similar in the "Market Watch Forum"

[PenandDesign]

Congratulations! I hope to make my next ink purchase soon, and APC is definitely in the running for the list of possible vendors!

[iduncant]

I hope we make it up to the top! Free shipping on our launch date with the coupon code "FPN"

[JLS1]

Just wanted to wish you good luck - I'm happy that there will be a new Canadian online pen store! (new ways for us Canucks to go into more debt! )

[Lloyd]

Will you be adding more inks by Herban and Noodlers prior to your Grand Opening?

[Tokugawa]

Looking forward to visiting and placing an order!

[iduncant]

Just wanted to wish you good luck - I'm happy that there will be a new Canadian online pen store! (new ways for us Canucks to go into more debt! )

 

Well i'm hoping you can get everything that you're looking for at one place this side of the border.

[iduncant]

Will you be adding more inks by Herban and Noodlers prior to your Grand Opening?

 

We'll have the 15 colours available but we will be expanding as quickly as we can manage

[GallBladder]

I hope you carry cartridges as well. I'm not a big cartridge user, but I find it a good option depending on where I am etc. I'd rather take a handful of cartridges on a business trip than a few bottles of ink.

 

I find that I am now giving away pens to some of my best clients, and most of them love the fountain pen idea, but don't want to deal with ink bottles, especially the women.

 

Just an idea. If you do, I will be sure to buy them from you.

 

David

[iduncant]

I hope you carry cartridges as well. I'm not a big cartridge user, but I find it a good option depending on where I am etc. I'd rather take a handful of cartridges on a business trip than a few bottles of ink.

 

I find that I am now giving away pens to some of my best clients, and most of them love the fountain pen idea, but don't want to deal with ink bottles, especially the women.

 

Just an idea. If you do, I will be sure to buy them from you.

 

David

 

I'm going to work on that, it seems most of the suppliers offer cartridges in international. I will certainly get those on the list of things to include in the next order.

[GallBladder]

The cartridges are a fairly low priority for me, I'm more interested in a Vac700 and some (cough, cough) Bay State Blue (to see what all the fuss is about).

I can always pick up generic cartridges at Staples or something. Focus on the important stuff and growing your business first. I think cartridges would not be big for your typical FPN clients.

Thanks for being so responsive though... always a good sign for clients.

David

[lemanfan]

Good luck!

[Erasmus]

The free shipping applies only to Canada, I assume?

[iduncant]

The cartridges are a fairly low priority for me, I'm more interested in a Vac700 and some (cough, cough) Bay State Blue (to see what all the fuss is about).

I can always pick up generic cartridges at Staples or something. Focus on the important stuff and growing your business first. I think cartridges would not be big for your typical FPN clients.

Thanks for being so responsive though... always a good sign for clients.

David

 

Not a problem! We want to be the best, can't do that by being slow!

 

Good luck!

 

Thank you very much!

 

The free shipping applies only to Canada, I assume?

 

Shipping to the states will be free as well, go ahead, order away, Dalas is free.

[PenandDesign]

Duncan, will you be stocking any TWSBI Micartas in the near future? I look forward to complimenting my ink purchases with a nice pen or two, though I know that that's pretty much unfeasible right now :roflmho:

[iduncant]

Duncan, will you be stocking any TWSBI Micartas in the near future? I look forward to complimenting my ink purchases with a nice pen or two, though I know that that's pretty much unfeasible right now :roflmho:

 

I will be. My next order to TWSBI will Bring in the Vac700, Micarta and hopefully some Mini's as well.

[iduncant]

We're only 4 hours away!