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Today I had to stop at Wallworld for something and noticed a display for Pilot MR pens that had fountain pens, rollerballs and ballpoints. I am on a purchase lock-down but thought I'd post in case someone was interested in one.

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Kbeezie - any sign of the pens in Michigan? going over this weekend and am curious...

Nada, only place that even has a fountain pen shown is Staples here and it's the usual Parker, Cross, Sheaffer ones.

 

Also I'm on the west coast of Michigan, not the Detroit side.

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Nada, only place that even has a fountain pen shown is Staples here and it's the usual Parker, Cross, Sheaffer ones.

 

Also I'm on the west coast of Michigan, not the Detroit side.

 

Ok, I had to look at a map when you said West Coast and Michigan in the same sentence! I never found any FP's in the wild in Detroit or the suburbs outside of Paradise Pen and the last guy there who referred to pens as jewellery had me shaking my head. Oh well - pen show in 2 weeks!

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Ok, I had to look at a map when you said West Coast and Michigan in the same sentence! I never found any FP's in the wild in Detroit or the suburbs outside of Paradise Pen and the last guy there who referred to pens as jewellery had me shaking my head. Oh well - pen show in 2 weeks!

:P Yea it's the nature of the Great Lakes...

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Here in SoCal - it was on an end cap with just Pilot pens, and then on the far side of the display, and all of 1 fountain pen (yellow banded black box) with lots and lots of gel and ball points. $12.97. Medium point, with the squeeze me converter and one cartridge of ink. I prefer a finer nib, but a very, very smooth nib nonetheless. So, anyone hunting for this, look for an end cap display of just Pilot pens.

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I also saw them here in Columbus. I don't remember the price exactly, but it was near what has been posted elsewhere. Here, there were a few fountain pens on the end cap.

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I'm going downtown tomorrow -- I'll check our rural Alabama store. Watch this space.

Until you ink a pen, it is merely a pretty stick. --UK Mike

 

My arsenal, in order of acquisition: Sailor 21 Pocket Pen M, Cross Solo M, Online Calligraphy, Monteverde Invincia F, Hero 359 M, Jinhao X450 M, Levenger True Writer M, Jinhao 159 M, Platinum Balance F, TWSBI Classic 1.1 stub, Platinum Preppy 0.3 F, 7 Pilot Varsity M disposables refillables, Speedball penholder, TWSBI 580 USA EF, Pilot MR, Noodler's Ahab 1.1 stub, another Preppy 0.3, Preppy EF 0.2, ASA Sniper F, Click Majestic F, Kaweco Sport M, Pilot Prera F, Baoer 79 M (fake Starwalker), Hero 616 M (fake Parker), Jinhao X750 Shimmering Sands M . . .

31 and counting :D

 

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In the far right corner suddenly has a new post of a item called "Pilot Pen." I guess that is Metro. Well I hope that is true. The ID number was pilotpen######## and that was on the post. # = numbers I don't remember. Well glad they stocked the Plumix. For 17 USD. ....

 

They removed the Plumix a while back.

 

The store is staples. The staples that I fought with so I can get more black and red notebooks.

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Update -- no luck at our Walmart. Oh well . . .

Until you ink a pen, it is merely a pretty stick. --UK Mike

 

My arsenal, in order of acquisition: Sailor 21 Pocket Pen M, Cross Solo M, Online Calligraphy, Monteverde Invincia F, Hero 359 M, Jinhao X450 M, Levenger True Writer M, Jinhao 159 M, Platinum Balance F, TWSBI Classic 1.1 stub, Platinum Preppy 0.3 F, 7 Pilot Varsity M disposables refillables, Speedball penholder, TWSBI 580 USA EF, Pilot MR, Noodler's Ahab 1.1 stub, another Preppy 0.3, Preppy EF 0.2, ASA Sniper F, Click Majestic F, Kaweco Sport M, Pilot Prera F, Baoer 79 M (fake Starwalker), Hero 616 M (fake Parker), Jinhao X750 Shimmering Sands M . . .

31 and counting :D

 

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Every time I go to Waly world I check, and never a fountain pen in sight here in north TX.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)

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If you don't find the Pilot display in "your" Walmart this may be a "test" program.

 

It is quite common to have a "test" before a buyer commits the space in every store for an item or items they do not have personal experience/results in. Believe me, vendors clamor for any space in a WalMart. An opening order for the whole chain can be HUGE. WalMart and Target avoid mistakes by testing.

 

Depending on the results (which will be closely monitored) they may expand to another wider group or location of stores or go company wide in the case of rapid sales. WalMart and Target are VERY good at this.

 

End caps are normally not permanently "Planogrammed" - meaning they don't have a permanent display commitment. I know the OP did not mention where in the assortment it was displayed. But normally a test display would be placed on an end cap so as not to destroy the continuity of the regular program.

 

They may only be up for a limited time. So if the Pilot at $11.97 fits your wants and is in your WalMart- might get it before it's gone. Endcaps are changed often. Often vendors "Pay" for the space by virtue of huge discounts or fees.

 

I recently bought 4 Pilot Metropolitans for $10.00/ each (free ship) during a Staples online sale this summer. I first bought 2, and they were so smooth, I bought 2 more the following week. They went back up in price just after this.

 

>>> Just checked Staples now and the regular color Metropolitans are all $17.29 / 17.99 and the animal print ones are $14.99. (Search: Pilot Metropolitan). You can usually get free shipping by setting up an online account. I am 45 miles from the nearest Staples.

Here is the black animal print link:

http://www.staples.com/Pilot-MR-Animal-Collection-Fountain-Pen-Medium-Nib-Black-Crocodile-Black-Each/product_967570

<<<<

 

On another note the odor from the foam in the pencase was so strong (and objectionable) I wondered if they were closing them out to get new stock. Hopefully - "yours" will be NSNO (new stock and no odor - LOL).

 

Anything can happen in the crazy world of retail. I spent over 40 years in the industry and still am amazed how it constantly changes.

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Found them here in Colorado Springs. Bought the last one. Asked a store employee and they said Christmas they plan to have more then. We'll see.

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Pilot watch at the Cullman, Alabama, Wally World continues, no joy yet.

Until you ink a pen, it is merely a pretty stick. --UK Mike

 

My arsenal, in order of acquisition: Sailor 21 Pocket Pen M, Cross Solo M, Online Calligraphy, Monteverde Invincia F, Hero 359 M, Jinhao X450 M, Levenger True Writer M, Jinhao 159 M, Platinum Balance F, TWSBI Classic 1.1 stub, Platinum Preppy 0.3 F, 7 Pilot Varsity M disposables refillables, Speedball penholder, TWSBI 580 USA EF, Pilot MR, Noodler's Ahab 1.1 stub, another Preppy 0.3, Preppy EF 0.2, ASA Sniper F, Click Majestic F, Kaweco Sport M, Pilot Prera F, Baoer 79 M (fake Starwalker), Hero 616 M (fake Parker), Jinhao X750 Shimmering Sands M . . .

31 and counting :D

 

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