What Pen/paper To Buy In Hkg Or Singapore?

[helene20]

I am travelling to Hong Kong and Singapore at the end of the month.

 

I want to buy paper and at least one fountain pen.

 

What do you recommend that I buy when I am there?

 

Thanks!

[cellardoor04]

Hi Helene!

 

For papers, there are some stationery stores that stock Japanese papers. You can try Stationery Superstore at Funan Digitalife Mall for Kokuyo Campus notebooks and looseleaf papers, as well as Maruman loose leaf papers. There is also a store called Tokyu Hands in Westgate (at Jurong East MRT station) which sells several Japanese notebooks, including Tsubame, Life Noble, Maruman Mnemosyne and some others. There is also a store called Fancy Paper, located at North Bridge road, which I personally haven't been to, but they sell, well, fancy paper!

 

For pens, I go to Fook Hing Trading Co. located at Bras Basah complex. They have a nice selection and very helpful and friendly staff. You can find some inks here as well. Mustafa is a 24/7 mall that has a pen section you might like to peruse.

 

Are you looking for anything in particular, or just wanting to shop around?

[proton007]

I am travelling to Hong Kong and Singapore at the end of the month.

 

I want to buy paper and at least one fountain pen.

 

What do you recommend that I buy when I am there?

 

Thanks!

 

Helen,

 

Some products might be cheaper in HK than in Singapore.

 

For pens and inks I agree with nvx_h , Fook Hing is a nice place to pay a visit. The staff is friendly and helpful.

 

For paper I've found Maruman is the best value for money in terms of the quality, since Rhodia or Clairfontaine can't be found here.

[de_pen_dent]

Another good source of paper is Muji - i forget where their store in Singapore is located, but i recently picked up some notebooks from their Kuala Lumpur store a couple of days ago. About $7 a pop and it takes ink really well.

 

For pens - in Singapore, there is Fook Hing as mentioned above. In Hong Kong, try Winner Pens and Hop Cheong Pens (if you search for a thread started by me a month ago, details of these shops are located there). Hop Cheong is especially cool if you are interested in used pens - they have a mouth-watering array of MB LE/WEs, and also some nice Auroras, Duponts, etc. I got a pretty good price on a like-new John Lennon there last week.

 

[harrietthespy]

I just got back from Singapore two days ago....things are really expensive there, including pens although I did buy three Jinhao pens at Mustafa. I didn't make it to Fook Hing darnnit but did find the Kinokuniya Bookstore in Singapore. They carry some Japanese papers, planners, notebooks, etc. I went to the store located in the Takashimaya Shopping Center on Orchard Road but I guess there are 4 stores in Singapore and at least one in Kuala Lumpur.

[helene20]

Hi Helene!

 

For papers, there are some stationery stores that stock Japanese papers. You can try Stationery Superstore at Funan Digitalife Mall for Kokuyo Campus notebooks and looseleaf papers, as well as Maruman loose leaf papers. There is also a store called Tokyu Hands in Westgate (at Jurong East MRT station) which sells several Japanese notebooks, including Tsubame, Life Noble, Maruman Mnemosyne and some others. There is also a store called Fancy Paper, located at North Bridge road, which I personally haven't been to, but they sell, well, fancy paper!

 

For pens, I go to Fook Hing Trading Co. located at Bras Basah complex. They have a nice selection and very helpful and friendly staff. You can find some inks here as well. Mustafa is a 24/7 mall that has a pen section you might like to peruse.

 

Are you looking for anything in particular, or just wanting to shop around?

 

 

Hi, I was not sure if you were talking about HKG or Singapore. I want to bring back notebooks but was not sure which company was good to buy in Asia. Also pens but again I don't know which companies make FP from Asia. If you could let me know what I should look for that would be appreciated. Thanks.

[helene20]

Another good source of paper is Muji - i forget where their store in Singapore is located, but i recently picked up some notebooks from their Kuala Lumpur store a couple of days ago. About $7 a pop and it takes ink really well.

 

For pens - in Singapore, there is Fook Hing as mentioned above. In Hong Kong, try Winner Pens and Hop Cheong Pens (if you search for a thread started by me a month ago, details of these shops are located there). Hop Cheong is especially cool if you are interested in used pens - they have a mouth-watering array of MB LE/WEs, and also some nice Auroras, Duponts, etc. I got a pretty good price on a like-new John Lennon there last week.

 

 

What a beauty. Before being a used pen I would have to know more about FB. I have been using FP for over 30 yrs but never really studied them, if you know what I mean. I would not know what to look for in a vintage pen. I think I will look at new for the moment.

[helene20]

I just got back from Singapore two days ago....things are really expensive there, including pens although I did buy three Jinhao pens at Mustafa. I didn't make it to Fook Hing darnnit but did find the Kinokuniya Bookstore in Singapore. They carry some Japanese papers, planners, notebooks, etc. I went to the store located in the Takashimaya Shopping Center on Orchard Road but I guess there are 4 stores in Singapore and at least one in Kuala Lumpur.

 

Thank you for your reply. When you say that they are expensive did you mean that we can get the same pens cheaper in US or Cdn? I should get a list of price before I go.

[cellardoor04]

 

 

Hi, I was not sure if you were talking about HKG or Singapore. I want to bring back notebooks but was not sure which company was good to buy in Asia. Also pens but again I don't know which companies make FP from Asia. If you could let me know what I should look for that would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

Oops sorry, I'm from Singapore My reply was for things in Singapore.

 

Rhodia and Clairefontaine can be found in a shop called Overjoyed, they sell some fountain pens too. However I'd suggest you get the Japanese papers!

Kinokuniya is good as well, their stationery section has some Kokuyo and Maruman products as well as fountain pens. Try the one at Takashimaya. There are loads of Muji stores scattered around, they sell their notebooks and a fountain pen (which I have not been able to find). We also have Daiso, a Japanese $2 shop (everything is for $2), which has notebooks and a Platinum Riviere fountain pen, however this item sells fast and you'll be lucky to find one.

 

Do get a list of prices of the pens you're looking at before you come here. Remember to convert the price you can get it for into Singapore Dollars before you come here, so you can compare it easily.

[helene20]

 

Oops sorry, I'm from Singapore My reply was for things in Singapore.

 

Rhodia and Clairefontaine can be found in a shop called Overjoyed, they sell some fountain pens too. However I'd suggest you get the Japanese papers!

Kinokuniya is good as well, their stationery section has some Kokuyo and Maruman products as well as fountain pens. Try the one at Takashimaya. There are loads of Muji stores scattered around, they sell their notebooks and a fountain pen (which I have not been able to find). We also have Daiso, a Japanese $2 shop (everything is for $2), which has notebooks and a Platinum Riviere fountain pen, however this item sells fast and you'll be lucky to find one.

 

Do get a list of prices of the pens you're looking at before you come here. Remember to convert the price you can get it for into Singapore Dollars before you come here, so you can compare it easily.

 

Thank you I am looking at buying Japanese papers because I can get Rhodia and Clairefontaine in Canada. Hopefully I'll have to go shop around. If I have time for only 1-2 stores which one should be on my list?

[holgalee]

I've PMed you!

[de_pen_dent]

 

Thank you I am looking at buying Japanese papers because I can get Rhodia and Clairefontaine in Canada. Hopefully I'll have to go shop around. If I have time for only 1-2 stores which one should be on my list?

 

Muji

[cellardoor04]

 

Thank you I am looking at buying Japanese papers because I can get Rhodia and Clairefontaine in Canada. Hopefully I'll have to go shop around. If I have time for only 1-2 stores which one should be on my list?

 

I would go for Stationery Superstore in Funan Digitalife Mall for papers. Funan is within walking distance to Bras Basah complex, which houses Fook Hing Trading Co. Kinokuniya at Takashimaya in the shopping district would be good too, you'd probably be going there anyway!

[helene20]

 

I would go for Stationery Superstore in Funan Digitalife Mall for papers. Funan is within walking distance to Bras Basah complex, which houses Fook Hing Trading Co. Kinokuniya at Takashimaya in the shopping district would be good too, you'd probably be going there anyway!

 

Thank you, that helps a lot.

[whitedot]

Bonjour, Hélène!

Let me consolidate my responses on Hong Kong here.

 

I am going to HKG end of November for couple days and my hotel is in Tsim Sha Tsui. Which store will I find stationary like Life and FB in that area? I am not sure I will have time to go the other side yet.

You will have enough time to cross the Harbour. It takes all of 7 minutes by Star Ferry from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central, where Hop Cheong and Winner are located. If you only have time to visit one pen shop in Hong Kong, make it Hop Cheong. You will not forget it.

Ahh sadly FB is at the HK side not on the kowloon side but perhaps a trip to harbor city might give you something one of the IFC malls i know has an FB branch
Heres one papyrus in harbour city tsim sha tsui Third floor
And one as i said prints
Im not sure how many log-on branches are strewned in hong kong because the only one I know is in times square in causeway bay
Oh and page one and muji...

Do NOT bother with Papyrus, Log-on or Prints. Go to Muji for Japanese paper and all kinds of stationery. There are two Muji branches in Tsim Sha Tsui.

MUJI Miramar

Shop 3000, 3/F., Miramar Shopping Centre, 132 Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon

Tel: +852 3971-3160　

Opening Hours: 11:00 - 22:30

MUJI Harbour City

Shop 415, Level 4, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon

Tel: +852 3971-3101

Opening Hours: 10:00 - 22:00

Yes, our malls stay open late. We don't sleep much.

So there you have it, one shop for pens and one for paper. If you have extra time, it takes 5 minutes by MTR to get from Tsim Sha Tsui to Yau Ma Tei, where CN Square and Kubrick are located. Eslite is the farthest from Tsim Sha Tsui and the most commercial.

Edited November 16, 2014 by whitedot

[helene20]

 

Bonjour, Hélène!

Let me consolidate my responses on Hong Kong here.

You will have enough time to cross the Harbour. It takes all of 7 minutes by Star Ferry from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central, where Hop Cheong and Winner are located. If you only have time to visit one pen shop in Hong Kong, make it Hop Cheong. You will not forget it.

Do NOT bother with Papyrus, Log-on or Prints. Go to Muji for Japanese paper and all kinds of stationery. There are two Muji branches in Tsim Sha Tsui.

MUJI Miramar

Shop 3000, 3/F., Miramar Shopping Centre, 132 Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon

Tel: +852 3971-3160　

Opening Hours: 11:00 - 22:30

MUJI Harbour City

Shop 415, Level 4, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon

Tel: +852 3971-3101

Opening Hours: 10:00 - 22:00

Yes, our malls stay open late. We don't sleep much.

So there you have it, one shop for pens and one for paper. If you have extra time, it takes 5 minutes by MTR to get from Tsim Sha Tsui to Yau Ma Tei, where CN Square and Kubrick are located. Eslite is the farthest from Tsim Sha Tsui and the most commercial.

 

 

 

Thank you, I was in HKG 2 yrs ago and yes you are right it does not take long to cross. Once on the other side is it a quick walk to Hop Cheong?

 

Also where is the best place to buy Midori Traveler's Notebook inserts?

 

And what Japan paper should I buy at MUJI?

[studiohead]

First of, I am a fountain pen dealer. Normal disclaimer applies.

 

For Singapore, I highly recommend you looking at Pelikan pens/ink while in Singapore. We have the cheapest prices of ink/pens anywhere. Our basic bottle of 4001 Ink is SGD$4.28 with tax a bottle. (USD$3.40) Other inks, better off purchasing while in the US. A Pelikan m200 cost about SGD$139.00 or cheaper (USD$111) If you are lucky, certain places are still clearing stock of Pelikan New Classics with Broad 14K Nibs for only SGD$39.

 

Muji only sells their own products as a "no name" brand. So it is a single range. Singapore stores should stock the fountain pen, cannot find them in the Hong Kong stores the last time I checked.

 

Tokyu Hands is worth a visit, they be opening their Orchard Central store end of this month. Best place to try and look at papers and Platinum Pen products. For Pilot and Sailor, you are better off purchasing from Japan or maybe Hong Kong. (Depending on item) Fook Hing is a must visit. And if you are interested in Maki-e Pens, Aesthetic Bay in Ion. (They still have some Singapore exclusive Noodler's Ink and some of the Sailor Limited Edition Inks still in stock)

 

Mustafa is good for 24 Hours shopping, cheap Mont Blancs (Real ones) and Heros from SGD$1+, suggest you look at the Heros starting at SGD$4 onwards. If you want to get something really cheap.

 

TWSBI Mircata, I still have stocks for most of them if that is what you want. But you need to make an appointment. (details on the Straits Pen Website) I do nib work as well.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Fugi-Xeroxs is reputed to be very good fountain pen paper.

don't know which of the three types, they offer is the best, but would try for the heavier paper once you sort out which of the I think it is three levels of Fugi paper to get.

[helene20]

First of, I am a fountain pen dealer. Normal disclaimer applies.

 

For Singapore, I highly recommend you looking at Pelikan pens/ink while in Singapore. We have the cheapest prices of ink/pens anywhere. Our basic bottle of 4001 Ink is SGD$4.28 with tax a bottle. (USD$3.40) Other inks, better off purchasing while in the US. A Pelikan m200 cost about SGD$139.00 or cheaper (USD$111) If you are lucky, certain places are still clearing stock of Pelikan New Classics with Broad 14K Nibs for only SGD$39.

 

Muji only sells their own products as a "no name" brand. So it is a single range. Singapore stores should stock the fountain pen, cannot find them in the Hong Kong stores the last time I checked.

 

Tokyu Hands is worth a visit, they be opening their Orchard Central store end of this month. Best place to try and look at papers and Platinum Pen products. For Pilot and Sailor, you are better off purchasing from Japan or maybe Hong Kong. (Depending on item) Fook Hing is a must visit. And if you are interested in Maki-e Pens, Aesthetic Bay in Ion. (They still have some Singapore exclusive Noodler's Ink and some of the Sailor Limited Edition Inks still in stock)

 

Mustafa is good for 24 Hours shopping, cheap Mont Blancs (Real ones) and Heros from SGD$1+, suggest you look at the Heros starting at SGD$4 onwards. If you want to get something really cheap.

 

TWSBI Mircata, I still have stocks for most of them if that is what you want. But you need to make an appointment. (details on the Straits Pen Website) I do nib work as well.

 

Thank you. It will be hard to make an appointment for us. We are only in Singapore for 2 days and we will enter stores when we are in their areas and probably will not know in advance the time we will get to a certain store. If I was in Singapore for one wk it would be easier for me to plan.

[helene20]

Fugi-Xeroxs is reputed to be very good fountain pen paper.

don't know which of the three types, they offer is the best, but would try for the heavier paper once you sort out which of the I think it is three levels of Fugi paper to get.

 

I will look into this when I get to Asia. Thank you I have never heard of that paper before.