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was wondering if there were any good pen stores or anything along those lines out there. Will be out there saturday. Tried to use a search engine but I was surprised to not find much for how big of a city it was. No websites but a few numbers so I might just have to call.

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I am from Grand Rapids and when I go pen shopping the first place I stop is Detroit. LOLOLOL.

 

However, Since the Montblanc Boutique in the Sommerset Collection closed, the first stop lately has been Chicago.

 

If you are REALLY REALLY wanting to look at pens in Grand Rapids you can try Groskoph's:

 

http://www.groskopfsluggage.com

 

There are no, and I mean NO, luxury stores that thrive in Grand Rapids because of it's dutch heritage. It has driven me nuts the years I have lived here having to drive across the state for some retail therapy and pampering. My wife and I sometimes talk about opening a small pen and stationary shop downtown. Then we look at each other and laugh and laugh and laugh. Then we drive to Detroit.

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Heh. I know someone who grew up in a Grand Rapids suburb and now lives in Evanston. I was going to say Chicago was the nearest, but I'm glad a local said it first. I hope Chicago is holding onto that one pen store. Manhattan is down to what, one now?

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Wow that's a little depressing, You guys totally should open a store or get into an online thing out there. Guess I'll just have to wait and visit summerset after I get back.. : ( thanks for the information.

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You can't throw a rock without hitting a microbrewery here. They even have one in Rockford right next to the rail trail now. My bike rides are never going to be the same.

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Grand Rapids has not been able to support a B & M store.

 

At one time there was a Paradise Pen in one of the malls: very short-lived.

 

Typewriter Sales, on East Fulton, had a selection of pens and ink. It too closed in the last several years.

 

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I've been meaning to check out Groskopfs for a while because of this thread and finally got a chance today. I wasn't expecting to find much to my taste (read: fairly unrefined) but was pleasantly surprised that alongside the more expensive luxury items they now have a pretty broad selection of Kawecos. Not much in the bottled inks, but it was sure nice to find a pen i wanted in my home town.

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