Brick And Mortar Pen Store - What Items Go Along With Pens?

[corgicoupe]

Do a search for Jules Besch Stationers in Truro, MA to get some ideas.

[jar]

New coffee shops keep showing up. Pen shops don't.

 

Concentrate on something that has the potential to succeed like the coffee or art or antiques. Add pens and paper as another object but don't plan on making a living off pens or pen supplies.

[dadbar]

If you view a fountain pen as a writing implement, then you've definitely gotten great ideas from the pevious posts.

 

My favorite B&M pen store in Boston (Bromfield) also attacks fountain pens as gift and jewelry items so they have other large ticket items like watches, knives, money clips etc. to go along with the pens. Since many fountain pen collectors like vintage watches as well, it might be worth considering. It's all the same kinds of accessories that Montblanc seems to be adding to their line, probably for the same reasons.

[Sailor Kenshin]

My wife and I are always talking about what type of jobs we would like to get in retirement - which is about 15 years away.

 

One of the recurring themes has always been starting a little store to sell fun stuff - which has usually been knitting stuff per my wife. It got me to thinking about a Pen Store. Now - before I go much further I fully understand there are ZERO pen stores in my area for a reason. I'm not naive. But - just for fun - I decided to give it some thought. Which lead to the discussion about what items would work in conjunction with Pens - in order to make a little store at least break-even with maybe a little profit.

 

Pens (fountain, rollerball,)

Paper - FP friendly notebooks of various shapes and sizes and types of paper.

Ink

Writing accessories - padfolio's etc etc.

 

I'm thinking maybe small bags. Pen rolls and cases. Maybe pipes and tobacco.

 

What say you - what types of items would we purchase when we're visiting a pen store?

 

You could sell knitting 'stuff,' too. Because it is entirely possible to knit with fountain pens.

[Koopa_Khan]

There's a guy near me in Anoka, MN that has a shop like what your describing. I actually picked up my pen from him yesterday, it was more expensive than what I found online but I could try it out. He also sold inks and collectible coins along side pen repairs. I'm pretty sure most of his business is still online sales and just keeps the store for the repair aspect.

[Sasha Royale]

Ink stain remover

Syringe with blunted needle

Rubber "ear bulb"