Winner Pens In Hk Closed?

[Says]

Walked past the shop and saw it all boarded up.

There was no notice of moving or renovation.

 

Does anyone know if it closed for good? or has it relocated?

 

Its quite depressing if Hong Kong loses one of its scarce stores that carries great brands.

[Eric2018]

I was with him for the last hour.

I guess its close for good as many of the items are sold in 60 or 70% off...

[bill-ho]

Did you buy anything? I shopped 2 times there

[Says]

I missed that!!!! sigh I would definitely have helped with the clearance!

 

More than that, I will certainly miss the shop. Its a good place to look at pens without getting hassled

[Says]

Anyway nice to know that there are more people from HK here

[Fermata]

I was born in Hong Kong and keep going back, I cannot think of a more vibrant place in the world.

 

Never been to Winner Pens in Central but when I was looking to find out about what I was missing I found information about the Sham Shui Po Second Hand Pen Shop run by a Mr Poon who has been repairing pens at his Sham Shiui Po street shop for more than 30 years. It is said that he will fix any pen and is well worth a visit just to see an old professional in action. Mr Poon has boxes of second hand pens stashed all over the place with prices set to sell. His shop in Pei Ho Street.

 

74C Pei Ho Street, Sham Shui Po,

 

Has anyone been to his shop?

 

I would really like to hear about life today in HK and what you think about the future.

 

This may be regarded as a Political comment by some so perhaps you can let me know by PM?

 

I lived in Jardines Lookout until 1981, my father worked for Jardine, Matheson and tried to defend HK when the Japanese invaded but he was captured and tortured, most of his friends were just bayonetted.

Edited June 5, 2020 by Parkette

[will63]

I shopped there many times over the last 3-4 years. When I was last there in January the owner told me she was retiring and would close for good at the end of May. I wish I could have been back one last time.....

[Says]

I wished they informed people much earlier, or posted a note somewhere..

I would most definitely go back to get more pens from them... sigh

[Maki-eMagic]

I bought a pen case and quite a lot of ink from him last year then found him shut when I went to visit earlier this year. Now for ink I use Ink House in Stanley Street and for pens prefer Chun Kee Stationary in Lock Street, TST.

[ernieh]

it's sad to hear that Winners has closed down for good...

 

but i am glad to know there are someone from Hong Kong here 

 

i am aware of a relatively new pen shop in Sham Shui Po - Muzepens.  i haven't been to there and only learnt about it from its Instagram (no affiliation with the shop at all).   will pay a visit to them later.

[Maki-eMagic]

I haven't been there either, though I go to SSP often it is at the Castlepeak Rd/Cheung Sha Wan end for groceries at the wet market. Looks good from the photos, nice range of brands and price range as evidenced by a couple of Namiki Vermillion 50s sitting there in the display cabinet under the desk. 

[Says]

On 12/6/2020 at 1:30 AM, ernieh said:

it's sad to hear that Winners has closed down for good...

 

but i am glad to know there are someone from Hong Kong here 

 

i am aware of a relatively new pen shop in Sham Shui Po - Muzepens.  i haven't been to there and only learnt about it from its Instagram (no affiliation with the shop at all).   will pay a visit to them later.

 

I went by muze pen a couple of weekends back. It was packed! I was pleasantly surprised. They have quite a good selection of inks, especially Japanese  (Taccia, Kobe etc..) . They have a good selection of Platinum, Aurora etc.

Montegrappa referred me to them when I needed to fix my pen, so I guess they are official distributors for them in Hong Kong? Not sure, but pretty good selection of those too.

 

I hope business keeps up. Always happy to see shops do well..

What I really miss about Winners is their promotional products... They occasionally have pens offered at steep discounts.

Those were really attractive lol.

[Maki-eMagic]

The guy at Chun Kee Stationary in Lock Street might be able to satisfy that discounts itch, I get some stuff from him at sometimes less that 50% of international prices. It varies quite a lot, sometimes the discount just ends up at normal prices, sometimes it is spectacular, he specialises in high end stuff, especially Namiki and Danitrio, but has a good assortment of stuff at every price point. Well worth a look if you've not been before.

[ernieh]

16 hours ago, Maki-eMagic said:

The guy at Chun Kee Stationary in Lock Street might be able to satisfy that discounts itch, I get some stuff from him at sometimes less that 50% of international prices. It varies quite a lot, sometimes the discount just ends up at normal prices, sometimes it is spectacular, he specialises in high end stuff, especially Namiki and Danitrio, but has a good assortment of stuff at every price point. Well worth a look if you've not been before.

I have rarely been to Chun Kee... do they sell Montblanc at good price ?

 

[Maki-eMagic]

2 hours ago, ernieh said:

I have rarely been to Chun Kee... do they sell Montblanc at good price ?

 

I don't know, I'm into Japanese pens so other than buying my wife a MB rollerball a couple of years ago, I don't know my way around whether its a good or average price. His prices on what I buy are pretty much the best anywhere, but that's because he has a very long-standing relationship with the suppliers. But he is great fun to talk to in English and my wife tells me he is much more crazy about the pens in Cantonese. Is there a particular Montblanc you're looking for? I have to go visit him to return a book I've borrowed in the next week or so, I could ask what his price is, PM me if you like.

Edited December 9, 2020 by Maki-eMagic