Any updates on the Andersons?

[Scribs]

I was happy to get a newsletter from the Andersons today, and read that they are gearing up to gettting back into business! 🥳

 

They have a new YouTube channel and will be making their first podcast this Friday (15th August, 1:30 p.m. CDT) under their new enterprise name Cardinal Pens;

 

https://www.youtube.com/@cardinalpens

[Ceilidh]

Got an email from them this morning!!!! New venture launching Friday the 15th. Called Cardinal Pens and Paper, and first podcast on the new channel will be Friday at 1:30 CDT. 

https://www.youtube.com/@cardinalpens

 

 

[Penguincollector]

 I don’t think I have ever hit the subscribe button so fast! 

[antares1966]

I guess my timing in asking what’s been going on was spot on!

[markofp]

I very much hope that they get back into the pen show beat, they used to be great to talk to and buy from whenever I ran into them at a show, and they always had a great selection. They got out of traveling when they opened the Chicago store, but now I hope to see them back out there. 

[inkstainedruth]

I also saw the email about the new business and am glad they have resurfaced (especially after the problems they had with the Chicago store -- apparently the guy running it for them had sticky fingers... 😡).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

ETA: And by "sticky fingers" I mean that the guy was stealing from the till.... 

 

[Ceilidh]

11 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

I also saw the email about the new business and am glad they have resurfaced (especially after the problems they had with the Chicago store -- apparently the guy running it for them had sticky fingers... 😡).

 

 

Actually that didn't last too long. Lisa took over the store - it's the reason she was living almost full time in Chicago before the covid closure, which gave rise to what did the real damage.

[Ceilidh]

53 minutes ago, markofp said:

I very much hope that they get back into the pen show beat, they used to be great to talk to and buy from whenever I ran into them at a show, and they always had a great selection. They got out of traveling when they opened the Chicago store, but now I hope to see them back out there. 

I hope so too. It may be hard to do, though, as Lisa now has a non-pen related job, but I'd love to seem them out there too!!

[inkstainedruth]

Yes, I saw their new newsletter as well.  And was very pleased to see them back in business.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Estycollector]

5 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

Yes, I saw their new newsletter as well.  And was very pleased to see them back in business.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Yes, great news. 

[inkstainedruth]

10 minutes ago, Ceilidh said:

Actually that didn't last too long. Lisa took over the store - it's the reason she was living almost full time in Chicago before the covid closure, which gave rise to what did the real damage.

Oh hadn't heard about that.  I had heard that that the guy stealing from them is part of the reason the Chicago store closed.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Misfit]

I looked, and I got the email too. I hope they stock Esterbrook sacs and J-bars like before. So happy they found a way to come back on their terms. 

[antares1966]

4 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

Oh hadn't heard about that.  I had heard that that the guy stealing from them is part of the reason the Chicago store closed.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

They’ve been pretty transparent in their previous podcasts and emails , so I don’t think this qualifies as telling tales out of school.  They were forced to close the Chicago location during much of the height of the pandemic.  I think they were able to defer rent until the lockdown was over, but their landlord I believe insisted on being made whole for the lost rent, which led to nearly two years of litigation, and ultimately bankruptcy (what I hadn’t realized until their most recent email was that they had to declare not only corporate bankruptcy, but personal bankruptcy as well).  

[bugsydog55]

I have already cleared my not so busy agenda to make some time for this.  I was really hoping for something working out for them and I'm glad to hear that its more personal and under their terms.  Their departure left a real big hole in the hobby for a lot of folks out there so seeing them again will be great for a lot of reasons.  Looking forward to it.

[Ceilidh]

3 hours ago, bugsydog55 said:

I have already cleared my not so busy agenda to make some time for this.  I was really hoping for something working out for them and I'm glad to hear that its more personal and under their terms.  Their departure left a real big hole in the hobby for a lot of folks out there so seeing them again will be great for a lot of reasons.  Looking forward to it.

 

Same here! 

[inkstainedruth]

Wow.  That really sucks.  

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[PAKMAN]

Saw a post from them today! Big announcement coming Aug 15th! 

[Mechanical]

The Anderson's new website is up at https://cardinalpens.com and you can see their introductory livestream at the youtube link mentioned above.  The site has the kinds of things you'd expect including both vintage and new pens.

 

It's nice to have them back!

[PAKMAN]

Yes it is wonderful to see them back!!!

 

 

[InkyProf]

I've celebrated this by buying an Esterbrook from them! (If I hadn't been waiting for my credit card cycle to turn over, I would've gotten the gorgeous jade pre-Duofold Junior that was listed over the weekend... another one for la recherche des plumes perdues.)