Pens from Staples and Office Max

[Zack Pomerleau]

So they are starting to appear. Are they any good? I definitely want another one with an Extra Fine nib so I am trying to see if they will have ANY. That or Vanishing Point

[lovemy51]

i've never seen a VP at either stores. staples, i think, carries a wider selection of FPs that include Parker Latitude, cross and maybe Waterman Phileas, but that's all (at least in northern Cal.) some office-depot stores carry a little bit more, but i've never seen a VP there.

[RLTodd]

My experience with the local O.M. and Staples is that they were only stocking Medium points.

 

That and the employees didn't understand fountain pens.

 

The best deals with them I have heard about is that when they do a close out, and then the buyer sends the Medium nibbed pen for a free nib exchange.

 

YMMV

 

 

[Ghost Plane]

Some Monteverdes, some Cross locally, but the only Watermans I've spotted are BPs and RBs. Mostly low end, steel nibs in the ubiquitous M.

[lak611]

So they are starting to appear. Are they any good? I definitely want another one with an Extra Fine nib so I am trying to see if they will have ANY. That or Vanishing Point

I have never seen any other than relatively inexpensive pens with medium steel nibs at those stores. They are not necessarily bad, just not what I am interested in.

[JJBlanche]

From what I saw at my local Staples (just a quick peak), only the Watermans were worth looking at -- and even then, nothing that under normal circumstances would turn my head.

[ericthered2004]

Yah they're expensive there too.

 

regards

eric

[PAKMAN]

Our Staples ocassionaly has black Waterman Phileas in Medium for $40, but that is about it.

[Imzadi]

I'm hoping to score an after Christmas bargain for the Phileas.

[Thornton]

I've seen both the Waterman Phileas and Parker Latitude FPs at Staples and Office Depot. I've never seen an FP at Office Max.

[Silvermink]

I got a Cross Aventura for about $40 from one of my local Staples stores. It's neither bad nor brilliant. I don't regret picking it up, in any case.

[excarnate]

I just ordered 13 pens from Office Depot for $16.23.

 

4 of their Foray 3 fountain pen 3 packs at $2.99 and 1 Pilot Varsity in purple at $2.98 (my wife likes it, except for it being so damn ugly

 

Free shipping (they charge tax) at this point. Free 2 business day shipping, I should point out.

 

For $2.99 and free shipping it is a mighty fine deal to try the pens. 1 black, 1 blue, 1 red. Pretty straight-forward, not an annoyingly wide medium though wider than I prefer (for the Pilot I'll appropriate a nib from a Petit1 or 78G).

 

There is a thread about this:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...=85029&st=0

[Deirdre]

My Staples carries Parker Sonnet, Waterman Phileas, and they carry Cross, so they may carry some Cross FP. I didn't look through them.

 

[Federalist Pens]

I rely on Staples for refills and such. The local stores have Parker and Sheaffer carts.

They also have their Foray brand for RB/BP refills of most brands. Their Parker gel refills are terrific! Cheaper than the Parker brand and just as good!