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Over the next few days/weeks I'm doing a lot to get the site moving again. I've updated the front page with the following message which sums it up:

 

The site has been minimally maintained over the past few years. Spammers and other bots have taken a toll, not just on the content but also on undue load on the server. This is changing. The site is being moved to a new server with advanced caching in a content delivery network. There are pros and cons but it gives me more latitude to filter out the bad traffic and make it easier for the people who really want to use the site to do so.
This means that over the next few days (or weeks) I'm going to be doing a lot of maintenance on the database, optimizing the site, and updating content. When I update the database from the development server it can overwrite changes made in the meantime. For the time being I recommend not updating or adding content. If you really want to or want to help in cleaning up the content, contact me in advance so that we can coordinate our efforts.
I really appreciate everyone's time and effort and I'm very anxious to make sure that time and effort is not wasted. Thank you for your patience.

Who are the pen shops in your neighborhood? Find out or tell us where they are, at http://penshops.info/

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Ha! I just found three new pen shops in my area that I didn't know existed. Thanks!

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Hello to everyone!

 

Europepens is an online pens shop with a large variety of writing instruments. You can find limited editions and special editions at incredible prices, with instant shipment after pay. Of course you also can find cheap products on our huge products base, all of them at the best price. We work with brands like Montblanc, S.T. Dupont, Omas, Delta, Parker, Waterman, Montegrappa… and many more.

All our products are new, without use!

 

Don’t hesitate and take a look on our website http://europepens.com/

 

Best regards!

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Greetings, I live in Pakistan and wish to buy Pelikan script, however there isn't a single shop shown on the shop directory in my country. Please guide me where can I buy Pelikan script silver 1.5 mm

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Hello!

Greetings, I live in Pakistan and wish to buy Pelikan script, however there isn't a single shop shown on the shop directory in my country. Please guide me where can I buy Pelikan script silver 1.5 mm

 

 

You may have a better response if you post again in Members helping Members with the title Pen Shops in Pakistan? I understand that there are pen repairers in Karachi and Parker dealers in Islamabad, if online shopping is available to you then this may be a better option for the Pelikan.

 

Good Luck

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Federalist Pens and Paper

1-866-746-4900

 

http://www.federalistpensonline.com

 

Authorized Dealers for:

 

-Laban

-Lamy

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-Taccia

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-Filofax Notebooks

-Private Reserve Inks

 

 

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Hi Steve,

 

I just tried to add our store to your Directory, but when I saved it, the address was changed.

Can you please corect it?

This is the link: http://www.penshops.info/node/689

and the correct addres is:

Frankfurt Airport, Terminal 1, Arrivals A

60549 Frankfurt

Germany

 

Thanks

 

Michael

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Hi and thanks for this great idea!

 

I went to the page on the site for editing the database, but apparently it’s only set up to add shops and not delete them? Sadly, for the pen business the latter is going to be just as important as the former. For example, in NYC Art Brown International Pen Shop closed on 8/9/2013. I’m pretty sure Joon Pen also closed down some time ago (their website’s not up, their FB page hasn’t been updated for three years and their blog has been dormant since 2010). It’s a sorry state of affairs in the big apple!

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Sadly, commercial rents in Gotham (not just Manhattan: Brooklyn's gone bonkers in this regard as well) have chased away quite a few great stores, which, with no small irony, were part of what made the city more interesting. Not a good omen.

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Hello!

Greetings, I live in Pakistan and wish to buy Pelikan script, however there isn't a single shop shown on the shop directory in my country. Please guide me where can I buy Pelikan script silver 1.5 mm

Where do you live in Pakistan? In what city? The Pelikan script is available with Saeed Book Bank ,F-7 Markaz ( Jinah Super Market), Mr. Books and Durrani & Co , F-6 Markaz (Super Market) and other stationery stores in G-6 Markaz ( Abpara Market), Islamabad.

Khan M. Ilyas

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It seems almost every day someone on FPN asks "where in my town can I buy pens?" Some of these queries unfortunately go unanswered while others get answered again and again. Because these posts are not indexed by location, there's often no good way for the newcomer to search the archives and get the answer. A list here on FPN would soon become difficult to manage.

 

In response to this need, there is now an online pen shop directory at http://www.penshops.info/. The directory is searchable by brand names of pens or inks, geographic location, or even with a map that shows a "pin" for each shop.

 

The shops can be commented on and rated by the users, and any registered user can add or edit shops and shop descriptions. Some of the features are a little rough around the edges, but it should be able to give a person looking for a store enough information to get there.

 

What it needs now is to be filled with shop locations. It won't turn into a perfect resource overnight, but so long as we add the stores to the directory as the questions come in, it shouldn't be too long before we will be able to refer newcomers to the directory and let them find the answers from everyone that has ever asked the question.

 

http://www.penshops.info/

 

Suggestions, feature requests, and problems can be reported to Splicer by PM or by sending a message through the website's feedback form at http://www.penshops.info/contact. I'm excited to get this project started and I look forward to seeing how it will grow over time!

 

Hi, i have a mint 1995 Omas Cinema LTD Edition for sale. Can i post that somewhere ?

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Hey, it looks like Bittner is having it's January Sale for another five days. All the discounts look pretty good, and there's a coupon code for an additional 5% off. They have some Namikis I'm definitely eyeing. Coupon code is 545.

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If you build it they will come, but no one talks about the time it takes to maintain it once its built. <grin>

 

A couple of stores in New York that aren't on the list:

 

StevDan Pen and Stationers, 474 Sixth Avenue, near 12th Street, is a stationery store with a selection of pens from Lamy, Cross, Montblanc, Waterman, and Rotring, and Rhoda and Clairefontaine notebooks. Not too much in the way of ink, however. They are getting ready to move across the street to a smaller space in September so pens and stationery are discounted 20%.

212-243-4222

 

Goods for the Study, 50 West 8th Street, http://goodsforthestudy.mcnallyjacksonstore.com, is a high-end stationery store that carries fountain pens and several ink brands, including a handful of Sailor Gentle and about 5 Iroshijuku colors. Many styles of notebooks and journals, not just the usual suspects, and cards as well. It's gotten nearly universal good reviews on Yelp--so far.

 

212-674-4400

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Fountain Pen Hospital in Downtown Manhattan. Whether you live in NJ, NY or even just visit, the store is worth checking out. Staff is INCREDIBLY knowledgeable and passionate and they're all awesome dudes and dudettes. 😂

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So the domain expired a few days ago and I've got a short time in which I can renew it. Considering the work and time necessary and the lack of ambition (on the part of others but more importantly my own) I'm dispirited about keeping it going. A lot of the info is out of date, the software is frustrating both from a maintenance perspective and from the end-user perspective because I didn't do a great job of designing the interface.

 

Anyone want to talk me into making a big push to make the pen shop directory a real thing again?

Who are the pen shops in your neighborhood? Find out or tell us where they are, at http://penshops.info/

Blog: http://splicer.com/

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I don’t travel a lot, but when I do I always check to see what might be available when I travel. I really appreciate it

To hold a pen is to be at war. - Voltaire
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I don’t travel a lot, but when I do I always check to see what might be available when I travel. I really appreciate it

 

OK, I renewed the domain. No guarantees about my energy level :unsure:

 

I love it; I just don't know what to do to make it work well like it should.

Who are the pen shops in your neighborhood? Find out or tell us where they are, at http://penshops.info/

Blog: http://splicer.com/

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switch to a different software? I've been using google forms to and a published google spreadsheet for my dragcave suffix registery list.

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This is an awesome data for anyone new, and anyone travelling.

 

I am both!! maybe there might be a simplier way to do this? like maybe an excel sheet pinned to the forum?

I am very sure the shops would also help put in effort to update themselves

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