LAMY Safari Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencil Giveaway Winner

The LAMY Safari Mechanical Pencil, featuring the uniball Kuru Toga mechanism inside, is the product of Mitsubishi’s acquisition of LAMY a couple of years ago. This was an update to a product that I felt was mandatory, especially given LAMY’s insistence on sticking with their Safari molded grip design on a product that didn’t need it.

I finally picked up my own last week in Japan, and I grabbed one for giveaway, too. The winner of this classic Safari Yellow version is:

Congrats Scott! I’ve sent you an email to collect your shipping address.

Pen Pals Stationery & Gift Shop - Shop Visit

(Kimberly (she/her) took the express train down the fountain pen/stationery rabbit hole and doesn't want to be rescued. She can be found on Instagram @allthehobbies because there really are many, many hobbies!.)

You would think that after spending several hours at BunguLA (and spending several monies too, lol), that I wouldn’t have any desire to go to a stationery store but you’d be wrong! Pen Pals Stationery & Gift Shop has two locations in Orange County - one in Costa Mesa, and the other in Fountain Valley, which is the one I visited. (I believe the Fountain Valley location is the main location, but I’m not 100% sure.)

Pen Pals Stationery & Gift Shop, Fountain Valley location.

Love this cute design! Can’t wait to go inside!

What a cute store! Packed, but also not overly packed, with lots of fun stuff that I just had to check out!

Cards and stickers on the other side of the store window.

A photo booth, what fun!! I also appreciated the cart for you to put down your drinks during your visit. Makes shopping so much easier!

Assortment of sticker sheets and rolls.

A nice variety of pens and testers for you to try.

Love Snoopy (and Peanuts, in general)! You can also get mini prints from this “vending machine”!

Stickers in the foreground, and other art supplies like water colors and sketchbooks on the rest of the table.

Oooh! Look at all the color-coordinated washi! Irresistible!

Need to buy a gift for someone and need ideas? Love that the Pen Pals folks curated a few product ideas AND made these super helpful (and adorable) examples of what the products are and how to use them!

More Pal Picks like collage books, kits, mini notebook keychains (OMG!), and more!

Love the Pen Pals art on the walls!

Look how cute the check out counter (and working area) is!

I love the sentiment as you leave the store - Keep in touch!

Since I was just at BunguLA the day before, I wasn’t looking for anything in particular, but that didn’t stop me from finding a few things!

My haul was pretty modest, all things considered: Peanuts charm, Miffy mini notebook keychain, washi tape (ok, 6 rolls isn’t modest, haha), and an ombre stamp pad.

As I mentioned above, there are two Pen Pals locations: this one in Fountain Valley, at 11069 Warner Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708, which is open from 10am - 6pm daily, and one in Costa Mesa, located in The LAB Anti-Mall at 2930 Bristol St C102, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, and is open from 11am - 7pm. I didn’t see phone numbers on their IG and they don’t really have a website other than links to their two locations and hours. If you’re in the area, definitely check them out because it’s a great store with lots of fun stuff!

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The Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 740 - I Checked Out 5 Times

Very cool to see the Pen Care Room adjacent to one of the many checkouts at Itoya.

Myke and I kicked off what is at least a two-part recap of my trip to Japan this week. I laid out some basics and groundwork of what I got up to, rambled a little bit, gave my Itoya Hot Take™, rambled some more, and generally just rolled with it, similar to how this trip went. There’s a ton more to cover on next week’s episode, but it was nice to be back behind the mic with Myke this week.

Show Notes & Download Links

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