These are some of the last photos from my trip to Hong Kong. These are some insider shots at the various office supply/pen shops I visited. A lot of stores are very touchy about photography so I had to be fast. Oh, the delicious colors and selections! I just had to bring a few photos back to share. If you ever needed a reason to visit Hong Kong, this might just be it.
This is a retractable pen lovers dream. How do you pick just one?
Pilot Frixion Point and Colors in a wide array of configurations. A reader commented that these are great for planners as meetings often get cancelled or rescheduled and being able to erase a meeting is more aesthetically appealing than repeatedly crossing them out, especially in those small spaces.
Lots of gel-based pens in an array of brands and colors.
Being able to select refills for my Hi-Tec-C from a whole display was a joyous experience. The thrill of instant gratification, for sure.
(All photos were taken with my phone inside either City’Super or Log-On except the first photo which was taken at CN Square.)
Oh…my…god… I can hardly think straight while looking at these. My heart leaped into my throat and continues to beat madly. This is heaven. Truly. How on earth could you pick?!
Besides seeing family, stationery stores are one of the few perks for me to go home for a visit. I remembered I got trapped in a stationery with two floors fill with pens! My sister and I were pacing back and forth between two floors, deciding what to get!
Those FriXion and Sakura shots! *drool*
I too, use my FriXion pens for my planner. They keep things SO much neater looking, especially for a college student who shuffles assignments to optimize procrastination! Even with a standard multi-color pack available in the US, it’s easy to color code tasks.
Is this what heaven looks like?
Truly, I don’t know how you got out of there alive (my thought process: Rent? What is rent? Buy all the pens!).
How were the prices of these compared to those in the US?
The prices of the pens were a tiny bit cheaper overall since most came from Japan. For me though, it was just the availability of so many pens that I cannot buy locally, only online.
The confusing part for me was that the HK dollar value is about $6HK to $1US so the prices looked high until I did the mental conversion. “$35HK!?!? oh, that’s only $5.85US.”
wow….now I have a reason to visit Hong Kong. Thanks mentioning the places 🙂
Wow! The only thing close I’ve seen in the US are the Japanese book/pen stores in Manhattan (NYC). Truly mind boggling and easy to blow sooo much money. Thanks for sharing.