Note: Some of the items mentioned below would not strictly be considered “office supplies” but I thought you might enjoy them. Please leave comments if you’d prefer less (or more) of this sort of post. Thanks!
I was in Chicago for Black Friday again this year. I decided the best course of action on such a nutball shopping day was to shop local. We definitely wanted to visit Pieritz again so we visited other shops in the Oak Park area as well. My husband discovered the fabulousness of HooDoo Headwear, a beautiful hat shop that opened in July. He bought three hats! And we both put the independent bookseller, The Book Table, on our radar after discovering a classic Chris Ware illustration of their storefront on their web site.
I visited with my pen pal Kimberly and her husband and we all had lunch at the Prairie Bread Kitchen. The cookies, coffee and tuna melt were all excellent.
Then we decided to trek into town and hit Challengers Comics and meet with the postal princess and comic book super heroine Donovan. We also bought a load of new reading material.
At Pieritz I was able to purchase a new pad of Clairefontaine Triomphe paper ($5 at Pieritz, online from JetPens $9) and a pack of red labels ($4). At The Book Table, I bought a packet of Telegram Postcard from Girl of All Work ($6.75) and a copy of The Drunken Botanist ($16) which I highly recommend for the cocktail connoisseurs out there.
At Challengers, we bought an array of graphic novels including the Mind MGMT Volume 1
What did you do with your Black Friday shopping day?
i had to work on friday, so no shopping for me. but i did sent out the boyfriend to buy a new vacuum — not as exciting or fun as your purchases.
Personally, I slept late and enjoyed the very empty (people-wise) grocery store as I did the weekly food shopping.
I love reading posts like this! I’m a sucker for stationery (obviously) and I love hearing about new designers/places to find stationery/office supplies/pretty vintage things. 🙂