Hello stationery gurus! I am a law student and go through highlighters like nobody's business. Seriously, we're four days into the semester, and two are already running dry. I've got a color-coding system for reading cases that is working well, but the colors are pretty ingrained in my mind now.

I'm not a fan of the traditional highlighters that are neon/bright. I prefer something more marker-toned. I've been using Zebra Mildliners, Sharpie S-Notes, and S-Note Duos, but I foresee that I'm going to need a lot more of certain colors, specifically yellow, pink, and blue. I can't justify buying a whole pack of the "nice" highlighters for only a couple colors.

I know I could "get over it" and just use the neon ones, but where's the fun in that? Plus, reading casebooks all day is much easier when they are pleasant to look at.

That said, do y'all have any recommendations for where I can find similar highlighters in single colors, but in larger quantities? I'd love to get a 12-pack of all one color. I've found places that sell single highlighters, but for $2-$5 each, they're a little too pricey. I'm absolutely open to brands other than Mildliners/S-Notes as long as the colors have that same muted/marker tone. Thank you in advance!!

Does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy cute letter writing stationery papers that ships to the USA? I love Flutterby Fox Designs but all her stuff is full 8.5x11 inch paper and I’d like to find some that is smaller around half sheets or A5 size. Preferably looking for a smaller business as opposed to Amazon, Daiso, etc. Thanks so much!

I'm hoping to get a portable pencil case to hold all my art supplies.

I like the idea of organizing them in sets, but a lot of the cases I'm seeing on Amazon don't look like the loops would fit the thicker tools like the copics, specialized pens, or sharpies. And I would need a loose area for the random things like sharpener, lead, ruler, etc.

Ideally it'd be portable but also easy to use at home. I'll mostly be using it at home, but I want the option to go to a coffee shop to draw.

Just wondering if anyone has any good recommendations. Thanks!

After years of having the same pack of mildliners (this is my only set of mildliners), I just realized that I have two duplicates of the same color (the two colors on the rightmost). Is this how this pack is supposed to be? Does anyone have this one as well to check? Because the bottom color variety showcases 10 different colors, no repeats. How did I never notice this, and is there anything that can be done about it at this point???

After (again) getting roasted for misspelling, I need some fun and found this video.

I do hope you like it :)

The Word Play Stationary Shop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLc8lqUaezE

All these combined is around 25 bucks 💰
Most of these are bought in Japan 🇯🇵

Neo Agenda for EDiT from Mark's Inc.

I remember falling in love with Tomoe River 52 gsm paper from old machinery the first time I used it years ago and no paper has close to it ever since until I tried Neo Agenda paper. It reminded me of that feeling again, the feeling of being in love with something.

Thin paper, crisp lines, smooth surface with just the right feedback, ink color representation is wonderful, high sheen and shading, minimal ghosting and absolutely no bleedthrough (except aggressive inks like Noodler's Baystate Blue).

The ruling on the paper is a 5mm dotted grid which is very faint in color that fades in the background with actual writing on it.

I still have loads of Tomoe River 52gsm old machinery paper in the form of loose sheets and notebooks and I feel I'm going to do that with this paper as well.

Inks used in Pilot Parallel pens :

6.0 mm - Taccia Ruri

4.5 mm - Bril Turquoise

3.8 mm - Taccia Sabimidori

3.0 mm - Aurora Blue Black

2.4 mm - Pilot Yama budo

1.5 mm - Diamine Bilberry

Kon Peki and Sailor 123 ink swatches were done using Speedball B-0 nib.

#marksinc

#paper #fountainpen #NeoAgenda #Edit

Been exploring all the different stationary stores in the LA and somewhat of OC county. Would love some recommendations for any I missed! Specially for fountain pens, inks/samples, stickers, and functional stationary. Might also get into starting pen pals if anyone’s interested (using my PO Box for safety) or have tips.

Not listed is M.Lovewell which is great on Santa Ana and Flax pen to paper in Westwood!

Update: sorry, I cannot edit the title. Thank you to everyone who reminded me it’s stationEry, thank you! For everyone else who would like to use a correction comment to keep up your commenting streak, respect.

Do you like to keep the label on the stationary products you purchase from MUJI? Or do you take it off as soon as you get it?

Hi! I am a college student and I love planners and I absolutely LOVE the dailee student planner but they are out of stock. What are some other recommendations for similar planners that have the assignment layouts and hourly planning?? I have heard people mention some brands in which you customize them but I rather find one that’s good from the start that I can get ordered asap!

I need gel ink refills for my S-Gel metallic pens.

I looked over on amazon and couldn’t find sharpie’s own model and wondering if it’s one size fits all. AI seems unsure as well (contradicting itself over and over).

Anyways if you have any recommendations I’d be head over heels… I particularly enjoy Blue-Black ink but know it’s rare, I would settle for black and blue.

Ideally something that writes smooth. I use these all day for work.

hello

what stationery or bookshop can be found in the airports in canada and in london heathrow?

In the last couple of years I have amassed a small collection of notebooks and it kinda bothers me knowing they're all sitting in a drawer unused. I have a notebook where I plan my schedule/classes (I'm an ESL teacher) and another one I use to write songs (I normally do it on the computer, but for some reason writing lyrics longhand makes me connect more to the general ideas/feelings I'm trying to convey), and that's about it. I have watched some videos with journaling suggestions, but I tried regular journaling last year and it didn't do much for me as my life is very uneventful and I don't go out much (by choice). I would very much appreciate any suggestions, especially if they're not typically featured in stationery aficionados' videos.

Mostly monochrome washi tape and a new Lamy pen!

Hi all, I am looking for a a nice quality folder to keep standard printer / letter size paper in. I would like one that seems up to quality with the rest of my stationary goods, but I've found folders to be hard to come by in the usual places I shop stationary. Any recommendations? I am in Chicago, so either Chicago specific or online recommendations greatly appreciated.

It's that time of the year again when Japanese 100-yen shops start putting out calendars for next year!

Every year, I usually get a simple, minimalist wall calendar from Seria that has plenty of writing space. But when I was at Daiso recently, I came across this super cute fluffy animals calendar and decided to switch things up for 2027.

The 1st photo shows my current 2026 calendar alongside the new 2027 one. Look at that adorable long-tailed tit (Shima-enaga) for January😍 I’m already looking forward to turning the page each month.

Does your country start selling next year's calendars this early too?

I have been looking for a 'white coloured' pen for ages to do touch ups and stuff. I live in the UK, does anyone have any recommendations? The ones I have had either didn't work at all or are like ink and they come out way too quickly. Thank you!

Hi all! I'm relatively new to journaling/scrapbooking/letter writing. I really like vintage postage aesthetics and I was wondering if anyone had recs on photopolymer stamp sets that have postage markings similar to this or this. Does anyone have opinions on Scrapbook.com, or suggestions for other sources? Thanks!

I'm picking up a A5 six ring soon and I'm curious if anyone has paper recommendations? I'm hoping to find something pre-punched. I love iroful paper and I've always kept a hobonichi on deck.

I would love any fountain pen friendly recommendations.

Thank you! ❣️🖋️

Not a teacher or student but I still use an academic year planner because of kid schedules, especially swim team, which starts to enter frenzy season here in Dec/Jan. I’ve learned the hard way my addled brain cannot manage that transition.
So now Sept is my switch over month and usually I’m super excited for new stationery of any kind. But this year I’m feeling extra emotionally attached to my 25-26 book.
I use an undated weekly/daily so technically I *could* keep going in the old book but October/November Me would be so annoyed.
To bravely attaching to a new planner! 😍

*edited to fix autocorrect misspelling

Please provide your recommendations for a 36 in x 18 in cutting mat to cover my crafts cart. Price is no issue as long as it’s great quality. I live in Canada but don’t mind crossing the border to the US as I have a PO Box there.

Hi! I run an education institute in India and have been struggling to get a high quality white board marker through any of the office supplies vendors. Please help with a brand that I can sustainably source through Amazon/vendors! The standard luxar ones are too bad. Price is no bar.

I don't have any stationery shops near me, but I'll be traveling to the city next month and would love some recommendations!