Oh for the love of Tokyo…

UPDATE on Tuesday, March 9, 2010: The gracious Kimberly found out I blogged about their store and my favorite pen and is offering a coupon code for FREE SHIPPING at Tokyo Pen Shop through March 16!!

Use the coupon code: OHMYSTINKINHECK

I LOVE IT! My own coupon code!!!
(Also applies to Canada Jamie!)
Sorry, but notebooks are excluded.

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To some it may seem silly that I’ve fallen in love with a particular pen, but growing up the daughter of an office supply salesman, I’d have to disagree.

For an office supply junky like me, there is NOTHING silly about my love for this pen…this PERFECT pen…this PERFECTLY fine-tipped pen that never, ever, EVER spits or spurts or splats.

What is this pen that will change your life?

This pen that if used to sign a treaty, could singlehandedly bring about world peace?

This pen is the Uniball Japanese Signo RT. Why the RT? Because I can’t be bothered with keeping up with pen caps; I need a quick and easy click top retractable pen with bold color flowing from a fine tip .38 gel ink.

I wish I could take credit for finding this pen, but since I can’t, I’ll give credit where credit is due. While visiting Bethany and Brenda a few months ago I saw Brenda doodling in her moleskine and asked what type of pen she was using. I was currently using a Sharpie fine-tipped pen, but not quite satisfied. Brenda passed her pen across the table for me to try out and it took every bit of my character not to sock it away in my pocket to take home with me. Yes, I’m that mature.

Brenda immediately directed me to the Tokyo Pen Shop and I made both a bookmark and mental note. As mental notes go, I returned home with it stuck somewhere in the furthest regions of my head…that place that holds passwords, birthdays, and the most elusive of all information, my anniversary date (Am I the only woman in the world who struggles to remember the actual date of her marriage?).

HOWEVER, my handy dandy bookmark did not return void; I happened across it the other day and placed my first order with the lovely Frank and Kimberly.

Today my package arrived with (2) each of the fabulous Uniball Signo RT .38 mm pens in the colors orange (of course), purple, pink, black and blue. And wouldn’t you know it, they tossed in a green pen (though with a cap – may the good Lord help me keep hold of it) for St. Patrick’s Day! Oh how I love surprises!

I’m not an illustrator, am a rather infrequent letter writer, and certainly a poor excuse for a journaler (I made that word up, do you like? The actual word is journalizer, but I don’t like the way it sounds.), but these pens? They make my heart sing. And not opera either – I hate opera. If you must know…I’m singing a sort of hybrid, yet spirited, boogie band version of the Hallelujah Chorus.

Oh yeah, that’s right.
Can you dig it?

So if you like pens.
And you think they are better if they are fine tipped; I mean REALLY FINE-TIPPED.
And if you are fully aware that the earth could quite possibly roll right off its axis if you didn’t fill your pen coffers with this same delightful medley of colors, then you might want to order one, two, or three for yourself too.

And if you do – tell them I sent you.
Because I did you know.
I’m just THAT good a friend. :)

Because I know you’ll ask, the lovely Tokyo team did NOT ask me to write up their pens, but a gal’s gotta rave when she finds something she likes…and these pens? I LIKE A LOT!

Almost as much as chocolate and peanut butter.