Secret stationery fetish
I’ve always loooooved going to stationery shops and drooling over looking at all the pretty pens, and brand new notebooks and notepads, and the writing sets. Maybe because my grandma worked in one, and we share the same love of those sorts of things? Who knows… Anyway, for the past few years I’ve kept my fetish at bay, I still loved the first week of classes each semester, but I think the novelty wore off a little more each time because I knew that by the end of the semester everything would be a mess and there’d be a ton of late nights trying to get everything finished. Last year I even bought these odd shaped, ugly covered, bad paper notebooks from a dollar store.
However, after a break from study I’m feeling refreshed, I splurged on a pretty notebook (that cost a small fortune!) and one of my favourite pens (for studying only! Also expensive and they don’t last long). Then I read about Kari’s cool freebies from Vista Print, and clicked on over to the site, and found out I was actually eligible! Even though I’m in NZ! I was so excited that I went a little crazy, and even ordered a couple of things that weren’t free (postage can be big $$ from the US, so I made the most of it!), including personalised post-it’s for the flatmate.
Then I found two more sites with cute stationery last night. I was reading Dooce and found a link to Ecojot (it’s a flash site with not-too-annoying bells and whistles), then another blog (sorry, can’t remember whose!) directed me to Smiggle. I couldn’t believe it, three awesome sites in one night, all very randomly! Sadly ecojet and smiggle are overseas sites and I couldn’t see a way of shipping to NZ. I emailed Smiggle in Australia and asked if they ship here and how much it costs. They have so many cute things, like all sorts of shapes of paper clips and erasers, and cool notebooks of course. Ecojot are sold here in one bookstore chain apparently, though I’m guessing the range is limited and they are pricey, but I will check it out next time I’m at the bookstore.
For now at least I get to look forward to delivery in approximately 21 days of all my Vista Print goodies 
Oh no - now you just know I’m going to have to go check these sites out. I have the worst paper and pen fetish of all! I’m glad you were able to find some goodies at Vista Print. I love them!
Comment by Kari — August 13, 2008 @ 4:54 am
I can’t believe I’ve come across another “Stationery fetish” um… “er”! I wouldn’t have called it a fetish, but not having owned up to it first, I can’t really make that call now can I?!
I go to Staplees or Office Despot and also “observe” the neatly packaged pens & post-its (mmmmm…. possssttiiiitss) and try and come up with organizational uses for everything. On the occasion that I actually *need* something, it’s like a druggie out for a fix…
Cheers, SF sister (? just assuming from your topics at the right. I’m a N00B here, but I’ll be back to confirm
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Comment by harmzie — September 30, 2008 @ 10:24 am
Hi there, just came across your page and wanted to let you know (if you havent already heard!) that Smiggle is now is NZ!! we opened the first store in albany auck 3 days ago, and I am the Wellington Smiggle manager, my store is opening in Lower Hutt on dec 12th.
Yay! I’ll be there asap
Comment by Larissa — November 30, 2008 @ 8:30 pm