Stationery reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 139 Reddit reviews across 27 subreddits and 41 posts to rank the best Stationery brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/stationery, r/fountainpens, r/kansascity, r/AskLosAngeles, r/JapanTravelTips. Top-rated brands include JetPens (4.7/5), Itoya (4.7/5), Muji (4.8/5).
Stats
Reviews139
Subreddits27
Posts41
Brands95
Products19
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#1
JetPens
4.7
(6)
"Vanness and JetPens are usually my go-tos!"
"They have back to school guides and videos with lots of great suggestions."
"Jetpens and tokyopenshop are always great!"
"Jetpens is my go-to."
"When I wanted to replace some things I bought in Japan several years ago I used JetPens.com."
"Jetpens is a pretty good website to find Japanese stationery"
#2
Itoya
4.7
(6)
"Ito-ya at Ginza."
"It’s the stuff of dreams, I started hyperventilating."
"Itoya - flagship store in Ginza."
"Itoya and LoFT are classics."
"Is stationery heaven."
"I cannot recommend the Ginza store - it was just so crowded."
#3
Muji
4.8
(5)
"I love Muji ❤️"
"Muji!"
"Muji: [https://www.muji.com/](https://www.muji.com/) "
"Muji."
"Muji"
#4
Daiso
3.8
(4)
"Everything is $1.75+, so definitely affordable."
"I've bought some sets from Daiso. They're cute."
"Daiso has some decent stuff depending what you're after"
"If all else fails… there’s Daiso."
#5
Poison Apple
5.0
(3)
"The stationary/spell sheets from Poison Apple are amazing. Printed gorgeously on both sides, envelopes that are so gorgeous you"
"Poison Apple is gorgeous! I totally respect the price point and don’t mind pricier recs. I’m really in love with the stationery/spell sheets, wow."
"Poison Apple is artisan quality, hand made by the owner. The price points tend to reflect that, but everything they make is well worth it."
#6
Kokuyo
5.0
(3)
"Kokuyo makes really nice ones under the campus brand."
"If you like using notebooks, the Kokuyo Campus Smart Ring Binder and it's compatible refills might work well for you."
"Kokuyo campus notebooks!"
#7
Wonder Fair
4.7
(3)
"Wonder Fair in Lawrence is worth the drive!"
"Wonder Fair in Lawrence"
"Wonder Fair is pretty decent. Really, I won’t undersell it, they’re pretty great."
#8
Paper Source
3.0
(4)
"Paper Source is kind of basic, though (in terms of style - they are trying to appeal to the average consumer)."
"Paper Source is decent"
"The Paper Source on the Plaza is the only one I know about."
"Paper Source at Hilldale has some open stock pens; I’m not a connoisseur, so can’t speak to quality."
#9
Postscript
5.0
(2)
"There is this super cute shop called Postscript"
"Check out [Postscript] in Ashland."
#10
Maido
5.0
(2)
"Oooh I like Maido in Costa Mesa! It’s in the Mitsuwa Marketplace"
"If in San Francisco, there is Maido in Japantown and Topdrawer on Valencia St for the good stuff"
#11
Wet Paint
5.0
(2)
"Another vote for Wet Paint"
"Wet Paint in St. Paul is GREAT!"
#12
Vanness
5.0
(2)
"Vanness and JetPens are usually my go-tos!"
"Vanness has a lovely paper selection."
#13
Kinokuniya
5.0
(2)
"Kinokuniya Los Angeles in Little Tokyo"
"I love Kinokuniya inside Mitsuwa on Centinela/Venice."
#14
Choosing Keeping
4.5
(2)
"Choosing Keeping."
"Https://choosingkeeping.com at Seven Dials."
#15
Clairefontaine
4.5
(2)
"Clairefontaine triomphe is my favorite letter writing paper currently."
"Clairfontaine triomphe if you want something plain."
#16
Fitzgerald Taylor
4.5
(2)
"Fitzgerald Taylor in Devonport is the bomb. Definitely the place to go for very high quality stationery and she has an excellent pen selection with prices from affordable to once in a lifetime."
"Fitzgerald taylor in Devonport stocks some of the more niche stationery such as letter sets, inks, paper etc."
#17
Seria
4.0
(2)
"For cheap & cute, you won't beat Seria."
"I've checked Daiso but there's always a bigger and nicer selection at Seria🤣"
#18
Artist & Craftsman Supply
4.0
(2)
"Have you tried Artist & Craftman on Gorham? They have an amazing selection of everything"
"Artist and Craftsman Supply downtown has some more arty pens."
#19
Rhodia
4.0
(2)
"Wet paint has a solid selection of Rhodia's and various inks"
"I like Rhodia - not as smooth/slick as Clairefontaine - but very nice."
#20
Morning Glory
4.0
(2)
"Morning Glory."
"Morning Glory and Daiso"
#21
Lundeen's
4.0
(2)
"Lundeen's in Downtown Culver is great."
"Lundeen's in Downtown Culver is great."
#22
Kaweco
4.0
(2)
"Cult Pens had a pretty good sale on, I think 20% off certain items (including the Kaweco Student)"
"The Writer's Block has a variety of Kawecos and a small selection of Diamine inks"
#23
Loft
4.0
(2)
"There is a whole floor with stationary heaven!"
"Loft is always a good bet, but not sure if you’d consider it cheap"
#24
Kyukyodo
4.0
(2)
"For the aesthetics and quality of stationary and craft supplies."
"There’s also Kyukyodo for Japanese style letter sets and postcards."
#25
Hammerpress
3.5
(2)
"Both good."
"Hammerpress is really cool but a bit pricey"
#26
UW Bookstore
3.5
(2)
"The UW bookstore on campus mall has the most pens I have ever seen for sale."
"UW Bookstore has that - Hilldale has a good selection but State Street has more."
#27
Sekaido
5.0
(1)
"Sekaido is the place."
#28
Hands
5.0
(1)
"Look for the store chain called 'Hands'."
#29
Itsy Bitsy
5.0
(1)
"These are my preferred stationery/craft shops"
#30
FiveNine
5.0
(1)
"It's also the only place I've found that carries fountain pens and ink."
#31
RSVP
5.0
(1)
"RSVP in Rockbrook at 108th & Center"
#32
Barnes & Noble
5.0
(1)
"Barnes and noble has a Jane Austin themed set of this type of pens and ink."
#33
Paper-Ya
5.0
(1)
"There is a small store on Granville Island called Paper-Ya."
#34
WonderPens
5.0
(1)
"I really like WonderPens (Toronto) and Stylo (Montreal)"
#35
Apple
5.0
(1)
"I bought and iPad earlier this year during lockdown... I ditched paper and it was pretty good."
#36
Artist and Craftsman Supply
5.0
(1)
"Artist & Craftsman Supply downtown."
#37
Ito-Ya
5.0
(1)
"London does not have any one all-encompassing destination stationery shop like Itō-Ya in Tokyo."
#38
Made in KC
5.0
(1)
"Made in KC store has a good selection of journals and stickers from local businesses."
#39
Tomoe River
5.0
(1)
"Get a fountain pen friendly paper like Tomoe River or Midori in whatever size you prefer."
#40
Warehouse Stationery
5.0
(1)
"Something I found weirdly very useful over the years was note books with pockets."
#41
MD Notebook
5.0
(1)
"A MD notebook with a beautiful leather notebook cover"
#42
Platinum
5.0
(1)
"I main a platinum plaisir fountain pen"
#43
Top Flight
5.0
(1)
"I main top flight notebooks from Costco, the paper is nice and thick and smooth"
#44
Natural Goatskin Parchment
5.0
(1)
"Natural goatskin parchment - Vellum - Real parchment for calligraphy, painting, writing"
#45
Paper Plant
5.0
(1)
"My two favorite locally-owned stores: Paper Plant in Chinatown for Japanese pens and notebooks"
#46
Tokyo Pen Shop
5.0
(1)
"Second Tokyo Pen Shop."
#47
Jet Pens
5.0
(1)
"Jet pens, Tokyo pen shop and stationary pal."
#48
Present and Correct
5.0
(1)
"Present and Correct is wonderful."
#49
Cowling and Wilcox
5.0
(1)
"Cowling and Wilcox in Soho, hands down the best"
#50
SitaRam Store
5.0
(1)
"I find that place my escape. Everytime I go there, I buy another pen, color, sketchbook, it is never enough!"
#51
May Day Paper and Post
5.0
(1)
"Is excellent!"
#52
Yoseka
4.0
(1)
"Yoseka stationary website and their utube videos, lots of Japanese and Taiwanese products."
#53
Yurindo
4.0
(1)
"Yurindo at Isezaki (outside Kannai station) has the best selection."
#54
On Paper
4.0
(1)
"On Paper is a stationary shop in the Short North that is worth checking out!"
#55
LogOn
4.0
(1)
"LogOn in Times Square has fun stuff."
#56
3Coins
4.0
(1)
"You can find all sorts of stationery for just 300 yen."
#57
The Book Work
4.0
(1)
"I thiiiiinnnk The Book Work has a few things for that."
#58
The Bookworm
4.0
(1)
"The Bookworm has a surprisingly good stationery section for a bookstore."
#59
BIC Pens
4.0
(1)
"Just grab a pack of BIC pens or something and any purple ballpoint"
#60
Handmade Envelopes
4.0
(1)
"Where i brought some handmade envelopes"
#61
Art Materials
4.0
(1)
"Art Materials on 27th and Lyndale"
#62
Eslite
4.0
(1)
"Could check out eslite, kingstone, kinokuniya, etc.."
#63
Nihao Jewelry
4.0
(1)
"Bulk buy at cheap prices!"
#64
Taipoz
4.0
(1)
"They may have what you need and the price is reasonable too."
#65
Shopee
4.0
(1)
"If you’re here for a long time, then Shopee or Lazada is your best bet."
#66
Mohamm Official Store
4.0
(1)
"I bought stickers from mohamm official store and skysonic store!"
#67
Hindustan Paper Company
4.0
(1)
"Star box, hindustan paper company, itsy bitsy."
#68
Ballpoint Pen
4.0
(1)
"Invest in a good ball point pen, for the exams."
#69
Hallmark
4.0
(1)
"They always have beautiful stationary sets, and a lot of times my letters turn out to be found on greeting cards instead."
#70
Alideco, Mohamm, Jianwu, Mengtai
4.0
(1)
"I’ve had good experiences with: Alideco Junk Journal store, Mohamm official store, Jianwu official store, Mengtai official store."
#71
Dick Blick
4.0
(1)
"Dick blick is a chain but it’s pretty decent"
#72
HighTide
4.0
(1)
"HighTide!"
#73
Amazon
4.0
(1)
"Amazon or eBay."
#74
Supply Closet
4.0
(1)
"Supply Closet is cute and small in a coffee shop"
#75
光南大批發
4.0
(1)
"Provides a large variety of stationary (all the things you listed), and even quite some non-stationary goods at pretty good prices."
#76
Good Liver LA
4.0
(1)
"They do have some solid stationery."
#77
AliExpress
4.0
(1)
"For bulk cheap prices and authentic Japanese stationary, I recommend aliexpress."
#78
Kultura
4.0
(1)
"Cute and nice stationery is really hard to come by. I can get stationery in Kultura bookstore"
#79
Bienfang
4.0
(1)
"I will suggest Bienfang Calligraphic Parchment for mood paper"
#80
Crabit
4.0
(1)
"Try Crabit in Lotte west lake or Muji in vincom Lieu Giai"
#81
Flax
4.0
(1)
"Flax in Westwood"
#82
Vroman’s
4.0
(1)
"Vroman’s and not local but PaperWource has a lot"
#83
Moleskine
4.0
(1)
"Moleskine lol"
#84
Heavy Duty
4.0
(1)
"I discovered that heavy duty 25lb laser printer paper is inexpensive, US$12 for a ream of 500 pages."
#85
Art Station
4.0
(1)
"It has a lot of aesthetic stationery but not sure about fountain pens"
#86
Michael's
4.0
(1)
"Also, Ross dress for less has a good section if you hit it on the right day."
#87
Target
4.0
(1)
#88
Unicorn Stationery
4.0
(1)
#89
Vromans
4.0
(1)
"Has a nice stationary (and fountain pens!) section."
#90
CultPens
4.0
(1)
"Jetpens is very good too."
#91
Standard Products
3.0
(1)
"I like Standard Products. It is owned by Daiso but it is honestly a store with Muji dupes haha"
#92
Scraps KC
3.0
(1)
"Scraps KC might have stationery"
#93
Made in Vietnam Paper
3.0
(1)
"'Made in Vietnam' paper. Comes in loose, spiral and bound form."
#94
Paperchase
3.0
(1)
"Paperchase used to be decent though I haven’t been there in ages now"
#95
Stationery
2.0
(1)
"Please do not spend over £20 max on his stationery excluding the calculator"
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