Anything decent at regular office supply stores?

On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 10:12:37 -0600, "PalmUser"
wrote:

Hi,
I'm new to the fountain pen world, and I've recently picked up two pens:
Waterman Charleston and Waterman Phileas, based on looks and recommendations
here and elsewhere. I've also ordered some highly-recommended stationary
from Pendemonium. I'm wondering if there's any decent paper (or other
supplies) to be had at discount office places like Staples, OfficeMax, or
Office Depot. Anyone?
Thanks,
PU


among my favorites is to get "color copier paper" or "color laser
paper" and line it with very faint, fine lines. Pretty cheap at about
$8 a ream. Not as convenient as a notepad for some folks. Standard
bubble jet paper is okay but not as nice. I have been using HP color
laser paper - 96 brightness and 28lb. It doesn't feather and has very
little show-through (none for most inks/pens). Yet it doesn't resist
ink either - it is designed to "take" the water-based inks of colour
copiers or laser printers and not bleed. If you find a paper like
this that you like but would prefer a tablet, you can get your own
paper bound in various ways by many of the copy shops for not a lot of
$.

Lots of folks like Gold Fibre papers or Ampad's Embassy. They're okay
but I found the Embassy paper too variable in terms of feathering and
such - one page was great, the next near useless. Still, they're
cheap and it depends a lot on what sort of ink you're using as well as
weather your pen is a dry writer or not. I use wet writers and dark,
intense inks. Quink or some of the vintage inks might work just fine
on these tablets. I would stay away from the ultra-cheap pads.

just my .02

Hi,
I'm new to the fountain pen world, and I've recently picked up two pens:
Waterman Charleston and Waterman Phileas, based on looks and recommendations
here and elsewhere. I've also ordered some highly-recommended stationary
from Pendemonium. I'm wondering if there's any decent paper (or other
supplies) to be had at discount office places like Staples, OfficeMax, or
Office Depot. Anyone?
Thanks,
PU