not mech pencil, but for fp, aparently, Jusco stocks much more brand choice as compared to most shops out there. for example, in Jusco cheras, i saw brands like Sheaffer, Lamy, parker, pilot, Waterman(ink), Cross. heck they even have an engraving machine too
on another note, i heard CZip Lee stocks some good stationery stuff. is it true? never been there yet
Most places I been to have lots of nice pens (and fountain pens) to choose from, but very few display the 'nicer' mechanical pencils, or at least a very limited selection. Even the smallest most obscure stationary shop I've been to carries at least a selection of Parkers..
Btw, where is Czip Lee?
example of shops pls? CZip Lee is somewhere in bangsar. need to google the exact location though
Popular always disappoints, MPH seemed like a better bet but I did not find what I was looking for. No luck with The Store either. First Touch is where I bought my graphgear 500 n 600 (they're alright) but they dont have anything more expensive. I found a rotring set going for rm140 at a small bookshop near my place, but I only wanted one pencil and they dont sell anything else rotring. The next time I checked, it was gone.
True. But from 300 to 500 is not a big jump; maybe RM15-20. If going to 600 then it is big jump. I'm keen on Rotring. Pentel haven't tried but I like the look of the Graph 1000. Also the Uni Kuru Toga (metal edition).
i think the kuru toga you're referring to is the roulette version. gonna get mine in a few days. so excited and the roulette looks like a rotring, thus influenced my choice of model purchase
What is the difference of the roulette version? Well I only saw and bought the plastic version.
basically the high end one (and more expensive) are the roulette and the the high grade. the difference between these two are the rubber grip VS knurled metal grip of the grip part. the body part are still plastic unfortunately
btw guys, if you want to buy Pentel Ain Stein for cheap, go to Popular book store and find those value packs. each pack contains 3 tubes and each of these tubes contain 12 leads. so total per value pack is 36 leads. best part is the price. each value pack is only rm3.60! comparing to the usual one tube which contains 40 leads, those costs rm10 iirc. i know it sounds too good to be true, but the value pack's package had pentel malaysia's office address and details and checking at pentel malaysia's website, these 12 lead tubes are legit. bought quite a few myself
This post has been edited by graphidz: May 3 2015, 04:44 PM
Great.. Thanks for your info. Before this i never buy Ain Stein because too expensive for me.. ☺
no prob oh yeah, i forgot to mention, mine were bought from a Popular book store in kuching but they probably sell it here too i hope. else have to go to kuching again
Actually the one tube with 40 leads is about RM5-something only. Can be found in Popular bookshops also.
But at RM3.60, the 3 tube value pack is still better!
really? looking at some sites, their price are about $3. and i remember checking them out at cziplee and they are charging for rm10 or something. weird. where did you found them? just in case i need to restock some more