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4/15 April Events in Chapel Hill – Today We’re…

…Talking to the Pen Man

Alan Cohen is The Pen Man. He owns Office Supplies and More in the Timberlyne shopping center in Chapel Hill, and he’s not kidding when he proudly says that he has the largest selection of pens in the state! All the best pens are there – Waterman, Cross, Lamy, Pelikan and Namiki. You can also get fountain pen ink. And for Uniball fans – they carry almost every pen made. Writing can be an experience, and these are pens that remind you of that fact.

Alan also loves the top quality notebooks by Clairefontaine from France that he carries. First I went for the pens (love to try out different ones on the scratch paper provided), then the Baggallini (absolutely great), then the perfect calendar, and finally small colorful notebooks. You’re thinking to yourself that I must be some dorky idiot to get excited about paper—you’re wrong. Quality is always exciting.

Sometimes I walk around the store just to look for things to buy in the future for myself or as a present. Office Supplies and More has Moleskine gifts, a huge assortment of greeting cards, and the largest assortment of the zany Klutz line you’ll find. You can even do special orders.

If you want to buy in quantity, discounts are always given. Alan is there most of the time and has some great high school students working there. Everyone is knowledgeable and helpful. The prices are great, too – even when compared with some of those big stores. Why not support Office Supplies, a local independent discount office supply instead of the giant, impersonal stores that are around?!

Happy April,

Crazy Viv

Office Supplies & More
(919) 929-8595
1129 Weaver Dairy Road (Timberlyne Shopping Center next to the Post Office)
Chapel Hill