A Surprise in the Mail from Musgrave! And a Giveaway!

Nicole, the Marketing Director at Musgrave Pencil, was kind enough to send over a BUNCH of product samples to celebrate back to school season, including a Heritage Collection Variety Pack featuring one dozen assorted pencils from Musgrave’s classic lineup and newer releases, such as the Tennessee Red. Since I kicked off this week with a review of two pens from Chattanooga-based BigiDesign, I thought it would be fun to end the week with a giveaway post featuring some pencils from Musgrave, located literally just down the road from me in Shelbyville, TN. (I really do need to go visit sometime - not sure they give tours, though….)

Enter Below to Win a Dozen Tennessee Reds or a Dozen Harvest 320 Pencils!

I’ve previously written about the Musgrave Tennessee Red, a throwback to the time when pencils were made from American red cedar. I also have a dozen Musgrave Harvest 320 pencils, which is Musgrave’s classic yellow No. 2. You can enter the giveaway and view the terms and conditions via the Gleam widget below, but the short version is that I will pick two winners on Weds morning. First winner gets the Tennessee Reds, second winner gets the Harvest 320s. Many thanks to Musgrave for making this possible!

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My daughter already claimed the sampler pack and the pencil cup. Sorry!

Where to Buy

If you’re interested in grabbing one of these awesome pencil samplers for yourself, head over the Musgrave website, which you may notice has been redesigned since you last visited! The Heritage Collection Variety Pack pictured here is available for $12.75, including the awesome reusable pencil cup that won a Dieline award, and in addition to the Tennessee Reds and the Harvest pencils, Musgrave recently released the Greenbelt, an FSC-certified natural wood pencil made. I can’t wait to get my hands on some of these!

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New Shop Arrivals from Midori MD + Tomoe River, Plus a TRU RED Giveaway!

Looking to restock on fountain-pen friendly paper, perhaps in a format that’s a little different? This past week saw two new products arrive in the Curated Shop: the Midori MD Notebook Journal in a “Framed” blank layout, as well as the oversized, 350+ page Codex day-to-a-page journal! Both of these are awesome additions to the Midori MD notebook lineup, especially for those who like to journal. In addition, we are fully restocked on Tomoe River Paper loose sheets, now including A5 size in 52 gsm, white and cream. As before, A4 size is available in both 52 and 68 gsm versions.

The T.G.S. Curated Shop is an authorized retailer of Midori MD Paper, including Midori MD Cotton, as well as Tomoe River paper.

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TRU RED Giveaway Pack Courtesy of Staples.com!

Last week I reviewed a recently released product from TRU RED, the Starter Journal from TRU RED’s Expert Notetaking Collection. You can read the review here. Our friends at Staples.com were kind enough to send over some additional products for giveaway, including not just a Starter Journal but a pack of their Quick Dry Retractable Gel Pens and Rollerballs! As with all T.G.S. Giveaways, you can enter using the Gleam widget below. The giveaway is open to anyone 18+, and will run through Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 11:59 pm Central Time. See the Gleam widget for full details, terms and conditions.

Montblanc for UNICEF Turquoise Ink Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to Jacob Chesser, the winner of last week's giveaway for one bottle of Montblanc for UNICEF limited edition turquoise ink. Please get in touch with me at joe (at) gentlemanstationer.com, or use the "Contact Me" link on the site, to claim your prize. If the prize is not claimed after one (1) week (by 11:59pm next Monday) I will pick a new winner.  

Thanks again to everyone who participated! 

New Benu Pens Giveaway Winner (UPDATE)

Since one of the winners of last month's Benu Pens giveaway has not contacted me to claim his prize, I went ahead and picked a new one.  

Lauren Girard

You are the winner of the Purple Night Silver pen. Please email me at joe (at) gentlemanstationer.com to provide me with your mailing address, or submit the information via the "Contact Me" link on the blog. Once all winners have contacted me, I will head to the post office to ship the pens. 

Thanks again! 

Benu Pens Giveaway Winners

Congratulations to the following individuals, who are the winners of the Benu Pens Giveaway! I've included your name below. You both selected the Mystical Green pen, so whoever reaches out first gets their choice of the Mystical Green or the purple. 

• Tracy Sutton
• Joe Kardia

You now have one (1) week to get in touch with me (until the day I'm back from vacation) after which I will ship your pen.  Please contact me using the website submission form or e-mail me at joe (at) gentlemanstationer.com.  Don't forget to provide me with your name and address for shipping purposes. Thanks again!