I am informed by a reliable source that Art Brown's International Pen Shop will close after today. They will continue with an on-line presence, but the loss of a real shop with real, informed pen people is a great loss and a shock.
I am informed by a reliable source that Art Brown's International Pen Shop will close after today. They will continue with an on-line presence, but the loss of a real shop with real, informed pen people is a great loss and a shock.
To continue to diminish the place of the handwritten in our lives is to diminish, in a small but real way, our humanity. Philip Hensher
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Noooooooooo! I was gonna be in NYC soon, too. Always loved to shop there.
If he's going to continue an online presence, he's sure started off on the wrong foot --- his domain has reverted to GoDaddy (who owns it) and they're selling the domain to the high bidder. Unless he just forgot to pay their bill.
Ugh. Damn. I was planning a visit soon
Apparently they've changed their domain to:
http://www.nycpensandpencilsstationery.com/
firstpancake (August 2nd, 2013)
Wow I am shocked to say the least.
But it looks like they still own the domain and have paid it up until 2021 lol
Registrar Expiration Date: 2021-07-28 23:00:00
Not sure why they would not just forward the address to the new one..
It's dead easy for a web business to lose all their regular customers because they changed their domain name without keeping the old one or setting up a proper forwarding configuration. Hopefully they're getting the handholding they need to make a proper transition, and it's simply taking more time than intended.
Terrible news. I have never visited, but I have sure ordered from them. Never like these stories.
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I've never been either, but wanted to visit soon on a trip to NY. Very sad indeed.
Alas!! I went there just in April when they had their pen fair. The people there are so knowledgeable and helpful. I will sure be missing this great store...
earthdawn, their old domain is paid up by GoDaddy -- not Art Brown. However, it does make NO SENSE to give up a domain name, but it is GoDaddy...
Has anyone tried to order from there or contact them about orders? I always wanted to try some of their Noodler's exclusives :/
Total bummer about Art Browns. I hate to see these places go belly up.
fountainpenkid (August 11th, 2013)
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