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Link Love: Stationery Community Controversies

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I am still a little vague on the specifics around what has actually happened with the Pelikan Hub events but many local events were cancelled by Pelikan and many attendees were “uninvited” to the events. Hubmasters do not have the contact info for people who were uninvited so they cannot reach out and let them know about the event, invite them without swag from Pelikan or just organize a non-Pelikan-sponsored meetup. Needless to say, all the Hubmasters I know are working hard, on their own time and dime to try to salvage the event and make a chance for people to meet-up and celebrate their love for fountain pens. If you received an uninvite, please know you were not alone and the whole situation is muddled and unacceptable.

If you have additional information, were selected as a Hubmaster or had your event cancelled, please let us know in the comments if you have additional information around the event. I’m surprised that Pelikan has not gotten in front of this controversy and explain what is going on.

In other news, once again, the Hobonichi 2027 launch had some fall out this week too. A lot of items were selling out very fast and other shoppers felt that the product line-up was skewed too much to a specific aesthetic (lace hankies, tiny cat illustrations and children’s book art) with little diversity for professionals, masculine aesthetics or other styles. This is a little less dramatic controversy but does raise the question if the hype around Hobonichi has finally reached its apex. Did you make a Hobonichi purchase for 2027 or were you disappointed by sold out items or nothing of appeal to you?

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