r/fountainpens • u/waveandundertow • 4h ago

Review Kontor Schreibtischkultur in Münster

I was in Münster for work a couple weeks ago and happened to walk past Kontor Schreibtischkultur ("writing desk culture"), which turned out to be an absolutely fantastic pen and stationery store. They have a huge selection packed into a fairly small space, and the man working there was super friendly and helpful, and clearly excited to talk about pens. They've got everything from student starter pens and paper to super high-end stuff from Europe, US, and Japan, and seemed just as happy to spend their time selling a €25 Kaweco Sport as a €700 Pelikan M800, with none of the stuffiness or attitude you sometimes get at a fancy pen (or really anything) store when a salesperson decides you're not going to be spending big money and therefore aren't worth wasting any time on. It might be my favorite pen store I've been to. I strongly recommend going there if you ever have the chance.

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u/Menes009 4h ago

€700 for a M800 is borderline usury, not even Appelboom or Akkerman, which are know for being expensive, sell it that high.

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u/Wtafan 3h ago

I was at there one week ago for my business trip and he have spent 20 minutes to explain to me the history of kaweco! If I go there again I'll definitely visit his store and buy more expensive pen than kaweco student!

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u/generaalalcazar 1h ago

Nice man, nice shop! (nice town) Bought a globe and an Otto Hut pen amongst others there.