NBC Stationery and Gift Inc

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1581 Webster St Ste 260
San Francisco, CA 94115

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NBC Stationery and Gift Inc
Local(415) 567-8819

1581 Webster St Ste 260
San Francisco, CA 94115

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User Reviews of NBC Stationery and Gift Inc

Yelp.com Review - by J H.

4.0 of 5 stars. Japanese craft makers: take notice! Great washi (Japanese paper) selection!! The washi is silk screened, modern Asian aesthetic. This is an archetypical modern Japanese stationary store: modern…
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by We Gotta Eat, B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Allow me to break down the science of my penmanship... Long ago, I had a strong interest in architecture. While studying the subject in high school, I noticed the writing on blueprints and floor plans…
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Grace Y.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place is so awesome. I lose hours when I'm here by myself. I thumb through all of the magazines, look at the origami books, select capsule toys, limit myself to only 2 pads of san-x stationary,…
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Miss D.

5.0 of 5 stars. Pricey but great for school supplies. Especially if your picky with the way your pen feels when you write. I'm pretty anal about that. I don't just write with any pen, it has to be smooth and…
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Meesh C.

5.0 of 5 stars. I have become the envy of every other nurse I work with. A quality pen that has black ink, red ink, AND a pencil for all your charting/documentation needs! Genius. Walking in here brings back…
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by liz d.

4.0 of 5 stars. My budget cannot handle all the expensive Japanese cuteness available in this store. Great, though small, design/archit section. Also, many cute, though pricey, gift ideas like silk-screened tote…
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jean L.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love this place because I'm a sucker for stationary and all things kawaii from Japan. I can spend hours here. My fiance hates it. Not the store but when I take too long looking at everything. I've…
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lily X.

4.0 of 5 stars. Expensive but nice stationary all over this place. a wall of stickers, a bunch of really nice pens and pencils with different designs you wont find at either walgreens or staples. Pencils and pens are…
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Miyuki Q.

4.0 of 5 stars. As much as I hate the prices (too high), they have so many cute things and I don't have to worry about authenticity. Quite an extensive selection of San-X merchandise. They also have a good selection…
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by CBYT Y.

5.0 of 5 stars. the best pencil place ever. i wish there was one closer to my house. they have al kinds of cool things i always spend at least 45 minutes looking at their pen section. i buy most of my cool pens that…
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Margo R.

5.0 of 5 stars. I LOVE this store - from the sushi shaped erasers to the cool notebooks in which to practice your Japanese writing to wonderful papers and sumi-e supplies to pens and so much more. Just fabulous.
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by yayoi s.

3.0 of 5 stars. i like it just fine. i wish they offered more san-x stationary stuff. i peruse here while hubby gets lost in kinokuniya ukio-e slash tattoo mag section.
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by James L.

3.0 of 5 stars. WAY, way overpriced. If you don't mind paying five times more than normal for a pencil just because it's painted a pastel color and has a plastic cartoon figurine on the end where the eraser is…
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Genevieve Y.

3.0 of 5 stars. Date & Time: Sunday May 11, 2008 @ 3:30-ish pm Company: Kate A.
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Joanna M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Walking into the shop, you'd think everyone there was at a toy poodle extravaganza. "ooooh, it's SOOOOO cute."
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Cynthia A.

5.0 of 5 stars. I've always loved Kinokuniya!! A separate stationary store offers a much larger selection for stationary and related products than in Seattle's Kinokuniya. I love how I can continue getting paper for…
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Martha Sue H.

5.0 of 5 stars. This may be my favorite store. It has amazing pens, inspiring stationary supplies, and of course the most inspiring stickers, erasers, and assorted cute things. Always pricey of course. But so…
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mamie J.

4.0 of 5 stars. I've been going here since I was a kiddo. So expensive. But of course, everything in here is irresistible because of its cuteness. Interesting assortment of pencils & pens. They have just about…
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tracy a.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love love love going to this stationary store. Everything is so cute! -1 star for being so expensive. Come on now, a normal pen where I'm sure I can get it for $2 from Walgreen's costs around $5-6…
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Hilary K.

3.0 of 5 stars. I went here looking for refills for my favorite pen - A 0.28mm, Blue-black Uni-ball Signo pen. (Yes, I'm that particular). They only had refills in black. And wouldn't be getting in refills in…
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Brittany W.

5.0 of 5 stars. I really like going to this place, even my friends like the things in there even some of them never went there before. This place got hella nice pens and pencils. It also has lots of supplies for…
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenna M.

3.0 of 5 stars. This place has cute stuff, but the prices aren't as good as Kawaii Corner. If I'm in the mall and I want something, I'd stop here.
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by dj z.

4.0 of 5 stars. They would have 5 starts if they kept the sticker rack around! Oh, but they stock great stuff - A5 filler paper with quad rule, mechanical pencils made of metal, drafting pencils, Jelly roll pens, pens…
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jen D.

5.0 of 5 stars. You remember back in school when it was cool to carry pencil cases? And if you had the matching Keroppi stationary set, you were the shit? Yeah well, I never really grew out of that... Yeah I'm 25..…
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Fannie S.

3.0 of 5 stars. The stuff here is great...it's cute and very cool. But you know what I hate about this place? The prices. Everything is so cute-sy and you want to own it, but then you see the price tag, and just…
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Eileen L.

4.0 of 5 stars. They have really cute stationery !! They also have a nice selection of pens , pencils , cards , notebooks , folders , etc. What I love most that they sell here are the Dr. Grips !! They are so cute…
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lucas M.

5.0 of 5 stars. 5 stars just for carrying the Pilot Dr Grip Center of Gravity pen. The best pen on the planet under 10 bucks! I usually stop by just to reload on these pens when I'm in the area. Hit the crepe bar…
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Christopher K.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love fine writing instruments and quality paper products, so I already had a predilection towards this store before I ever even walked in. While Japan doesn't have the worldwide lock on delightful…
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Marina N.

5.0 of 5 stars. What a fantastic store! So many cutesy things. I found a great section of craft books, postcard books, and holiday pop-up books yesterday. Hubby got his travel books for Japan. I plan to spend much…
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica H.

5.0 of 5 stars. I can't stand using the cheap Papermate pens or the legal pads at work, so I bring in my own pens and paper. Kinokuniya (and sister store MaiDo) is one of my favorite suppliers. Why write on a plain…
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Suan W.

5.0 of 5 stars. Browsing in this store makes me feel like a bull in a china shop. Despite being a female of Asian heritage, I am unable to embody the neat and tidy, cute stationary-toting stereotype that other little…
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Irene S.

4.0 of 5 stars. things i love about this store: 1. fine selection of pens to hoard away and never use because they're just too awesome.
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by rosemarie l.

4.0 of 5 stars. Why is it necessary for me to buy pens that are $3.00 each? If you like cute Japanese things, Kunokuniya is your place. They have an extensive array of pens..from ball point pens to gel pens and 0.3…
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Dave C.

4.0 of 5 stars. They have these Pilot Gel pens there that I've been using for years, and I cant find them anywhere else. At $3.50 a pop they are kinda pricey but they have excellent line quality and make for good…
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by vina t.

4.0 of 5 stars. great selection!! i was pissed when i found out that the same rubber pancakes eraser i bought on fullerton was $2 cheaper here, always gotta stick with the japanese.
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Arlene C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Will someone please tell me why I need $60 worth of pens and mechanical pencils?
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Dorothy L.

4.0 of 5 stars. i am obsessed w/ their pens and mechanical pencils. so many colors and so cool looking. so pricey as well. they also have the cutest key chains.
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Eartha K.

4.0 of 5 stars. If I loved getting smooshed by roving packs of giggling schoolgirls as much as I love aisles and piles of cute Japanese stationery and art materials, I would live here. Because I do indeed adore…
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Fallopian Swim Team D.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place is directly across from Kinokuniya proper (the bookstore) and often gets overlooked. Well, that may be because it is packed with screaming tweenage Chinese girls going gaga over stickers…
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Del d.

5.0 of 5 stars. when I first came to SF ten years ago for 3 days and a wedding, I almost got crazy in this shop (there is NO french equivalent) . I dreamt to come back her for years before I was able to move here.…
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jasmine L.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great stationary for my kids, they love it, and best of all the service was great, they help me find anything I wanted. I recommended this store to all my friends already. They have this character…
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by MaMeGoMa D.

1.0 of 5 stars. I used to love this store a lot because they have a lot of cute San-X characters' products. Nowadays, I don't see anything new.. It's always the same old stuff. Boring~~ Everything seemed to be…
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Maestro D.

3.0 of 5 stars. uhhh.. that Hello Kitty gum is for my sister. Thank you.
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by phillip w.

4.0 of 5 stars. cute erasers, key chains, calenders, diaries, planners, everything in there is cute! Ive bought myself a little mini calender there too hahahaha right on my table yup!
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kelly N.

5.0 of 5 stars. I live in Chicago, but I dream of my next trip to Kinokuniya (lucky for me, that'll be next week!). I've been a visitor to san francisco several times and since I've discovered Kinokuniya, no trip is…
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Frankie D.

4.0 of 5 stars. I haven't bought much in this place, but I can spend hours in here, poking at the cute sushi erasers and the strangely bound notebooks. Disappointingly, I came here looking for a planner for the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by mugistar o.

5.0 of 5 stars. If you have ever lived in Asia, you know how hard it is to find a good pen in the States. Kinokuniya takes you straight across the Pacific with its collection of pens. It even sells the Pilot Hi-Tec-C…
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Steven G.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is the best Japanese stationery store I've ever been in, wait, it's the only one I've been in! This place is my one stop shop for pen refills for my pen since it's not made in the States. In…
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Lukey B.

3.0 of 5 stars. This is a cute little stationary store. This is the only place that I know of that I can go to and get refills for my special pen for 55 cents each. And they always have them. I just give them the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Steph P.

4.0 of 5 stars. Exhibit B in the case of "Steph is not a coconut:" I am in love with stationery, notebooks, pens, and other related accoutrements! As a young girl, I avidly collected stationery. I even had an…
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by stella c.

4.0 of 5 stars. i am still a kid inside and i melt at the sight of cute school supplies even though i have already graduated from college. i dont have any notes to take, letters to write to people, and i have two…
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kymberli C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love all the cute san-x characters. This store is a great place to find them! They also have a great selection of pens, pencils, 2 way writers, and other writing instruments. They also carry a…
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by jen a.

4.0 of 5 stars. Where else can you get rockin' panda stationary? It's like Sanrio Surprises for people that love paper and pens. :)
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Carla C.

4.0 of 5 stars. From calendars to school supplies to adorable kawaii stationery, Kinokuniya has a great variety of items. It has a nice selection of memo pads and novelties to satisfy a kawaii enthusiast. Such…
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by annelize m.

4.0 of 5 stars. wow, i like it. this store has lots of cute stationery and useful things and things you have no use for but buy anyway. sometimes i don't even know what they are and i buy them. only bad thing is…
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Hannah Q.

5.0 of 5 stars. Moth :: Flame That's my trouble with Kinokuniya. Here's my inner dialogue every time I wander down the hall past this store:
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by kristen m.

4.0 of 5 stars. i love paper. especially handmade paper and notebooks with cool covers and blank index cards held together with metal rings...and because of that, this shop poses a serious threat to my gradually…
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ari C.

5.0 of 5 stars. Two words: sushi erasers I usually come here for the pens though. PENS GALORE!
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Derek D.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is pretty awesome as far as I'm concerned but then again I have a bit of a fetish for stores that carry massive amounts of writing utensils and other office supplies. Just thinking about…
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by bella h.

2.0 of 5 stars. i think this place is ok.. i am not willing to pay seven dollars for a pen that is probably worth a dollar. and i am not willing to fork out nineteen dollars for a planner that has flower decor on it…
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kim A.

5.0 of 5 stars. I got a mechanical pencil here that was shaped like a little piggy. You clicked the nose to make the lead come out where the tail should be. I never use it, I just look at it on sad days to cheer me…
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Astrid X.

4.0 of 5 stars. For you designers out there who still use such mundane tools as pens and pencils, this is by far the best place to find high quality yet inexpensive writing implements. Not so much my thing, but…
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ryo M.

4.0 of 5 stars. My favorite stationery store so far. They make pretty good use of the limited space in the store, although it certainly helps that a lot of the Japanese doohickeys (e.g., collectible erasers) are…
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Michelle K.

5.0 of 5 stars. i love this place! i can find packages of japanese gel roller pens in multiple colors, beautiful stationary (although i have cut down in writing letters) made with high quality paper, different…
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy D.

4.0 of 5 stars. My girlfriends and I used to collect gel pens. Kinokuniya had the best selection hands down. I've probably spent well over $100 on pens that I collected. I didn't want to use them because then the ink…
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Susy C.

3.0 of 5 stars. I think i'm the only Yelper that feels this place is overpriced.. I've seen some of the stuff they carry at various other places for much cheaper.
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Johnny O.

5.0 of 5 stars. Yeah, the Japanese get all the best stuff. But, so do San Franciscans thanks to this store!!! I recommend the Pilot Rexgrip 0.5 pencil and the uni Jetstream 1.0 ballpoint. Less than $5.00 for the…
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Trish P.

5.0 of 5 stars. My reason for going to Japantown is not because I am going to eat or watch a movie at Kabuki it's because I need to feed my pen addiction at Kinokuniya... Yes, I am a penaholic (if that's a word) and…
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Peter H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Yes! I love stores specializing in Japanese stationary--the notebooks and pens and adorable erasers are far too precious for normal use (which is why I typically end up simply collecting them). You'll…
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by spiff e.

4.0 of 5 stars. fun to look around and point at all the cute stuff, but the last time i actually bought something in here was probably back in high school and it was probably just some pens. man, high school girls…
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kitsune L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Take a right at the photo of Keanu and you end up in the best stationery shop in the city. I mean I am embarrassed to say that I have filled up numerous of their frequent shopper cards. This place…
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Yelp.com Review - by Jen Z.

5.0 of 5 stars. When I went through my asian stationery phase this was my main hotspot. They have a bazillion styles of pens, erasers, paper, mini EVERYTHING (staplers, tape dispensers, notepads, etc.) and in every…
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by anna c.

5.0 of 5 stars. I go a little crazy over this place. It reminds me of he stationery stores I used to love as a kid in Hong Kong. Cute, cute, cute stuff all over the store. I can't not make a stop there when in…
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by m'ia k.

4.0 of 5 stars. They now carry the Hi-Tec C pens that go 'clicky'--- the "Coleto" pens!! If you don't know what I'm referring to:
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Mari K.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love this place!! they have such cool stuff.. I'm always tempted to buy something.. Last year, I gave in and had to buy "the Dog" calendar and this year, I bought my schedule book, even though it…
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Monica M.

5.0 of 5 stars. there is so much amazing stuff to look at here, you're never going to want to leave. if you are somewhat addicted to stationary, office supplies or writing utinsils, this is the place that you would…
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Yelp.com Review - by formoseee ..

5.0 of 5 stars. Me and my sis can easily spend about two hours in here gazing at the treasure trove of japanese selections: stationary, stickers, trinkets, pens, planners galore. Oh my. Decisions Decisions! This is…
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Yelp.com Review - by Cathy V.

5.0 of 5 stars. The cards here are for emergency purposes only, but the pens!!!! Oh! in this, they have never failed to satisfy my need. Well, I suppose it's easy because I'm kind of married to one particular pen,…
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jonathan P.

5.0 of 5 stars. Stationery turns me on! Pens, erasers, paper! This place has cool stuff, even those slim plastic holders for your fast pass and bart tix.
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Evelyn B.

3.0 of 5 stars. I really like this store, but during my first visit, someone broke into my car and lifted a sunglasses case and Madonna CD. All my doors were locked. It's not the store's fault, but I'm reluctant to…
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Yelp.com Review - by Kiyomi A.

5.0 of 5 stars. I dropped a good 80-90 dollars here the last time I was here. This place is HEAVEN for people that love paper, pens, and cute things.
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Yelp.com Review - by X marks the spot ..

4.0 of 5 stars. When I'm in Japantown I almost always make a stop here. I stock up on gift wrapping paper or stationary with unique prints. The pen section is a pen lover's wet dream. I bought one of those…
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Missy M.

4.0 of 5 stars. There is no reason why a reasonable adult can't use character-based stationary and writing utensils in the workplace. I want to raid this place. In fact, I want to loot this place. No, just kidding,…
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by nobu k.

5.0 of 5 stars. do you know why I think Im gay? because I do like to go to this place.
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Takeshi A.

4.0 of 5 stars. Kinokuniya Stationery and Gift sells lots of imported pens, pencils, other writing utiensils and paraphernalia. It's all very expensive, though. Their origami is waaay too expensive. I'd just go to…
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by freecia w.

5.0 of 5 stars. The mothership of Japanese Stationary stores in the SF Bay Area. Sure, the prices aren't an exact translation if you do a yen to dollar conversion, but everything is imported. It is much cheaper to…
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Keane L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Were I a stationary-loving girl, I'd go nuts in this place.
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Bernadette B.

4.0 of 5 stars. i love this place! i used to be a pencil, pen, eraser, knick knack freak!!! it was fun while it lasted. they have a lot of cool stuff. some stuff is reasonably priced, while some items arent. neat…
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by deb n.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love stationary and pens, must be an asian thing because they make the cutest accessories. Last time I visited, I picked up all things Kuri (chestnuts). They had this new character that is a Kuri…
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Wakako U.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm the pen freak!!! Must have my 0.3mm pens in 100 different colors.
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Esther K.

4.0 of 5 stars. I used to LOVE this store when I was in HS. I loved Japanese/Korean stationary and all the other cute pens and erasers and other useless knick knacks. I say "used to" since I kinda grew out of it. I…
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Smruti S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Fueled by Van Gogh sized delusions of grandeur, I have dropped over $50 at a time on their wonderful selection of printed chiyogami and washi papers. Unfortuantely, I so love to pore over my…
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Pookie W.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great for elaborate pop-up holiday cards to impress the family back in the midwest. Also a great place to browse.
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by jen n.

4.0 of 5 stars. If you love pens and japanese stationary, this is the store for you. I can never go in this store and not buy a pen. If you are a pen afficianado, you will have the same problem.
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Barbara J.

5.0 of 5 stars. Yay stationary and so many wonderful things....after drooling over all the adorable notebooks and such, I think I am definitely getting my school things here for next semester. Will I look like every…
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Charlene L.

5.0 of 5 stars. I spend most of my time working on my computer or chatting away with students, but when it comes to writing stuff down, I need the best utensils. As of late, my pen-whoredom has been for fountain…
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by lindsay w.

5.0 of 5 stars. Notebooks! Pens!
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by charlotte s.

4.0 of 5 stars. there's a buncha coolbean things in this store. i wish it was bigger because it gets pretty crowded in there... i like looking at their pens and notebooks... well pretty much all the stuff they have…
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by G-Man ..

5.0 of 5 stars. I'd like to thank Kinokuniya for providing wonderful pens, pencils, and stationary for my work. I'm an auditor, so I like having cool stuff to write with. I even spend more time admiring my writing…
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Shari D.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love love love this bookstore. I've been coming here since I was a teen, brought here by my parents.... They have such cool crafting books, like how to make a shirt out of beads, or how to make a…
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by MiKA I.

5.0 of 5 stars. i love this store. so many cute pes and stationary kits to look at and oh man, i could easily spend $40 here.
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Johnny C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm a pen freak, so love coming here and browsing. Great selection of gear: cool notebooks, address books, calendars, pens, pen holders, pen EVERYTHING! Me likey me Badtz Maru pen. 4 duckets for my…
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by niki m.

5.0 of 5 stars. Coming from a family who likes to pretend we're artists and writers, this place was the most awesome day trip with grandma on the bus ever growing up. As a teen, (why do teens collect pens?) at the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by wendy h.

5.0 of 5 stars. I know a lot of people have gone on and on about the pen selection. I agree, best damn gel pens in SF! This is where you can get gen pens that smell like strawberry. Although pricey, their pens…
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Toro E.

4.0 of 5 stars. A useful place to find neat Japanese office supplies, like business card folder, which fits the slightly wider Japanese Meishi. Their cool gift wraps (found toward the back of the store) maybe…
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Alvin L.

5.0 of 5 stars. You can stick with BIC, or you can venture into the worlds of Pilot, Pentel, Sakura, and Zebra. The choice is yours. These aren't Montblancs, mind you, but they sure are fun and useful and a…
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Valerie F.

4.0 of 5 stars. I've always enjoyed visiting this store, having collected Japanese stationery for a number of years now. They carry a wide variety of items, including letter sets, memo pads, pens, origami paper,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by x z.

5.0 of 5 stars. They have a plethora of writing utensils, cards, stationary, and Sanrio-like gifts. I adore their notebook section. It's definitely worth a look through if you're into that cutesy stuff.
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Arena ..

5.0 of 5 stars. This is the only place I know of to get the special water brushes I like to keep with me for watercolor journaling/sketching. When I called a few weeks ago to check availability they were out, but…
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Mahogany G.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love browsing through this store on Saturday afternoons. I bought stationery from here that depicts a big brown bear, a little yellow bear and a duck. In some drawings, it looks like they're…
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Ms. Q.

5.0 of 5 stars. you gotta drag me outta here. Great place to go to escape and expand you mind or see what creativity and trends are in japan.
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Short review: Have lots of stuff, check it out, a little pricey. Warning: Rest is not exactly about the store, but might find it useful.
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Karen W.

5.0 of 5 stars. Everything for sale in this store is super cute and/or really cool. Their cards are so beautiful, and I love the cute little magnets they sell. Even though they're really small magnets, they're very…
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Brandy S.

5.0 of 5 stars. I am absolutely in love with this store! Anything paper/stationary is already a big temptation (all of those wonderful back to school memories . . .), but combine that with the super cute power of…
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by miriam b.

5.0 of 5 stars. The best place for a variety of pens, automatic pencils, erasures, notebooks with cute illustrations of dogs playing xylophones...however that is spelled, kitty cat calendar, Japanese rice paper... or…
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by sarah C.

5.0 of 5 stars. This store is the most fun. Whenever we were at a loss for something to do, my friends and i used to go on outings to the"stationary store". I always find something irrisistable here, and my main…
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Katie T.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love the notebooks here. I bought a bunch last night that say that say things like "bright color brings comfortable time" and "designed for sensuous people" on them. They also have large "Choose…
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy L.

4.0 of 5 stars. If the selection of pens bore you the cute keychains and cellular phone charms won't. Plus they have some of the nicest giftwrap saleable by the yard. Times visited: 20
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Hao L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Love this place. They have the best cards (though I think not as good as they did a few years ago when they carried Nina Matsuno's cards). And lots and lots of pens and markers and other stationery.…
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Patrick T.

5.0 of 5 stars. Amazing selection of weird and hyper-engineered Japanese ballpoint pens, pencils, and paper stitchers (staple-less staplers). If you're a heavy pen addict, get their frequent purchase card and you can…
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Ward K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Great selection of pens and other stationeries. The casher was very helpfull to find an item I was looking for. I will be coming back a lot.
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by C.Double ..

5.0 of 5 stars. Onestop shop for pen freaks.Thorough selections of notebooks,paper,cards,stickers,and everything else to enhance your scriptive experience.mmmmmmm-pens...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Judy L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Fulfill your love of nice pens, pencils and stationery here. There are stickers too... and other cute things. Visit the wall of pen/pencil cases and you'll find the cutest cases that can also function…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Enrico C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Amazing selection of pens and mechanical pencils!
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Deb T.

5.0 of 5 stars. Oh, so delicious a place, with its oodles of textured papers, its fun little pads, its cute pens, its amazing calendars, its unbelievable stickers, and its gorgeous little decorations. I want it all.
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2005
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