Stevdan Pen & Stationers

The shop is well stocked and the customer service is top notch. The prices are a bit high but this is New York. :)

I love this place! Really great stock, very helpful staff.

Do you have a writing ritual? I start with a new pen.

I have to start by saying that Stevdan is where my pen fetish began. I never knew it could be possible to actually enjoy writing more solely based on the comfort of how a writing apparatus felt in your hand. I know some of the pens can be expensive, but once your hooked, your hooked. Thank you Stevdan for given me an addiction that I can live with.
People are always friendly as well.
I live in San Diego CA now and now I have to ask my good friend to stop by there and grab me some pens and refills… lots and lots of refills.

Save yourself the frustration! If you sell art supplies, at least KNOW what you’re talking about and don’t insult a customer’s intelligence! Bought 3 «high end» color pencils there at about $ 2 each, along with a sharpener –all adding up to about $ 10 (pretty steep for a fee pencils and single manual wood pencil sharpener).
Turns out the pencils suck big-​time. I go back and show the 2 guys there how the tip falls right out when attempting to sharpen. These are WAY too expensive for me to waste half of it on one sharpening, I tell them (color pencils are known to last an artist yrs, and I’m just a hobbyist).
«Oh, you’re using the wrong sharpener.»
«Ok, why didn’t you say something when I bought 3 of them along with the sharpener?»
Whatever. I’ll bite.
«Ok, show me the property sharpener to use.»
One of them uses a metal one and sharpened it down halfway. «See? It’s perfect.»
I said, «sure, keep going until you actually have a sharp point to the tip.»
«Oh these are color pencils, you shouldn’t go down that far.»
Really?! Now he’s just insulting me. After seeing my expression, he goes further. Tip breaks off.
«Hahaha, there’s nothing I can do about that»
–still laughing.
«Um, sure you can. Take it all and give me back my money.»
Oh course that didn’t happen. So folks, if you’re even a hobbyist or doing for your child, DO NOT BOTHER GOING HERE! In short, they’re a bunch of thieves.
Save your money and peace of mind by just walking up to Blick Art Supply 2 blocks away, located on 13 street, just off of University Place. Lesson learned.

My favorite stationery store packed with high quality merchandise in every nook and corner. There aren’t enough of these anymore. They have beautiful cards, tempting art supplies, a great variety of journals and diaries, and a wonderful pen selection, among many other things. We should support local small businesses like these — A real Village tradition.

Always polite. Always courteous. And individually owned. I would recommend them without question.

Amazing stationary store — tons of items to chose from that’s not available at your typical place. Staff was very helpful as well. It was a bit pricey though.

The markup on certain items is outrageous. Do yourself a favor and walk your ass to the nearest Staples. I love supporting mom and pop stores, but charging me $ 40 for a paper and envelope set that would cost $ 16 elsewhere because I didn’t know any better (how often do most people by stationery any more?) is ridiculous.
Avoid at all costs.

THE BEST PEN SHOP IN NYC. It’s like candy…
Fabulous selection of writing papers and supplies, as well. Really nice owners, too. You guys are the best!

I love fountain pens and good French notebooks, and they have a very good selection. The service is great, too, just what you hope for in a local store. Actually, I come here from far away, visit my sister around the corner, and drop by Stevdan to restock!

Great stationary store, with excellent customer service. I used to come here 20 years ago for school supplies, and I’ll still go out of my way to come for all my stationary now. The guys are very nice, and especially if you’re a returning customer, they treat you well.

Good selection and excellent service. And we should support neighborhood stores!

This place has a pretty impressive selection of supplies, especially notebooks (Clairefontaine, etc.) but their customer service bites. I bought a Lamy Safari fountain pen ($ 35), inked it, decided I didn’t like it. They said I couldn’t return it because no one would want to buy a pen that had been inked, which is nonsense. Fountain Pen Hospital takes returns after cleaning. (Whoops, maybe should have cleaned this one!)

This store is near my surgeon’s office as I still need to go for check ups every 6 months.
There are so few stores left in the city that I can buy unique greeting cards from that the few left really stand out. When I go to the surgeons office I stock up on cards here of all kinds. They have outstanding greeting cards. They are expensive but they are difficult to find anywhere else. The store is well stocked with just about every stationary supply imaginable!

I like the selection of pens and that they have an actual pad of paper out for your to try them. On the whole, they’re a bit more expensive than Staples, but it really is a better selection and a more educated buy. Besides, I’m a teacher, and being able to write «100» with a circle around it in red pen before I buy it… just to see how it feels… really makes me happy :-)

They have a lot of supplies here. Though the prices are a bit up there. $ 6.99 for a planner the size of a check book. I don’t think so. I can go to Chinatown and get one for about $ 3. This is one of the only art supply stores in the area. So this maybe the reason for high prices. The pens are a good price. So if you need a specific pen. They have a huge

I’m going to cry when Staples finally puts this little-​guy stationers out of business. It’s been here as long as I can remember; I just bought sharpie pens there yesterday. I love you Stevdan!