my stationery wishlist and why i'm NOT getting them!

i'm still on a stationery no-buy for the rest of 2021, but i thought that it might be interesting to look at what's on my stationery wishlist and why i'm not getting them! hope you enjoy 💕
also it would be a spoiler to link them lol u can watch the video and find out!!!!! besides, if ur on a no-buy w me, this is ur incentive to NOT buy these products lmao but they r all from jetpens if that helps
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[@freebeerishere]

you have no idea how much i appreciate you talking about consumerism in the study/journal community. i have an extensive amount of washi tape i just don’t use anymore. most of the time when im making a purchase i think “how much did this cost to make” which makes me actively think if the labour behind the product was ethical. you briefly mentioned that you gave away a pen, im assuming to a friend, but maybe giving away to subscribers might be a potential option? if opening a patreon to help with that id be happy to support through there. i know a lot of people can’t access a lot of the stationery you feature so maybe that’s where the stationery you want to try for yourself and the channel can go? anyway, another mental health link for australia can be qlife which is for online lgbtqia+ peer support :) thank you seo!

[@tbhstudying]

i gave away most of my decluttered stationery through charity giveaways where i'd randomly select people to donate to a charity and send them the stationery package in return! i'll think about the patreon idea; i'm just torn on what to provide in exchange for subscribing. and i'll add the qlife link rn!

[@MunchkinTran]

I think fountain pens would be good if you weren’t a student. Maybe try using them in your planner with blotter paper in between the pages.

[@nmoomoo]

you just need to get notebooks with the right paper. Rhodia paper is good for example.

[@tbhstudying]

yeah, i just think it's not a good fit for my current lifestyle :( maybe after i graduate?

[@niyatsiyum4774]

One of the things I regret about joining the studygram community is the money I spent on things I haven't used. I may have spent close to a thousand dollars on pens and stationery that I rarely use. It's very upsetting and I'm glad others with the same problem are donating and completely stopping further purchases.

[@tbhstudying]

exactly! i'm trying to prevent promotion of over-consumption on my channel and i'm hoping that making these kinds of videos will be helpful for other people

[@jasmine_irene]

@@tbhstudying what you're doing is very much appreciated and needed!!

[@numberedpages]

Can I send you a fountain pen I don't use? It wouldn't be buying, and it would make ME feel better for buying too many pens! I love that you talk about stationery spending realistically. Your no buy is inspiring!

[@tuyetanliu]

oh my god!! i have so many fountain pens and their inks. you just need the correct paper and fountain pen for it to be smooth. it's really good for my wrist (love carpal tunnel) since it helps me. (preferably paper that is fountain pen tested works!! i like apica and midori)

[@tbhstudying]

BESTIE U GOTTA STOP TEMPTING ME

[@tuyetanliu]

@@tbhstudying im sorry bestie but you must be converted!!!! mechanical keyboards and fountain pens i will make you turn to!!

[@arandomuser9459]

I don’t buy stationery much but I love watching JetPens I don’t know why. The videos are just relaxing. I like seeing stationery being used even if I’m never going to use it myself.

[@jasmine_irene]

I really relate to you asking yourself why you want something and saying "I don't know!!" because I used to be so bad at impulse buying stationery, but just taking the time to ask myself why I want it has really helped me to take a step back and look at my buying habits. The pentel energel 0.5 in black is my all time favorite pen and I noticed that, even with a pencil case full of other pens, I always reach for it. So why do I think I need to buy any other black gel pens?! I thought that influencers on social media only really influence buying things like clothes and makeup, but the influence from study community is so strong and gets to me in a way I never even realized! I think too easily the answer to "why should I buy this?" becomes "why not?" and we make decisions without fully thinking them through.

[@nessaaaaaaa7]

your smile is so cute 🥺

[@todd8527]

Yr plushie in the back is so cool

[@xiaosha1558]

- I appreciate your sense of humor 😂 “...and I’m an anthropology major!” - I did get the Sarasa R pens this year (because the standard Sarasa pens are my perfect pen!) but was actually a little disappointed - they weren’t as smooth, it felt like I had to press harder to write, and my hand would get sore after writing for a while. The ink also shows through the paper more than the standard ones. I’d recommend, if you’re still thinking about them in 2022, just picking a couple to try first (personally, the red, light green, and blue gray were my favorites). - Really admire you for sticking out your no-buy this whole year! Thanks for the updates.

[@think-of-england]

Seo, you have inspired me to buy less stationery. I have been using the same pentel energel refills in the same pen body for almost a year. I recently bought the silver metal version of the pentel energel and it will hopefully last for years.

[@nessaaaaaaa7]

when i was in the art community, i would spend so much money on supplies that i never ended up using. it's *so* hard to resist consumerism! but you're doing super well :) i might've said this before but i'll say it again: i really admire how you stand against capitalism and over consumption!! great video as always 💜

[@haileywasheree]

I don't need anymore pens for a LONG while but MAN do catalogs from Office Depot and the likes make it so hard

[@aellih7]

As someone who was forced to use fountain pens in primary school, I really cannot relate 🥲 But they sure look pretty!! 😌

[@tbhstudying]

i think it's the prettiness that's really getting me 😔😔

[@CrisOnTheInternet]

I bought a lot of stuff this year, so I'm going the no spend year in 2022

[@tbhstudying]

you can always start now! no need to wait for a whole new year to start. time is a social construct anyways :)

[@WalterWorldSkills]

Nooo, not the fountain pens… 😣 But, indeed… they do depend on several different factors in order to work well - especially the paper, which needs to be FP-friendly (Rhodia, Clairefontaine, Tomoe River, etc.) 😔 However, if you're stuck with ordinary paper, there are some good inks that'll resist feathering and especially bleedthrough on regular notebooks - Jet Pens and Goulet Pens have videos on those. If you can't right now, no problem; I hope some day you'll join us and together we'll rule the galaxy…

[@風-y3v]

Zebra sarasa are my fav pens. Ive tried the uniball one and tbh i dont find it comfortable to write with. It looks chic but the body isn't really pleasant to write with. As for ink flow, i think i just bought a bad pen because it feels scratchy. Maybe just buy one uniball one and then see if you like it :)

[@codenamekidsnextdful]

i also decided to go on a stationery no-buy for 2021 and it's been SO difficult, especially when i got into learning more about fountain pens. i wanted the twsbi eco so bad my boyfriend bought it for me just to shut me up :')

[@studytwix]

seo!! although you are on a stationery no buy, amazon has started selling TONS of korean deco, confetti, bear stickers etc. for affordable prices!! just though of sharing

[@BLACKPINKITTY]

when she’s gorgeous AND stands against capitalism 😮‍💨

[@charnaywiener]

I totally relate to resisting the urge to buy new highlighters😂 They're all so pretty, but take over a year to finish!! Also, korean stationery is always so tempting😭 I'm glad some US resellers offer much better shipping options.

[@tbhstudying]

literally i've gone through tons of gel pens but like..... zero highlighters lmao

[@nikilsivakumar671]

why is that so true 😭

[@coconatsu9079]

We all collectively stan Seo for standing against capitalism and consumerism!!

[@cassjien1261]

bcs of your no buy, i started my no buy too. it's been a year since i bought unnecessary stickers, washi tapes, highlighters and all those stationery that i still have a lot of at home. now i am trying to used them up. the only thing i bought were refills for my pens. it's tough but i am happy with the no buy 😄

[@tbhstudying]

aw congratulations!!! thanks for sticking with the no buy with me 💕

[@anoukhuizeling6990]

I love fountain pens, they are my go to pen. What I would recommend is to not to press to hard on your fountain pen. a good fountain pen is supposed to write under it's own weight. as a ballpoint pen / gel pen user you are used to press on your pen, but when you do that with a fountain pen it gets scratchy. With the paper issue it's a hit or miss, I use the cheapest notebooks and sometimes they are good and sometimes not. What helps though is that I live in Europe so fountain pens are common. Also using a finer tip makes writing on cheap paper easier. But what I would like to recommend is a refillable rollerball. This is a rollerball pen that uses fountain pen ink, so you can use bottled ink to refill them. Which means you can use all the colors in the world. And you can reuse them for years, so they are like fountain pen a lot cheaper than gel pens. Also you don't have to buy an expensive one, somehow people in America think that fountain pens have to be expensive. You can get a good one for under ten bucks. Same goes for cleaning your fountain pens, you can but you don't have to. I don't know anyone who cleans their fountain pens. you only clean them if you don't use them for a long time or if you change ink colors

[@thefirstbloom7289]

i am a huge fan of your no buy series :)) Thank you so much inspiring us to do the same and updating your progress along the way :)) (motivates us even more!)

[@archietheredcat]

you are strong Seo!! you can do it!! if its to hard probably you can make milestone? like if you already used up 25% of your stock you can buy one from your wishlist?

[@tbhstudying]

i'm not allowing myself to get anything unless it's truly necessary because i think allowing myself to do that will lead into a slippery slope of stationery purchases :(

[@todd8527]

I love yr updates on yr no buy, it has made me wanna go on a no buy and I’ve started to rummage through and use some old stationary I forgot about

[@tbhstudying]

glad you liked the video 💕💕💕

[@Surveillenscamera]

I stan a practical stationery queen!

[@tbhstudying]

thank uuuuu 🥺🥺

[@Surveillenscamera]

@@tbhstudying you helped me stop my temptations in buying new stationery 😆 i hope you inspire more people 🥰

[@LegolasVsHarry]

Kudos to you, acutally. I've tried a stationary-no-buy, too, but ended up continue buying those shitty stuffy cute things. :'D I am a capitalist lamp when it comes to stationary. Please send help. :'D

[@tbhstudying]

bestie no don't cave in to capitalism

[@nyrawaterdark]

stationery is one of the things that makes want to go back to college XDD

[@xychen0404]

Personally I nvr buy highlighters in sets. I have like all the colour ranges, but all from diff brands, bought individually. I just always buy the colour that I finished and need a replacement, and potentially from a brand I'm trying out. I wld suggest ppl do this, which is much more logical than buying all the sets from every brand, which is just getting way too many extras

[@growupwithmay1207]

Sarasa R and uniball one review below: I've tried the sarasa R and it wasn't that good. The ink was indeed more vivid than the normal ones, however the ink was also more prone to ghosting (it had kinda serious ghosting even on campus paper) and it's not water resistant, unlike the normal ones. The blue also wasn't as pretty as the old colour in my opinion. The uni ball one seems better. I've had 2 0.38 ones of those, a blue one and a forest green (?) one but the blue one was slightly skippy and the green one just skips all the time even right after purchase without even dropping it for once. But then my friends also have signo one but never complained about them so I think maybe I just got two faulty ones. The black ones are Def much more worth it if you are looking for darker ink cuz the difference in the ink colour of the other ones really isnt that big

[@quynhanhle9338]

OMG I'm never this quick. Have a nice day Seo!!!

[@purvithakkar7900]

I agree Seo!! And I can relate friend.. ☺

[@lingarajr1155]

i love pentel energel 0.7 mm and i also have bought one only and bought refill pack! i alternate with ballpoint pens to not run out of pentel haha XD but i hate most ballpoint pens..i only use the linc pentonic and unomax i ball ballpen

[@nottheonlykoven2577]

I bet it was Seo who disliked the video

[@tbhstudying]

HAHAHAHA this is hilarious. i'm tempted to dislike my own video now

[@STRWBRYSDY]

seo! i love fountain pens too, but i can't stand the scratchy nib too (and honestly it takes too much effort to write nicely tbh). i have accepted that i will never be a keen user of fountain pens.... WITH TRADITIONAL NIBS!!! I love the look and feel of kaweco fountain pens and i bought one!!! the catch is, i bought one with a ballpoint. it works exactly like a fountain pen where you can use a refillable ink tank and load different inks. i think other brands have interchangable nibs too. also, i get that fountain pens are so expensive so like its honestly not wise to buy one every month because they last a long time. I can't remember when i bought mine but it has been quite a while and it's still on its first ink catridge, granted i only use it in my planner. and i think its ok to buy yourself a fountain pen for a special occasion! ALSO MISS I CAN SEND U KOREAN STICKERS IF U WANT FHJDFKDF

[@stolen_stardust]

haha, i found myself buying the TWSBI diamond recently and it is soooo worth it! i don't even use fountain pens for notetaking but just holding this one is inspiring me to just write more things down because of how pleasant an experience it is. it's the same style as the ECO but it has interchangeable nibs so you can use the same pen for multiple sizes~ much better than having like five each for different uses. i realize this probably isn't helping your no-buy thing buuut hey if you find yourself too tempted and want an even better eco-friendly version, love me my twsbi diamond xD

[@kelzagarcia8112]

Ugh I love videos like this. Please keep em coming! And use up your highlighters so you can treat yo self!!

[@RAVEN-xl4kx]

I have only been buying refills and art materials I might but I stopped buying new gel pens and highlighters and such!!! saving me sm money!!

[@nicolefrei8723]

for fountain pens, you definetly need good paper, and some of them just have bad tips lmao. I have one from Lamy, same one I've used since I've been 10. i use it on paper thicker than normal ones, roughly 100 grams, and it doesn't smudge even tho im a leftie. 10/10 i can only recommend it!

[@enec0]

i used to love fountain pens in elementary school... what went wrong in my life?

[@musikhamster01]

I'm on a no-buy as well because I've joined minimalism and well - I've got too many pens. Only problem here: I constantly use them but they never go out of ink! And I'm not even talking about my highlighters! 😩😂

[@mallorycarney5128]

I recommend using a twisbi pen they’re way better then the Lamy safari or try using a penbbs vacuum fill pen I love that one it’s my grail pen also if you’re going to be using it for notes and stuff get a fine or extra fine nib also I highly recommend noodlers black or heart of darkness ink

[@alouria]

all the highliters in your wishlist are stocked in the department store next to me and its so tempting 😫

[@prl1184]

I think the Sarasa R pens have been good! I’m not sure if they’re scratchy but they’ve been working fine for me. Feels pretty similar to the normal Sarasa haha.

[@tbhstudying]

do not.... tempt me......... but i'm keeping this one on the wishlist

[@prl1184]

@@tbhstudying Okayy😂🤣 !!

[@2002stylan]

honestly i could survive with one mild-color highlighter but my only motivation to do so would be the lack of money i have after buying so much unnecessary stuff 🤪

[@xugrace476]

Uniball one gel pen is not that good. I used it. It’s not good.

[@lainiwakura1776]

When you see something you like then see the price and go "I love you, but not that much."

[@barvicbirx]

I love this video because I believe we can ALL relate to the many reasons as to why you don't make these purchases. It's a thumbs up from me! :)

[@coconatsu9079]

3:42 lmfaooo true

[@rubiyshree4382]

Hii

[@rubiyshree4382]

I'm soo happy 😊😊😊

[@rubiyshree4382]

I'm 1 to chatt

[@elvida17]

I'm a uni student and use my fountain pens religiously! Got something like 25 pens inked (so not exactly minimalist or eco-friendly at this point) and I use them all. Something being scratchy is mostly a QC issue, I've used Lamy safaris that were a bit scratchy and ones that were very smooth, Lamy makes their own nibs. If you try a TWSBI eco I will say they use Jowo nibs and are very well regarded! I use Rhodia and Oxford notebooks for uni. Some inks are better for meh paper than others too and finer nibs help also!

[@emmeviene]

If you’re looking for a gel pen that is waterproof and doesn’t bleed when you accidentally spill liquids on it, try the Pentel Energel permanent ink gel. You get the same gel ink color but without the bleeding. My fave pen ever. Comes in 0.5mm and 0.7mm.

[@missy5048]

the jacket and red lipstick girl seo girlboss kicking consumerism YAAASSSS

[@pikachupikachu97]

My school had a rule that everyone should write class notes, exams and homeworks using fountain pens or gel pens only!!! (weird rule but every school in that state had this rule) Edit: i love fountain pens but it's expensive a bit and I'm clumsy to refill the ink without it getting on my clothes, hands and on floor😭.

[@moonbyulieee5659]

I just saw this channel like 3 days ago and seriously your content is underrated! I like how your content tackles the underlying problem of study communities like consumerism and capitalism. It always felt weird that study bloggers always get the new type of materials as soon as it is launched like how do you'll have the budget to buy more stationery during a pandemic?!

[@sk.y8870]

I do have the uniball one gel pen (not sure if I got a faulty one or smth), and it wasn’t the best experience, felt really scratchy :/

[@ailanyt.7368]

Ahh I also want the Pentel Fitline and the Epoch Highlighters 😢 and I love Korean Stationery too.

[@VidiViciVlog]

I’m like this with activewear and lounge wear. I fight so hard to not buy everything from new releases. I’ve been doing good for 5 months.

[@nmoomoo]

I have a TWSBI. It's so fun to use. You have to find the right inks like Platinum Carbon Black for regular paper or get Rhodia notepads for paper that doesn't bleed through.

[@sijiepeng5953]

Omg I’m a fountain pen user and I love hi-tec-c which was my main gel pen to use in high school. But now I’m in love with zebra sarasa lol. I think maybe just for study many stationary is not essential I totally understand. But some of them are very helpful in art creating. So as a design major and sketching person I’m actually owning more stationary than what study normally requires. Though everyone has their own preferences and sometimes you really have to make a mistake in trying to know what you actually need. I admire you so much in this stationary no buy goal. You’re so strong to keep it this far!

[@unicred7549]

Me literally experimenting with nib sizes of my fountain pens and new inks while watching it....

[@sk.y8870]

I use the kakuno pilot fountain pen, along with the midori a5 notebook! I usually write really hard, which has caused me a lot of hand aches lol, so it really helped with that when I journaled! but it’s def not vv applicable to use in your daily life lolll

[@V3R4_]

I really love the Staedtler's highlighters - I have a few colours and they have perfect amount of ink and they are smooth. I have other highlighters that I'm trying to use up, so after that I would like to buy the Stabilo swing cool pastel highlighters and just see which one I prefer and then stick to it 💛

[@gerrizadalim2162]

my experience is so different qwq i use up packs of highlighters in less than a semester but take so long to use up pens

[@mrs.lestrange450]

As someone who had to write in fountain pen for four years of middle school, I'm telling you, they're not worth it. You need special paper so the ink doesn't smear, you can't erase your mistakes properly and you always need to carry ink cartridges or an ink bottle with you, because these bad bois run out of ink at the speed of Hussain Bolt.

[@pmmmAMV]

Have you considered giving yourself a monthly/quarterly allowance- both monetary and with a cap on how many items- for trying new stationary, once your backlog is run through? Trying new things can definitely be fun and lead to finding better products long term, it's just a matter of keeping things under control

[@tbhstudying]

that's what i'm planning to do for 2022! i just wanted to stick to a strict no-buy for 2021 in order to truly assess my budget and stationery habits :)

[@pmmmAMV]

@@tbhstudying glad to hear it! Maybe consider a 'use it up' caveat as well If a thing you try you truly can't seem to use, maybe give it to someone who will, but in general trying to finish items seems to be a big piece of it And might help the highlighter habit in particular haha