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| - My boyfriend has an obsession with pens. Every time he talks about pens, my eyes glaze over, I play on my phone/check the weather/check instagram/think about what I want to eat/pick at my nail polish/etc, and I answer "uh huh, that's nice" to pretty much everything he says. So imagine my delight when he wanted to visit *drum roll, please* a PEN SHOP. During our vacation to Toronto.
However, I KNEW, after my visit to Laywines, that it was so worthy of a 5-star yelp review. Why?
1. There's enough stuff for me to browse...bc even though I'm not into pens, I looooooove organizing. Enough organization toys to last me a good 30 mins!!!
2. They have an ink book. So you can look at all the pretty little ink colors they carry.
3. The workers here are nice.
4. They know what they're talking about.
5. The owner.
Yes, the owner. I've never met anybody before who was SO PASSIONATE about what he does and sells. He was so knowledgeable and well-versed in everything, answered our questions in full detail, and even started talking about the history of certain pens and his shop. It was the first time EVER that I was actually really interested in looking at pens and hearing about the subtle (to me...maybe not so subtle to pen aficiandos) differences between pens.
FOR EXAMPLE!!! Did you know that German nibs are generally wider than Japanese nibs? Yea, I didn't. But now I do, thanks to Mr. Laywines!
I seriously am so impressed with Laywines and now know why Janet S. claims that "a visit to Laywine's...is an experience".
ps: tip to all my girls - feed your bf espresso (Zaza and Lettieri are conveniently located on the same block), give him 90 mins to explore Laywines and buy a pen & notebook, and explore Bloor Street to your heart's content as he waits patiently in every single store and plays with his new pen. Works like a charm! ;)
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