I bought these Deli Sticky Notes in Kraft paper design from Mellows Stationery Shop F09 in China Mall for ZAR 5 each at the sale price. The same is priced at around ZAR 10 for retail. It's really nice notes and different from all the ones we have previously showcased to you.
I really loved this one, as this is different from all the others. Also, the price I paid for them is really low, and this one has 20 fewer sheets than the generic ones, which have 100 sheets.
This is another Deli Stationery Cutter that I bought from Mellow Stationery Shop in China Mall, Johannesburg. This is called Deli Vivid 2020 Cutter. It comes with the same kind of blade and retractable mechanism. Really nice so check it out within the price range of ZAR 15 only.
I really loved the design of the Deli Cutters. I think I have seen some more variants available at the shop.
I bought this Deli Comiko Cutter from Mellows Stationery Shop in China Mall for around ZAR 15. Totally fell in love with the retractable design and the sharp blade. Also, this can be attached to a lanyard for ease of operation in case you want to unbox a lot of stuff.
I really loved the design of the Deli Cutters. I think I have seen some more varaints available at the shop.
I bought this Deli Honour Fountain Pen Ink in Dark blue colour for ZAR 40 from Mellows Stationery Shop F09 in China Mall, Johannesburg. If you buy 10 pieces of the ink, then it will only cost you ZAR 30 for a 30ml bottle. But I will wait for all the ink colours to arrive before venturing into that. Check it out!
This is a little darker blue colour and can be similar to the one that you would find in the regular Blue-Black ink. I have compared it against so many inks that I have in my collection.
I bought this Deli Honour Fountain Pen Ink in Red colour for ZAR 40 from Mellows Stationery Shop F09 in China Mall, Johannesburg. If you buy 10 pieces of the ink, then it will only cost you ZAR 30 for a 30ml bottle. But I will wait for all the ink colours to arrive before venturing into that. Check it out!
As showcased in the video, this ink is very similar to the ones we have had from Lamy T52 and Pelikan 4001 in Red colour. This is a great way to start the journey with fountain pens.
Deli Stationery is one of my favourite brands from China. I have reviewed a lot of their products that I generally buy from Mellows, F09 Shop in China Mall, Amalgam, Production Road, Johannesburg, South Africa. I think it's the cheapest there but you can also buy a lot of their products from Value Co Stores. The nearest one I could find is in Fourways Mall but I have never visited them yet. They also have a lot of Instagram contests on behalf of Deli Stationers.
Coming back to these Deli Think Roller Pens that come in this 8-pack variant of different coloured inks. There is regular versions of Blue, Red, Green and Black along with Pink, Turquoise, Purple and Orange as extra variants. The nib tip is 0.5mm and the flow is consistent and good. They are perfect if you can't afford the expensive roller pens from other brands. This set of 8 is around ZAR 60 at the China Mall. I really loved the extra colours as they are really brilliant and I like the ones that gets popped on the paper so that your eyes catches the same.
I bought these Deli Delight 0.5mm Gel Pens in different colours to get various ink colours in Red, Blue, Dark blue, Light Blue, Brown, Pink, Orange, Yellow, and Purple. There must also be Green and black colours, which I didn't see or missed buying from the shelves. These pens are only priced at ZAR 6 each and if you buy 10 of the same colour the price charged will be ZAR 4 each. The same is available from Mellow, F09, F block, China Mall, Amalgam, Johannesburg 2092.
These pens I gave these to my daughter for her arts and crafts and so far for a year or so she has not complained and neither she has finished them. I see them in her wooden pen stand. On my recent trip to the Mellows store, I saw a new version of these kinds of pens in a single pack of 10 different colours. I didn't buy them as I thought I wouldn't have time to review them as I have so many items pending making videos.
This pen is nice in the metallic body design and comes with a converter built in. The suction of the converter is not that strong but the nib is really extra fine. I said in the video it to be similar to Fine in Lamy nibs but it is really between EF and F of Lamy nibs. You can really write in small font with this fountain pen.
This Deli Fountain Pen is available in 3 body colours Silver, Black and Rose gold. This is a great writing instrument from Deli with proper ink flow. Paired with Diamine Ancient Copper I have filled this pen with during my trials of the same. I bought these for only ZAR 32 (around USD 2) each from Mellow Stationery Shop in F09, F block, China Mall Amalgam Road, Johannesburg.
Mellows has opened their second shop in F block - F09 that masters stationery items and has a wide variety of wonderful and unique products not seen anywhere else in the China mall. Definitely worth a visit and I bought these Fountain pens set with cartridges in black colour built into the package for only ZAR 30 which is around USD 1.5.
This fountain pen writes really well and gives a unique fun perspective to your whole stationery collection as well. Recently I bought another version of these pens that I am soon going to shoot the video and share on my YouTube channel.
Buying stationery is one of the biggest tasks parents undertake in the first or second week of January each year before the start of the term. Kids keep on losing stuff and as they grow older they want more and more in their writing and school kits. I too am a big fan of stationery and if something new catches my attention I am always on the lookout for new Pens or writing notepads.
China Mall - Much Better Living Shop is my favourite along with Mellows on the ground floor as they have unique stationery products. Mellows is no longer selling to retail customers but the other one is fully packed every day all days of the week. For the Deli Arris Ballpoint pens, I bought the whole pack of 12 pens for only R30. If you buy more than 6 or 10 packets then the price will reduce further but that's not advisable as the new products keep coming to the shop. The colour of the ink is light blue and comes in 4 body colours in the package. The pen tip is 0.7mm but feels like 0.5mm and there has been no leakage. Check them out. Thanks
Mellows have now opened their separate stationery shop F9 in China Mall the new section where they have some other shops. You can find a lot more stationery products from Deli brands at great prices.
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I bought this Deli Orbit Smart Scale from Mellow, F09, China Mall for around ZAR 20 (USD 1). Check it out.
This is a big scale in a small package. Comes with a protractor function built in as well. The plastic is also nice and the scale has slots at angles where they remain unless moved manually. There is also a lock mechanism on the scale to keep it small. It also helps for any opening of the scale by mistake.
I really loved the transparent black colour body of this scale. I love Deli Stationery products very much. Check out the video.
Week 23 is now in full swing as there are some of the new smartphone launch events as well as some of the new gadgets to get introduced to. I feel thankful and grateful to the brands which value me but don't like if they don't give me importance like I give them by creating content using their products or about their products.
1. Launch Event - I was invited to the launch event for Vivo V27 5G and Vivo V27e Smartphones. This time they have chosen some of the influencers who already had the phone available to them. Last year I did a lot of YouTube Shorts for Vivo from their launch event but despite that, I was not the chosen one. I received the phone the same week it was launched for two weeks but was not allowed to take the same to Zambia. It was an opportunity missed by the brand for sure. They also had a creative manager whom I tried contacting and he knew me as well to my surprise but he was not interested so I left the conversation and took the goodies bag and came back home immediately after. Thereafter I even rejected the interview requests as they didn't fetch more than 20-30 views in the whole year since the last year's launch event.
I also received the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 which I won during the NDA event for the Galaxy S23 smartphone. It took a while but I felt great to be receiving any gadgets I can make Youtube videos on. I also returned the Samsung Galaxy A54 that I received to review.
I also had a meeting with the Deli Stationery country manager at their office in Johannesburg CBD. They gave me some of their products that I made videos on my channel but I think they didn't like my content and I have not received any further comms from them to date.
2. Thank You - I started from 13000 onwards and reached 45000 counts by the end of the week. This is the best exercise I can do on a daily basis. It frees me from all the negativity and thoughts that really are not the best for me.
3. Entertainment - I watched the Fast X movie and it's a one-time watch. I now have forgotten the story of the same as well. I think the series needs to now take a break but there are so many ensemble cast that they can continue forever till they live or even after that using the AI tools and green screen.
4. YouTube - I have stopped doing 5 Shorts on a daily basis since the start of June 2023 and the growth has not slowed down for sure. I have reached 2080 subscribers on my channel. I have taken a break as I was getting mentally stressed due to the same. It takes a lot of time to make and work on creating content all the time.
5. Stationery Videos - I have been posting a lot of stationery items from pens to other fancy products and more are going to be posted in the coming months as well. Let me know if you are interested in watching this type of content. I am really thankful to all the brands that exist and create a lot of videos on the same. I am not creating to get views as I don't do trending videos at all. I don't even get views on these types of videos which is not going to get me even some cents from Youtube adverts but I love creating the passion I have for the stationery items since childhood. I have spent a lot of money all my life on these items which I could have spent enjoying with friends or eating things I wanted to.
Sometimes I think of quitting all this but then you need to have a thick skin and can't leave a dream because some people are not aligned with your future goals. The Life's Way was not created for someone but it was my dream passion project and despite all the good and the bad times it will continue. I have lived my life with a lot of internal and external struggles and have accepted that this is part of the same coin. You have to continue living the life and my life has been the Life of Pi as I was born on 22/7 i.e. 22nd July and Pi as a number has infinite potential and never ending or fully divisible and so is my life.
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