I got these mechanical pencils from my cousin sister, who lives in Japan. Thanks to her for the same, and these were for the kids in my family, but none of them showed any kind of respect to them, so it all came back to me. Here I am, reviewing these pencils for your entertainment and educational purposes. Check it out!
I really loved these Kokuyo mechanical pencils in 0.3mm lead. Though these are lightweight, but need a little bit of care to write with, as the lead breaks immediately if you press a little harder on the page. I also liked the design of these pencils as they look lovely in your hands. Japan has some of the best stationery products in the world and I can't wait to be there to check them in person.
I bought these mechanical pencils when I was in India, and since then, they have been lying around for this video to be recorded. There are so many more stationery items like these that are pending the time I have to grant them. This is really an entry-level pencil that's only ZAR 5 and comes with 3 extra leads of 2B darkness. It comes with an inbuilt sharpener of lead and a small rubber on the back. Check it out!
Camlin Syah Black is the other fountain pen ink I bought in India for Rupees 30 only, around 36 cents in US Dollars or around ZAR 7. This is much cheaper than the Karkos Inks we bought from Ali Express. I will be going to use it in the coming months. This is the first ink that you can use if you want to initiate yourself into the fountain pens and the ink it uses.
Camlin Syah Black has shades of grey and black and is not the darkest black ink out there in the market. It is lighter in black and more towards the darker grey colour of the ink. Only in wetter layers, it does become a black version of itself. I will be using this ink more than any other ink as it's perfect for a daily writer. The ink is also made from a non-toxic formulation so it won't have any effect on your kids other than their hands and sometimes lips being coloured.
As I also told in my videos as a kid, I had this bad habit of taking the tip of the pen onto my mouth and it leaves a darker coloured ink on my face, hand and tongue. This bad habit took a lot of effort to go away because as a younger kid, I used to take pencil backside in my mouth to chew so maybe that started this bad habit.
Camlin is an Indian Stationery Manufacturing company that was started in Mumbai in 1931. They started making inks around 1932 and since then they have been the choice of office and school. They have more than 2000 products in three categories under two brands Camlin and Camel. I totally love these basic fountain pen inks from Camlin that are available in three colours - Royal Blue, Syah Black and Scarlet Red.
The packaging is simple and the ink bottle is made from plastic material. Despite being new there was a leak as I brought them from India to South Africa in the luggage. I kept the inks inside the zip lock packets hence there was no leakage outside those bags onto my clothes and other materials.
This is the cheapest ink I have in my arsenal which I love also. When I was buying the same, my attitude was when I have so many expensive inks from around the world, why should I waste my money on this ink? But the price of this ink made me think that I could mix and combine these inks to create more coloured inks hence the purchase.
I also found that in my almirahs in India, there is a black ink glass bottle from Camlin which is priced at Rs. 20 only. The ink is still not dry and I didn't bring that one here. It means that using the fountain pen and having different ones has come to me since the time I was in school or was introduced to them during my childhood. My father doesn't have any fountain pens because he always used the banker's ball pens or max roller gel pens. So, I have no inheritance of fountain pens but I will definitely leave behind the series of great fountain pens for my grandchildren.
Kokuyo Japan has bought more than 51% share in Camlin so now most of the items are co-branded. They have brought in a lot of new products in international markets as well. I am sure Kokuyo Camlin will find its way into South Africa as well just like Deli Stationery.
Let me know what are your thoughts on buying local inks from your respective country or Indian Inks that are really good as well as great value products?
If any ink brand wants to send us their inks, please contact me at editor@thelifesway.com. Even if they cannot ship to South Africa, I can provide them with the Aramex Global Shopper Address where they can send the same to their local country address as well and I pay the courier charges to get them to South Africa.
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Camlin is an Indian Stationery Manufacturing company that was started in Mumbai in 1931. They started making inks around 1932 and since then they have been the choice of office and school. They have more than 2000 products in three categories under two brands Camlin and Camel. Check out this ink bottle that I bought for only Rupees 30 i.e. ZAR 7 or 36 cents. The colour is bright and I totally love these basic fountain pen inks from Camlin that are available in three colours - Royal Blue, Syah Black and Scarlet Red.
I could not find the Red ink in the shop where I was staying in Noida but it must be available at a stationery shop near you. The Camlin Royal Blue is really wet ink as these are water-based inks. The colour really pops out in these inks. The packaging is simple and the ink bottle is made from cheap plastic material. Despite being new there was a leak as I brought them from India to South Africa in the luggage. I kept the inks inside the zip lock packets hence there was no leakage outside those bags onto my clothes and other materials.
This is the cheapest ink I have in my arsenal which I love also. When I was buying the same, my attitude was when I have so many expensive inks from around the world, why should I waste my money on this ink? But the price of this ink made me think that I could mix and combine these inks to create more coloured inks hence the purchase.
I mixed the ink with Organics Studio Nitrogen on my pen which was getting dry due to Nitrogen ink that's also called Royal Blue. But since the time I have mixed up this ink on the leftovers of Nitrogen in my Ali Express pen, there is a smooth flow and the feed is also looking cleaner as this is water-based ink. Now I want to buy the Scarlet Red from Camlin Range as well.
I also found that in my almirahs in India, there is a black ink glass bottle from Camlin which is priced at Rs. 20 only. The ink is still not dry and I didn't bring that one here. It means that using the fountain pen and having different ones has come to me since the time I was in school or was introduced to them during my childhood. My father doesn't have any fountain pens because he always used the banker's ball pens or max roller gel pens. So, I have no inheritance of fountain pens but I will definitely leave behind the series of great fountain pens for my grandchildren.
Kokuyo Japan has bought more than 51% share in Camlin so now most of the items are co-branded. They have brought in a lot of new products in international markets as well. I am sure Kokuyo Camlin will find its way into South Africa as well just like Deli Stationery.
Let me know what are your thoughts on buying local inks from your respective country or Indian Inks that are really good as well as great value products?
If any ink brand wants to send us their inks, please contact me at editor@thelifesway.com. Even if they cannot ship to South Africa, I can provide them with the Aramex Global Shopper Address where they can send the same to their local country address as well and I pay the courier charges to get them to South Africa.
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