daveb
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i love dixon · Nov 17, 01:19 pm
photo credit: tom leininger
while browsing at pencil revolution i read of a new pencil released by the fine folks at dixon – the tri-conderoga. the ticonderoga has long been a favourite of pencil enthusiasts everywhere, and dixon has been hard at work creating a new pencil to delight and ensnare the hearts of their longstanding client base.
the reviews i read of the tri-conderoga were all favourable, and i wanted to get my hands on one of these fine writing sticks. i did some quick googling and came up with a short list of online retailers that distribute the pencils. however, down each online avenue of merchandise i was met with the same frustration. no one ships tri-conderogas to canada.
bollocks.
i decided to go straight to the top and email the fine folks at dixon who had created this pencil in the first place. a day or two after my initial email a very nice customer service representative emailed me back to let me know that i could order them through grand & toy, and that she had sent me FREE SAMPLES in the mail. if i was in love with the people at dixon before this was turning into a strange and forceful lust.
i’m awaiting with anticipation the arrival of my sleek, black, trianglicious pencils.
thank you dixon!
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i’m interested to see how this worked out. i live in canada too, and i’m interested in trying these beauties out. any luck finding a canadian store?
— Dylan Richards Jan 8, 06:11 pm #
Dylan,
dixon did send me samples – which were fantastic. alas, this is the only way i could get these pencils in our northern environment. so far i haven’t located a retailer, and i don’t want to push my luck and send a request for more.
just yet…
— daveb Jan 8, 06:39 pm #
hmmm. maybe we can swing a bulk buy with them… if we get a big box or some such thing, they might be willing to send them. where in canada do you live? (alberta here…)
— Dylan Richards Jan 8, 08:00 pm #