Goulet Q&A

In this Goulet Q&A episode, Brian talks about pens he loves to dismantle, rose gold ink, and how to have strong relationship between a retailer and pen manufacturer. Enjoy! Pens/Writing 1) amberschmidt22- Instagram (1:08) How should you prep your pens for long term storage? Should you disassemble them? it's pretty simple, really, just clean them and ideally make sure they're dry dismantling them is not ideal, it just means you could lose parts, mix them up, damage them, get dust/etc in them, just keep them together if you mean disassembling for cleaning, like doing a really thorough cleaning? That's not [...]

 In this Goulet Q&A episode, Brian talks about his favorite stealth pens, which pens he gives to people, and what he really thinks about people who leak product releases ahead of time. Enjoy! Pens/Writing @PamelaPKelly- Twitter (2:02) When were "official" music nibs invented? Are they still manufactured for the purpose of composers notating a music score by hand? That is my preferred method (though my also-musician husband wrote his own music notation software program!). Any best nib options? Thanks! sadly I don't know when exactly they were invented, but they were on dip nibs before fountain pens were even [...]

 In this Goulet Q&A episode, Brian talks about if all demonstrator pens are doomed to be stained, best ways to incorporate fountain pens into your daily life, and the best pens to come in 2020. Enjoy! Pens/Writing 1) voltronsleftfoot- Instagram (0:50) Is reusing pen flush ok? Yes! That's actually part of why we provide the little vial If you have an ink you know shouldn't be mixed with others (like Noodler's Baystate) then you shouldn't reuse otherwise, reuse to your heart's content 2) mohitdongar- Instagram (4:51) Which pens are you expecting to be a hit in 2020? This is [...]

 In this Goulet Q&A episode, Brian talks about pen brand relationships, if broads are more troublesome than fines, and where "free ink" comes from. Enjoy! This week: Amazing weather, lots of kid time CRAZY week for us, vendor visits, lots of year end reporting and annual planning, January we just live in spreadsheets Not launching a whole ton right now Maiora Impronte, Aurora Hastil, Edison Collier Rock Candy TWSBI Eco White/RoseGold in the wings Thursday Jan 23 is National Handwriting Day, so let's all enjoy writing with some pens and sharing about it in real life and on social [...]

In the first Goulet Q&A episode of 2020, Brian talks about what will happen after he tries every single pen and ink we carry, his favorite discontinued pens, and the most polarizing products we sell. Enjoy! The last few weeks: Christmas, New Years, Goulet fam took a break and it was great New Years resolution, I haven't set on anything specific, still carrying over mine from last year of rekindling my woodworking passion, very much driving towards that more Monteverde and Conklin JoWo nibs arrived, so we're finally restocking some long overdue pens (with free ink), Drew and I talked [...]

 In this Goulet Q&A episode, Brian talks about QC on high-end pens, TWSBI ECO vs. 580, and great pens for small hands. Enjoy! This week: Choir concert, whole family Some leadership strategic planning for end of year, always important and busy Last push for holiday delivery, we've reached basically all our holiday deadlines now I'll be taking off Q&A for two weeks, spending time with family No Write Now next week, so videos publishing will be a little lighter We do have some 2019 pen and ink roundup videos in the works, so expect those in a couple of [...]

 In this Goulet Q&A episode, Brian talks about aluminum nibs, blindfolded pen tests, and how we part ways with brands. Enjoy! This week: Good family time, board games, bowling party, Christmas play, Frozen 2 Full swing of holidays, our busiest time of year at work and home Christmas choir concert this weekend, lots of practice Platinum Prefounte Van Gogh Orchard in Blossoms Visconti Opera Master Turtle and Oceanic Pelikan m200 gold marbled Diplomat Excellence Waves Santa Jaws stickers Coming soon: TWSBI 70ml ink TWSBI Eco-T Mint Blue ST DuPont, Line D, Paris with Love Montegrappa Elmo in Marshmallow Montegrappa [...]

In this Goulet Q&A episode, Brian talks about what he does with my fountain pens the most, step 1 when getting a new pen, and how we can objectively state which nibs are smooth or scratchy. Enjoy! This week: Thanksgiving Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Weekend, etc Write Nows this week with new product roundup on Monday, Goulet Grab Bag on wed, lots of fun Let's jump right into it! Pens/Writing 1) christian.prentice93- Instagram (4:21) What is the thing you do most with your fountain pens? Do you have a favorite activity involving your pens? (Journaling, Calligraphy, etc.) With most of MY pens? [...]

 In this Goulet Q&A episode, Brian talks about grail pen goals, discontinued inks in the Swab Shop, and tattooing with fountain pen ink. This week: John Lane visit Montegrappa Miya 450 Stipula Tocco Ferro Deluxe Colorverse Season 6 Edison Ascent Santa Jaws Estie Lilac LE Pineider Arman Pelikan m800 Brown-Black Pelikan Maki-e Umbrella Herbert Libby Sunrise Pens/Writing 1) henry.slocombe- Instagram (9:54) Do you think investing in my grail pen (Homo Sapiens) before a mid level pen is ok? that's totally up to you, based on your funds and level of interest I personally had to work my way up over [...]

In this Goulet Q&A episode, Brian answers 10 questions for our 10th anniversary, which we count from the day we listed our first fountain pen related products on November 17th, 2009. Enjoy! 1) Allen T- Facebook (1:33) What is one hurdle that seemed overwhelmingly daunting, but in fact turned out to be very simple? hiring, for sure Rachel and I did NOT set out to build a big company, hiring wasn't even on our radar it was terrifying, and we resisted it, had to hard shift to accept that we needed to do it Leading people is not complicated, it's [...]