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Our Customers Top 10 Favourite Stationery Items
Cartridge People recently ran a fun competition as part of National Stationery Week over on our Instagram page where one lucky person won our amazing stationery bundle worth over £150! This bundle was put together especially for the competition. It is worth noting that if you are a business looking for a competition bundle prize, then please contact our sales team who will be able to assist with some excellent deals.
Stationery lovers from across Instagram took part by letting us know “My favourite stationery item is XXXX because…”.
Our lucky prize drawn winner answered, “My favourite stationery item is definitely the post it note because it’s the stick in your eyeline don’t forget solution”. We here at Cartridge People have to definitely agree, the post-it note is a life saver for jotting down those memorable tasks.
But what other items did Instagram users find popular? We decided to collate the answers of all entrants to find out and list the top 10 favourite stationery items below. The stationery addicts have spoken!
10) In tenth place, we had a tie on all the following items: Red Pen, A4 Notepads, paperclips, Index Tabs, Calculator, Pencil Sharpener, Colouring Pencils, A4 Wallets and Black Biro.
Tenth Place Top Picks…
9) In ninth place, it’s another multi-product tie, with the following items getting an equal number of mentions: Coloured Gel Pens, Diary, Staple Remover, Paper, Erasable Pens and Rollerball Writing Pen.
Ninth Place Top Picks…
8) In eighth place, a joint tie, on Stapler and Gel Pens.
“My favourite stationery item is a stapler keeps my paperwork in check”. Instagram user: janeorford
“My favourite stationery item is currently gel pens as they write without much pressure which helps with my peripheral neuropathy!”. Instagram user: sharonmaryhadalittlejam
Eighth Place Top Pick Staplers and Gel Pens…
7) Seventh place went to Fine –Liner Pens.
“My favourite stationery item is my pack of Unipin Fine liners because they are unbelievably way cheaper than Rotring tikkigraphic or Sukura micron pens but give the same exceptional performance, I use them on all my artworks!”. Instagram User: lockdowncomicbookcompany
Seventh Place Top Pick Fineliner Pens…
6) In sixth place was the ultimate stationery essential when it comes to pens…. The four coloured Retractable Pen.
“It’s mean to get people to choose just ONE item of stationery! Any true stationery addict would get anxiety trying to choose one thing. My favourite stationery item is a new notebook (preferably with motivation quote on the front, but love notebooks regardless) because every single blank page has unlimited potential for creation, hope, dreams, everything. I do love a Bic 4 colour retractable pen though”. Instagram User: petalfoxdesigns
Sixth Place Top Pick Retractable Pens…
5) Fifth place for the true lovers of traditional writing and calligraphy, was the Fountain Pen.
“My favourite stationery item is a fountain pen as it makes my writing flow beautifully and looks much friendlier and nicer when writing a letter or card”. Instagram User: bakesbikesandboys
Fifth Place Fountain Pen Top Picks…
4) In fourth place, in agreement with our prize-drawn winner was the trusty Post-It Note.
“I would have to say Post It notes are my favourite, because you can stick them anywhere! Whenever I need to remember something, I just write a note and put it where I’m going to see it. For instance, if I hear a song I like on the radio, I just write a Post It so that I have a reminder to add it to one of my playlists.” Instagram User: chocaholic.ginlover
Fourth Place Sticky/ Post-It Note Top Picks…
3) The Highlighter pen scored many mentions with people commenting that it is their favourite stationery item. A few of those reasons are listed below…
“My favourite stationery item is a highlighter pen because I use different colours to highlight different things on the calendar. Then at a glance I can see if we are have our friends dogs, going dentist, hospital, and such like. I also use it to highlight TV programs of interest in the TV mag. ” Instagram User: shaz4bri
“Highlighter pens as they are nice and bright like us”. Instagram User: weetraceyb21
“My favourite stationery item is the highlighters because i can keep everything colour coordinated”. Instagram User: kelly6791
“My favourite stationery item is my highlighter pens. They are so helpful with revision and crosswords puzzles”. Instagram User: jadejones.97
Third Place Top Pick Highlighter Pens…
2) In second place is the Pen. We should have guessed this as many of our customers love the free Cartridge People pen they get with their orders.
“My favourite stationery item is a Pen, because having a good Pen that writes fluidly just makes your words dance across the page”. Instagram User: debz0727
“My pens as they bring me happiness” . Instagram user: heroeslovecake
Second Place – Cartridge People Retractable Ballpoint Pen – Black
1) Finally, the number one favourite stationery item goes to the Notebook. Why you ask? Our Instagram stationery lovers have given a number of their reasons…
“My essential stationery item is a notebook because I have to log all my input / output + sats & obs for district nurse & my doctors.” Instagram User: chloeschronicles_of_illness
“My favourite stationery item is notebooks because I’m a children’s author and you can never have too many notebooks”. Instagram User: childrens_writer_amandahubbert
“My favourite stationery item is my notebook because I put all my important notes there. As someone like me who is sometimes forgetful I make it sure to write it in my notebook just in case I forget it”. Instagram User: seirahc90
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