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What Does That Have To Do With Your Favourite Stationery Store, Pulp? Plenty. First of all, Rome is all things to all people. Hmm, that's not entirely true. It was, however, a very important city and culture in many of the modern ways we know today: running water, newspapers, bound books, and even the postal service. You name it; Romans likely had a hot first take on it. So, Besties, Rome actually has everything to do with living your best life. Mic drop.  Let’s look closer at three essential items that Pulp can offer for you modern-day Romanites (is that...

Time to Write Some Poetry and Give Out /Receive Money Bags!   Righty-ho, Pulp Aficionados, here’s a question for you. Which came first? Chinese New Year or Valentine's Day?  Here’s more than a clue:  Have you ever heard of the Shang Dynasty? No? Well, this dynasty from 16000 BCE held sacrificial (gulp!) ceremonies to appease the gods at the start of every new year to ensure what lies ahead would be trouble-free and prosperous. Must keep those celestial beings feeling jocular!  Also, the Shangs developed the first “fully developed writing system” in the form of The Oracle Bone Script. Shabby, that...

Like the ever-trending mullet, we’ll begin this week’s blog with business at the front, and then we can party at the back end, OK? Let’s go! For all your notebook needs when travelling over the holidays to see your family (or *awkward cough* get away from them), this longer-than-usual list will do you no wrong. No need to choose wisely - just choose- because every option here is exceptional:  Season Paper Small Notebooks and Journals Karst Pocket Journal Karst Twin Pack Journal A5 / Plain + Ruled - one for you, one for your friend.  Blank Brown Paper Journal Large...

Pulp Has Pleasing And Beautiful 2024 Diaries You’ll Actually Want to Use (please note the use of italics for emphasis.) Chums, I know it’s relatively early to be yapping on about 2024 diaries, but time moves in mysterious ways. It can slither at a snail’s pace across prosaic routines and travel down the highway of everyday life like a speed demon. Who knows what mood it’ll be in when it wakes up?’ So, while we’re sitting pretty here on Friday the 13th, you can bet your bottom dollar that while you’re avoiding black cats and prepping Halloween lolly bags, it’ll...

Good Tidings, Besties. Welcome to the next instalment of ‘Behind the Stationary’ with Pulp. In today’s Blogisode, we look into an everyday, often overseen object: the sticker.  Hold on to your hats, kind folk; this narrative starts with the Ancient Egyptians. Again. The Powers That Be believe that the first stickers may date back to Ye Olde Egypt, as archaeologists have found remains of papers plastered to walls of ancient markets to display prices of goods. Mummified price tags - what next?  Well, ink stamps, that’s what. They were used in the United Kingdom from 1661. It was invented by...