Jason Office Products

tl;dr: This shop is great. Bob is a treasure. The dog is a gem. Fountain pens.
I recently got into fountain pens, and the time came to pick up my first bottle of ink. I had a few brands and colors in mind, and while in NYC I had the opportunity to stop at Jason Office Products.
I walk in and an older man calls out to me, as he is hidden, seated, behind the counter. I ask if they carry bottle of pen ink, and in a delightfully New York accent he says, «Of cooourse we have pen ink,» as he guides me over. I spent a few minutes, and I was disappointed with the selection: squink, lamy basic colors, and a few others. I wanted something more… special.
On my way out, I let the gentleman know the bad news, and I explained in more detail what I’m looking for. He gives me a sidelong glance, and asks, «What if I have exactly what you’re looking for? I keep the good stuff under lock and key, for ‘special people.’»
And there it was, a limited collection of Caran d’Ache including my desired color, Saffron. I then learned that this gentleman is Bob, and we had a jolly chat about the store and our mutual love of nice stationery.
I’ve previously purchased an incredible notebook and disposable fountain pen from here, and had a similarly good experience. Prices are very reasonable — competitive with Amazon.

As one of the other customers stated, ‘watch out, he’s sneaky’ and it’s all true. Jason has continued to do shotty work as best when we ordered business cards through his company. Every time we did, we would have to have a bunch of emails back and forth because the font was obviously WAY off from the other font on the cards or something wasn’t the correct color, etc.
We decided he was unprofessional and dropped him as a vendor. Since then he has been harassing the employees at our firm and calling their personal cell phones. He even called the Managing Partner of our firm, which he STOLE THE NUMBER OFF THE BUSINESS CARD we had printed through him.
VERY unprofessional. If you feel like being ripped off for shotty work and then harassed about it later, then Jason’s is your place. Otherwise, go somewhere else.

If you want to step back in time and see what variety and assortment truly mean, I recommend you pop by Jason’s. I love stores like that — variety, quality, good prices, and great choices. Now-a-day’s that is rare. It’s a dream, and a flashback to a much better time in NY. I do remember back when stores had choice and variety. Jason’s is a treasure. I read a comment here from a person complaining about the owner’s quirky behavior. I am stunned that someone would think that they’d rather have a mind-​lulling, personality-​free, knowledge-​deficient dope at a big box store than a real New Yorker with a cool, variety-​filled store in Manhattan. These kinds of independent stores are few and far between now-​a-​days and I’d think you’d want to support a historic gem like this unique place. Oh, it would be a DREAM if more stores had quirky, funny, odd employees who know their products, rather than hunting for a hapless, sad-​sack at a chain store. Long may Jason’s (and long may any long-​time, small business) reign! The character and unique charm of this city is dying off. I’ll be damned if I don’t support quality, indie places, like this long-​standing, supply store.

I went to Jason’s office products to buy a planner. They have a good selection of planners. I decided to go with at a glance 2-​year planner. I need a 2-​year planner to keep myself organized in this hectic city. So far it’s a great planner and the perfect size. The price is a little marked up, but you can always bargain a little with the owner.

Copy services was unable to scan seven pieces of paper and e-​mail them to me. I left after 20 minutes of watching one guy try while a manager sat at his computer ignoring the problem. Both made it clear that I was interrupting lunch (it was 3pm).

Went to get a Filofax. The owner was so nice. He showed me their whole selection and even gave me a nice discount. It’s a big store where you will find whatever you are looking for.

I’ve got a thing for office supplies. Especially pens. How much so? A guy in a shop once called me «a pen hoe.» So I smacked him, told him to have my Sarasa’s 1.0 in blue by sundown, then hopped into my emerald green Caddy I like to call Oz.
Jason’s is a great place for my fix. They’ve got many, many different kinds of disposables, all of which can be purchased as singles. Not a big deal? Try finding that anywhere else. No offense to Staples, but sometimes, I don’t need an 18 pack. So for me, I go here to get a few at a time.
They’ve also got lots of pads, from Moleskin on down, as well as a decent collection of nicer pens, as in the kind you don’t trash when the ink runs dry. I just bought my first fountain from here, and while it wasn’t as cheap as Amazon, I felt a couple extra bucks was worth it to keep this place from turning into another Subway.
But best in store has to go to the dog. Can’t recall his name, but you can’t miss him. He’s the size of a small person, but totally friendly and always looking to play.
If you need an 18 pack, go to Staples. But if you want good service, and just a few writers at a time, Jason’s is your shop.

This place is the essence of a solid Manhattan business with an owner who will take the time to give you his knowledge in an entertaining and «New York Polite» way (ie. he’s got a great attitude, with some attitude.)
Went in to get a quality pen, and found great selection, great prices, and someone who really knows his trade. Gift wrapped and out the door with a smile on my face.
Hey, I even was given the chance to see a pic of their beautiful dog (which was a no show that day) and may go back to just to check it out.
Solid place for writing instruments at a solid value.