The Finch Formerly Known As Gold

17 December 2007

Obsolescence, here I come

I went to a well-known office-supply chain (no names mentioned) yesterday in search of the following items:

  • A ribbon for my Brother electric typewriter.

  • A box of #10 envelopes.

  • A box of #6¾ envelopes.

They managed to have none of these once-staple (oops) items. Envelopes approaching #10 in size could be had, but only as part of stationery sets, at prices that would make your nose bleed.

I should have asked the guy for some daguerreotype plates and a box of IBM punch cards while I was at it.

Posted at 9:02 AM to Dyssynergy


Ask him for a pack of carbon paper, onion skin paper, one of those eraser wheels with mini-whisk, and some mimeograph stencils while you're at it.

Posted by: John Owen Butler at 11:49 AM on 17 December 2007

No #10 envelopes! What, have they gone metric now too?

Posted by: McGehee at 1:51 PM on 17 December 2007