Secure Attachments: Stapler store opens in Lawrence
Downtown business is a whimsical, one-stop shop for paper fasteners, clipboards and more.
Amid the prevalence of vaping and smoking accessory outlets in downtown Lawrence—often supplanting charming shops and family restaurants that helped fuel Mass Street’s unique vibe—the arrival this summer of Secure Attachments, “your neighborhood stapler store,” could not possibly be more welcome.
Artist Randy Regier, in collaboration with owners of the utterly wonderful Wonder Fair, this summer opened his cubbyhole shop at 15 W. Ninth St. to feature a variety of functional yet playful staplers, some of which will even be available for rent, along with a slew of other fascinating fasteners that defy dreary digitization.
“There’s a certain plausibility to it,” Regier told The Lawrence Times, “because staplers are still relevant—we either use them or we just won’t throw them away.”
Will his business plan work? Who knows.
What’s already clear, however, is that cheeky artistry merged with run-of-the-mill retail—Honey, I’m running out for paper clips; need any paper-fastening products?—conjures the exact sort of haven we all wish we had more of: something unique to our town, a grotto of gifts and goodies where daily stresses slip away while we ponder products we never needed but suddenly can’t do without.
Chris Lazzarino, j’86, is associate editor of Kansas Alumni magazine.
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