# Inkwell Echoes

[Inkwell Echoes](https://typewriters.mock.shop/llms.txt) is a [mock.shop](https://www.mock.shop/) sample store for building against a vintage typewriter and writing accessories shop before a real Shopify store is ready. The catalog includes vintage typewriters, hand tool kits and pliers, stationery and letter-writing sets, desk clocks, compression springs, and a fountain pen. There are 24 products across four collections. Each product has one selector, and its price stays the same across its variants.

mock.shop is an auth-free Shopify Storefront GraphQL API backed by sample reference stores. Find out more about [mock.shop sample stores](https://www.shopify.com/blog/mock-shop).

## When to use this store

Choose Inkwell Echoes when you want to build a vintage typewriter and writing accessories shop with typewriter, stationery, and desk-accessory carts across four collections.

Use Inkwell Echoes for:

- Vintage typewriter and writing accessories shop with vintage typewriters, hand tool kits and pliers, stationery and letter-writing sets, desk clocks, compression springs, and a fountain pen
- `Finish` choices on “Vintage Typewriter”
- Typewriter, stationery, and desk-accessory carts across four collections

Choose another mock.shop store if you need a stationery-only catalog without typewriters or mechanical items. Browse <https://mock.shop/llms.txt> to find a store that matches your catalog.

## Example Inkwell Echoes query

Here’s an example GraphQL `POST` request that retrieves options and variant prices for one product from <https://typewriters.mock.shop/api>:

```bash
curl https://typewriters.mock.shop/api \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"query":"{ product(handle: \"vintage-typewriter\") { id title options { name values } variants(first: 50) { pageInfo { hasNextPage } nodes { id title selectedOptions { name value } price { amount currencyCode } compareAtPrice { amount currencyCode } availableForSale } } } }"}'
```

This query retrieves Vintage Typewriter, including option values, variant IDs, selected options, availability, and current and compare-at prices. Use the selected variant’s ID and price when adding it to a cart.

The endpoint doesn't require authentication or an access token. Read <https://typewriters.mock.shop/llms.txt> for catalog details and store-specific instructions.

## What this catalog lets you test

Build a vintage typewriter shop with writing supplies and desk accessories alongside the machines. Inkwell Echoes has four collections, including Restored Desktop Classics and Ink and Paper Studio, plus tool and mechanical-part listings. The Vintage Typewriter has Matte Black, Brushed Steel, and Crinkle Coat Finish choices at the same price. Other products have their own selectors. Use the collections for browsing and let customers combine a typewriter with stationery or desk items in one cart, without treating the tool listings as verified compatible repair parts.

Preview the catalog in a storefront by opening <https://typewriters.hydrogen.mock.shop> in a browser.

![Inkwell Echoes product page for Vintage Typewriter showing finish selector, price $275.00, with product images on a tan background and wood desk setting](images/inkwell-echoes-vintage-typewriter-20260911.webp)

## Build with an AI coding tool

To build a typewriter and stationery storefront with Inkwell Echoes using Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Lovable, or another AI assistant, copy the prompt below. It gives the assistant the store domain and directs it to the catalog instructions before it starts writing code.

```text
Build me a Hydrogen storefront using typewriters.mock.shop as the store domain. Setup instructions: typewriters.mock.shop/llms.txt
```

Shopify also provides a [mock.shop starter project](https://github.com/Shopify/mock-shop-starter): a Hydrogen storefront with product pages, collection browsing, and a working cart already connected to mock.shop. You or your AI coding tool can customize this code instead of building those pieces from scratch.

Follow the repository’s setup instructions, then set `PUBLIC_STORE_DOMAIN=typewriters.mock.shop` in `.env` and restart the dev server to use Inkwell Echoes’ catalog. Leave `PUBLIC_STOREFRONT_API_TOKEN` empty; mock.shop doesn’t require a token.

## Move to a real Shopify store

mock.shop uses fictional, read-only catalog data. Cart operations work, and checkout is mocked: no payment is taken and no real order is placed. The Customer Account API isn’t supported.

When you’re ready to launch, point your storefront at a Shopify store and add that store’s public Storefront API token. If you don’t have a Shopify store yet, [start a Shopify free trial](https://www.shopify.com/free-trial) to create one.

Read the [mock.shop developer documentation](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/headless/mock-shop) for setup and migration details.

## Store facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Store handle | `typewriters` |
| Catalog model | Vintage typewriter and writing accessories shop |
| Products | 24 |
| Collections | 4 |
| Categories | 8 |
| Variants per product | 2–3 |
| Compare-at prices | 5 products |
| Requires shipping | All products |
| API endpoint | <https://typewriters.mock.shop/api> |
| Store instructions | <https://typewriters.mock.shop/llms.txt> |
| Browser preview | <https://typewriters.hydrogen.mock.shop> |