tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580978899269996730.post5204515961181775276..comments2024-03-28T09:15:00.031-04:00Comments on Scriblets: Fountain Pens: Starting YoungBleethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16886801464672049870noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580978899269996730.post-73269403953555152652013-08-06T15:12:52.334-04:002013-08-06T15:12:52.334-04:00I am certainly no collector of ink pens but value ...I am certainly no collector of ink pens but value the three I have, two Lamy pens for work and one workhorse Diamond 540 TWSBI used at other times. I quickly came to appreciate writing with good instruments again since the days in high school when everyone used ink pens with disposal cartridges. The pens of today are remarkable.Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539188502749432340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580978899269996730.post-15677947028888290412013-08-06T14:00:15.230-04:002013-08-06T14:00:15.230-04:00It's much cheaper to buy a good workhorse foun...It's much cheaper to buy a good workhorse fountain pen and bottle ink than to buy a new pen or pen refill every time the ink runs out. Plus, you're not loading up local landfills with petroleum-based plastics. My ship is probably sunk off the coast of Iceland somewhere, so I do the more cost-effective - and more personally satisfying - thing, and just replace the ink instead of the whole pen.Jennifer Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919820550306740245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580978899269996730.post-55947362054216715172013-08-04T23:37:37.981-04:002013-08-04T23:37:37.981-04:00Let's see . . . 79 times $28, 643 . . . why st...Let's see . . . 79 times $28, 643 . . . why stop with one?<br />They are beautiful, but I'll stick with my Pilot G2 at 2 for $1.99. At least until my ship comes in.Marciahttp://wwwareaderslife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com