Platinum
Platinum
Waldmann Fountain Pen - Private Eye of Baker Street ...
thaneon
Dear gods what even?
thaneon
For a pen
Platinum
It's apparently solid silver, but...
thaneon
Ah, so it's even a fragile pen
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this is just wildly impractical, and i'm saying that as a fountain pen person
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like. my 'i won the lottery and i'm buying a fancy pen to celebrate' is
Pilot Vanishing Point Decimo Fountain Pen - Champagn...
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which, yes, pricey, but not to that extent, and you can actually, you know, use the damn thing
Platinum
Vastly improved option.
kaylin
what in the fuck
thaneon
Agreed. That seems much more practical
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(i have tested a vanishing point in-store. they write beautifully.)
Shard
...That first one is a collector's pen, not one for actual use. Gotta be.
Shard
Also, I love the ShopPay option. Just...I'm assuming about 11 payments of nearly 2k dollars.
nihaowdy
crying at fountain pen things dot gif. laughing about knowing the site from a screencap.
nihaowdy
Kaweco Supra Fountain Pen - Fireblue - The Goulet Pe...
my pie in the sky pen
nihaowdy
TWSBI Diamond 580 Fountain Pen - Iris - The Goulet P...
this is my most expensive pen.
Platinum
I just use ballpoints :x
batman
i think i have like... a price point, but i do love fancy pens...
batman
that 21k pen doesn't really do anything for me, but...
batman
i do love a tactileturn pen....
batman
batman
gimme
Shard
I have a nice Parker ballpoint. That's doing me fine. Though my work pens are all yellow barrel Bics.
nihaowdy
i mean fountain pens are a collector's hobby
nihaowdy
using ballpoints is valid and i do the same in many contexts
nihaowdy
fountain pens are a Different Thing
batman
oh I know, I love my fountain pens. Just I find the really expensive ones don't blow my pants off the way I generally feel something 21k should
nihaowdy
oh yeah naw i fully agree with you here, i could never at that price point lmao
nihaowdy
even if i made that kinda money
nihaowdy
i was more responding to plat's comment about using ballpoints
nihaowdy
Solid, Valid Pens vs Hobbyist Derangement (of varying levels) 