Pens

[eldudereno]

You cannot beat a Bic, even if I won the Euro Lottery I wouldn't buy any other. Spending £120 on a pen is quite shameful, would rather give the money to charity.

[ChristianZS]

Mc Lovin said:

I had a harley davidson signature pen, it was given to me by a mate at school. It was the best pen i had had, untill i dropped it on its nib

Dont cry!

https://www.montgomerypens.com/product_detail.asp?...

[Snoggledog]

I use either Cross or Waterman. Lovely pens.

[ascayman]

eldudereno said:

You cannot beat a Bic, even if I won the Euro Lottery I wouldn't buy any other. Spending £120 on a pen is quite shameful, would rather give the money to charity.

why is it shameful?

[wildoliver]

I have a cross pencil and must say the quality is excellent.

[Mc Lovin]

ChristianZS said:

Mc Lovin said:

I had a harley davidson signature pen, it was given to me by a mate at school. It was the best pen i had had, untill i dropped it on its nib

Dont cry!

https://www.montgomerypens.com/product_detail.asp?...

It wasn't one of those

[Mattt]

ascayman said:

eldudereno said:

You cannot beat a Bic, even if I won the Euro Lottery I wouldn't buy any other. Spending £120 on a pen is quite shameful, would rather give the money to charity.

why is it shameful?

I'd only lose it a week later, or chew the end off.

[mitzy]

Mc Lovin said:

ChristianZS said:

Mc Lovin said:

I had a harley davidson signature pen, it was given to me by a mate at school. It was the best pen i had had, untill i dropped it on its nib

Dont cry!

https://www.montgomerypens.com/product_detail.asp?...

It wasn't one of those

I think I would rather have a bic .

Edited by mitzy on Thursday 16th October 13:44

[anonymous-user]

eldudereno said:

You cannot beat a Bic, even if I won the Euro Lottery I wouldn't buy any other. Spending £120 on a pen is quite shameful, would rather give the money to charity.

[Red Firecracker]

Use a Waterman with a fine nib myself. There are also a couple of Lamys on my desk as well.

Best advice is to visit the shop and try them. Even 2 pens of the same make with the same nib can feel different to write with. My hand writing has improved no end since I stopped using a biro.

ETA: Never, ever let anyone else borrow it or write with it either. Does the nib no end of harm.

Edited by Red Firecracker on Thursday 16th October 13:54

[emicen]

For legible writing I pretty much have to use a fountain pen. Have a couple of cheap Parkers for every day work (~£15 each) and a Montblanc at home. Think it was about £120 (present so didnt ask)

[J-Skid]

Depends how much you actually write. Waterman are fine for light use but the nibs go after about a year.

I tend to write about 15-25 pages of A4 per day (more if on a deal) so I use a Montblanc Meisterstuck. It refills from an ink bottle not silly cartridges which cost a fortune. I've had mine for 8 years and it's still going strong.

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[Si 330]

I have a Cross it cost around 90 pounds 10 years ago. Hardly use it as i have a Montblanc which is far smoother. So i use this daily have done for 5 years now. Save a little get a Montblanc.

[NiceCupOfTea]

My £50 Waterman Expert has been in daily use for 3 or 4 years. Not scratchy, flows nicely, fills from bottle or takes carts, doesn't leak, well built, looks simple & classic, cheap enough not to worry about taking it anywhere

[Kuroblack350]

Fairly cheap (by PH standards as usual ) £20 Parker Frontier GT here, which is a really nice, stainless steel finished ink pen. (Wanted to upgrade my fine but worn out Muji pens)

Agree with the point re improved handwriting, can't explain that one - perhaps there's more traction with the fountain pen nibs..?

I don't think there's any need to spend a fortune, I took a look at some supposed 'expensive' pens and they looked like that type of cheap-arse tat you get either in a Christmas cracker, or with a free diary from work...

[shadowninja]

eldudereno said:

You cannot beat a Bic, even if I won the Euro Lottery I wouldn't buy any other. Spending £120 on a pen is quite shameful, would rather give the money to charity.

Slightly less shameful than, say, spending £20k on a sports car, rather than buying a £2k Micra and giving £18k to charity...

[chunkymonkey71]

welshbikerduck said:

Being left handed using a fountain pen meant getting ink all over the paper and the side of my hand. Get a Bic and buy beer with the change.

Yep. I agree... try writing on a blackboard! (though not with a pen)

[zcacogp]

I'm a big fan of good fountain pens, and use one daily. I don't write much, but appreciate using quality instruments when I do so. Anyone who thinks that there is nothing more to writing than a Bic Biro has clearly never experienced the pleasure of a good quality fountain pen.

Having said that, I was given one of these about 5 years ago by my sister-in-law as a stop-gap after I lost my then-current pen, and I have been so surprised by how good it is I haven't replaced it. It's not expensive, but is a delight to use - much better than it should be for the price. To the OP - so much within your budget that you probably won't even be considering it, but I'd recommend it anyway.

J-Skid said:

I tend to write about 15-25 pages of A4 per day (more if on a deal)

! What's your job?


Oli.

[Motorrad]

Can't believe anyone has the need for a pen in this day and age, so 20th century darling.

[ascayman]

Si 330 said:

Save a little get a Montblanc.

good advice.

i have fountain and a ballpoint havent used anything else for the last 10 years.