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Hello. I recently read a topic about Jotter ballpoint pens. At that time I checked the date code of my Jotter. However I noticed that two French jotter ballpoint pens I purchased last year, one from Japan and one from the UK, do not have a date code. I contacted the PARKER pen company about it through their website and today I received a response from the Writing Instruments Division of Newell Brands Japan, LLC. Excerpts from the reply: Answer: Some of our Parker products (including the Jotter product you inquired about) have the date code engraved and some do not.ー When did this start? At the same time, we have re-asked PARKER about this, but they have omitted to explain it this time, so we may not get a reply. Thanks in advance for any information you can provide. Addition. Before questioning the PARKER pen company, I asked the Tokyo stationery store Ito-Ya where I purchased the pen. The clerk checked several ballpoint pens and the PARKER ballpoint pen she got did not have a date code. (With the exception of one Sonnet ballpoint pen)

Hello, All! My daughter will be 8 next month and she wants an Edison pen in Hawaiian (Unicorn Barf). She does use fountain pens and while I understand wanting a pen, I can't seem to justify a $150+ pen purchase for an 8-year old. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good, less expensive alternative? I looked at the Noodler's Konrad pens, but none of the colors were right. Thanks if advance for your help!