What Was Your Last Impulsive Pen Acquisition?

[Merrick]

6 minutes ago, Penguincollector said:

It happens to the best of us, @Merrick.

Just when I think I'm out, [fountain pens] pull me back in...

[Daruma]

Pilot custom 845. first reason, I heard almost 845 pen's price will be risen as soon. so I bought at 375$. Second reason, 845's red color with urushi lacquer was so fascinated. 

[A Smug Dill]

11 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

I bought the last available Sailor Mini PGS Rockhopper Penguin by the skin of my teeth today 

 

Congratulations!

 

…

 

I relented and finally bought this limited edition Faber-Castell Loom fountain pen and ink gift set today:

 

after having tossed it out of my shopping cart at checkout time so many times in the past few months. I think the matt gunmetal Loom I have is fine and performs decently, although I prefer the Faber-Castell Essentio Aluminium fountain pens to it any day. This colour combination is nice, though; although in the review photos added by customers against the item listing, I have to question how red it is compared to the matt gunmetal, when in some of the photos I can hardly see any difference. I also think this limited edition cost too much for what it is, … but what the hell.

 

As well, I bought a couple of Admok J400 pens — one fitted with a Chinese nib (which I assume is Admok branded), and the other has no nib as supplied but is tapped for Pelikan M20x/M40x nib units.

[A Smug Dill]

Welcome to FPN.

 

3 hours ago, Daruma said:

I heard almost 845 pen's price will be risen as soon.

 

Pilot's most recent round of retail price increases were effective 1 October 2024.

[Daruma]

43 minutes ago, A Smug Dill said:

FPN에 오신 것을 환영합니다.

 

 

Pilot의 가장 최근의 소매가격 인상은 2024년 10월 1일부터 시행되었습니다.

thank you for welcoming

 

I heard that news too. but pilot didn't raise the price right away in my country. according to pilot's official notice, the price of pen in korea will be risen 2025.01.01 

Edited October 23 by Daruma

[Daruma]

47 minutes ago, A Smug Dill said:

 

축하해요!

 

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나는 마침내 마음을 바꾸어 오늘 이 한정판 Faber-Castell Loom 만년필과 잉크 선물 세트를 구매했습니다.

 

지난 몇 달 동안 결제할 때 장바구니에서 여러 번 꺼낸 후에요. 제가 가지고 있는 매트 건메탈 룸은 괜찮고 성능도 괜찮은 것 같아요. 하지만 저는 언제나 파버카스텔 에센티오 알루미늄 만년필을 더 선호해요. 하지만 이 색상 조합은 괜찮아요. 하지만 고객이 상품 목록에 추가한 리뷰 사진에서 매트 건메탈과 비교했을 때 얼마나 붉은지 의문이 들 수밖에 없어요. 어떤 사진에서는 거의 차이를 볼 수 없거든요. 이 한정판은 가격에 비해 너무 비싼 것 같아요... 하지만 뭐 어때요.

 

또한 Admok J400 펜 두 개를 샀는데, 하나는 중국산 펜촉이 달려 있고(아마 Admok 브랜드인 듯), 다른 하나는 원래 펜촉이 달려 있지 않지만 Pelikan M20x/M40x 펜촉 유닛에 맞게 탭핑되어 있습니다.

I thinks that matt color adds elegance. I curious the real thing

 

acutally I bought admok and asvine pens at Chinese online shop. It was so satisfied.

and recently I bought Chinese urushi pen at that shop. and It was wonderful. I hope to introduce this pen afterwards

 

Edited October 23 by Daruma

[USG]

18 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

I bought the last available Sailor Mini PGS Rockhopper Penguin by the skin of my teeth today: 

 

 

Screenshot from Pensachi as I just ordered it.

 

 

Very nIce PGC, I didn't want you to think it went unnoticed 😀👍

[Penguincollector]

Thanks, @A Smug Dill and @USG! 

[gweimer1]

Visconti Skeleton set

[AmandaW]

Sheaffer 440 Burgundy F

[nm4]

4 hours ago, gweimer1 said:

Visconti Skeleton set

Wow!  Beautiful set. Please post some pics!

 

N

[fireant]

Disregard.

[Janeite]

I don't know whether I should consider my latest pen purchase impulsive or not.  I was in Houston at a conference and visited the Mont Blanc store where I saw some of their pens dedicated to Jane Austen.  Sadly, they were not more style (nor in a budget I wanted to spend).  But the MB sales clerk did talk to me about Dromgoole's and I visited the website before going to the store.  On their website I saw that one of the new arrivals was a Retro 51 Pride and Prejudice pen (my favorite JA novel, quite possibly my favorite novel regardless of author).  The price point was also far more palatable to me.  So once my conference was over I swung over to Dromgoole's and came home with the Retro 51 Pride & Prejudice, though I need to wait until my anniversary or Christmas or sometime that my spouse decides to give it to me. 

 

While there, however, I ended up looking for a first fountain pen for a 10-year old that wanted a quiet pen.  The TWSBI was quite quiet, but I was not about to do a piston-filler for a first FP for a kid, and after trying out several different pens, a silver Faber-Castell Hexo M nib on Rhodia paper was the winner. 

[Misfit]

@Janeite I saw a bunch of emails about that pen. What are your impressions of it?

[Janeite]

The MB Jane Austen one or the Retro 51 Pride & Prejudice one?

 

If the MB, there were some nice details, but it didn't feel like a 4-figure pen to me.  In person the cap is more of a union blue kind of color, even though in pictures it often seems to appear more grayish.  Then pen seemed to be of moderate weight, neither super heavy or super light.  Frankly, there was nothing overly memorable about it. 

 

If the P&P, I only held it very briefly as I was literally waiting for the UPS truck to arrive to the store with the delivery (I'm technically awaiting being giving it as a gift...i just made sure that the nib worked well with a quick dip sample at the store). But it is definitely has some heft to it, but from my recollections, the diameter of the pen/grip is narrower than the MB Jane Austen.  If I didn't know anything about FP branding, the P&P pen would have seemed like it was a more expensive pen than the MB Jane Austen one. 

 

Hope that helps, but if you have any other @Misfit let me know and I'll do my best to answer.

[Misfit]

@Janeite most sorry I forgot to ask about the specific brand. I meant the Retro 51. I’m trying to stop buying pens for awhile, but that one is so tempting. I love that book too. 

[Driften]

Two impulse buys today. A Majohn P139 in white with the #8 nib. I know it's styled off the MB Hemingway which I'm never going to have, but it's such a classic look so worth $50 to dream about the MB. The other pen is the Waterman Expert L'Essence du Bleu with a fine nib. When amazon hit $101 on it, the stylish looks and reviews saying it's a real workhorse of a pen made me hit buy. It's only a 2 year run that started in 2022 so the series is going to dry up soon. If I like it I might go back for the Carene which is cheeper than the standard models right now. I was tempted to get the more expensive pens but some people have had drying out issues with that model as well as ink coming out the breather hole sometimes on uncapping. The inset nib is so nice looking.

[Merrick]

A Montblanc 644N with OBB nib. And now I really should delete my password for my eBay account and never look at it again. 

[fireant]

1 hour ago, Merrick said:

A Montblanc 644N with OBB nib. And now I really should delete my password for my eBay account and never look at it again. 

 

Lol.

Okay I will admit it here, although I've been jonesing for a Starwalker with a diamond snowflake I first bought/ordered  the MB 149 Origins witha OBBB nib, but I also bought a MB Rouge et Noir (coral) yesterday. Not on ebay, but seriously I can't I did that yesterday.

[Gloucesterman]

2 hours ago, Merrick said:

A Montblanc 644N with OBB nib. And now I really should delete my password for my eBay account and never look at it again. 

Quit "shoulding" on yourself! Your gelt, err, guilt does you no good here.