How often do you see people using fountain pens?

[duki92]

Never seen anyone using fountain pens, except few colegues which played with my pen few days ago.

[Thier.]

Today, I've seen a client using a Parker Falcon. Beginning to speak with him, he told me that he also has a 75 and a few others ..... But when he saw my Visconti Homo Sapiens, he told me he wants the same .......

[JLZenor]

Just one... the person who told me I need to check out fountain pens a few weeks ago. He wrote an interesting book too. Still reading it.

[Thier.]

Just one... the person who told me I need to check out fountain pens a few weeks ago. He wrote an interesting book too. Still reading it.

And ? Did you checked ?????

[JLZenor]

And ? Did you checked ?????

 

Why do you think I'm here? I found the pen he recommended (Pilot Metropolitan) which seems like a decent starter. I started with the Medium nib (because it was cheaper) and liked how it wrote but wasn't all that happy with it ultimately. So I decided to get the same pen with the Fine nib which came this weekend. And now I'm super happy with it! It may be my new favorite pen.

[Thier.]

 

Why do you think I'm here? I found the pen he recommended (Pilot Metropolitan) which seems like a decent starter. I started with the Medium nib (because it was cheaper) and liked how it wrote but wasn't all that happy with it ultimately. So I decided to get the same pen with the Fine nib which came this weekend. And now I'm super happy with it! It may be my new favorite pen.

I see...... And soon, you will be posting every week on this thread ......

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/267952-which-one-will-be-your-next-fountain-pen/

 

Welcome here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JLZenor]

I see...... And soon, you will be posting every week on this thread ......

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/267952-which-one-will-be-your-next-fountain-pen/

 

Welcome here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Haha!

 

If I had the money, maybe. For now I'm going to enjoy my pen, and experiment a bit with inks. I'll have to think long and hard about what pen to get next. Maybe for my birthday in November.

[Dronak]

I can't remember meeting or knowing someone else who uses fountain pens. I'm not sure if that means they don't or if I just haven't noticed it (or maybe never had a chance to notice).

[Blue_Moon]

I'm sure I've seen someone over the years using a fountain pen, but I can't recall anyone. Never in my current daily life, other than my wife.

[Hector67]

Every single day. At work with two coleagues and at home with the entire family. Wife, 19 yr old daughter and 12 yr old son.

[Mr. Dante]

About 15 years, ago, a former colleague introduced me to FPs. At the time, he was acquiring 2-5 pens per month, and had them delivered to the office. So for a few years, I saw alot of FPs. Since he left the firm, I have not seen anyone else who uses a FP.

[tinkerteacher]

Buy a pack or several of Pilot Varsities/V Pens or Petit1s and hand them out for free. Spread the addiction.

 

The first sample is always free.

[Phormula]

Just for the sake of curiosity, I figured out the percentage of daily FP users in the company I work for.

Out of 60 employees, 12% are daily FP users.

[Thier.]

one more client today ...... A client took his Waterman Phileas out to sign a form ....

[Jollie]

In 10 years of being an accountant at two previous firms I'd only come accross one person who used FP, I've been with my current firm for around 4 months and have already come accross 2 clients who regularly use them as a daily writer...

 

Now just to convince the boss to fund my next pen.........

[Thier.]

And one more today ...... Another client with a Lamy 2000 .... My god, during a long time I thought Inwas the only one and wondered how my pen dealer could pay his bread .....

[Baalberithim]

Spotted a Rhodia pad sticking out of someone's chef coat at work the other day and noted the name tag. Asked him about it the next time I saw him and it turns out he uses a Safari. I gave him some links, including here, will have to see if he pops up.

[Newjelan]

Have previously mentioned that I see them regularl, which is quite weird given how little they're generally used in this country. So far this week, (Wed evening), I've been in 3 client meetings where someone (other than me) has been using a fountain pen.

[delano]

Not only have I never come across a fountain pen user outside of a pen show, it sometimes feels like I'm the only one in a 150 mile radius.

[Manalto]

Not only have I never come across a fountain pen user outside of a pen show, it sometimes feels like I'm the only one in a 150 mile radius.

 

+1 - My use of a fountain pen never fails to elicit a response, always pleasant, usually sentimental. The teller at my bank made a comment which tells me that it's unusual enough to be remarkable among the scores of customers she sees every day.