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I have pens and pads that were gifts from luxury companies like Montblanc, and Hermés but nothing quite compares to those pencils and pads above.
and the conclusion is that the best ones are the normal ones you can get in every store, you don't need to custom order weird stuff from japan. you don't need to hack together something out of the parts of two different things. the best rollerball pen is the one i've got a dozen of in my cupboard, and i can buy more of at the office supply store down the street.
It's a pressurized pen for less than $2 in the ten packs!!
It's not the most luxurious feeling to write with, but that doesn't matter when you just need a few quick sentences and checkboxes now and again. Pressurized pens are ideal for the modern use case of occasionally filling out something, usually in a hurry, with a pen you haven't touched in a week.
Fountain pens completely changed how I write. I've always gripped ballpoints like my life depended on it and gotten hand cramps from how hard I press them down. I don't want to, and can temporarily stop doing that when I consciously notice, but then I forget and go back to trying to stab the desktop through the paper. A Lamy Safari's triangular shape makes it physically hard to hold the "wrong" way. It nudges me to w…
That said, I just don't use pens often enough for it to be viable. Ink's dried, tip needs cleaning, etc. So I went back to my trusty old ball points I so hate.
I’ve been working my way through Kawecos, started with a Brass Sport with F nib which I’ve still got, then I bought a stainless steel Sport with BB nib that I ended up selling. Next I tried a copper Liliput with B nib and a plastic sport with M nib. I love the Liliput more than any of the sports so I think I’m going to buy the fireblue one with a M nib and I might end up selling all the rest.
https://www.jetpens.com/blog/The-Best-Pens-for-Writing-Check...
Fountain pens completely changed how I write. I've always gripped ballpoints like my life depended on it and gotten hand cramps from how hard I press them down. I don't want to, and can temporarily stop doing that when I consciously notice, but then I forget and go back to trying to stab the desktop through the paper. A Lamy Safari's triangular shape makes it physically hard to hold the "wrong" way. It nudges me to w…
I'd love to use fountain pens. Unfortunately, I'm left-handed.
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How many people read the reviews on Jetpens and then buy the pen from Amazon though. Obviously not so many to put them out of business, but that's always the danger.
Hardly a danger. Amazon store is filled with counterfeits and scammers due to its comingling policy. When you buy from a small shop where its reputation is on the line, you're assured you're getting what you ordered. When you buy from Amazon, it could be comingled scammer-goods from that one guy who ruined the collective commons for everyone. Its clear how Amazon works. They merge SKUs together, and "Fulfilled by Ama…
As for the Muji, loving this thing. It's so great for math, it's saving my linear algebra grade.
If anyone from JetPens is reading this(?) - would love to hear about the effects of this article ending up on HN today. Why? Because I'm about to drop ~$40 on pens as a result of the post, and discussion here. Echoing other people's sentiments here - love the site, love the density, love the niche'ness, love the information.