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I've been using a fountain pen since when I started uni (nearly 4 years ago), first used a local brand for some months, then found the Pelikan I bought second h
by gkya 9y ago
I've been using a fountain pen since when I started uni (nearly 4 years ago), first used a local brand for some months, then found the Pelikan I bought second hand from a pens repairsman, which I still use. I write quite a bit on paper and almost exclusively with my fountain pen, and to this day, I've only been through one bottle of ink, a Lamy Black I bought for TRY15 back in the day (~$3,5 currently). All I ever do to that pen is fill it up when it needs a filling up. And very infrequently I switch from black ink to blue or viceversa.
A usable ballpoint or rollerball pen costs at least ~TRY5-10, and it does not last me more than a couple months. Cheaper stuff tends to not be reliable. And it may be hard to find that particular pen again, with the same tip and same feel, whereas with my fountain pen I always know what will happen when I put the thing on some paper.