Plastic pens could last for years (perhaps easier to break but equally easy to lose) but are marketed as disposable. The biggest Australian stationary store ca

Plastic pens could last for years (perhaps easier to break but equally easy to lose) but are marketed as disposable. The biggest Australian stationary store carries 10-packs of Cristal pens for A$4 and doesn't carry refills - these pens go straight to the bin. I've never thrown away a steel pen.