> Obviously I'm wrong, but I'm not sure why. I bought a budget fountain pen as an experiment - can I reduce waste and potentially save money? It has been a co

> Obviously I'm wrong, but I'm not sure why. I bought a budget fountain pen as an experiment - can I reduce waste and potentially save money? It has been a complete success, with the side effect that writing has become much more enjoyable. I ended up getting my kids the Pilot Kakuno - they have also found writing to be more enjoyable and their penmanship has improved dramatically as a result. Expensive pens don't have any allure to me. I'm sure they're nice, and many of them write better than a budget pen, but... I wouldn't turn one down as a gift, but I'm not interested at all in buying one.