Favorite Pen?

Originally posted by pjenkins00
I have the blue one.
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That's a good looking pen. I have a couple of Bullets and a Telescoping model. I also have a Sensa that I carry at work.
 
Got a blue lacquer Fisher bullet, and a chrome one.
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Only pen I use except for Pilot's extra fine "precise rolling ball V5".
Going to get some fine refills to try out in my Fishers, soon.



Al, I have had that problem with one of mine.
 
Here's my "writing EDC" -- Cross Townsend, Rollerball. I absolutely love this pen!


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- Mark
 
Originally posted by RyanMalpiede
Cheapest place to buy Fishers
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It would appear that there is some form of "retail price maintenance" on Fisher Space Pens (is this actually legal?)

eg: it's not possible to find the standard polished chrome bullet pen below $18 anywhere.......

if one follows the Fisher Space pen links on the referenced website - it actually says this:
QUOTE:
Some internet listings and search engines still show 20% Off Fisher Space Pens. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Due to circumstances beyond our immediate control, we are no longer able to discount Fisher Space Pens...
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ref:
http://www.penwagifts.com/fisher/
 
Darn, they must have changed it ... I got mine through them for $11 plus ship.

Just went through the process ... unless they are lying, I think they are even giving away a free refill with purchase. "Real" Fisher Bullet Pen & Refill for $14 to your door. Can't beat that!!!!!

I have bought one through them before so I know at least the bullet pen to your door for $14 is true.

*Just did a Paypal purchase for the hell of it ... I will let you know if it all comes to my house.
 
Staples had Bullets for $14.99 about a year ago. They weren't listed on the Staples website, I guess they were only available in the stores. I'll check this week when I look for the Zebra pocket pens. The Zebras are on available from Staples online.

I've purchased 2 Fisher Telescoping pens from Penwa for $20/ea. The latest was last summer. Great service.
 
To support what Ryan said:

If you want a telescoping Fisher Space pen, or a Chrome Bullet, go to
this page and follow the instructions.

Do not ask questions.
If you're in Europe, pay your $5.00 shipping.
It's even below UK duty bands.

How hard can that be?
 
I carry a zebra f-301 BP pen that comes in a two pack from walmart for 3.00. ITs nice enough to do most of my writing chores, and if it gets washed or lost Im not out too much either.
 
I may get flamed for this, but I really like my black Mont Blanc Meisterstuck rollerball. It has the finest rollerball point I have found. I have carried it since November of 2000 and haven't had any problems out of it yet.

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A Cross Ion that I found today;) . Well my friend found it and I snatched it from him. Told him he knew how much I loved gadgets:D . But I said I'd give it to him when I get my Fisher.
 
Inspired by this thread, I finally got off my butt and ordered a pen for myself. I figure that if I'm carrying more than $2 worth of writing utensil, I might like being a student more.

I don't particularly like my Fisher; it writes terribly, the black ink is most definitely not black, the body once got stuck in the cap (and I had to yank it out with pliers, denting it), and the cheap plastic stylus tip on the top is deforming from normal pocket carry. Definitely not worth the $25 or so I paid for it at Chesapeake Knife & Tool (impulse gadget buy :)).

I prefer using gel ink refills or rollerballs, so I ordered a black Rotring 600 rollerball. I'll see how well the rollerball writes, but mainly I think I'll use Pilot G2 gel refills. I've had problems with G2's leaking ink before, though I think it had something to do with throwing my pencil case around.
 
In my pocket right now are a black Pilot G-2 07, a blue Sanford uni-ball gel RT med. and a black Sanford uni-ball micro. In my bag I have some art pens that cost me a little more- by Sakura, six colors .25mm line width. In a zip-lock with some woodless graphite pencils I also have a pen with a .20mm line width, good for pointilism.

Frank
 
Originally posted by OwenM
Got a blue lacquer Fisher bullet, and a chrome one.
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Only pen I use except for Pilot's extra fine "precise rolling ball V5".
Going to get some fine refills to try out in my Fishers, soon.


Al, I have had that problem with one of mine.
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I've had the black matte pen and the blue lacquer - Owen's scan doesn't do it justice (sorry Owen!) :) The lacquered pens are definitely worth the extra bucks just for the improvement in looks!

I occasionally will experience a glob of ink, but it is rare.

Owen - let me know how those fine refills work out - I've been thinking about picking one up as well...

Matthew
 
I used to have a Sensa ballpoint (uses Fisher cartridges) but I was unsatisfied with its smoothness and consistency of the line. The Sensa rollerball, however, is awesome. The first capless rollerballs I've seen (retractable just like a ballpoint, no cap needed). The cushy grip doesn't hurt, either :D .
 
I've had good luck with the zebras also. I've written on glass with them!! The hospital provides us with a bic medium model that works good but I need a retractable point so I dont' mess up my pocket with little black lines. Right now I use a gel retractable pen, I'm not sure of the model. It's cheap but meets all my needs.

Great thread!! I see I'm not the only one that has "pen needs". :p
 
Thanks for the link, Ryan. Anyone do the engraving? I find it hard to believe that there's no setup fee to laser engrave one pen and it's only $10 extra.

It's funny that this thread came up. Just before Spring Break I met this girl and got her number...only problem is I had no fricking pen!:mad: Luckily I was smart enough to plug it into my phone but still wanted to write down the number since I just knew something would happen to the number if I didn't do a "backup." I ended up asking the parking attendant for a pen. I've been looking for a good pen ever since.
 
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