Pen cap question

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Gr80Cakes

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I have a question about part of a product description from a website that is probably rather popular to folks on here. I too am a huge fan of what they sell. Many may indeed recognize the copied text below. What discrete reasons would one have for not wanting their pen cap to attach to their pen when not in use? Normally, I wouldn't want to blow the lid open on something that says it's discreet, but I can't for the life of me figure out what discrete reason(s) would be.

NOTE: _______(name omitted)________ Pen industrial design purposely DOES NOT provide for the cap to fit on the back of the barrel. There are several reasons for this, one will become apparent when someone asks to borrow your pen - loan them the pen while you hold the cap and you will get your pen back! Other more discrete reasons are best kept quiet!

I omitted the website's name in case of any legal or merchandising concerns. It may be overkill, but I figured better safe than sorry.
 
Putting the cap on the pen while writing is called "posting" the pen.

As per their reasons... I don't have a clue.


Some pens are too expensive for the user to want to post them, but it's strange that their design won't let the cap go on. If you don't want to just don't do it. Having the option would be nice for those who do. Some pens require posting to be balanced. Otherwise they are just not comfortable to write with.
 
I see some tongue-in-cheek lawyerly disclaimers in some of their text..probably meant to be cute on some level.

I have that pen and the inability to "post"..[just learned that term from texas gun person] is a negative however I knew when I purchased.
 
Unk said:
I see some tongue-in-cheek lawyerly disclaimers in some of their text..probably meant to be cute on some level.

I have that pen and the inability to "post"..[just learned that term from texas gun person] is a negative however I knew when I purchased.
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Yeah, they do have that kind of sense of humor. Guess I never thought of that, but it is quite likely that's the case.

I have the pen too, and like it quite a bit with the exception of being unable to 'post' it.

I was hoping to learn what I might be missing out on though, if they were indeed serious, so if anyone else has any ideas about what they say, please share :D
 
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I don't know which pen you're talking about, but some nice fountain and rollerball pens are designed so that the cap can't be posted, or does not post well. This can be for a few reasons: aesthetic (the lines of the capped pen wouldn't "flow" right if the cap was postable), protective (posting the cap could mar the barrel material), balance (the pen feels better in the hand w/o the cap posted).
 
Its funny I am reading this. I was just on this website yesterday looking at the new versions of their pen. I am thinking that I need this one and that one, I mean hell for the money you can't beat the value. That is until I saw the disclaimer about the cap. So I just crossed the blanky blank "blank" pen off my must have list. I guess the "discrete reasons" just add to the mystique. They are very nice pens though. And you should buy the titanium one.
 
kzooglock23 said:
Its funny I am reading this. I was just on this website yesterday looking at the new versions of their pen. I am thinking that I need this one and that one, I mean hell for the money you can't beat the value. That is until I saw the disclaimer about the cap. So I just crossed the blanky blank "blank" pen off my must have list. I guess the "discrete reasons" just add to the mystique. They are very nice pens though. And you should buy the titanium one.
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Yeah, I have the Black anodized aluminum one and love it, except that it can't be posted. I love the look of the Ti one for sure, it's just that price is half the cost of Hinderer Ti pen :D
 
Yeah man that Hinderer flame pen is pretty sweet. But hell at around $300 bucks, then thats about half as much as one of Rick's knives. This sucks.
 
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