19
Fountain pens
(hexbear.net)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2024
19 points (100.0% liked)
writing
21705 readers
1 users here now
"There's no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you"
-Maya Angelou
Welcome to c/writing!
This is a space for all kinds of discussion referring to writing. This could include the structure and style found in different types of writing, authors worth talking about, different genres, trends, etc.
This is also a space for users who wish to share their own writing for feedback. This could look like independently posting excerpts of poems/prose/plays or it could be replying to one of the writing prompt threads. Brainstorming and worldbuilding ideas are welcome too!
Ideally, this will be a community where we work together to become better writers and appreciators of writing in all its forms.
All that said, please note that Code of Conduct still applies here. Please apply content warnings where applicable and spoiler material that might be inappropriate.
founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
I got some EDC nonsense because I actually did need a pocket knife and a flashlight and was like, "fine I'll piggyback on the market created by these nerds". My conclusion is that there are very good Chinese brands that reach a nice compromise between quality and cost. For example, a very nice sofirn flashlight from AliExpress for $20 is just as good as random ones on Amazon for $80.
I have no need for fancy pens but if I did I'd start looking at decent Chinese brands.
Edit: based on 10 minutes of screwing around I'd buy a $5 Jinhao X450 or two and that would probably be enough for me forever.
Yeah I've been looking at some Chinese pens, jinhao seems good and so does Asvine. I think I'll eventually order a few from Ali because they are so cheap.
In retrospect I didn't answer your question at all since I don't even own a fountain pen but I'm glad if I was in any way helpful despite this!
I'm probably gonna get one now that I know it's just $5 and I can use it as an excuse to declutter my army of half-used ballpoints. Pretty stoked to have ~3 writing implements instead of several cups full. Gonna donate the cups to organizing supplies. So thanks for reminding me that I can leverage nerd things to organize my spaces!