Do you like nice pens?

[Coverman]

Sorry to appear a Philistine to pen afficionados but I find the most comfortable and practical pen to use for writing and on site dimensioned sketches is the Bic GripRoller. Available in 4 ink colours, and if you lose one it's only cost 50 cents or so.

[shadowjack1]

I started using fountain pens in grade school. Still use a Cross fountain pen to this day.

[cabmandone]

I've found that now matter how nice the pen is, my handwriting never improves. Kinda the same thing with golf clubs and my golf game. I can use the cheapest one or the best and the results are still crappy.

[Baz]

For me it's Uniball 207 Gel or Pilot G-2 Gel.

The free ones at the bank also work pretty good!

[Shaun @ Tru6]

I managed the backroom management consulting conference when Gillette bought Parker Pen some 30 years ago. Held at a castle turned event retreat in the English countryside which was beautiful. The Parker Pen people hated Gillette (Papermate) and the acquisition was going very poorly.

Anyway, we got to use a variety of Parker's as well as high end competitors as part of the whole event. Fine writing instruments are a waste on me as I write with my right hand holding the pen like it's my left. I appreciate the craftsmanship and elegance of a nice pen but I'm better left with Sharpies. Case in point, my signature now is just an up and down swoosh.

Ball point, favorite pen is a Zebra Z Grip. Gel, Pilot.

Semi off topic: I always think it's funny old people carefully writing their signature on self service checkout screens at the supermarket.

[mgatepi]

Been used everyday for the past 20 years.....changed the ink cartridge several times.

[masraum]

I like nice, heavy well made pens that write well, but I hate to hand write anything and barely do any more. My handwriting was horrible when I wrote all of the time. Now that I haven't written much by hand for many, many years, it's even worse.

And I've never been inclined to spend money on a "nice" writing untensil.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by mgatepi

Been used everyday for the past 20 years.....changed the ink cartridge several times.

I had a cheap knock-off that landed in my possession at work once years ago. It had a nice heft and felt nice to hold and write with.

When I was bartending, I found a pen that looked like a Mont Blanc, but I'm sure was also a knock-off. It also wrote well and felt nice in the hand.

[1990C4S]

I had that same black Cross pen in University. I found it in first year and used it for six years to the point wear the body was pretty worn out. I lost it at my first job, which still annoys me thirty years later.

I use these at work, they are surprisingly good.

https://www.amazon.com/Pilot-Varsity-Disposable-Fountain-Point/dp/B06WP9KP5X/ref=sr_1_29?dchild=1&keywords=fountain+pen&qid=1617801773&sr=8-29

[David]

The Pennant magazine is one of my wife's customers. I had no idea there was such an enthusiast group.

https://pencollectorsofamerica.org/pennant/

[pwd72s]

Since Joe Bob asked if I wanted to sell the damned thing, and since I couldn't take money for a piece of **** that never did write well, and since old age has made my hand shake...he's got it. A plain brown padded envelope is in Cindy's car. She'll stop at the post office on her way to do a bit of shopping. It contains a big fat black Meisterstuck in it's original box and with papers... For sure those "meisters" "Stuck" it to me when I bought it...

I'd tell him to enjoy...but not sure he will.

(edit) Just don't ask if I want to sell my pool cue...the answer would be no. Even though it misses shots too often.

[Joe Bob]

:d

[stevej37]

My kindergarten thru third year teacher drilled the cursive writing into us non-stop.
I can still write with a very nice style because of that....60 years later

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by stevej37

My kindergarten thru third year teacher drilled the cursive writing into us non-stop.
I can still write with a very nice style because of that....60 years later

The Palmer method...they tried, I couldn't adapt. Now wish I had. My mother used that style. Her penmanship was fantastic until she died.

[stevej37]

^^^ I can still remember my teacher stressing how important it was to drag your hand across while keeping the same pen position. She was exactly right.

[pwd72s]

After mom died, cleaning out her house, I found letters her friends had written...beautiful Palmer method penmanship in all. Yes, it worked...

Letter writing...becoming a lost art.

[KFC911]

I used to have a "smart pen" back in college... it always aced tests and made it about four years into my second corporate gig before growing legs .

Nuthin' fancy ....

I still miss that pin

[LWJ]

Left handed here = no fountain pen!
crappy hand writing = no pride in my writing

I can type fast and accurately. My writing looks like I failed 2nd grade.

[dad911]

I use the free pens from the bank. TD and Provident are the best.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by dad911

I use the free pens from the bank. TD and Provident are the best.

I got one from the local ford dealer that writes very smoothly.