[Pen/Pencil Review] iPenStore.com Subscription Box Unboxing
For my birthday, Jimmy got me another subscription box (apparently these do come in one shots). I am not a great videographer, but hopefully you’ll find the unboxing fun. Enjoy! I’ll do actual reviews of the pens in the future.
[Pen/Pencil Review] Pilot Vanishing Point Saga – Part 1
Welcome to Monday – and Part 1 of 2 of the Pilot Vanishing Point Fountain pen Review Saga! This is the adventure leading UP to buying the Vanishing Point – next week will be the functional review. Pull up a chair and get the popcorn. Here we go… For years I’ve known about the expensive […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The Pilot Petit 1 Re-Review
Today’s pen review starts out with an apology to Pilot Pens. I reviewed the Pilot Petit 1 Green in December. I have it a less than stellar review, but in fairness, I ordered a second one – this one in classic Black -to see if I’d made a mistake, or maybe ended up with a […]
[Pen/Pencil Review Post] Pilot US Customer Service
This week’s pen blog – in the spirit of “Good Will Towards Men” – I’m doing a Stage 1 follow up on the Pilot Petit1 review and how Pilot handles at least some customer service issues. I don’t know how they deal with all of them, but this is one of them. I have several […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The Baoer 79 Starwalker Replica Fine Point Fountain Pen
So, my “big†purchase at the Dallas Pen Show – besides renewing our subscription to Pen World was the Baoer 79 Starwalker Tribute pen. This is a replica of the Montblanc Starwalker, which I do want someday but totally can’t afford now. The Baoer is a decent replica. It’s not one of the lightweight, cheap […]
[Pen Review] TWSBI 530 Diamond
For my birthday this year, my husband bought both of us a TWSBI 530 Diamond fountain pens – mine with an Extra Fine nib in green; his with a Fine nib in red. These pens are no longer in stock – apparently they’re sold out with no additional production run intended as TWSBI designs something […]
[Pen Review] The Padrino Demonstrator from Paradise Pen Company
On the way to ConDFW this year, my husband and I stopped by Paradise Pen Company in the Dallas Galleria to buy ink for our TWSBI Diamond 530s – which he bought “us” for my birthday. We chatted with the guys there – and drooled over the Pens Which I Can’t Afford – when the […]