I once bought a limited edition fountain pen and while I was inspecting my pen at the pen store a passer by mentioned that he had bought the same type of pen as I just did. He asked me if I was going to be using my pen? My immediate knee jerk reaction to myself was of course I will be using it!? He said he will never be using his pen and judging by his gestures towards me he thought I was nuts to be inking up my pen. I regret not asking him at the time about why he won`t be using his pen ever but my immediate priority was giving my new pen a good look over inspection. He walked away and left me be. Again I would of loved to ask him his views on why he had chosen not to use his coveted pens?
Rhody in another thread mentioned he won`t be using his pride and joy limited edition Cross pen set and his comment reminded me of this conversation that I briefly had with someone at the pen shop. I`m kicking myself for not asking him his take on why not using his pens. It`s kind of been haunting me his pen question that he asked me. Here are some of my thoughts on why I use things that I really like. I respect people`s decisions if they do not ever want to say crack open that $10 000 bottle of wine and drink it so to speak. My nightmare is to keep anything that is very special to me unused and heaven forbid the day I meet my maker that it ends up at a pawn shop sold cheaply. The new owner doesn`t give it any thoughts and inks up that special pen that I`ve saved for such a long time and it`s been deflowered. It`s kind of like taking a lot of effort in stacking up all those thousands of dominos and after all that effort and time someone just gives it one quick push and swoosh off they all go down.
Thanks Rhody for reminding me of that pen store incident.
I`d love to hear your thoughts on should one use their special limited edition pen(s) or any pens for that matter or should it be preserved unused and enjoyed as well? I wish to stress this I respect people who do not wish to use their pens and keep it in perfect condition because they are happy doing it this way.
Rhody in another thread mentioned he won`t be using his pride and joy limited edition Cross pen set and his comment reminded me of this conversation that I briefly had with someone at the pen shop. I`m kicking myself for not asking him his take on why not using his pens. It`s kind of been haunting me his pen question that he asked me. Here are some of my thoughts on why I use things that I really like. I respect people`s decisions if they do not ever want to say crack open that $10 000 bottle of wine and drink it so to speak. My nightmare is to keep anything that is very special to me unused and heaven forbid the day I meet my maker that it ends up at a pawn shop sold cheaply. The new owner doesn`t give it any thoughts and inks up that special pen that I`ve saved for such a long time and it`s been deflowered. It`s kind of like taking a lot of effort in stacking up all those thousands of dominos and after all that effort and time someone just gives it one quick push and swoosh off they all go down.
Thanks Rhody for reminding me of that pen store incident.
I`d love to hear your thoughts on should one use their special limited edition pen(s) or any pens for that matter or should it be preserved unused and enjoyed as well? I wish to stress this I respect people who do not wish to use their pens and keep it in perfect condition because they are happy doing it this way.