#5stationeryhottakes

A few weeks ago on her podcast (join the Patreon to hear it!), Ana gave her spicy hot takes about stationery. Today I decided to share my 5 hot takes! NUMBER 1: Pens with plastic barrels and steel nibs with prices of $300-$400 are too expensive for me. Look I’m a fan of a lot of different kind of pens, and I’m not going to name specific brands. But at base, I have fallen out of love with plain plastic barreled pens with steel nibs that have huge price tags. Note, I’m not talking about resin blanks that artisans in our community are making. Pens I once idolized are now completely out of my price range. That’s ok, but it also leaves me questioning what the value of some of these pens really are? NUMBER 2: As a corollary to that, I’m really getting back into the less expensive pens I was into at the beginning of my pen collecting. Earlier this year I wrote about using my Pilot Metropolitans again. I had a great time adding nail decals to my Kakuno and using it. I have always loved my…

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