I started my pen journey October 2024, and bought like 19 fountain pens within the last three months of the year 😵💫😅😂🤣.. mostly starter pens, Twsbi, kaweco, lamy, jinhao, etc .. but still lol I decided to slow my roll in 2025. 1 pen per month, unless it's gifted that doesnt count 😂 All your pens are sooo beautiful! Thank you for the video! Happy Writing! ❤
What's up Cory! You just blew my mind! 🤯I look at my collection and think that I bought way too many. But when I did the math, it's like a little over 1 pen a month since I started. Yay 🥳 I'm gonna slow down none the less. If I can get one MontBlanc eventually, then I am done. I'd only buy a pen that I really really love at that point. 💜
I'm afraid to see how many pens I bought in 2024. I know there were a few months I bought 2 amonth. When I looked through my pen inventory sheet I saw there were some pens I only used once for a whole year So I'm going to do a better job rotating them and trying new ink combos. I like playing around with my collection. Thanks for reviewing your collection.
Good luck on planning your pen rotation this year. I hope those pens will be used more, glad this video is some sort of a reminder to us all and don’t be afraid, this is our hobby no one can go wrong hahaha thanks for watching my video Christine🙏
Thanks for sharing your journey! I am a newbie and experimenting a bit with the less expensive pens. I know they are not super high quality, but its fun to have more to play with... so thats what stage I am in now. I suppose, everyone just has to set a budget... as you noted, one pen a month is good expect that the price of pens are so different! haha!
hahaha imagine one pen a month for grail pens…dead!😂 I am loving the inexpensive pens i have now just because I don’t need to baby them whenever and wherever I use them. 😉
great goal!me too, if only nibs and inks here are accessible.they tend to get pricey with import taxes and 3rd party seller needed to increase the prices. i always envy people abroad, buying the price online as it is that too free shipping. here?if i buy in amazon,say pen or ink price is only $20, the import tax add on is $14 like its almost a new pen. damnnnn 🥲
I usually limit myself to 2- 3 per year. 2024, I bought 5. I got 2 TWSBI (cream and caffe!), 1 Benu Briolettr, a Hongdian and a Sailor PGS 21K. I also won a free Ferris Wheel Press metal pen (hated it. The grip has this horrible etched pattern that feels terrible. Gave it away). And I also scored a free Pilot Metro at the Pelikan Hub. I recently lost my $400 prescription sunglasses that I just got six months ago. So I’ve put myself in pen jail until I find them or until Black Friday. 😢
thanks for sharing! i love that pen jail term am gonna surrender myself soon. i do have new pens to unbox (Christmas pen-late delivery) LOL so maybe after that. I hope you recover before black friday! ps. im not a fan of FWP pens either🤭
I started my pen journey October 2024, and bought like 19 fountain pens within the last three months of the year 😵💫😅😂🤣.. mostly starter pens, Twsbi, kaweco, lamy, jinhao, etc .. but still lol I decided to slow my roll in 2025. 1 pen per month, unless it's gifted that doesnt count 😂
All your pens are sooo beautiful! Thank you for the video! Happy Writing! ❤
What's up Cory! You just blew my mind! 🤯I look at my collection and think that I bought way too many. But when I did the math, it's like a little over 1 pen a month since I started. Yay 🥳 I'm gonna slow down none the less. If I can get one MontBlanc eventually, then I am done. I'd only buy a pen that I really really love at that point. 💜
hahaha once you get an MB, its a new pen journey. no one can say i’m done in this hobby😝
thanks again for sharing
I'm afraid to see how many pens I bought in 2024. I know there were a few months I bought 2 amonth. When I looked through my pen inventory sheet I saw there were some pens I only used once for a whole year So I'm going to do a better job rotating them and trying new ink combos. I like playing around with my collection. Thanks for reviewing your collection.
Good luck on planning your pen rotation this year. I hope those pens will be used more, glad this video is some sort of a reminder to us all and don’t be afraid, this is our hobby no one can go wrong hahaha thanks for watching my video Christine🙏
Thanks for sharing your journey! I am a newbie and experimenting a bit with the less expensive pens. I know they are not super high quality, but its fun to have more to play with... so thats what stage I am in now. I suppose, everyone just has to set a budget... as you noted, one pen a month is good expect that the price of pens are so different! haha!
hahaha imagine one pen a month for grail pens…dead!😂 I am loving the inexpensive pens i have now just because I don’t need to baby them whenever and wherever I use them. 😉
@ Yes, like with most things, you sort of use the regular stuff more and baby the nice stuff 😅
Yes, and they make great gifts someday, to penable a friend. I’m giving 4 pens to a friend this week.
My goal is to experiment with nibs and inks. If I see something I like and is in my price range, I’ll get it!
great goal!me too, if only nibs and inks here are accessible.they tend to get pricey with import taxes and 3rd party seller needed to increase the prices. i always envy people abroad, buying the price online as it is that too free shipping. here?if i buy in amazon,say pen or ink price is only $20, the import tax add on is $14 like its almost a new pen. damnnnn 🥲
I usually limit myself to 2- 3 per year. 2024, I bought 5. I got 2 TWSBI (cream and caffe!), 1 Benu Briolettr, a Hongdian and a Sailor PGS 21K. I also won a free Ferris Wheel Press metal pen (hated it. The grip has this horrible etched pattern that feels terrible. Gave it away). And I also scored a free Pilot Metro at the Pelikan Hub.
I recently lost my $400 prescription sunglasses that I just got six months ago. So I’ve put myself in pen jail until I find them or until Black Friday. 😢
thanks for sharing! i love that pen jail term am gonna surrender myself soon. i do have new pens to unbox (Christmas pen-late delivery) LOL so maybe after that. I hope you recover before black friday! ps. im not a fan of FWP pens either🤭