I hate it when people ask for pens and pencils and never give them back or take pens and pencils without asking and pretend it's theirs then say it's mine when I ask about it.
My coworker said she'll never ask to borrow a pen from me again after it became a 20 Questions game. 😬 "Of course you can borrow a pen! What ink color? Do you have a tip size preference? What kind of paper are you writing on? What do you mean "just normal paper"??? Do you want waterproof i- what do you mean you'll just find a Bic from the back? ...what kind of Bic pens we got back there? 👀"
I kind of have pens I loan out based on how much I trust a person. I have Bic Round Stics for anyone, Pilot Precise V5s for people I know, and only the people I trust with my life can borrow my personal pen.
I keep my best of the best hidden. If I buy pens I don’t like, my family can use them when they come over. I know my family has a bad habit of leaving pens to dry
Something that I never do and hate when others do it is bending/breaking the clips on pens and mechanical pencils. It bothers me, even more when they do it with a pen they borrowed from me.
You forgot: - Stationary nerds NEVER leave home without a notebook and pen/pencil (what if we have to write down the pythagorean theorem??) - Stationary nerds NEVER settles for just one pen. No spend month who?? But but I NEED it!!! Love your videos!
Love it, Never leave home without a notebook, maybe several, and yes several pens/pencils. What if you don't happen to like a particular pen on a certain day?
#8 Never gives up on a “lost” pen I have retraced my steps at work & described my pen to excruciating detail to colleagues who *do not care*, just to be reunited with a favorite pen
@@adrianbaetiong298 i went to a cafe one night and came back the next day thinking i might have lost my platinum preppy there lmao (which i didn’t btw, it turned up elsewhere 😌)
Yup! Woe to those who walk away with one of my pens. My housemates know that there is one rounder of promo pens that they can borrow from ... the rest carry a death sentence
When we were working in the office, I had a special cup of pens that were for people to borrow. I also took a couple to meetings. People would ruin a good pen, say it doesn't work, steal it, or do bad things with it....like putting it in their mouth.
@@karleneb1263 Same! I work at a hospital that has a lot of foot traffic. I sanitized away! Glad to see you did yours too to keep people safe and healthy! :)
@@ColleenKeirn LOL That is sooooo great! When I get back to the hospital, I am going to do the same thing! A long time ago I had a thing for drug rep pens! I know - super weird. lol
@@MichelleneFryson Most of the ones that I have collected use Parker cartridges. And some of these cartridges are nameless and brand less, yet write better that the official Parker cartridges and last longer.
My step father worked in a primary school, and would constantly have pens ‘borrowed’ when he wasn’t around, he started to dip the cap and pen end into a clear nail polish that stops people biting their nails. Quickly people stopped‘borrowing’ his pens.
Borrow my fountain pen?!? Hard. No. Only if you already know how to use them and we are currently having a discussion about different pens/nibs. If you are a newbie, wait until I go get a Preppy or Varsity for you to try.
When I was going to high school, I eventually stopped bringing more than one pen to stop borrowers. And i actually use the eraser of my mechanical pencil when drawing... while I have my eraser next to me
Yep. I told my niece when she goes to high school keep your pencil case and pen case lean. Get a small case and carry few supplies, only what you need.
8. Never carry just one-we can’t help ourselves! What if we have to highlight, color code, erase, sign something, need an ultra fine point for a 3mm grid, have a ‘junkie’ pen for that person who asks to borrow one, the ink finishes, need to show our collection to another stationery nerd, want to admire it, cradle it, etc.? 😊✒️ 🖊 ✏️😂
The absolute worst thing for me is when you let someone use a retractable pen and they start clicking it like crazy. i'll snatch it back right away and tell them they've lost their pen privileges.
I bought some pens once that came with a free mechanical pencil, and that made the best loaner pencil. It was half-sized (about the size of the Pilot Petit when capped) and so it was uncomfortable to write with unless you had the tiniest hands. In a pinch, like needing to take notes in class, it was better than nothing but nobody ever tried to keep it.
Reading these comments made me remember this: My husband won't borrow my pens/pencils bec he knows how crazy I get if anything happens to them. So I keep a pretty cup on my kitchen table with pens, pencils, and markers he can use, lol. Thanks for this video...it's so good to know I'm not a lone stationary nerd.👍🏻
When I'm at work and I'm using my pens off and on all day, I leave them uncapped/clicked ... but at the end of the day, when I'm putting everything away? Nope, it allll goes lovingly capped and unclicked into they're nice little storage containers.
the other day someone asked me if I had a pen, so I handed them my uni boxy (that's usually the one I hand out) and they did not click it. to be fair, if you have a uni boxy, you know those are not standard clicky pens
@@funkytime69 because I pick them up to use them every few minutes Also, unclicking them doesn't put them in a separate secret chamber to keep them from drying out - more so protects the tips
I felt number 6 - I absolutely never use the erasers on mechanical pencils :'D And I always carry around an eraser so I won't have to use it in an emergency either. I have had a couple of instances when people have used my beautiful unused eraser because I lent them my pencil for just a bit.
The Tūl mechanical pencils from Office Depot/Office Max has a pretty long sized eraser that you can buy refills for and erases graphite/pencil marks really well without tearing the paper no matter how cheap the paper is. I haven’t found a need to bring an extra eraser.
The pressure thing is such a big deal in the fountain pen hobby... Something you missed is not returning a borrowed item! That's the WORST when you realize afterwards. Another thing I've found is people over-hyping bad paper...like, a $2 marble composition notebook isn't even at the same level as Rhodia or Tomoe River.
Oh~ the bitting on a pen/pencil catches me every single time. It makes me sick. Why would anyone do it? Whyyyyyyyyyy? I often go around checking everyone's stationery in order to identify who are the pen chewers and when they ask to lend one of mine, I always have some Bic pens for this sole purpose.
Some people don't realize they are doing it though due to anxiety, tics, adhd, or add. I have caught myself doing it but only because my add or anxiety gets to bad
Special educator tip: they make pen toppers that are designed for chewers! They keep the pen out of the person’s mouth, keeping them safe from any pieces that may break off, plus they’re easier to clean. They come in different textures, too. Highly recommend for someone that chews their pens.
Just got my shipment from you guys! I LOVED everything! Already eyeing my wishlist again. Also, I got my dad hooked on your stuff. I didn't even know he was as much of a stationary nerd as me! It was a fun bonding moment. Thanks so much :D
Yeah, I learned not to chew pens while working in healthcare. It’s like “how many germs are you putting in your mouth? And what body part did they come off/out of?” NOPE!
I’m a stationery addict and I agree with everything! Love fountain pwns, gel pens, roller balls, mechanical pencils and I’ve spent a lot of money on curating an astounding collection. I still have a pearly zebra espina that I’ve kept for over 20+ years since I was in high school. sadly can’t buy the refills anymore, there’s still ink in the pen…. So I’ll manage,
That's a good one! Holding on to a pen/ pencil for super long periods of time cause its THE ONE. I have a random mechanical pencil that I FOUND 10 years ago. I didn't even purchase the thing and I still covet it. I've never seen one in a store I think it's a goner now. The only sad part is that now I like finer leads so it's a little thick now, but its become sentimental at this point.
Stress induced death grip on gel pens was the cause I switched to fountain pens. Now I'm very concious about not pressing too hard bc I don't want to damage the nib in my precious pen and the more relaxed writing style causes my body to calm down and helps me with overcoming anxiety 😊
The "big brands" (where I have a lot) have their own plastic box. - None-branded and those brands I only have a few from are put together. Pencils, mec.pencils, fineliners, highlighter, ... I even have a special box for all my gold&silver :)
I have 4 different pencil cases 😳 one for my every day pens and my microns, one for my Crayola and paper mate flair markers, one for miscellaneous things like scissors and glue and one with my brush markers 😅
I have seven different cases/penrolls for different purpose. Case 1 for highlighters. Case 2 for colour gel pens. Case 3 is a compact one with a little bit of everything for everyday carrying. Case 4 by itself is a limited edition anime merch and I only store my anime pens in it (that I will probably never use because I bought them only for the collection, and they don't write as well as my other brand pens). Case 5 is a big one where I store my sketch/lineart supplies. Number 6 is a rickshaw deluxe penroll where I store my limited edition pens/pencils that I'll actually use (including some collaboration pens between anime and stationary brands). Number 7 is a worn out old penroll I bought at college and I fill it with some old cute pens the younger me got from some small dim local stores nearby my school. They don't write anymore, but everything I keep has a somewhat unique design and is nostalgia to me.
Oh God this reminds me of the time I lent someone a ballpoint pen and they returned it with bite marks. I was clever enough to have lent a crappy giveaway pen I let the person keep. Ew.
I hate it when people think I'm crazy for being so specific about what I write with. "Just use any pen!" NO! IT'S NOT THE SAME!! Get that low quality ink, flexible plastic barrel out of here!!
@@samwilson7898 It was a Korean brand with a 0.5 Fine tip in black. I used it to create tight lines on worksheets. It photocopied nice and clear.😢 I never had to struggle with it when sliding it along my ruler.
The other day I let my friends borrow one of my SPARE pens and when she handed it back the whole of the plastic lid was bent and tilt it look like it had just came out from ww2 and even though it was only a BIC cyrystal ball I was praying for the pen inside!
Great ideas. I started buying note books with less sheets in them so that I can use up one in a month or so. If there are a few pages left over, I can either leave them for later updates or remove them for use in a folder with a spring clip that will hold odd sizes together. I love the idea of sharing so others can try the many papers you have on your site.
@@LaLa_ArtGal Because my friend wanted to have a go at one? Luckily it was a cheap one (5 dollars) but it still hurt... It looks like a bent nib FP now lol. And even if I try to use it as one, the ink barely goes out half of the time. Lesson learned.
@@jacklynn.7150 When my daughter went to school in Germany, the required student pen was a Lamy fountain pen, and she brought one home for me. She emphasized that it is NEVER to be a loaner pen, because everyone has a different grasp and pressure pattern. I checked that out at the high-end fountain pen counter of an independent stationery store and was told exactly the same thing. So when my husband bought me a fountain pen last Christmas, he was disappointed that I wouldn't let him try it even a little; but he's heavy-handed, and I have now learned better! 😉
@@LaLa_ArtGal That's definitely good advice! I'll keep it in mind. Maybe I'll add a throwaway Platinum Preppy to anyone who wants to try my fountain pens!
Some things I could think of: 1. Using a pen/ mechanical pencil tip to punch a hole in your juice box or cut a packing tape. 2. Using a pen to tie one's hair. 3. Using a pen tip to rip the tape on a box to open it. 4. Using a notebook as a placemat, or just putting a coffee cup or food on top of your notebook. 5. When someone needs paper and they just rip a few pages off your notebook. (!!!!)
These are my stationery peeves, and call me overly dramatic or whatever, but I am not ashamed to admit getting really annoyed when I see any of the following: - Chewed up wooden pencil erasers - Chewed up wooden pencils in general - Missing clips on pens, pen-type highlighters, or mechanical pencils (you get the point lol 🤣) - Missing eraser caps in mechanical pencils - Overusing correction tape (it's for correcting, but that doesn't mean using it as one would with an actual eraser) - When I lend someone any of my stationery and they either lose it, never return it, or return it to me missing it's cap or clip, showing signs of being chewed up anywhere, or with a broken tip (the savages 😑🤣) - When I see/hear someone dropping their writing utensils (gives me quite the spike in my anxiety levels because of the carelessness that person has portrayed 🤣) And the holy grail: I don't give out the good stuff to anyone (unless my sisters ask me for them because I trust them, they're also stationery nerds like me 😁), even in papers especially at school, but I still get annoyed when they don't take care of the stuff they borrow from me
Oh god when I saw the pen chewing it reminded me of when I was in 8th grade (I’ve always been a stationery aficionado, and all my classmates knew it) in math class, this girl that sat right next to me (we were seated in tables not separate desks) asked to borrow a pen and so I gave her one of my pens (not the best one of course but it was still the pilot G2 pen) at the beginning of class and literally during the whole class I saw her chewing on MY pen during lecture and I was staring daggers at her. Then at the end of class she had the AUDACITY to return my pen all chewed at the click part!!! I told her to keep it and I vowed never to lend out any pens to people I do not trust ever. One time in college during biology we had to do a drawing assignment and I always brought my color pack of pens and some girl saw me take it out and asked to borrow and I did not want to lend it to her but I didn’t want to be rude so I told her to be careful with it and I lent her one color. Oh god I know it’s just stationery but as a student it was literally my whole world lol now as a working adult I have not needed to use any writing utensils in a long time haha
Even my ex husband wasn’t allowed near my favorite pens. Not even writing with them because he broke many of them! My boyfriend knows how to handle my precious pens but he would never take one without asking. „In God I trust. Everyone else takes their own pen!“
Going off the perforated line on notebooks. Or letting the fringe stay on the paper. I literally had a 3 teachers in high school that took 10% off your assignment if you left the fringe on the papers.
A stationery nerd would never leave their favorite pens in a pen holder on their work desk! You can't risk someone "borrowing" it and never returning! 🤬 My favorite is hidden every night in a desk drawer under papers at the very bottom! And I leave the crap pens in the pencil holder as mere decoys to protect my precious (said gollum style) hidden away!
I've seen the opposite of over hyping a pen, under hyping a pen when it doesn't perform to its full potential on cheap paper/less than ideal conditions. Once had a friend straight up say my fountain pen was the worst pen he ever wrote with when he used it on the cheapest notebook he had and it, obviously, bled and feathered like duck season.
I... never realized this was a universal thing for stationary nerds. I feel so much better for young me now lmaoooo But all this is exactly why i carried cheap ass pens to let people borrow when they asked. (Because 99% of the time i never got them back.)
When I was younger I used to chew on my pens and here’s a story that still haunts me: in elementary school we had the singular desks with the cubbies where we’d keep our stuff. Every day I’d chew on one of these cheap pens and I’d just place it back in the desk. One day I want to chew on it, and there was a weird taste in my mouth. I realised too late there was old saliva inside the pen that came out into my mouth and the taste and smell was awful. The saliva was probably in there for days. This was probably 2nd grade or something. I haven’t chewed on a pen since.
I'm totally a stationary nerd LOL and it really boils my blood when they borrow my eraser and use the sharp edge which I saved for emergency. urgh the audacityyyyyy
You did miss one, that has happened to me and made me absolutely gutted and heartbroken. I lent one of my most favourite mechanical pencils (I didn't have a spare with me) to a classmate who destroyed the clip on it. So now I can't attach it to the page or my pocket or anywhere. Because the clip is just a hard plastic nub now..... :'( It was relatively new too, only had it for 4 months. When I was younger I would chew on the pens, because I was always hungry. But I grew out of it. I will hold a pen in my mouth if I have nowhere else to put it and I am the owner of the pen. But I've stopped biting and chewing, it's better to go have an apple if they are so hungry they think plastic and wood tastes good.
In high school, a girl asked to borrow an eraser from me. I always use up primarily one side of the eraser first, so that the other has relatively fresh, sharp corners for more precise erasing. I had assumed that she would pick up on this by just looking at the state in which I kept it, until she gave it back with the once fresh corners completely flattened and smeared with pencil marks, and ONLY those corners. It was one of those really nice soft Pentel ones, too, with the green sleeve that I can never find anywhere these days. And people have the nerve to say I'm stingy with my stuff.
I can relate to that, I remember in elementary i started the habit of always keeping one side fresh Now I put either tape or a clear coating on the fresh side just to stop people from using it
I work with the general public. I keep a supply of crappy but useable workplace-provided pens to hand at all times. Even the BIC 4in1 that lives on my work lanyard does not deserve to be subjected to the kind of disrespect some people are capable of.
One Thing Real Stationery Nerds Never Do (all those I know including me are guilty of this): We never use office provided stationery, and always bring our own writing gear
A lot of ballpoint, gel, and rollerball pens are refillable! For example, the Zebra Sarasa Clip Gel Pen is refillable, you can see all the refills here: www.jetpens.com/Zebra-Sarasa-Clip-Gel-Pen-0.5-mm-28-Color-Bundle/pd/13459/refills
I'm a stationery nerd, can't deny that. These 7 points which mentioned in the video, I never do it 😂 I love Pentel Energel Infree 0.5 series pen ~ My house desk are using Pentel Energel Infree, I even buy stationaries for myself at work desk without using office provided pens, because I'm not comfortable when using too cheap of ballpoint pen or eraser, these are for customers or suppliers using. I bought M&G retractable 0.5 gel pen series for my work desk use (I had used these pens before when I was a student back then), after using the M&G retractable 0.5 pens, I will buy Pentel Energel Infree 0.5 pens for work use, my love!
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Narration was awesome
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Missing the people who break the clips off
Pen chewers!!! I had a class project with a guy who would chew through an entire box of pens in a few days. Did he ever bring his own pens? No.
I hate when people drop their stationary :(
I hate when ppl throw pens and pencils😡
And the Oscar goes to JOSH for his outstanding performance in the 'chewing the pen' scene! lololol
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Yup totally agree
@3:42 had me rolling on the floor.💀💀💀
Yes he deserves that
One might say Josh didn't chew only the pen, but the scenery too :P
I hate it when people ask for pens and pencils and never give them back or take pens and pencils without asking and pretend it's theirs then say it's mine when I ask about it.
I keep a few junk ballpoint pens for the 'borrowers'
@@StatGoddess Same here
@@StatGoddess Yes a BIC stic. Even that one make sure you take back to lend on another day.
Bruhhh
This is why I have pens to lend out and my pens separated. I don't care about the first pile and accept it as a cost of protecting the pens I do.
My coworker said she'll never ask to borrow a pen from me again after it became a 20 Questions game. 😬 "Of course you can borrow a pen! What ink color? Do you have a tip size preference? What kind of paper are you writing on? What do you mean "just normal paper"??? Do you want waterproof i- what do you mean you'll just find a Bic from the back? ...what kind of Bic pens we got back there? 👀"
I kind of have pens I loan out based on how much I trust a person. I have Bic Round Stics for anyone, Pilot Precise V5s for people I know, and only the people I trust with my life can borrow my personal pen.
😂
@@pianofry1138 Damn, I used to do the same back in high school. Cheap pens for careless noobs, G-TEC for those trusted people.
You can't spell "BITCH" without "BIC"! 🤣
😂😂😂😂
Does anyone else carry a pen that is not “great”, but you have it in case someone “needs” to borrow a pen?
Of course !
After the shock to witness how some treat (read: abuse) pens/pencils
Yup 😅
Black medium Bic stick pen - the see thorough model.
Yes ofc! I would never dream of giving someone my zebra pens as they are my best ones
multiple. pencils and erasers too
In summary: Stationery Nerds never take their stationery for granted.
Especially when a single component costs more than $15
>get free Noodler's Charlie
>mom snaps it up for sketching detail work
>just accept it's gone forever
writers; beware the artist, they steal pens.
I keep my best of the best hidden. If I buy pens I don’t like, my family can use them when they come over. I know my family has a bad habit of leaving pens to dry
Something that I never do and hate when others do it is bending/breaking the clips on pens and mechanical pencils. It bothers me, even more when they do it with a pen they borrowed from me.
Fr like it's not your stuff don't do whatever you please. this it's really annoying and disgusting
Omg same 🥲 I asked one person I know on why they do it and they said it was so that it was easy to recognize if they own it
Especially if it's a really good clip!
I know many people like that. It bothers me so much, like what did that clip ever do to you? And the eraser stabbers, it’s apparently satisfying.
@@kimmycassie I-
You forgot:
- Stationary nerds NEVER leave home without a notebook and pen/pencil (what if we have to write down the pythagorean theorem??)
- Stationary nerds NEVER settles for just one pen. No spend month who?? But but I NEED it!!!
Love your videos!
Too true!!!
Hehe I'm guilty of using food money to buy stationery before 💸
XD
@@narhari7883 my brain: THE ANCIENT TEXTS!
me: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Love it, Never leave home without a notebook, maybe several, and yes several pens/pencils. What if you don't happen to like a particular pen on a certain day?
BIG PROPS to josh as I'm sure he would've STRUGGLED during the 'chewing on the pen' scene
Yes! I loved the acting!
If that had been me, I would have been gagging. Can't do it.
True.. I gagged when I saw him. So I'm sure that wasn't easy, lol.
#8 Never gives up on a “lost” pen
I have retraced my steps at work & described my pen to excruciating detail to colleagues who *do not care*, just to be reunited with a favorite pen
Same here, especially when it's a fountain pen.
@@adrianbaetiong298 i went to a cafe one night and came back the next day thinking i might have lost my platinum preppy there lmao
(which i didn’t btw, it turned up elsewhere 😌)
Yup! Woe to those who walk away with one of my pens. My housemates know that there is one rounder of promo pens that they can borrow from ... the rest carry a death sentence
My coworkers and management understand I love pens. If they see a pen at my station they assume it’s mine and nobody touches it
JETPENS IS THE ONLY CHANNEL I WATCH THAT CAN GET EVERYTHING ON POINT…. ITS JUST SO ACCURATE
When we were working in the office, I had a special cup of pens that were for people to borrow. I also took a couple to meetings. People would ruin a good pen, say it doesn't work, steal it, or do bad things with it....like putting it in their mouth.
I did that and it worked for me because I kept my stash under lock and key👍🏾 The only thing I did was keep the community stash sanitized.
Same. I have a container of free pens from conferences sitting by my door. One of them, no lie, is so cheap it’s curved. Sure, borrow away!
@@karleneb1263 Same! I work at a hospital that has a lot of foot traffic. I sanitized away! Glad to see you did yours too to keep people safe and healthy! :)
@@ColleenKeirn LOL That is sooooo great! When I get back to the hospital, I am going to do the same thing! A long time ago I had a thing for drug rep pens! I know - super weird. lol
@@MichelleneFryson Most of the ones that I have collected use Parker cartridges. And some of these cartridges are nameless and brand less, yet write better that the official Parker cartridges and last longer.
My step father worked in a primary school, and would constantly have pens ‘borrowed’ when he wasn’t around, he started to dip the cap and pen end into a clear nail polish that stops people biting their nails. Quickly people stopped‘borrowing’ his pens.
I always have had a ‘special’ pen in my pencil case just in case someone asks for one 😂😂
Me too. Had to be the cheapies too in case I didn't get it back 🤣
SAAAAAME OMG
That’s what Round-stics are for!
Saaaame!
The community pen.
It's that one-two combo when someone borrows a fountain pen without permission, presses too hard and demolishes the nib for me 😭
At this point it's no longer borrowed it theft and destruction
Borrow my fountain pen?!?
Hard. No.
Only if you already know how to use them and we are currently having a discussion about different pens/nibs.
If you are a newbie, wait until I go get a Preppy or Varsity for you to try.
@@MarshaLove0723 she did day without permission
@@kraemerashley88 Yep, and the thought of that happening is what keeps my pens out of reach of others. No borrowing without me.
@@MarshaLove0723 understand
When I was going to high school, I eventually stopped bringing more than one pen to stop borrowers.
And i actually use the eraser of my mechanical pencil when drawing... while I have my eraser next to me
Yep. I told my niece when she goes to high school keep your pencil case and pen case lean. Get a small case and carry few supplies, only what you need.
8. Never carry just one-we can’t help ourselves! What if we have to highlight, color code, erase, sign something, need an ultra fine point for a 3mm grid, have a ‘junkie’ pen for that person who asks to borrow one, the ink finishes, need to show our collection to another stationery nerd, want to admire it, cradle it, etc.? 😊✒️ 🖊 ✏️😂
The absolute worst thing for me is when you let someone use a retractable pen and they start clicking it like crazy. i'll snatch it back right away and tell them they've lost their pen privileges.
I’m a pen nerd and in the office I am not allowed click pens as I get click happy 😂. In my home office I make beautiful clicky music 🎶
What drives me insane is that a person would borrow a pencil from you and THEY NEVER GIVE IT BACK. It just drives me up a wall.
That's not borrowing, that's stealing!
@@irisailin-pyzik1213 yeah… I meant that… .-.
I bought some pens once that came with a free mechanical pencil, and that made the best loaner pencil. It was half-sized (about the size of the Pilot Petit when capped) and so it was uncomfortable to write with unless you had the tiniest hands. In a pinch, like needing to take notes in class, it was better than nothing but nobody ever tried to keep it.
Reading these comments made me remember this: My husband won't borrow my pens/pencils bec he knows how crazy I get if anything happens to them. So I keep a pretty cup on my kitchen table with pens, pencils, and markers he can use, lol. Thanks for this video...it's so good to know I'm not a lone stationary nerd.👍🏻
Sounds like a good idea to have a set of pens for others. Well done on training hubby to not touch you’re pens.
That always bothers me when everyone else forgets to unclick or recap their pens
When I'm at work and I'm using my pens off and on all day, I leave them uncapped/clicked ... but at the end of the day, when I'm putting everything away? Nope, it allll goes lovingly capped and unclicked into they're nice little storage containers.
@@amberharris4504 why. They're gonna dry up
the other day someone asked me if I had a pen, so I handed them my uni boxy (that's usually the one I hand out) and they did not click it. to be fair, if you have a uni boxy, you know those are not standard clicky pens
@@funkytime69 because I pick them up to use them every few minutes
Also, unclicking them doesn't put them in a separate secret chamber to keep them from drying out - more so protects the tips
@@amberharris4504 protect your pen tips
I felt number 6 - I absolutely never use the erasers on mechanical pencils :'D And I always carry around an eraser so I won't have to use it in an emergency either. I have had a couple of instances when people have used my beautiful unused eraser because I lent them my pencil for just a bit.
The Tūl mechanical pencils from Office Depot/Office Max has a pretty long sized eraser that you can buy refills for and erases graphite/pencil marks really well without tearing the paper no matter how cheap the paper is. I haven’t found a need to bring an extra eraser.
I feel your pain
The pressure thing is such a big deal in the fountain pen hobby...
Something you missed is not returning a borrowed item! That's the WORST when you realize afterwards.
Another thing I've found is people over-hyping bad paper...like, a $2 marble composition notebook isn't even at the same level as Rhodia or Tomoe River.
Yes! Bad paper is just bad paper. A good pen can’t fix that,
@@nanschifris8734 Bad paper is good for cleaning your fountain pen 😉
Try explaining how much good stationery cost to people who write with cheap stuff why the difference is night and day.. they STILL won’t get it.
@@nanschifris8734 Iron gall ink writes well on most paper.
OMG 😂😧🤮 I was laughing, cringing, grossing out all at the same time. This is so true & so glad I'm not alone for feeling this way.
I love how josh is reacting in a dark room watching his laptop LMAO this one was so well do e
Oh~ the bitting on a pen/pencil catches me every single time. It makes me sick. Why would anyone do it? Whyyyyyyyyyy? I often go around checking everyone's stationery in order to identify who are the pen chewers and when they ask to lend one of mine, I always have some Bic pens for this sole purpose.
It drives me nuts 😡. Even the BIC ones are too good. I stock up on the dollar store packs for moments like that.
@@anmorgan3129 Bic ones are the closest to dollar stores we have here. So they're what we give away xD
@@fishushu oh I see.
Some people don't realize they are doing it though due to anxiety, tics, adhd, or add. I have caught myself doing it but only because my add or anxiety gets to bad
I'm very protective of my stash. I keep it secured in my case at all times. I don't play games with my stash.
Special educator tip: they make pen toppers that are designed for chewers! They keep the pen out of the person’s mouth, keeping them safe from any pieces that may break off, plus they’re easier to clean. They come in different textures, too. Highly recommend for someone that chews their pens.
Just got my shipment from you guys! I LOVED everything! Already eyeing my wishlist again. Also, I got my dad hooked on your stuff. I didn't even know he was as much of a stationary nerd as me! It was a fun bonding moment. Thanks so much :D
Wow I'm so impressed you guys went to the extent of shooting josh and Stephanie separately in one scene to not be unmasked together! Bravo
That's so stupid.
Yeah, I learned not to chew pens while working in healthcare. It’s like “how many germs are you putting in your mouth? And what body part did they come off/out of?” NOPE!
A bit late but....
I’m a stationery addict and I agree with everything!
Love fountain pwns, gel pens, roller balls, mechanical pencils and I’ve spent a lot of money on curating an astounding collection. I still have a pearly zebra espina that I’ve kept for over 20+ years since I was in high school. sadly can’t buy the refills anymore, there’s still ink in the pen…. So I’ll manage,
That's a good one! Holding on to a pen/ pencil for super long periods of time cause its THE ONE. I have a random mechanical pencil that I FOUND 10 years ago. I didn't even purchase the thing and I still covet it. I've never seen one in a store I think it's a goner now. The only sad part is that now I like finer leads so it's a little thick now, but its become sentimental at this point.
Not even 30 seconds in and I'm already being called out! New record!
Putting the pen tip in their ear like a q-tip. I had a boss who used to do this with my pens at my desk whenever he was in “thinking” mode.
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Your comment made me laugh out loud. I hope you gave him an earful. Oh nope. Your boss
@@Carolee-nf2ud Yep
My son is laughing at me being slightly triggered by this. Think I'll climb aboard that catapult too. Lol
Disclaimer : no valuable pens were harmed in the making of this video. I had better hope you used throwaway pens for this! Haha
Stress induced death grip on gel pens was the cause I switched to fountain pens. Now I'm very concious about not pressing too hard bc I don't want to damage the nib in my precious pen and the more relaxed writing style causes my body to calm down and helps me with overcoming anxiety 😊
Y’all are posting twice a week now? THANK YOU YOUR VIDEOS JUST ALWAYS MAKE MY DAY BETTER. That’s how much I love stationery:)
Well this has confirmed my fear….I’m a stationery nerd🥸. Who else keeps specific cases for different types of writing instruments?
The "big brands" (where I have a lot) have their own plastic box. - None-branded and those brands I only have a few from are put together.
Pencils, mec.pencils, fineliners, highlighter, ... I even have a special box for all my gold&silver :)
I have 4 different pencil cases 😳 one for my every day pens and my microns, one for my Crayola and paper mate flair markers, one for miscellaneous things like scissors and glue and one with my brush markers 😅
I have seven different cases/penrolls for different purpose. Case 1 for highlighters. Case 2 for colour gel pens. Case 3 is a compact one with a little bit of everything for everyday carrying. Case 4 by itself is a limited edition anime merch and I only store my anime pens in it (that I will probably never use because I bought them only for the collection, and they don't write as well as my other brand pens). Case 5 is a big one where I store my sketch/lineart supplies.
Number 6 is a rickshaw deluxe penroll where I store my limited edition pens/pencils that I'll actually use (including some collaboration pens between anime and stationary brands). Number 7 is a worn out old penroll I bought at college and I fill it with some old cute pens the younger me got from some small dim local stores nearby my school. They don't write anymore, but everything I keep has a somewhat unique design and is nostalgia to me.
Who doesn't????
When you leave your Tombow marker uncovered for a few minutes and you realize… You feel like you're going to have a heart attack.
Oh God this reminds me of the time I lent someone a ballpoint pen and they returned it with bite marks. I was clever enough to have lent a crappy giveaway pen I let the person keep. Ew.
Shitty disposable pens like the Bic Round Stic exist for a reason people.
@@tjenadonn6158 exactly! One time I forgot my pencil case, I asked my friend and she gave me a bic round-stic 😂 she let me keep it
@@tjenadonn6158 in fact I still have that bic round stic that she gave me
OMGosh, I’m a stationary nerd. That’s official 😜
Me too. I so felt kinship when Josh was so relieved that he didn't drop his pen. I swear they have a camera in my office watching me
I just can’t with Josh @3:32 and @3:42. It’s bad for the pen, but the dude had me rolling on the floor.💀💀💀
I hate it when people think I'm crazy for being so specific about what I write with. "Just use any pen!" NO! IT'S NOT THE SAME!! Get that low quality ink, flexible plastic barrel out of here!!
A co-worker BROKE my pen right in front of me! I almost died! I wasn't right for the rest of the day.
@@samwilson7898 It was a Korean brand with a 0.5 Fine tip in black. I used it to create tight lines on worksheets. It photocopied nice and clear.😢 I never had to struggle with it when sliding it along my ruler.
I hope they won’t find your coworker where you buried him/her. 🤪 Just kidding!
@@karleneb1263 Tell your defense lawyer to make sure there's one pen nerd on the jury and you won't be convicted.
The other day I let my friends borrow one of my SPARE pens and when she handed it back the whole of the plastic lid was bent and tilt it look like it had just came out from ww2 and even though it was only a BIC cyrystal ball I was praying for the pen inside!
I buy BIC pens as lending spares also hahaha We've all learned why spares are necessary rofl
It’s so refreshing to see there’s a whole group of us “weirdos” 😂
8. They do not "not" segregate pens by brand, tip size, series/line, color after use. 😂
Not all stationery lovers are OCD though
Great ideas. I started buying note books with less sheets in them so that I can use up one in a month or so. If there are a few pages left over, I can either leave them for later updates or remove them for use in a folder with a spring clip that will hold odd sizes together. I love the idea of sharing so others can try the many papers you have on your site.
I loved this video. I am a stationery nerd myself. I love them more than my life so I could actually relate to it.🖋✒❤
people obliterating back erasers are complete maniacs
love these videos with steph and josh! i need MORE
2:20 "Five, borrowing without asking"
MY HEART RATE JUST SHOT UP, I KID YOU NOT 😂😂
I hate it when people use your PERFECTLY tuned fountain pen, and misalign the tines because they use straight up!!!
Why would you lend out your fountain pen??? 😱
@@LaLa_ArtGal Because my friend wanted to have a go at one? Luckily it was a cheap one (5 dollars) but it still hurt... It looks like a bent nib FP now lol. And even if I try to use it as one, the ink barely goes out half of the time. Lesson learned.
@@jacklynn.7150 When my daughter went to school in Germany, the required student pen was a Lamy fountain pen, and she brought one home for me. She emphasized that it is NEVER to be a loaner pen, because everyone has a different grasp and pressure pattern. I checked that out at the high-end fountain pen counter of an independent stationery store and was told exactly the same thing.
So when my husband bought me a fountain pen last Christmas, he was disappointed that I wouldn't let him try it even a little; but he's heavy-handed, and I have now learned better! 😉
@@LaLa_ArtGal That's definitely good advice! I'll keep it in mind. Maybe I'll add a throwaway Platinum Preppy to anyone who wants to try my fountain pens!
@@jacklynn.7150 What a good idea!
Some things I could think of:
1. Using a pen/ mechanical pencil tip to punch a hole in your juice box or cut a packing tape.
2. Using a pen to tie one's hair.
3. Using a pen tip to rip the tape on a box to open it.
4. Using a notebook as a placemat, or just putting a coffee cup or food on top of your notebook.
5. When someone needs paper and they just rip a few pages off your notebook. (!!!!)
I really just wanna be best friends with Stephanie and Josh honestly
I’ve never seen anyone push all their stuff into their bag like that before. You’ve got to be a real Neanderthal to do that.
These are my stationery peeves, and call me overly dramatic or whatever, but I am not ashamed to admit getting really annoyed when I see any of the following:
- Chewed up wooden pencil erasers
- Chewed up wooden pencils in general
- Missing clips on pens, pen-type highlighters, or mechanical pencils (you get the point lol 🤣)
- Missing eraser caps in mechanical pencils
- Overusing correction tape (it's for correcting, but that doesn't mean using it as one would with an actual eraser)
- When I lend someone any of my stationery and they either lose it, never return it, or return it to me missing it's cap or clip, showing signs of being chewed up anywhere, or with a broken tip (the savages 😑🤣)
- When I see/hear someone dropping their writing utensils (gives me quite the spike in my anxiety levels because of the carelessness that person has portrayed 🤣)
And the holy grail: I don't give out the good stuff to anyone (unless my sisters ask me for them because I trust them, they're also stationery nerds like me 😁), even in papers especially at school, but I still get annoyed when they don't take care of the stuff they borrow from me
Throwing pens. People have thrown pens and mechanical pencils at me or onto my desk when returning them. ➰🖋😱
The most fun and relatable video I've watched
Oh god when I saw the pen chewing it reminded me of when I was in 8th grade (I’ve always been a stationery aficionado, and all my classmates knew it) in math class, this girl that sat right next to me (we were seated in tables not separate desks) asked to borrow a pen and so I gave her one of my pens (not the best one of course but it was still the pilot G2 pen) at the beginning of class and literally during the whole class I saw her chewing on MY pen during lecture and I was staring daggers at her. Then at the end of class she had the AUDACITY to return my pen all chewed at the click part!!! I told her to keep it and I vowed never to lend out any pens to people I do not trust ever. One time in college during biology we had to do a drawing assignment and I always brought my color pack of pens and some girl saw me take it out and asked to borrow and I did not want to lend it to her but I didn’t want to be rude so I told her to be careful with it and I lent her one color. Oh god I know it’s just stationery but as a student it was literally my whole world lol now as a working adult I have not needed to use any writing utensils in a long time haha
Even my ex husband wasn’t allowed near my favorite pens. Not even writing with them because he broke many of them! My boyfriend knows how to handle my precious pens but he would never take one without asking. „In God I trust. Everyone else takes their own pen!“
just wait until they start chewing on a metal pen you gave them
Ripping pages out instead of neatly tearing or using a blade..
Going off the perforated line on notebooks. Or letting the fringe stay on the paper. I literally had a 3 teachers in high school that took 10% off your assignment if you left the fringe on the papers.
If somebody chews on one of my pens I will actually fire them out of a catapult
#2 - only when someone else is pressing too hard while using MY pens.
People who disliked the video are the ones chew my pen!! aaarrrggghhh!!!!
Prediction: Stationery nerds winced at least once while watching this video!
I love Josh in these skits. ❤
LOL When I was in highschool one of my classmates was chewing at his pen so hard that the ink deposit broke, smearing all the ink… into his mouth 😂
LMAO
i've been that kid...
For me,dropping a pen is like dropping a i mac into a hot lava
Just now after watching this video I came to know that I am a stationary nerd 😂😂
A stationery nerd would never leave their favorite pens in a pen holder on their work desk! You can't risk someone "borrowing" it and never returning! 🤬 My favorite is hidden every night in a desk drawer under papers at the very bottom! And I leave the crap pens in the pencil holder as mere decoys to protect my precious (said gollum style) hidden away!
I've seen the opposite of over hyping a pen, under hyping a pen when it doesn't perform to its full potential on cheap paper/less than ideal conditions. Once had a friend straight up say my fountain pen was the worst pen he ever wrote with when he used it on the cheapest notebook he had and it, obviously, bled and feathered like duck season.
Never thought of myself as quite a stationary nerd till i saw this; i finally know myself ✊
Doctor: Reverse Josh can not hurt you. It is not real.
Reverse Josh w/ cap suddenly shows up.
I... never realized this was a universal thing for stationary nerds. I feel so much better for young me now lmaoooo
But all this is exactly why i carried cheap ass pens to let people borrow when they asked. (Because 99% of the time i never got them back.)
When they know the highlighters smudge the pen and keep using it 😩😩 and the highlighter gets discoloured
Oof.
When I was younger I used to chew on my pens and here’s a story that still haunts me: in elementary school we had the singular desks with the cubbies where we’d keep our stuff. Every day I’d chew on one of these cheap pens and I’d just place it back in the desk. One day I want to chew on it, and there was a weird taste in my mouth. I realised too late there was old saliva inside the pen that came out into my mouth and the taste and smell was awful. The saliva was probably in there for days. This was probably 2nd grade or something. I haven’t chewed on a pen since.
I loved this video it was so funny and wholesome and true 😂
The “simulated nerd reaction” shots are hilarious!!!!
Before watching this video: 😐😑🥱🌧💤
After watching this video with Josh on it: 🤗🥰🌞🌟💖
Josh needs to do a What’s In My Pencil Case video.
I'm totally a stationary nerd LOL and it really boils my blood when they borrow my eraser and use the sharp edge which I saved for emergency. urgh the audacityyyyyy
lol exactly
Honestly, at this point I admire the constant innovation in product placement
Someone once used my digital pen and CHEWED ON THAT!!! It was awful
You did miss one, that has happened to me and made me absolutely gutted and heartbroken. I lent one of my most favourite mechanical pencils (I didn't have a spare with me) to a classmate who destroyed the clip on it. So now I can't attach it to the page or my pocket or anywhere. Because the clip is just a hard plastic nub now..... :'( It was relatively new too, only had it for 4 months.
When I was younger I would chew on the pens, because I was always hungry. But I grew out of it. I will hold a pen in my mouth if I have nowhere else to put it and I am the owner of the pen. But I've stopped biting and chewing, it's better to go have an apple if they are so hungry they think plastic and wood tastes good.
What u missed:- A stationery nerd can never play with his pens
Depends
I sometimes play with my pens but I handle them carefully and only take them out on a carpet
Depends, a stationary nerd may have specific pens just for this purpose
I'm totally guilty of the death grip/hard writing. I LOVE this video! You guys are amazing.
This hurts me 💯😭
I need a video with Josh and Steph analizing (and enjoying) Pokémon and Sailor Moon stationery!
You loan out a good pen and get a cheap pen back
As a nurse of course I do.
In high school, a girl asked to borrow an eraser from me. I always use up primarily one side of the eraser first, so that the other has relatively fresh, sharp corners for more precise erasing. I had assumed that she would pick up on this by just looking at the state in which I kept it, until she gave it back with the once fresh corners completely flattened and smeared with pencil marks, and ONLY those corners. It was one of those really nice soft Pentel ones, too, with the green sleeve that I can never find anywhere these days. And people have the nerve to say I'm stingy with my stuff.
I can relate to that, I remember in elementary i started the habit of always keeping one side fresh
Now I put either tape or a clear coating on the fresh side just to stop people from using it
I never trust anyone who doesn't use a pencil case of some sort 😅😅
Using a pen/pencil as a tool to pry things open or other non sanctioned uses.
anyone else keep a selection of lower quality pens and pencils to loan to people that you wouldn't miss if they didn't return? 😅
Guilty
I work with the general public. I keep a supply of crappy but useable workplace-provided pens to hand at all times. Even the BIC 4in1 that lives on my work lanyard does not deserve to be subjected to the kind of disrespect some people are capable of.
@@lizhart81 Me too. No one touches my Signo DX or my nicer fineliners but me. The customers can use the cheap ballpoints and Sharpies!
Hahaha has a hectic day at work, this was just what I needed to unwind
Imagine getting a heart 💖 from jetpens ☺️😍❤️
One Thing Real Stationery Nerds Never Do (all those I know including me are guilty of this):
We never use office provided stationery, and always bring our own writing gear
Is there a pen that is not a fountain pen but can be refilled like that.
A lot of ballpoint, gel, and rollerball pens are refillable! For example, the Zebra Sarasa Clip Gel Pen is refillable, you can see all the refills here: www.jetpens.com/Zebra-Sarasa-Clip-Gel-Pen-0.5-mm-28-Color-Bundle/pd/13459/refills
I know J. Herbin have roller pens that work with fountain pen international cartridges but I don't know how good or bad they perform at all...
Helpful thank you
I'm a stationery nerd, can't deny that. These 7 points which mentioned in the video, I never do it 😂 I love Pentel Energel Infree 0.5 series pen ~ My house desk are using Pentel Energel Infree, I even buy stationaries for myself at work desk without using office provided pens, because I'm not comfortable when using too cheap of ballpoint pen or eraser, these are for customers or suppliers using. I bought M&G retractable 0.5 gel pen series for my work desk use (I had used these pens before when I was a student back then), after using the M&G retractable 0.5 pens, I will buy Pentel Energel Infree 0.5 pens for work use, my love!
Simulated Stationary Nerd Reactions, the best thing I have seen in a long time! :D