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koolpep
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Jul 17, 2017
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koolpep
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Jul 18, 2017
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You are entitled to your opinion but don't force it on others please. What a pen is worth "for you" is all that counts. Half of my pen collection is MB, the other half is made of Lamy, Pilot, Pelikan, Montegrappa, Platinum, Italix, Jinhao, Conklin, Nemosine, Waterman, Cartier, Parker, Rotring and some Indian brands. I am not buying them only for the brand, I like their design, look and feel and their build quality. I agree with you that you can find comparable quality pens for less than MB prices, sure. There are amazing pens out there for way less than this. But this is a good deal for this particular pen compared to normal retail. Will you find a quartz watch in a happy meal that keeps better time than a Patek- sure, but part of the owning experience is the brand history, reputation and heritage, their design, values, customer service, repair ability and so on. If you find pens that you like that are much better for the same price, then that's good for you. I happen to like that particular MB design quite a lot and for my taste this is a very beautiful pen. I don't care if it's an Omas, Visconti or a Preppy...if I like the pen itself. The rotring currently available at massdrop is writing equally well than this MB but it just doesn't look as nice (matter of taste of course and I speak only for myself). Luxury products by definition make most of the time no financial sense. A Chevy Bolt is a great car, but I like the Tesla. people should just buy what they want and what gives them the most pleasure. Cheers!
SamT88
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Jul 21, 2017
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koolpepAfter reading this thread, three things come to mind:
1) Your trip-down-memory-lane review has had a positive effect on me (thank-you).
2) MontBlanc tends to be a polarizing brand (which I happen to quite like).
3) There are people who should find a nice hole that they can crawl down in to & thereby save people from having to suffer through their highly subjective negativity.
SamT88
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Jul 21, 2017
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Well one thing is for certain, no one would ever accuse you of being a compassionate human being, you've done a superb job of beating us over the head with this morsel of information. Why on earth would you even attempt to spoil someone's cherished memory with your superficial snobbery is beyond me. Good luck.
athak77
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Jun 27, 2018
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What your comment overlooks is the reason why MB is a brand people buy (or want to buy). Yes, people buy this pen because its a Mont Blanc. But why? It circles back to craftsmanship, design, usability, perhaps a symbol of status but mostly a manufacturer that stands behind its product. In fact, I don't know of many comparable models once could purchase for $135 of this this ilk.
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Buy this pen to treat yourself, to enjoy writing with it. I love using mine still after so many years.