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theeattre
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Jan 20, 2014
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these are 14.50 on jetpens with free shipping when you spend 25 (and who gets out for less than 25 on jetpens anyway?). is a 1.25 a worthy savings considering the wait?
Zman
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Jan 20, 2014
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theeattreAgreed, I picked up a golden Metropolitan last year for $14. According to Amazon, their lowest price was back in early summer of 2013 @ $13.12. So is this really worth the wait to save a few bucks? I mean, you could pick up a Chinese pen (Jinhao) for under $10 with very similar performance to this pen.
The Metropolitan is a nice pen for a sub $15 fountain pen (would be a no-brainer if they came in different nib sizes... even if B and F). However, it only comes in a medium nib. Even with a Japanese nib, I still can't stand how thick the lines were . I switched the nib out with an Extra Fine Pilot Penmenship and I'm now pretty satisfied with it.
The Metropolitan is a nice pen for a sub $15 fountain pen (would be a no-brainer if they came in different nib sizes... even if B and F). However, it only comes in a medium nib. Even with a Japanese nib, I still can't stand how thick the lines were . I switched the nib out with an Extra Fine Pilot Penmenship and I'm now pretty satisfied with it.
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