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Sherman McCoy's avatar

I also “collect” pens, of a sort.

My most prized pens are from (community) banks for which I have worked on various assignments; hierarchy of pens (usually purloined from a restaurant):

Bank that failed

Bank I worked on the sale of

Bank I worked on an acquisition for

Bank that was otherwise a strategic advisory client

Bank with an amusing story or name (or both)

I also have a Mont Blanc in a drawer somewhere (a gift) filled with purple ink a la Enzo (for purple prose, obviously)

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MD Streeter's avatar

I like the idea of having an expensive pen. When I achieve a position in our office that does NOT sit directly in front of the main door where taxpayers come in to politely complain, I will look into having a fancy pen sitting on my desk to write reprimands for my underlings. Until then, I'll keep using the very fine and yet still inexpensive Mujirushi pens I bought in Japan.

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