Are you still using Fountain pen?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by kittyluver, Aug 25, 2010.

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What is your preferred writing material?

  1. Fountain pens

    55.6%
  2. Gelpens

    11.1%
  3. Microtips

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. ball pens

    33.3%
  1. #1
    Gone are the days We learned writing with slates and pencils, and progressed to fountain pens. Now Microtips, Gelpens and ball pens get replaced fountain pens. I do want to knowhow many are still using fountain pens. Throw away your opinion and answers my dear fella DP members.
     
    kittyluver, Aug 25, 2010 IP
  2. vibinhari

    vibinhari Notable Member

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    Hah.. I'm still one of those people who use a fountain pen... somehow I've always felt that using an expensive fountain pen is way classier than a ball pen :eek:
     
    vibinhari, Aug 27, 2010 IP
  3. looking4vps

    looking4vps Peon

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    I'm against fountain pens as they are to expensive. The cheaper pens work just as good.
     
    looking4vps, Aug 27, 2010 IP
  4. chanda

    chanda Peon

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    no i dont. . I like to write with ball pen. .
     
    chanda, Aug 28, 2010 IP
  5. jezzz

    jezzz Notable Member

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    I just used Fountain Pen! in College Days... using Fountain Pen is just big hurdle i am always fond of Ball Pen because it is portable and does work better than Fountain
     
    jezzz, Aug 28, 2010 IP
  6. pratishtha

    pratishtha Well-Known Member

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    #6
    i rarely use fountain pen 'coz ball pen are very easy to write with but ya i agree fountain pen are more classy..
     
    pratishtha, Aug 28, 2010 IP
  7. Smith15

    Smith15 Guest

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    #7
    Back in the school days I used to write with fountain pens...
    However as I moved on to university, I switched to Ball point pens as they are cheaper (no problem if I lose them), portable, and smooth.
    Fountain pens, you gotta refill the ink again and again..which is a pain in the ass.
    but yeah...once I become a business man, you'll only see a fountain pen (Parker or waterman :p) in my suit's pocket :p
     
    Smith15, Aug 28, 2010 IP
  8. DPAngel

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    I still use fountain pens in school. They make my writing so neat and are lot better than any other pens.
     
    DPAngel, Aug 28, 2010 IP
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    more_sem Peon

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    I use fountain pens but very rarely. It easier to use a gel pen, plus its more rigid and the ink color is not sore to the eyes the way ball pens ink color is. Fountain pens are great but then you cannot take them everywhere.
     
    more_sem, Aug 28, 2010 IP
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    If I am writing a serious letter I would always use a fountain pen. It is so sensuous to use, and shows that you care. For everyday use, I will use a ball point pen as it is much more convenient.
     
    jodevizes, Aug 28, 2010 IP
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    I don't remember when I used a fountain pen last time, I am using ball point for a long time, even in college we used to write with ball points not with fountain pen.

    I think it has been over 10 years that I did not use fountain pen.

    By the way, using ball point too much does affect your "Hand Writing". Fountain pens are very good if you want to make your hand writing beautiful but ball points will just ruin your writing. My hand writing is very bad because of it :(
     
    jahangir, Aug 28, 2010 IP
  12. Vasar

    Vasar Greenhorn

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    Yes i use ball pens, because i am left had writer, and for example gelpens break fast for me and dont write well.
     
    Vasar, Aug 28, 2010 IP
  13. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    I use a Pacer (mechanical pencil)
    It makes me feel like an architect :D :)

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    Kerosene, Aug 28, 2010 IP