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Jul 1Liked by @idipbananasintocoffee

Why am I responding to this and not your email?

…well, first of all I only now saw it (I check my email like once a week, tops, sue me) and I’m too lazy to get out a real conversation so I’m just doing this for now. You’ll regain access to my magnificent presence after this week, sorry. The last month has been slowly eviscerating me. Slowly and painfully. I’ll be able to say things without sounding like I’m spouting gibberish in a few more days.

Anyway, takeaway from this post: your cat is actually a witch in disguise, and hiding from evil and actually having to adult in your house. Tips: add Scotch magic tape to your pliers. Works like a charm. Also, thumbs are overrated. Humans think they’re so clever.

I loathe Preppy’s more than the GvFC abs pen, so I’ll refrain from commenting on that. But I still stand by the Platinum Meteor being better looking than the Preppy, being basically the exact same pen with facets, better colour options, and a little star design engraved (yes, engraved, not laser etched) on the nib. And a better price, too. Also comes in a plastic test tube. What more could you ask for? (I would like the nib to not break, but that’s me.)

The Wa is pretty though. Really pretty. And is that a maze on the side? Is it solvable?

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The maze ends under the rainbow and I found a pot of gold. Good Preppy!

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Jun 28Liked by @idipbananasintocoffee

I love my Preppys (Preppies?) They always write which is more than i can say about most of my Lamys and my TWSBI GO. The Preppys come in so many colors too. I just change cartridge color with an ink sample when i want too.

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They’re pretty solid for sure! As a Safari hater I would trust a Preppy over a Safari any day. And the sample idea is a good one!

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I like the Varsity and Preppy pens, and have had a few over the years. I have at least once pulled a Varsity apart to refill with ink and it worked well without causing damage. I'm pretty sure I used pliers and just pulled the whole upper half straight out. They will hold quite a lot of ink. My favorite Preppy edition is from a collab with Kokuyo, and it's called Perpanep. They were on Amazon and are still listed at $18 for three. Super smooth writing in spite of having a fine nib, which is not my preference, but when they write so nicely I don't mind.

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