Posh Parker or Posh Waterman? Any Pen connoisseurs out there?
23 January 2012, 07:35 PM
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Posh Parker or Posh Waterman? Any Pen connoisseurs out there?
I was given a Cross ballpoint/pencil set for Christmas that broke so I am able to replace it for something else and have decided to get one nice ballpoint rather than a set. The options are the Parker Duofold or Waterman Carene.
Anyone any experience with either? Which is the better pen? They are the same price although the Parker has been more heavily discounted.
Parker Duofold
Waterman Carene
Anyone any experience with either? Which is the better pen? They are the same price although the Parker has been more heavily discounted.
Parker Duofold
Waterman Carene
23 January 2012, 08:13 PM
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If I was spending more I wouldnt be getting a Mont Blanc.
Not really understanding a Parkers a Parker etc to be honest as there is a big difference between say a jotter and the Duofold. They are being sold for £70 on the WHSmith website which is a long way from Mont Blanc prices and I am not interested in spending significantly more really.
Not really understanding a Parkers a Parker etc to be honest as there is a big difference between say a jotter and the Duofold. They are being sold for £70 on the WHSmith website which is a long way from Mont Blanc prices and I am not interested in spending significantly more really.
23 January 2012, 08:16 PM
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I like my Cross ink pen!
I like some of the Faber Castell and Yard o lead stuff too
I like some of the Faber Castell and Yard o lead stuff too
23 January 2012, 08:17 PM
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If I was spending more I wouldnt be getting a Mont Blanc.
Not really understanding a Parkers a Parker etc to be honest as there is a big difference between say a jotter and the Duofold. They are being sold for £70 on the WHSmith website which is a long way from Mont Blanc prices and I am not interested in spending significantly more really.
Not really understanding a Parkers a Parker etc to be honest as there is a big difference between say a jotter and the Duofold. They are being sold for £70 on the WHSmith website which is a long way from Mont Blanc prices and I am not interested in spending significantly more really.
23 January 2012, 08:19 PM
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Im stuck with WHSmiths as that is where I need to get the replacement. These are the only two options but I agree the Faber Castell look nice and they are the manufacturers for some of the Porsche design gear which is then sold for a lot more.
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23 January 2012, 08:57 PM
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Thanks...any um, useful codes to put in at checkout??
I thought that the Waterman was slightly more upmarket but I knew that the Duofold was the top model whereas the Carene is somewhere in the middle of the Waterman range so thought it would be evenly matched.
I thought that the Waterman was slightly more upmarket but I knew that the Duofold was the top model whereas the Carene is somewhere in the middle of the Waterman range so thought it would be evenly matched.
23 January 2012, 09:10 PM
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I have a waterman fountain pen I was given when I left my first job years ago as a leaving gift, still in the box now.
I have a £10 steel Parker ball point I prefer to be honest
I have a £10 steel Parker ball point I prefer to be honest
23 January 2012, 09:38 PM
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I used to have a couple of MBlanc pens until some light fingered ****** stole them from my office 
I use disposable fountain pens now
I use disposable fountain pens now
24 January 2012, 08:13 AM
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I've got a brand new mblanc, never used. Needs a new roller ball as its dried out.
I never realised how much they are until I did a quick google.
Think it's going to go on eBay !
I never realised how much they are until I did a quick google.
Think it's going to go on eBay !
24 January 2012, 08:53 AM
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Mother has two MB pens. One was a gift and one was left in her partners restaurant and never claimed.
Being left handed and the way I write I have to use certain pens else I'll smudge the letters.
Being left handed and the way I write I have to use certain pens else I'll smudge the letters.
24 January 2012, 09:51 AM
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Never knew there was so much to pens......
My current tool is a plastic ballpoint. It's blue and says barclays on it. It was free. Although free may seem good, it becomes obvious that i write like a 5 year old with it.
My current tool is a plastic ballpoint. It's blue and says barclays on it. It was free. Although free may seem good, it becomes obvious that i write like a 5 year old with it.
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25 January 2012, 07:57 PM
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lol, apparently there is quite a lot to fountain pens although cant tell you what. I just want to get the best one considering how much I have to spend on one.
