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I used a retractable sharpie for the first time yesterday and I noticed a curious thing. It's design was very similar to my Pilot Vanishing Point Fountain Pen!!! It has the little trapdoor that pulls back when you click the button, and closes shut when you click the button again to keep the marker from drying out! If sanford can produce these, it would seem that any other manufacturer could do something similar with a fountain pen....

 

 

--J. Haney

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A couple of months ago, I went into Staples and noticed a see-through orange Staples-branded highlighter with a retractable feature. It was 79 cents. I had the idea of somehow trying to fit a small, skinny fountain pen inside it--with heavy modifications to the highlighter. Unfortunately, I didn't buy the highlighter. After going back and forth with myself for a couple of weeks as to whether or not I'd want to carry such a massive frankenpen, I went back to Staples and found that the highlighter was no longer in stock. I was told that it was most likely a promotional item for back-to-school.

 

Moral of the story:

If something's not expensive and you like it, buy it right then & there because it may not be there next time.

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Moral of the story:

If something's not expensive and you like it, buy it right then & there because it may not be there next time.

That is so true!!

 

This department store in Australia had these mini "Smiggle" fountain pens for $1.50 each. They seemed too good to be true, and they had about 5 in stock. I bought all 5 of them.....and when I came back later, I found that they were discontinued and not in stock.

 

What a lucky find :)

 

As with Sanford having the capability to make a retractable fp. I think all fountian pen making companies have the capability to develop a fountain pen that works like the Pilot VP if they bother putting their mind to it. But no-one does radical things like that these days - especially in big corporates where everyone tries to play it safe :rolleyes:

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