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Here is my not-so-typical pen review. Hope y'all enjoy ;)

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Good review! Thanks!

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Thank you, Vista. I am very self-conscious about my handwriting. I think it is from a deep-rooted fear of my spaulding teacher in elementary school, she said my cursive was atrocious.

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Thank you, Vista. I am very self-conscious about my handwriting. I think it is from a deep-rooted fear of my spaulding teacher in elementary school, she said my cursive was atrocious.

 

It's far from atrocious! It's legible with a lot of character, making it lovely to read :thumbup:

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Pish posh, your cursive is excellent. Your old prune of a spaulding teacher was just plain wrong. However, I am going to have to hate you for that review, now I want one, too. Arggh. You made it sound like the dream machine. I need another pen like I need a hole in the head.

 

Seriously, thanks for the effort you put into the review. I loved reading it. You express yourself well and the folks from TWSBI should give you a cut of their profits. :)))


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Fabienne, I love your name! I needed another pen like I need another cat (which I most definitely do not), but I could not resist after reading so many good reviews about the TWSBI brand. This pen did not disappoint. I thought of it as a cheaper investment than a higher-end pen with the same wonderful performance. I think of each of my >$50 pens as an investment rather than just a purchase, that seems to make me feel better when I hit the <purchase> button. :thumbup:

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This is indeed a very good review of the 540... I'm waiting for mine to arrive any day...

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Thanks for the review. I keep hearing good things about this pen, and it seems to fit my budget, I may have to pick one up.

 

You really do have beautiful handwriting by the way....

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My 540 came last week with an EF nib. Smoothest out of the box writer I've ever encountered (in my limited time with pens). Just a joy to use.

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