Why I Hate Mb

[4lex]

I was flashing my 600$ MB at the meeting today, like any vain person would, when the piston started to leak... That will teach me the lesson, I'll take my Preppy to the meeting next time

I read in Peter Twydle's book that MB piston has a design flaw that MB is refusing to admit. I wonder if that is on purpose as they can make money out of servicing it...

I have love hate relationship with MB. I hate that they overcharge you, I have Solitaire Doue Steel and for the steel cap they charge you extra 200 pounds... I would be surprised if it cost them more then 20 pounds to actually make it.

And then it is reliability issues. You have to send them for the service regularly to avoid problems and their piston filling system is inferior to Pelikan's.

I hate it because it is a great pen, overpriced on purpose with beautiful finish and nib but not as reliable as you would think and they make it difficult (with all the special tools) to service it yourself.

 

[jar]

So you bought something that you thought overpriced with a design flaw that that you knew about and that was unreliable and required regular service from MB so you could "flash it" at meetings.

 

Hmmmmm?

 

edited to change : to "

Edited May 14, 2015 by jar

[Doug1426]

Surely, somewhere, there are therapists that specialize in MB anger management? I would think that might be a large target market. Or maybe dentists do well in that area, since some of the complaints seem a bit tongue in cheek?

[DaveBj]

Sorry, but a pen that is not reliable is not a "great pen."

[Hector67]

So you bought something that you thought overpriced with a design flaw that that you knew about and that was unreliable and required regular service from MB so you could :flash it" at meetings.

 

Hmmmmm?

+1

[s5blitzer]

MB is not perfect to everyone. With that said, I am glad I have limited funds or there will be more MB pens in my future.

[Opooh]

Why spending hundreds of dollars on an object you hate?

[meiers]

Show us a photo of the leaking pen and the ink on the expensive shirt you were wearing at the meeting.

We will give you advice on how to repair your pen, remove those ink stains and get over your disappointment.

Remember, you're not alone. We feel your pain and will support you.

Edited May 14, 2015 by meiers

[zaddick]

Sounds either made up to get a rise here, or posted by someone who knows a little and talks a lot.

[______Zaphod_Beeblebrox]

Ummm.

 

I have not had any issues with my Montblanc Pens. Very reliable, especially when you consider i usually keep it in my front pant pocket.

 

If you honestly consider all that a Montblanc provides i fail to consider how you can call it overpriced, otherwise you would not FLASH it around at the office.

 

i personal consider cheap pens to be over priced. it probably only cost about 1/10 of 1 cent to make a cheap pen but it will cost you a buck at the store for a cheap pen and that equals a 1000 percent mark up! At least Montblanc is made in Germany in limited numbers and sold in Boutiques that justify the $500 and up price tag.

[Cordovian]

I was flashing my 600$ MB at the meeting today, like any vain person would, when the piston started to leak...

 

I think that's called Karma.

[4lex]

+1

 

So you bought something that you thought overpriced with a design flaw that that you knew about and that was unreliable and required regular service from MB so you could "flash it" at meetings.

 

Hmmmmm?

 

edited to change : to "

Okay, I will admit it, I am not really vain. And more...I was not FLASHING the pen. For all the rhetorically challenged: there is such a thing as self deprecation!

 

As I said, I HATE MB, but I also love it. I like the finish and the nib is wonderful. Love hate relationships are a mysterious thing...

[4lex]

Sounds either made up to get a rise here, or posted by someone who knows a little and talks a lot.

Is being dismissive of another person really the best you can do? This tells very little about me, and a lot about you.

[4lex]

Sounds either made up to get a rise here, or posted by someone who knows a little and talks a lot.

And I never claimed I am an expert. I only have something like 50 FP which is nothing compared to many people on FPN. I was referring to Peter Twydle's book "fountain pens", in it, he says on Montblanc: "its arrogant refusal to recognise a design fault with their piston-filling mechanism, which even today causes those current models that employ it to overfill and therefore flood".

[jar]

And I never claimed I am an expert. I only have something like 50 FP which is nothing compared to many people on FPN. I was referring to Peter Twydle's book "fountain pens", in it, he says on Montblanc: "its arrogant refusal to recognise a design fault with their piston-filling mechanism, which even today causes those current models that employ it to overfill and therefore flood".

 

If you actually read what he wrote it says nothing about a piston leaking. And if you actually read the instructions that come with a Montblanc pen you ill find that they address the issue of overfilling by recommending the user eject three or four drops of ink and then draw the excess ink back from the feed into the body.

 

RTFM.

[meiers]

 

Okay, I will admit it, I am not really vain. And more...I was not FLASHING the pen. For all the rhetorically challenged: there is such a thing as self deprecation!

 

As I said, I HATE MB, but I also love it. I like the finish and the nib is wonderful. Love hate relationships are a mysterious thing...

Would you like us to help you with your feelings or your pen?

[FredRydr]

As I said, I HATE MB, but I also love it. I like the finish and the nib is wonderful. Love hate relationships are a mysterious thing...

 

Okay, now this I understand! $*#$@#!! Montblancs. I spend an ungodly amount for a Proust, and the damn thing needs a $400+ repair due to its defective design. But what a lovely pen when it's in my hand, and with a great F nib.

 

I didn't take your OP seriously; I got it.

 

Fred

Edited May 15, 2015 by FredRydr

[delano]

So you bought something that you thought overpriced with a design flaw that that you knew about and that was unreliable and required regular service from MB so you could "flash it" at meetings.

 

Hmmmmm?

 

Why spending hundreds of dollars on an object you hate?

 

Montblancs have a mythos surrounding them. People who know nothing of fountain pens or even pens in general will readily assume Montblanc to be the best. There may or may not be good reason for that, I am not in a position to argue one way or another, but showing off a Montblanc will certainly leave an impression. I am sure that's often a reason why people buy them.

[jsolares]

The piston started to leak? as in the end of the pen, or it leaked from the nib? maybe it has a crack that you haven't noticed before?

[Fabienne]

MB, MB, MB. MB....

 

In hell all the cooks are English, all the policemen are Italian, and all the lovers are German.