Cross Star Wars Pens

[Xozzen]

I really like them, but I have trouble justifying the price tag aswell. I don't like when a brand makes pens in "limited edition colors" and puts a big price tag for the limited edition on it for what is essentially the same pen you can get for much less.

I know there is more design feature than a different color to this, but the performance is the same as a normal townsend, and although I am not that anal about getting top performance for money all the time (since I am just not that experienced yet), I would feel a bit ripped off here.

Edited November 3, 2015 by Xozzen

[plumista]

Yes, why such crazy prices?

In brief: another lost opportunity to make a lot of money selling a lot of reasonably priced funny pens to such a huge number of SW enthusiasts (like me!) who do are willing to pay reasonable prices for their beloved characters on their quality writing instruments.

So bad, Cross!

plumista

Edited November 3, 2015 by plumista

[BoBoJones]

I think that the Star Wars pens evoke nothing of Stars Wars. They are just overpriced pens. They use metals trying to keep the price high. It would have been better if they had used lacquer with a commemorative picture like Waterman's Lara Croft plastic pens.

[Ursus]

It might be a lot of fun having them - but I totally agree when it comes to the price. Ouch!

[Valkyrii]

I would have like the Vader pen. I'm admittedly a Star Wars nerd and even though I have several Townsends, the all black Vader pen isn't gawdy at all. Sadly I think the price for a Townsend is a bit....absurd. My nerdiness has it's limits. That's not to say I won't spend that on a pen. I have and I will again. Just not that pen.

 

If they were $250ish I would have snagged one up.

 

As for the naysayers, as another poster said, different strokes for different folks. We all have different tastes.

 

The Townsends are basically subtle homages to the film. The smaller click pens...now those are a bit on the cartoonish side. And they are $45 for a pen that is otherwise $20 which is clearly all about capitalizing on the Star Wars brand in a big way.

[dogpoet]

The Townsends are basically subtle homages to the film. The smaller click pens...now those are a bit on the cartoonish side. And they are $45 for a pen that is otherwise $20 which is clearly all about capitalizing on the Star Wars brand in a big way.

 

That's been going on since the first film came out in '77, so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

[Valkyrii]

 

That's been going on since the first film came out in '77, so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Indeed. I don't worry. It just means I'm not a buyer.

[Mulrich]

The pens are a little too subtle for me. When I look at them I don't see Star Wars at all. I'm sure some will buy them and love them, I just won't be one of those people.

[Tancred]

if you think the Townsend is excessively priced, try the Peerless.