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It is not a good idea. Why would you promote something unless you get paid for it?

To spread the joy of fountain pens to those who haven't experienced it. Most of my students had never seen a fountain pen before. Giving them fountain pens makes me happy. Extra bonus - they take more time with their writing so it doesn't make my head hurt.

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To spread the joy of fountain pens to those who haven't experienced it. Most of my students had never seen a fountain pen before. Giving them fountain pens makes me happy. Extra bonus - they take more time with their writing so it doesn't make my head hurt.

 

Of course, it is very nice of you to give fountain pens away, I was just kidding.

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This is really a nice thing to do. Free fountain pens could never be bad! ;) I would suggest uber cheap pens like some of the Heros, but many of them are squeeze fill types that don't let you use easy peasy cartridges or converters, and personally I hate these types, so I imagine others might too. They're just a little more work. Don't get me wrong, for less than a dollar they're nothing to hate toooooo badly, but there's better options. Also, like others have said something that writes wetter is better and these tend to be dry and extremely fine nibbed making them less of a joyous experience and more like a complicated Bic.

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I have been doing this for years and have never had a complaint yet in fact most recipients have the nerve to ask if there is the chance of getting one for a family member,I used to do descriptions on ebay for the Jinhao Baoer company and because of their smooth nibs and tube construction for very low prices I found that the gift of a

Fountain pen to be one of the most acceptable gifts that one could give,for lots of reasons,I give a pen to any

tradesman who does a good job at my place, my Doctor is delighted with his as is my skin specialist who's

daughter got lucky also.I have a friend who is a journalist and who raves about the performance of his Jinhao.The beauty of buying Jinhao & Baoer is that one can have quite a large collection for a few hundred dollars at most, should you get a brumby then buy another new one to replace it,I would ask you all to have a look at the Jinhao

Mother of Pearl pen which in my opinion is one of the nicest you can have in your collection.Most importantly

keep your pen Flushed out at all times and it will reward you with its performance.Trust Me. oneill

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