Vermont Pen Company - Are These Overpriced?

[s5blitzer]

Apologies for this off-topic but I wanted to share this with fellow writers with the MB "taste".

 

https://www.touchofmodern.com/sales/24-hour-special-vermont-pen-company

 

 

I personally like the look of the Chester Arthur FP. Somewhat reminds me of the Graf von Faber-Castell Elemento made of olive wood.

[TheRealScubaSteve]

Any company that wants me to register before I can see their pens and pricing gets a fail in my book.

[meiers]

I can't answer your question until I test drive one of these beauties.

They are slightly out of my price range.

Edited February 26, 2015 by meiers

[zaddick]

Annoying site and the pens are not my taste. I prefer the GvFC pens.

 

Thank you for sharing though. It is good to highlight small companies.

[_Stormin_]

Not a fan.... But to each their own.

[Lamb South]

Any company that wants me to register before I can see their pens and pricing gets a fail in my book.

+1 I refuse to go to a site that forces you to provide them with a means to provide you with unsolicited emails.

[migla9]

I agree fully about the registration, but to be fair, that registration is for touchofmodern.com who is just a vendor of various design products. The Vermont Pen Co. appears to be at http://www.vermontpen.com and that site does not need registration.

 

But, neither my style nor certainly my price range.

[watch_art]

GOOD GRIEF! Those are PRICEY.

[episkey]

I always see these pens "discounted" (still super expensive on sale) on luxury sites like Gilt.

 

I've questioned their reputability and ever since I've been into FPs, this is only the first time I've come across something about them.

[tmcneil82]

This is like the luxury equivalent of generic C/C lacquered pens

[Michigan]

Why would anybody buy a gold fountain pen from a reputable maker of solid tradition when you can get a brass equivalent from a complete unknown for the same price?

 

I wish them the best. They will need it.

Edited February 28, 2015 by Michigan

[sd10521]

Wow!

That site made my head hurt.

I guess they don't have to sell too many pens at that price to make money.

There are a lot of other things I could spend that money on if I had that much "disposable" funds on hand, for instance a few Montblanc pens from the fifties or earlier or a few pens from Francis.

[The Blue Knight]

You could buy a fine wrist watch for that sort of money.

Edited March 2, 2015 by The Blue Knight

[jar]

Sorry but butt fuggly.

[_Stormin_]

You could buy a fine wrist watch for that sort money.

 

And a fine pen to go with it...

 

And a nice suit to wear while using the pen...

 

And a Coke...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited due to spelling error.

Edited March 1, 2015 by _Stormin_

[TheRealScubaSteve]

 

And a fine pen to go with it...

 

And a nice suit to wear while using the pen...

 

And a Coke...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited due to spelling error.

 

And still have left over for a Coca-Cola.

[meiers]

I don't know the Vermont Pen Company and their pens. Neither do any of us, it seems.
Does this discussion even belong in this forum?

 

Edited March 2, 2015 by meiers