what exactly is fountain pen day?

[greencobra]

i've never heard of this fountain pen day before. are online vendors and b&m shops celebrating the day by having sales and specials? do pen manufacturers celebrate by offering a special pen and/or ink to mark the day? it's this friday, no? i thought i saw an email from goulet pen talking it up. i'm just wondering is all, could be worth a closer look so as to expand my ink selection which right now besides my new to me bottle of blood orange, is rich and top heavy with blacks and blues. i have always been pretty predictable. 

[Horseflesh]

I'm hoping Cult Pens has a sale. Their Diamine 30 mL bottles are already very well priced so I wanna get a bunch of them. 

[amper]

Fountain Pen Day is November 4, the anniversary of the day the US Patent was granted for the Waterman pen in 1884. It is celebrated in the community on the first Friday of November.

 

https://www.fountainpenday.com/

 

https://patents.google.com/patent/US307735A/en

[inkstainedruth]

It was started a few years ago.  The first year one guy's website had IIRC some sort of handwriting contest, where people could log on and vote for their favorite, and the winning entries got stuff like gift certificates for pens and inks from various vendors.

These days, a lot of vendors (especially with an online presence) will have sales.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[greencobra]

On 10/31/2023 at 5:11 PM, Horseflesh said:

I'm hoping Cult Pens has a sale. Their Diamine 30 mL bottles are already very well priced so I wanna get a bunch of them. 

yes, ink. there are a few i'd like as well. you planted that seed in my head.

On 10/31/2023 at 6:47 PM, amper said:

Fountain Pen Day is November 4, the anniversary of the day the US Patent was granted for the Waterman pen in 1884. It is celebrated in the community on the first Friday of November.

 

https://www.fountainpenday.com/

 

https://patents.google.com/patent/US307735A/en

interesting, this i did not know. i don't remember a fpd back in the day. but a good idea to generate interest.

 

On 10/31/2023 at 10:17 PM, inkstainedruth said:

It was started a few years ago.  The first year one guy's website had IIRC some sort of handwriting contest, where people could log on and vote for their favorite, and the winning entries got stuff like gift certificates for pens and inks from various vendors.

These days, a lot of vendors (especially with an online presence) will have sales.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

again, interesting. so only in existence for a few years...sounds like a good time to take advantage of some promotions if any are offered.

[AceNinja]

On 11/1/2023 at 6:47 AM, amper said:

Fountain Pen Day is November 4, the anniversary of the day the US Patent was granted for the Waterman pen in 1884. It is celebrated in the community on the first Friday of November.

 

https://www.fountainpenday.com/

 

https://patents.google.com/patent/US307735A/en

ho-hold on.  If the FPD is November 4, why is the community celebrating on the first Friday of November?  and if the community celebrated it on the first Friday of November, why is FPD on November 4?

[Vintage_BE]

I thought (or hoped 🙄…) that fountain pen day was about writing with (and not: buying) fountain pens…

[Misfit]

Fountain Pen Day started in 2012. It has grown over the years, with more participants and sponsors every year. It has given us coupon codes too. It’s for the celebration of fountain pens. You don’t even have to buy one. Just write with one to celebrate the day. 

[Karmachanic]

1 hour ago, Misfit said:

Just write with one to celebrate the day. 

 

Every day 

[Misfit]

Exactly as @Karmachanic said. 

[Misfit]

Here’s the scoop on FPD. 

 

https://www.penaddict.com/blog/2023/11/3/fountain-pen-day-2023-an-interview-with-mr-fpd

[Mangrove Jack]

Every day is fountain pen day, for me.

[Penguincollector]

  I use FPD as both celebration and preparation. I write with my pens, swatch inks, color, journal at the end of the day- but I use it as my Black Friday for this particular hobby. It all goes under the tree unless I need it right away. I use AliExpress’ 1111 day as a holiday shopping day as well for stocking stuffers. 

[sandy101]

Fountain pen day is an excuse for us to buy yet another pen we don't really need, and tell everyone how we got this wonderful pen so much cheaper because we waited till FPD to buy it.

 

 

[ParramattaPaul]

27 minutes ago, sandy101 said:

Fountain pen day is an excuse for us to buy yet another pen we don't really need, and tell everyone how we got this wonderful pen so much cheaper because we waited till FPD to buy it.

 

 

That sums it up exactly.  And now, on to the Onoto website....

[inkstainedruth]

12 hours ago, Misfit said:

Exactly as @Karmachanic said. 

For FP Day itself, I got five pens repaired at the Ohio Show (various makes/models by various repairs folks), and traded a recent-ish purchase which turned out to be a frankenpen parts pen for a Cross Adventura (honestly, I was happy to just have the junker off my hands: someone had apparently tried to "fix" a Sheaffer Snorkel by attempting to turn it into a c/c pen(!) -- but at least I didn't pay a lot for it to start with.... Then got two more repaired earlier today.  But now taking some "quiet time" in my hotel room because I'm pretty exhausted and had a really late lunch, and wanted to get my hair washed before going down to the dessert party (which is in a little under 2 hours at this point, I think).  

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth