Baric
December 23rd, 2013, 05:58 PM
Hi, folks, new user here and I thought I'd share one of those fountain pen encounters I had today.
I'm in a pretty upscale jewelry store picking out a Christmas present (yes, I'm that guy, waiting until the last minute :redface:). The saleswoman hands me the receipt for my signature along with a Bic ballpoint with chew marks on the end. Ick. I just pull out my Pelikan M600 Ruby Red that tends to live in my shirt pocket and sign for my purchase.
"Oh, you have your own pen", she says, pauses a moment, then... "That's very nice. Is it a Montblanc?"
I very politely swallow the involuntary snort that almost slips out and answer, "No, this is a Pelikan."
To which she looks vaguely puzzled. I'm not sure if it was because she had never heard of Pelikan, or if she just couldn't understand why I would use anything but a Montblanc... maybe both.
As I sit here looking at my M600, I can't see any resemblance to any model of Montblanc I'm aware of.
So, what's your holiday fountain pen anecdote?
I'm in a pretty upscale jewelry store picking out a Christmas present (yes, I'm that guy, waiting until the last minute :redface:). The saleswoman hands me the receipt for my signature along with a Bic ballpoint with chew marks on the end. Ick. I just pull out my Pelikan M600 Ruby Red that tends to live in my shirt pocket and sign for my purchase.
"Oh, you have your own pen", she says, pauses a moment, then... "That's very nice. Is it a Montblanc?"
I very politely swallow the involuntary snort that almost slips out and answer, "No, this is a Pelikan."
To which she looks vaguely puzzled. I'm not sure if it was because she had never heard of Pelikan, or if she just couldn't understand why I would use anything but a Montblanc... maybe both.
As I sit here looking at my M600, I can't see any resemblance to any model of Montblanc I'm aware of.
So, what's your holiday fountain pen anecdote?