Yet another Pen Trio PIF: Now with added surprise!

[Sailor Kenshin]

We're having a three-for-one deal here at the Fountain Pen Rialto:

Black and Copper and a Surprise

Nothing too scary in this PIF...unless you count the FUDE NIB! Screeeaaaam!

Fude nibs turn up at the end and in the normal course of events, they write like triple-Bs. Turned upside-down, they write a hairline. Some people can squeeze line variation out of them with a flick of the well-trained, talented wrist. I ain't one of 'em, but they are interesting to play with and perfect to show off light, shading inks.

From left to right:

One GuiGan, self-filling with a B nib! Medium to heavy weight, smooth.

One Hero 395, chased 'copper' finish, self-filler, perhaps a bit of flex in the nib if you squint hard, medium-heavyish weight pen.

The fude! Hero 501-1. Black. This has a big upturned nib and is a c/c filler with one cart of PR Spearmint included. It's metal. So heaviness is implied.



As before... CONUS only. Offer open for one week from posting.

The surprise? Remains to be seen. Only when your package arrives will you know! Muahahaaaaaaa.

[Laura N]

Is the surprise ... an ear of corn?

[akapulko2020]

What a nice PIF Not an entry

[Sailor Kenshin]

Is the surprise ... an ear of corn?

If I TOLD you...it wouldn't be a surprise.

But I can safely say, No Corn. Not after the winter we've had.

[Losbol]

I ma all in for surprise zo please ... Count me in!

[Losbol]

In proper language: please count me in. Thanks

[fncll]

You know...shipping to Alaska from anywhere in the US doesn't cost any more---if using USPS---than to anywhere else in the US...it just takes a little while longer! (c in Alaska, who really does live in the US with US currency and all that [which is not to say I don't appreciate the generosity of this and other PIFs! I just wish Alaska weren't excluded so often for ... sometimes ... no material reason.]

[Sailor Kenshin]

CONUS means AK and HI as well.

[carlos.q]

You know...shipping to Alaska from anywhere in the US doesn't cost any more---if using USPS---than to anywhere else in the US...it just takes a little while longer! (c in Alaska, who really does live in the US with US currency and all that [which is not to say I don't appreciate the generosity of this and other PIFs! I just wish Alaska weren't excluded so often for ... sometimes ... no material reason.]

Hey, the same thing happens with USPS shipping to Puerto Rico: it costs the same but it just takes a little bit longer... and we're not a state of the US just a good old fashioned 19th century colonial possession.

PS. This is not an entry just a little blow-off-your-steam friday afternoon rant.

PPS. Nice PIF!

[fncll]

CONUS means AK and HI as well.

That's cool, though a new one on me since in general use CONUS means "contiguous united states" and excludes AK and HI. Otherwise "US Only" is probably clearer. But then there's poor Puerto Rico Thanks!

[ejaycock]

I have always wanted to try a fude nib! Please include me in this pif. Thank you

[caribbean_skye]

i have always wanted to try a fude nib, I would love to be considered.

[cwent2]

i have always wanted to try a fude nib, I would love to be considered.

What she said, +! thank you for the opportunity

[jadehawk]

Don't even know what a fude nib is. .please include me in this pif. Thank you. .

[phonelady61]

I want to try a fude nib as well please include me as well .

[Sailor Kenshin]

CONUS means AK and HI as well.

That's cool, though a new one on me since in general use CONUS means "contiguous united states" and excludes AK and HI. Otherwise "US Only" is probably clearer. But then there's poor Puerto Rico Thanks!

Yeah, but it sounds cooler and more Mystery-Ink-y.

[Dronak]

FWIW, here's Wikipedia's info on "CONUS": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contig...NUS_and_OCONUS. My reading is that Alaska might or might not be included, but Hawaii wouldn't be included, and apparently DC might not even be included. Given the info there, I'd agree with fncll that there are probably clearer ways to describe exactly what's included, especially when there could be some misunderstanding from using an abbreviation/acronym (particularly one with some ambiguity).

Also, thanks for the offer, but I'm not going to enter. I'll leave the pens for others who are more interested in these models than I am.

[TerraNoir]

I would love to try out a fude nib. Please count me in!! This is an awesome PIF!

[sgtstretch]

I'd also love to try out a fude nib. Please add me!

[Neo]

Not an entry, great PIF idea!