So, I may be leaving a job I absolutely love in order to move to California, where my fiance just got the job of her dreams (plus they pay moving costs, you get a housing stipend, and the salary is about four times what she is making now). We are still weighing pros and cons, as our families are in MI and she has some relatives whose health is declining. However, even if we do decide against California, I'm having some surgery soon and will be taking a leave of absence.
There are some coworkers that I've really grown fond of, and I would like to leave them each a fountain pen as a gift when I move or take my medical leave, whichever ends up happening first. My coworkers really like my pens, and I'm kind of known around the office as "the pen person". Also, it's kind of traditional for lawyers to get a really nice pen when they pass the bar, but no one gives us paralegals anything! I feel like that should change
I need a recommendation from all of you for a make and model of fountain pen that would serve as a nice gift. Here are my criteria, in order of importance:
-It needs to be a good beginner pen that writes well out of the box. These people have never had their own fountain pens, and I'd hate to give them a bad experience. I'm thinking many of them would like broad nibbed pens, as my broad nib TWSBI seems to be a favorite for "borrowing".
-It needs to be cheap. I will be buying five of these! I know a fountain pen isn't supposed to be a "cheap" gift, but I'd love to not spend a fortune, y'know?
-Refills must be cheap and easy to find...I'm willing to provide a box of cartridges so that they can use their gifts right away, but after that they are on their own. I use ink bottles, but I really doubt any of them will put up with the mess of bottled ink. It would be awesome if they could find cartridges at Staples or OfficeMax or something.
-It should look really cool on their desk, if they decide they don't like fountain pens and just want to keep it as a memento of all the craziness I brought to the office
Thanks everyone! I'm really looking forward to your suggestions!
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