Pen Collecting...Do you plan?

[cedargirl]

Plan - shplan! Who needs a plan? It just happens anyway!

[kaisnowbird]

I'm planning to plan if that makes any sense! As I don't think I can go for a single brand or model, what appeals to me will still be an impulse decision but I'm planning to introduce some rules like:
- wait for a while until going for a pen... getting one that has been on my want list for a while is deeply satisfying! Also that way I can be sure it's not just a short lived fancy.
- make sure the pen is unique within the "collection".
- make sure the pen will be getting some use.

Of these I think the "wait for a while" rule is the most essential. I'm quick to lust for something but once I decide or am forced to wait for a while, sometimes it turns out the pen is not that interesting after all.

Last not least penguinmaster's post is great!

Like your rules a lot. They should work well for me too. I often find that many pens that jumped to the top of my wishlist don't stay long and often get shoved to the bottom, even deleted after a couple of weeks. The steady ones are the keepers.

I've also found that expensive pens often disappoint me. It's the high quality, less adorned, super reliable work horses that steal my heart.
Wait a second... That could be my collection -- high performing, non-exorbitant FPs.