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  @stanpurves96779 күн бұрын

  Hi Sam, I have to say that this is the most honest and straightforward notebook / workshop review that I have ever seen. Kudos to you. You have addressed a lot of issues in regards to purchasing notebooks to meet our personal purpose, requirements and desires. You have made us stop and think and consider the KISS principle Keep It Simple Stupid. Does it really need to be fancy, lustrous and complicated? Thanks for this great video.

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  @aaronying4989Ай бұрын

  I do really love the legal pads too, I don’t know something about them make creating and writing so easy and confident, inviting. Also the yellow color is just so good. I think since so much of what we see is white like walls, screens other paper etc. the yellow color is just very comforting and different. And it is HAS to be yellow. lol. Like I wouldn’t be able to use a “legal pad” that was white paper. Yellow is less draining and jarring I think than bright white. Only writers and artists think about these things lol.

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  @bobholland1608Ай бұрын

  “We buy them because we have to”. Truer words have never been spoken

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  @regalmedia9487Ай бұрын

  I like rhodia pads. I am from india. They are crazy expensive here. Double of what you pay in us or europe. But amazon an. Other paper are shit. 😢😢

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  @nachocheesebrain2461Ай бұрын

  subbed

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  @marzibeastАй бұрын

  I’ve really been into pens with multiple colors for different tasks :) I use the Pilot 4 Colors Frixion at work, but use a Sarasa Multi or Pentel Vicuña C4 for other notes and sketching :) the classic Bic multi is also a personal favorite.

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  @TheMagicalSock2 ай бұрын

  Nanami Seven Seas makes the best notebook. I have searched the world over for fifteen years. I’ve used Nanami for eight years or so and they’re just the best quality.

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  @TheTerryMarsh12 ай бұрын

  Here in the UK we generally use European standard paper sizes, measured in millimetres. A4 paper (210 x 297 mm) is the nearest size to that of a legal pad in the USA. I use an A4 pad for note-taking at home, but carry an A5 or A6 notepad (lighter and easier to stuff in a bag) for use around town. A Pilot V5 or V7 pen works well for me, or a V7 gel pen. I don't get on well with biros.

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  @WahjoeGunawan2 ай бұрын

  Good videos, same thing has happened with me, looking for the right book 😂😂😂. I found Hobonichi A6 match with my need, compact, light, thick, thin but sturdy papers.

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  @UmiChan3583 ай бұрын

  Nice! I really love notebooks with quality paper, I love Kokuyo campus paper so that are my perfect Notebook

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  @suissetobacco2 ай бұрын

  Kokuyo is definitely high-end stuff. I use a B5 Campus for my journal and I couldn’t be happier.

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  @UmiChan3582 ай бұрын

  @@suissetobacco the feel of the pages are glorius!

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  @EugeneONeill-pf5bj3 ай бұрын

  Legal Pads 8 1/2 X 14 but . . . and this is vital . . . heavyweight backing and heavyweight paper. No recycled pads. They are horrible. Also, the Uniball Vision Bold (1.0) is the best everyday pen on the market.

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  @RebeDrawsStuff3 ай бұрын

  Ahh the legal pad. I use them for sketching because somehow the paper doesn't make me feel like I'm ruining a nice notebook. Once I'm happy with the sketch, I take a picture with my phone and I'm good to go with the digital process or by tracing over my drawing to work on a fancy sketchbook.

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  @anthonyleecollins93193 ай бұрын

  I've tried fancy notebooks, but I agree mostly with having a lot of cheap pads and notebooks, one for each project. For pens, though, I get more particular. These days, and for years now, mostly Lamy pens.

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  @erinlisaaulfinger95943 ай бұрын

  decomp + pentel energel

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  @redmagelibra28973 ай бұрын

  Comp notebook and a fountain pen worked great until the compbook paper got too cheap.

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  @marzibeastАй бұрын

  Definitely depends on the brand for sure. I got a really cheap one from staples- loved the graph version, but the lined feels very newsprint like…can’t use some of my pens on it without bleeding.

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  @harisfy45133 ай бұрын

  Watching at work. I’m crazy about rhodia but it’s to expensive

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  @Somebodyelse1413 ай бұрын

  Pilot G2 🤬🤬 I seriously hate those pens, mostly because of how overhyped they are. They're way too inky for me. They smear and glob. Also, my advice (that no one asked for) would be to get a few better pens rather than the cheap BICs, if you can afford it. I hate those things. I know people just say you can scribble a bit to get them running again, but I've had too many frustrating experiences where I scribble for minutes on end and nothing comes out when there's plenty of ink. That's even happened with new pens. To me, the frustration is not worth the cheapness. That being said, no one should feel bad if that's all they can afford! One more piece of advice, if you're going cheap, stick with ballpoint. Cheap, unbranded gel pens are so terrible

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  @paulll473 ай бұрын

  I'm kinda of a notebook nerd too and own a gread deal of them (my personal favourite was moleskine before the paper quality dropped too much to be competitive for it's price) but, to be perfectly honest, a bog standard amazon basics notebook will work great 99% of the time, they are ultimately functional and extremely cheap.

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  @samjcomedy3 ай бұрын

  I agree its too bad the paper quality dropped and cant go wrong with an amazon notebook its easy on the wallet

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  @jeffatturbofish3 ай бұрын

  Lamy is kind of like the gateway drug. If you get hooked, then you will try a Waterman, TWSBI, Monteverde, Sailor, Montblanc. Sometimes it even turns back to the Lamy as in Lamy 2000 that I had delivered to me by 'accident'. Then there is the ink. Soon you will have syringes hidden in your drawer, special inks that look a lot like blood, and become that pen snob because no one else understands and looks at you funny. Fine paper is imported regularly, stacks of really, really expensive paper is stacking up. My wife is looking up twelve step programs for me. It all started with a Lamy Safari

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  @samjcomedy3 ай бұрын

  A tale as old as time but consider this your support group and motivation to keep buying new pens and notebooks haha #penpal

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  @WonderWithGil3 ай бұрын

  I look at the Traveler’s Notebook and Hobbonichi and I just don’t find the need to buy them (yet). It doesn’t go to the style of my current season too. Maybe in the future, but not now. :)

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  @samjcomedy3 ай бұрын

  Come over to the dark side and try out the traveler notebook lol

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  @WonderWithGil3 ай бұрын

  “I need to set some rules for myself(before buying a new one)” haha yes, I do this or else ai will not finish a notebook because I find another cute one.

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  @samjcomedy3 ай бұрын

  Rules are important but sometimes you gotta break them to get that new notebook haha

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  @RyanPatrickOwens4 ай бұрын

  I love spiral notebooks for work because I can flip it to be one page wide and keep notes during meetings with clients. So thank you for including that section in this video. They often get overlooked.

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  @samjcomedy3 ай бұрын

  Yes exactly you can't go wrong with the tried and true

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  @mtchob4 ай бұрын

  Robert oster inks are solid all around no matter what color or type of ink you want to try out. (For an ink brand to try out!)

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  @samjcomedy3 ай бұрын

  thank you for the Robert oster suggestion I will definitely explore it

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  @mtchob4 ай бұрын

  That lamy blue is like my all time favorite blue ink and I am truly NOT a blue ink person atttt all. That lamy blue though is so freakin nice!

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  @samjcomedy3 ай бұрын

  can't go wrong with the lamy blue 100 percent!!

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  @aldenfalkofficial4 ай бұрын

  Yeah!

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  @samjcomedy3 ай бұрын

  Yeah!

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  @piperspurpose30054 ай бұрын

  Ballpoint pen user here. Basic BIC 4-color and Cristal are both fine. My favorite is Ballograf Epoca. I like the way ballpoints dent the paper and make it crinkle (esp Mead 5-Star paper). 😊

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  @samjcomedy3 ай бұрын

  Yes those are all great choices can't go wrong with the bic 4 color pen

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  @piperspurpose30054 ай бұрын

  Me too, all of it. I have the same stack (and then some), use them all for different reasons, notes are scattered everywhere, and I'm always shopping for more or dreaming of how to design the best system. Sigh...

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  @samjcomedy3 ай бұрын

  Yes searching for the perfect system is exhausting sometimes you gotta accept what you got til you stumble upon something new

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  @Somebodyelse1414 ай бұрын

  My favorite pen used to be the pentel energel, but i recently tried the uni jetstream and i can't decide which is better!

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  @samjcomedy3 ай бұрын

  Oh thats a tough decision those are both great pens!!

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  @thelittledojo4 ай бұрын

  I enjoyed this very much. You have finally chilled me out. I have a hundred unfilled notebooks everywhere. You saved me. Subscribed.

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  @samjcomedy3 ай бұрын

  Glad I could help!

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  @thelittledojo4 ай бұрын

  I love your videos. Thank you for keeping it real.

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  @samjcomedy3 ай бұрын

  no thank you dojo for keeping it real

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  @mike_qbik4 ай бұрын

  I was againts Roterfaden bt finally got one - SO_20 in olive. Very smooth and soft. Added Filofax Notebook init and its perfect. Also like William Hannah notebooks with Disk system. For me to be able to move pages in out back and forth is absolute must. As for Roterfaden - I would recommend to go with suede inside as the felt is very thick and with the lather it can get very heavy. THE GENTLEMAN STATIONER ahas big selection of them.

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  @annahollis44304 ай бұрын

  I like how this sounds like a hostage message by the end of the video. If you think you're deep into the notebook life now, wait until you hit your Zettelkasten phase. I thankfully survived mine and am now back to the large softcover Moleskine life.

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  @samjcomedy4 ай бұрын

  Welcome back to the Moleskine team. I need to do some research before I dive deeper into this Zettelkasten phase. Keep writing!!

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  @thelittledojo4 ай бұрын

  Hahaha was thinking the same thing.

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  @dr.d7234 ай бұрын

  Thanks Sam for doing this. I've had similar issues. I did use a Traveler's notebook for a couple of years for my BUJO and Journal, but I didn't like the fact that it didn't lay flat. And I had other A5 notebooks - one for each research project I was doing at the time. And I am a fountain pen user and wanted good paper. Anyway, I ended up carrying around 3-4 notebooks all the time. And because I had to have a separate notebook for each research project, many of those notebooks would end up with a lot of unused pages. I considered disc and ring bound notebooks but I knew I could not used them because my research notes need to be in a bound notebook. Recently, I heard about the Rotorfaden Taschenbeigleiter notebook system. So I bought one and am using that with several A5 notebooks. So now, I only care the Rotorfaden notebook and my journal insteadall of those other notebooks. Hopefully this will be the answer to my situation.

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  @samjcomedy4 ай бұрын

  I feel your pain of always have 3-4 notebooks and most of them not being filled up all the way. I remember seeing a Rotorfaden notebook system at a stationary store awhile. I will check these out again. Thank you for your suggestion

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  @jimmurray58474 ай бұрын

  I have gotten into pens lately as well. I agree on the Zebra Sarasa pen. Very smooth pen and a joy to write with. Still haven't pulled the trigger on a fountain pen, seems like a little too much work.

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  @samjcomedy4 ай бұрын

  Yes those Sarasa pens are amazing I just bought a 0.7 in navy blue that is perfection. You could always try out a disposable fountain pen like the Pilot Varsity to see if you like the feel. Good luck with your writing!!

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  @mtchob4 ай бұрын

  I love a brain dump section/page. I like your columns for sifting out the important stuff too, I’m gonna start using that! I would love to see a flip through once you fill up your bujo or even past bujos (like what stuff worked, what didn’t, etc)❤

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  @samjcomedy4 ай бұрын

  The brain dump and then shifting the important and not important tasks is key. Often I keep so many things I got to do in my head that nothing gets done. Will for sure do a video when I fill up the bujo and do a little bit of a retrospective on it.

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  @mtchob4 ай бұрын

  Pelikans are honestly a little out there in lala land with their price points, but they do make a unique nib, which is part of what sets them apart. Just always remember though, there is no pen/nib/ink combo out there, that will suddenly turn us all into master calligraphers. A $40 pen can do everything a $400 pen can do 100%. BUT I don’t want to deter you from fountain pens bc they’re honestly fucking awesome for ppl who write a lot! They require 0 pressure to produce ink flow while writing, so you will never experience hand cramps again once you make the switch! Also it’s fun to commune with ppl into stationery, and to try out endless samples of inks and on different types of paper… it’s all just fun! And the twsbi diamond is so awesome btw, such a good pen, super reliable, and holds a butt ton of ink, which will seemingly never dry out; it’d be a solid buy at ANY point in your pen journey. So I completely second that pen rec! Also, I recommend you get a notebook w/ Tomoe River Paper, bc it’s the shiz. 😬my god..my comment is like a freaking novel. So sorry🙏 lovin your channel so far!

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  @samjcomedy4 ай бұрын

  I am on the same train of thought about price point between fountain pens. I am so curious about a gold nib as well. I want to explore some new ink colors next that is a whole new rabbit hole too. Gotta check out the twsbi and the tomoe river paper next. Thanks for the suggestion!

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  @brunchfordays4 ай бұрын

  I could literally watch someone research niche items for days. Loving your channel!

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  @samjcomedy4 ай бұрын

  Haha glad you enjoyed it now I gotta get back to my researching!!

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  @nccastro6534 ай бұрын

  Getting into pens? New sub here!

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  @samjcomedy4 ай бұрын

  Welcome aboard!

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  @jay679375 ай бұрын

  I think you're the first person I've seen on the internet who fills up their BUJO before moving on to a new one. I thought I was the only one. 😀

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  @samjcomedy4 ай бұрын

  We gotta stick together haha something about an unfinished notebook drives me crazy

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  @Noteability5 ай бұрын

  As a notebook geek I totally understand you. Have been trying to find that preverbal "Paper/Notebook peace"... And guess what, I haven't found it because it's a myth. Every notebook has limitations. The biggest thing to find something that is close to that peace is to understand "What is not!" When you understand what each notebook is NOT, it will be way easier to calm down and find a solution that works for you.

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  @samjcomedy4 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the insightful words I can see you've made it to the other side of this perfect notebook madness

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  @mike_qbik5 ай бұрын

  Nice video, this echo the same sentiment I have with notebooks. Subbed

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  @samjcomedy4 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the sub! The search for the perfect notebook continues

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  @SamTheoddMan5 ай бұрын

  I’ve never been to a party but this sounds like much of what I hear in todays world 🤣

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  @VitaliiBahmet5 ай бұрын

  Hi Sam. Thanks for your video. I understand your frustration as I went through this too. Travelers notebook didn’t work for me as well. Not much of space, small amount of sheets… You may consider using A5 spiral clip-based notebook + according hole cutter (the option I fortunately stopped with). I find the ability to change sheet order and form their relative sections the way I want and have everything in one single notebook is priceless. Accordingly you can place your favorite paper, some custom printed templates etc.

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  @samjcomedy5 ай бұрын

  This is a great suggestion I have been curious about those spiral clip notebooks that you can change definitely sounds like a good customizable option too

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  @aladdinkayqubad16455 ай бұрын

  All GREAT choices! Somehow I knew the G2 was just gonna make an entrance!!!!!!

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  @samjcomedy4 ай бұрын

  Yeah you can't keep the G2 down its a solid workhorse pen

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  @SamTheoddMan5 ай бұрын

  Hey Sam, great video. This gave me some ideas! ive never really rocked a bullet journal so researched what that was. currently, I'm opting for a simple field notes book to have in my back pocket to take down key info throughout the day. I used to rock a write in the rain while in the Marine Corps to take down orders and objectives so perhaps the idea is the same. Im starting college next week and i remember Cornell notes were my favorite in hs so perhaps there are notebooks following that style under the brands you reviewed. Anyhow, have a great day, and thank you for the video Most respectfully, SamTheOddMan

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  @samjcomedy5 ай бұрын

  Can't go wrong with a simple field notes book I think I'll grab a pack on my next haul Have a good one

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  @aesha54135 ай бұрын

  thanks for this! been looking for a good notebook

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  @samjcomedy4 ай бұрын

  Glad I could help!

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  @simonbenyi10895 ай бұрын

  pens are cool

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  @samjcomedy4 ай бұрын

  so cool

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  @skull1lego5 ай бұрын

  Some of my favorite pens are the pilot precise V5 RT, but the the writing point is so fine that if you drop them they’re basically useless cause they get all bent out of shape. My other favorite is the Sakura ballsign id, i don’t think people realize how cathartic writing can be with a decent pen.

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  @samjcomedy5 ай бұрын

  Yeah the precise V5 is a solid pen for sure. I may need to pick up a couple in blue soon and add the Sakura ballsign to the list. I 100% agree on how cathartic writing with a decent pen can be specifically cause so much of our day is on a screen

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  @andyg6295 ай бұрын

  I like your vibe broski

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  @samjcomedy5 ай бұрын

  Appreciate you right back at you if you enjoy pens and writing

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  @cannibalisticwolf33195 ай бұрын

  I'm a fountain pen guy, myself. Good stuff.

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  @samjcomedy5 ай бұрын

  Im trying to be too haha I just haven't found the one yet. Recs?

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  @cannibalisticwolf33195 ай бұрын

  @samjcomedy my personal favorite is a Pelikan M800. Big ink capacity, smooth nib. Not exactly a starter pen. The TWSBI Diamond 580 ALR pens write at least 3x higher than their price point.