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Bought one of my most wanted pens! (media.piefed.social)

submitted 4 days ago by storm_shadow@piefed.social to c/fountainpens@lemmy.world

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[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Holy fucking shit

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I would have guessed more. It's a fantastic looking pen.

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

For a pen...

A tube that holds ink.

An item which we've known how to make for centuries and which is mass produced.

At minimum wage in Germany that's 29 hours of work, for a pen. Granted a pretty pen, but still just a pen.

Y'all are crazy.

[–] storm_shadow@piefed.social 6 points 3 days ago

Do you not have any hobbies that you might want to spend a bit more on if you could? Maybe as a reward for surviving something particularly grueling? That's what it is for me, and for you to call me crazy as a result would be pretty insulting if it wasn't coming from some random on the internet.

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

Niche hobby people are just weird like that. Ever seen the Coffee community?
Not something many people like us can afford but there are cases where it's justified.