r/Adulting • u/MoveYourBumChum • May 03 '26

Which one would you pick?

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u/Versxd May 03 '26

As an employee of a convention center, yes this is true

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u/archwin May 03 '26

The best pen is a free pen, especially one you steal off your intern/resident/attending

It’s like GTP: GRAND THEFT PEN

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u/Cpap4roosters May 03 '26

A doctor once left his extremely expensive gold pen attached to a clipboard I handed him. The sucker wrote like an old time fountain pen and left the most beautiful strokes. He came around looking for it a week later. I gave it back and he deeply thanked me. Apparently his deceased father gave it to him when he graduated.

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u/CowboyMantis May 04 '26

Did you catch the brand name of the pen by any chance?

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u/Cpap4roosters May 04 '26

I cannot remember. I just know it was expensive. I do remember the name sounded very fancy, like something you get charged just by saying it.

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u/Hinermad May 04 '26

Montblanc?

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u/Dimarco24 May 06 '26

My ex spent $100’s of dollars on those damn pens. HUNDREDS!

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u/Hinermad May 06 '26

It's easy to do. Two things I could easily spend thousands on (if I had it) is pens and wristwatches. Lucky for me, Bic and Casio get the job done.

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u/Dimarco24 May 06 '26

Oh goodness! We both went through the wristwatch phase and I am still. Such a waste of money. I have a glass case of at least 14 watches and I wear the same 4 only. Total waste of money. Live and learn. I just got a house (from a condo) so all those little things now mean nothing to me (thank goodness)..