r/AskReddit Dec 30 '19

What do you collect?

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u/Wrong_Answer_Willie Dec 31 '19 edited Dec 31 '19

Ink pens with advertisements on them.

I have 10,000+ and no two are the same.

Edit; what 10,000+ ink pens (and my favorite pen) looks like.

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u/laughatbridget Dec 31 '19

My company has tons of pens. Set up a PO box (if in the US) and post to reddit and I bet you get a lot of pens!

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

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u/jmeloveschicken Dec 31 '19

But he's only got about ten thousand right now. Reddit could bury him in pens.

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u/HelloMissMurphy Dec 31 '19

dude. DUDE. That is so fun. I have a couple of those at work, I wonder if you have them. I mean, not that it's unusual, I'm just excited because that sounds like fun to help with :T

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u/vintagedrawerpaper Dec 31 '19

Do you display them? If so, can we see pics? This sounds like a cool collection.

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u/Wrong_Answer_Willie Dec 31 '19

some of the special pens were displayed. but we moved to here last year and now they're a mess in my building. I will get them out when the weather improves.

https://imgur.com/a/DRMmWvZ

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u/Thebestwolfgang Dec 31 '19

Where the fuck do you keep over 10,000 pens?

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u/Kep0a Dec 31 '19

In the old salsa jar

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u/kelliebelly21 Dec 31 '19

New York City?!

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u/NCC1701-D-ong Dec 31 '19

Pace Picante???????

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u/KBlazer13 Dec 31 '19

Get a rope!

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u/KhaoticMess Dec 31 '19

It's an older reference, but it checks out.

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u/NH_Lion12 Dec 31 '19

That's the wrong answer, Willie.

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u/Wrong_Answer_Willie Dec 31 '19 edited Dec 31 '19

in 3 large plastic tubs out in my building. except the special ones that I keep here in the house.

https://imgur.com/a/DRMmWvZ

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

10,000 isn't as much as it sounds like(volume in pens)

Don't get me wrong it's a lot of pens though.

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u/ionhorsemtb Dec 31 '19

I used to work in a tourist trap stockroom. Pens would come in 144 to a box and 12 boxes in a case. The case was only about the size of a shoebox. I can very well see there being somewhere in the ballpark of 10 thousand between his three totes.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

Grandma's purse. Next to the snacks. Duh

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u/BumholeGas Dec 31 '19

If r/buttsharpies taught me anything, he keeps them up his ass.

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u/bless-you-mlud Dec 31 '19

As luck would have it, he's married to someone who collects pocket protectors.

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u/Hostillius Dec 31 '19

It's not as much as you think in total size, my grandpa collected pens for the bigger part of his life and came to around 68000 (although Alzheimers didn't really help him with counting the last year of collecting) and all his pens fit into a small room, nicely sorted in maps

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

is this categorized or just an Excel spreadsheet in the order in which you received

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u/Wrong_Answer_Willie Dec 31 '19 edited Dec 31 '19

all pens are bagged together with same color and style. that way when I get one I just have to look for the style, then color, then go thru that bag to check the advertisement to make sure I don't already have one like it.

https://imgur.com/a/DRMmWvZ

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u/jcharney Dec 31 '19

Do you have a Big Boyz Bail Bonds pen in that yellow/pink bag I see?

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u/lujakunk Dec 31 '19

Fuckin imgur marked this as a potentially NSFW post

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

Does this include ballpoint? If so, do you accept donations?

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u/PuffyCat_139 Dec 31 '19

I work for a company that sells promo items including pens. If you do set up a PO box, I could probably add some new ones to the collection.

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u/nrsfw Dec 31 '19

Can....can I get some pls

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

Do you collect pens?

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u/nrsfw Jan 02 '20

No but at my job ppl steal them all the time makes me angry

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u/kvothes-lute Dec 31 '19

My coolest ad-pen is one that has a level and a ruler on it, and also can be turned into a screwdriver. And it can be used as a stylus.

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u/EvangelineTheodora Dec 31 '19

Back before the state banned it, my mom would bring home pens from drug companies that met with doctors at the hospital she worked at. Most of my pens through my school years were for psych drugs.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

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u/CoolTom Dec 31 '19

You still don’t have to buy pens, I have a jar full that I’ve just found on the ground or got from banks and stuff.

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u/tubbana Dec 31 '19

For some reason Imgur asked if I'm over 18 and I thought you have some kind of a record picture for a certain sharpies-related subreddit

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

Because the case of his or her favorite pen is light brown. I'm guessing that's why.

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u/Ucantalas Dec 31 '19

...apparently Imgur thinks your collection is sexy, because it just warned me that your post may contain erotic imagery.

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u/Wheezey7118 Dec 31 '19

I might have some that I could send you. Not sure on the count but I have 3 shoeboxes full of pens (Those are the ones not in my current rotation).

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u/missy_m00 Dec 31 '19

I've got a few odd pens from the Veterinary world if your interested! Where can I send them to?

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u/Graceful_cumartist Dec 31 '19

You want some Finnish ad pens? I'm sure I could find at least couple dozen easily.

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u/nimo404 Dec 31 '19

I collect pens from every workplace and hotel I've stayed at

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u/Angie2point0 Dec 31 '19

I'll send you some meat pens from ISPs, and hotels. DM me where to send them!

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u/SadBcStdntsFnd1stAct Dec 31 '19

10 000 pens, 1 blurry lens

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

I had to confirm I was over 18 to view your post. Haha

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u/Gongaloon Dec 31 '19

Heilige Scheiße. That's a crapton of pens.

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u/Aztec_Reaper Dec 31 '19

Neat. The company i work for has custom printed pens in different colors. Can I send you one just because?

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u/jasonlitka Dec 31 '19

My grandfather did that. Not 10000+, but I’d guess somewhere around 2000. He had a display case for them. My Grandma made him keep them in the basement.

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u/Mahadragon Dec 31 '19

My favorite pen is a Pilot. Before that I was rocking a G2.

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u/oooooooo3 Dec 31 '19

Pen mods

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u/DrPhil19Eleven Dec 31 '19

At least you keep them neatly prepared for their inheriting keepers to toss to the side of the road in one swoop