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BIFL Pen request
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this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2026
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that's great - I bet there are some decent options out there, I just think those options are more fragile / more likely to disappear in the future or become incompatible with older pens, etc. whereas fountain pens are going to be fairly immune to the coming and going of companies, etc.
that said, I'm very happy to hear Parker pens have had reliable refills for at least a generation and probably for OP's purposes that's a fine pen option (fountain pens do have their downsides)
Yeah, I've had a couple Parker pens since I was a kid. And I still use a beat-up metal Cross pen that was my grandfather's.