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What do you refuse to get generic versions of?

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[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ballpoint pens. Bic, Papermate, and Zebra are pretty much all I would consider buying.

Edit: there are lots of other brands that I forgot to consider. I'm mainly talking about inexpensive plastic tubes, but included Zebra (a metal tube) which I'm a fan of.

[-] dandroid@dandroid.app 13 points 1 year ago
[-] barrage4u@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
[-] Jlafs@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You should try some Uniball Jetstreams

[-] Repelle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[-] tko@tkohhh.social 1 points 1 year ago

I've had the same stainless steel Parker jotter for over 20 years. I love it.

[-] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Had a generic refill in one of my zebras and holy crap was that crap. I could not reliably get it to write off a cold start. And it was fresh, just constantly getting stuck.

[-] Jubei_K_08@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The Pilot 30000 unchanged for millenia because it's the perfect writing utensil. Well, unchanged other than them adding blue and red ink versions.

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