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| - I just bought the most expensive pen in my entire life, but ohh, it hurts so good.
I walked in and to my surprise this wasn't a stationary store selling cards, paper, pencils and pens; they sell pens, period. With stars in my eyes, I saw pens ranging from $25 through thousands of dollars. Wow, OMG, is that made with gold?, what a cool looking pen! were all thoughts that came to me while perusing the selection.
I just had to ask, "What makes a pen thousands of dollars instead of 1's of dollars?" to which the operator of this locally owned and operated shop explained the manufacturing process, varying metals and materials used, and previous ownership all have a part to play. I saw pens just shipped out from the manufacturer to pens made in the 20th century previously owned by a collector or perhaps someone of notable importance.
"I guess some of these are more like an art piece than a writing instrument." I noted to the operator and he replied, "right, some people collect watches, and some people like pens."
I was happy to have visited today and left with a really nice looking and feeling pen for $45. I'll be sure and use this whenever I've got something important to sign my name to. Any one need me to autograph something? a picture, a baseball, the magna carta?
Happy Yelping Phoenix!
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