Utah Bob #35998 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 $150?? Now, way back in the last century I worked in an office supply store. We sold pens in the 3 figure range but they were things of beauty. Gold or sterling mounted, precise instruments. Cross or Mont Blanc. Back when folks actually wrote articulate letters in longhand. But 150 smackers for this “tactical ball point”? I guess I’m just a dinosaur. https://tactileturn.com/products/overlander?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=NAT_PROS_INT_NON-CAT_NO-VISIT_CONV&utm_content=I087-T063-H058-OVR&fbclid=IwAR288LahZiW334yX8cr1oVZOwE4kSDQ1q8qLT2vBmw-65Wef9tKIhXpjr7w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 I'll bet someone is laughing all the way to the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Tactical is such a misleading word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Well, I do have one of these, however I traded some work for it. I never could have justified paying the price for one. https://pelikanstore.com/collections/classic-215/products/fwi948349 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 I’m doing my sudokus with this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 $150 for a pen that the owner will be afraid to use for fear of losing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Well it is made of Titanium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 BUT - It's much cheaper than this one offered by the same outfit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bob Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 And they say John Wick just uses a pencil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Flick your Bic? Seventy-nine cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 yea but its olive drab with desert tan accents and its tacticool , surely you need one of these in the woods ............how does that go - fool and his money ? im sure there is a few tin foil hat wearing young wannabes on the computer in their mothers basement that needs one of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 My grand daughters pay over $100 for ripped jeans. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Simply adding the word "tactical" to a object increases the objects value by at least 300%. And since I used the word "tactical" in a post you all owe me $20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 But we all have to admit, or at least I do, that I’m jealous of them for not having thought of such an idea before they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Um.....there is no "tactical" feature claimed....rather "tactile". The surfaces are individually machined to enhance grip. That, added to titanium stock and custom hand construction, moves the pens into a class that some folks willingly pay big bucks for. Not my taste, but hardly a Bic. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 These pens can be purchased for $65.00 (friends price). I know the guy that makes these personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 I still have a Cross gold pen and pencil set that my future wife (we were engaged way back then) gave me as a Christmas present in Dec 1963 when I was drafted into the Army. She wanted me to write her often and this was her reminder to me to do it. I still have them and use them a lot. The only problem is finding ink refills and lead. The only place I can get them around here is mail order since our local stationary store close several years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life said: I still have a Cross gold pen and pencil set that my future wife (we were engaged way back then) gave me as a Christmas present in Dec 1963 when I was drafted into the Army. She wanted me to write her often and this was her reminder to me to do it. I still have them and use them a lot. The only problem is finding ink refills and lead. The only place I can get them around here is mail order since our local stationary store close several years ago. Similar here. Still have the gold Cross pen/pencil set I was given by my aunt and uncle at high school graduation in ‘75. Refill used to be from a local stationary store but typically get them online now as I am not much of a fan of Staples. Regards Gateway Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 4 hours ago, Chantry said: Simply adding the word "tactical" to a object increases the objects value by at least 300%. And since I used the word "tactical" in a post you all owe me $20. Yeah, the check is in the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 I have some Cross sets, but generally keep a disposable Pilot gel pen in a pocket - buy 'em by the box. My favorite "stick," though, is a Space Pen that my son gave me. By the way... gold Cross pen and pencil sets do not fare well when accidentally sent through the washer in a shirt pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: I have some Cross sets, but generally keep a disposable Pilot gel pen in a pocket - buy 'em by the box. My favorite "stick," though, is a Space Pen that my son gave me. By the way... gold Cross pen and pencil sets do not fare well when accidentally sent through the washer in a shirt pocket. How do you know that Hardpan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 said: How do you know that Hardpan? Well... they say that life's best lessons are learned the hard way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Awe, C’mon! That pen comes with this: Commemorative metal card included with each pen That’s probably worth at least $100. I can just picture Mr. Bean walking around showing off his fancy commemorative card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 @Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438is correct. It says “Tactile”. I recall getting a sales pitch in a gun store in Oregon for the new “Tactical” pens they were selling from Magpul or some other vendor. They were $120. I told the guy I have s tactical pencil them showed him my urban camouflaged Pentel mechanical pencil. These things are tough little stabby things. You can sink one into a 2x4 several times before it’ll break. I know because I have. I always fly with 2 in my pocket. PENTEL Sharp Mechanical Drafting Pencil, 0.9 mm, Yellow Barrel, 2/Pack (P209BP2K6) https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B002VKWSYI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_39CGFMH0300AGWETDV3Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 When I was in the United States Army of America, the ubiquitous tactical ballpoint pen was the retractable pen with black plastic body. Do you remember these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Words running pricing up applies to food also. Just look at the prices on stuff marked as "organic" once compared to the everyday run-of-the-mill foodstuffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 13 minutes ago, Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 said: Words running pricing up applies to food also. Just look at the prices on stuff marked as "organic" once compared to the everyday run-of-the-mill foodstuffs. I first heard the term "Organic" applied to food was when I came back from a 3-year tour in W. Germany. I remember asking then, "Other than salt and water, what foods do we consume that's NOT organic?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 ..... if ANY food isn't "organic" ...... then what is it ? ....... synthetic???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said: ..... if ANY food isn't "organic" ...... then what is it ? ....... synthetic???? You might not want to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Checotah Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 On 5/7/2021 at 9:10 PM, Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 said: Tactical is such a misleading word. One can write a serious note to their opponent with that thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOLFY Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Think I paid $40 for it... they’re going for $10 less nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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