In case Amazon ever doesn’t have the refills you want, I feel everyone here needs to know about Jetpens.com - they have all KINDS of pens and refills, and you can buy individual refills if you want to try something without committing to a whole dozen! They’re great.
jetpens fan here myself, but as a former new yorker, i have to put in a word for the wonderful folks at yoseka stationery - they will help you with any stationery emergency and even design some of their own supplies. MAN i miss my stationery stops in nyc<3 <3
as a writer who's emotionally attached to her Muji .38s, thank you for this. i am bookmarking it. if the world ever ends, you can find me rigging new pens in the apocalypse.
Hello I have a very odd question about a problem that I keep having and no one else seems to: I find that I can never keep my gel pens for very long (either the Muji 0.38s or the Uniball ultra micro ones) because the nibs eventually become - I think the word is scratchy? and a little worn down? - and once that happens I can't write with them properly. Does this happen to anyone else? Am I just using them too roughly?
Ha! I remember asking the person at the til in muji will you ever get the 0.38 back in stock?? And when she said “probably not” I could tell that she was well versed in breaking this news 😂
And have been nervously eek ing out the last one of mine- until now!
So sweet of you to share this discovery with us. Have not tried this “sick-o” hack yet but will soon. Had no idea Muji was in peril! Thank you for this. Would knit you a sweater if I knew how.
I'm not a Muji die-hard, but I am a fanatic when it comes to pen preferences and I have my favorites. This swap-out/refill trick is going to make my life with choosing my favorite pens so much more enjoyable. Thank you.
Am concerned about the book-underlining practice giving rise to the pen practice. What happens when you return to a mega-underlined book and on second reading have a different take on what's underline-worthy? I couldn't stand to re-read a book while critiquing my prior self's judgment.
Yesss the Energel refill hack--I love it! I discovered this because I love purple ink and for the longest time very few companies made pens with purple ink (we're in a different world now). I usually put it in a pilot G-2 body because I found the Energel body to fall apart quite easily. That I can use it in my Muji body is a bonus! Yours in pen nerdery. <3
In case Amazon ever doesn’t have the refills you want, I feel everyone here needs to know about Jetpens.com - they have all KINDS of pens and refills, and you can buy individual refills if you want to try something without committing to a whole dozen! They’re great.
Brandon you’re doing lords work
Some useful resources for refill hot-swappers: Refill Finder (https://refillfinder.com/), especially the size guide (https://refillfinder.com/pages/refill-size-guide) and Ana Reinert's Epic Refill Reference Guide (https://www.wellappointeddesk.com/2014/06/epic-refill-guide-rollerball-gel-and-ballpoints/).
jetpens fan here myself, but as a former new yorker, i have to put in a word for the wonderful folks at yoseka stationery - they will help you with any stationery emergency and even design some of their own supplies. MAN i miss my stationery stops in nyc<3 <3
as a writer who's emotionally attached to her Muji .38s, thank you for this. i am bookmarking it. if the world ever ends, you can find me rigging new pens in the apocalypse.
Hello I have a very odd question about a problem that I keep having and no one else seems to: I find that I can never keep my gel pens for very long (either the Muji 0.38s or the Uniball ultra micro ones) because the nibs eventually become - I think the word is scratchy? and a little worn down? - and once that happens I can't write with them properly. Does this happen to anyone else? Am I just using them too roughly?
BLESS YOU FOR THIS
Ha! I remember asking the person at the til in muji will you ever get the 0.38 back in stock?? And when she said “probably not” I could tell that she was well versed in breaking this news 😂
And have been nervously eek ing out the last one of mine- until now!
Screw all your novels, essays, short fiction and longform. This information is why I follow you.
So sweet of you to share this discovery with us. Have not tried this “sick-o” hack yet but will soon. Had no idea Muji was in peril! Thank you for this. Would knit you a sweater if I knew how.
I need this content as a prestige docuseries please!
I'm not a Muji die-hard, but I am a fanatic when it comes to pen preferences and I have my favorites. This swap-out/refill trick is going to make my life with choosing my favorite pens so much more enjoyable. Thank you.
Um, this is 100% the content I need. Freaks unite!
Am concerned about the book-underlining practice giving rise to the pen practice. What happens when you return to a mega-underlined book and on second reading have a different take on what's underline-worthy? I couldn't stand to re-read a book while critiquing my prior self's judgment.
thank you so much for this nerd PSA!!!
Yesss the Energel refill hack--I love it! I discovered this because I love purple ink and for the longest time very few companies made pens with purple ink (we're in a different world now). I usually put it in a pilot G-2 body because I found the Energel body to fall apart quite easily. That I can use it in my Muji body is a bonus! Yours in pen nerdery. <3