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== Flex Nib Pens ==


'''Tessa Sowry:''' Uh, I think just like I was saying before, I think, uh, a flex nib fountain pen, um, is the kind of the thing that I'm really searching for. And I'm, I'm not, I don't really like the idea, and I'm really sorry to say this guys, but of spending a lot of money on a pen. Yeah, that's understandable. Um, that just kind of doesn't sit well with me. I would just be too petrified. I'm someone that if it's too fancy, I just never use it. And so I like to buy things that I know I will use. Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I used to say that, Tessa.

'''Tessa Sowry:''' I've resisted this.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So did I. It will get you, eventually.

'''Tessa Sowry:''' Oh, wow. Well, I'm resisting for now.

'''Myke Hurley:''' That's good, Dave. That's, I can appreciate that. What happens is, like, well, they said, where the eye is with me, the level at which I say I won't go above just keeps increasing. Right? So, like, the baseline and the high are just, they're just moving up. So, it's like, originally, it was like, when I bought my vanishing point, it was like $100. Like, that is the maximum that I will go to. And then over time, that maximum is just ratcheted up a little bit over time.

'''Tessa Sowry:''' Okay. Wow.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' No, stick to your guns. I mean, there's something to be said for it, you know. I think that's good.

'''Tessa Sowry:''' I can be very stubborn.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's good.

'''Tessa Sowry:''' But, yeah, I know that I, a lot of, I think, the really good flex nib pens, I don't know a huge amount about it yet, but I feel like a lot of them are vintage and therefore probably quite expensive.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' You can get one for a reasonable price. I mean, say, like, I have a Waterman 52, which is one of the popular, common, you know, vintage flex nib pens, and I think I paid about $100 for it. So, you can get something that's reasonable. See, that's the problem.

'''Tessa Sowry:''' If, to you, $100 isn't that much.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' No, no, it is plenty of money, but, like, for the vintage flex, I mean, they can be very, very expensive, several hundred dollars. So, like, starting at, like, in the, like, $80 to $100, you can actually get something that would be, like, the only pen you'd need because it can do all kinds of crazy things with flex.

'''Tessa Sowry:''' Okay. Well, I've written that down, so we'll see what happens.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' We'll have to hit that London pen show. When is that? In October, November, something like that?

'''Tessa Sowry:''' I don't, I don't, in terms of London pen show, I don't ever hear anything about one. I don't.

'''Myke Hurley:''' There is one. There is one, and if you would like to have to be toured around the London pen show this year, I would be willing to be your guide.

'''Tessa Sowry:''' Okay.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It's not a great show, in all honesty. Yeah. Like, it's nothing like the ones that are in America, but there is one, and I have been, and I have bought some cool stuff. There are some decent dealers that go to these things. And if you're looking for something vintage, you will definitely find something there. It's, this year is on the 2nd of October. Okay. In Bloomsbury. So, if you're willing, and maybe we can make this for the other people in London, we will make an excursion to the London pen show this year.

'''Tessa Sowry:''' Sounds good. You can enable me.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I will be happy to.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Well, wonderful. Well, Tessa, thank you so much for taking the time out to do this. I really, really wanted to have you on and couldn't wait to get you on and talk about all this stuff. So, thank you so much for coming.

'''Tessa Sowry:''' Thanks so much for having me.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Tessa, where can people find your work? Where can they follow you online? And what's the best places?

'''Tessa Sowry:''' Okay. So, my blog is allthingstationary.co.uk. On Instagram, I'm at allthingstationary. And just to be annoying on Twitter, I'm different. I'm at TessaSowry. So, T-E-S-S-S-A-S-O-W-R-Y.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Well, Brad does the same thing.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, I'm over here giggling because I'm like, yep, that's me.

'''Tessa Sowry:''' I did consider changing it just for this, but I thought, no, that's silly.

'''Myke Hurley:''' No, don't do that. We're not that important. If you do want to find Brad, he is at Dowdyism on Twitter, D-O-W-D-Y-I-S-M. He is penaddict on Instagram, and he writes at thepenaddict.com and sells lovely pen cases at knock.co. I am at imike, I-M-Y-K-E on all the social networks. Thank you so much for listening to this week's episode of The Pen Addict Podcast. If you'd like to find our show notes for this episode, you can go to relay.fm slash penaddict slash 206. There's lots of links to all the posts that we spoke about from Tessa's blog and some reviews and the products that we mentioned. There's loads in there you'll be able to find. And you can also go and visit pencholet.com, our lovely sponsor for this week's episode. Take advantage of the deals and discounts that they have for you. Until next time, say goodbye, Brad and Tessa. Goodbye, Brad and Tessa. Goodbye, Brad and Tessa. Nailed it. Just a follow-up. Just a follow-up.

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