Editing The Pen Addict 154/transcript (section)

== Apple Store ==


'''Myke Hurley:''' You have to go. So, I mean, there are a couple of ways you could do this. I could maybe ask someone. Maybe there are some people who work at Apple that listen to the show that I think there actually are a couple.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, I've got some friends that I can get in touch and see. Or. I can make a trip to the store.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I'll be there. I'm probably going to go to Cupertino for the first time.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Oh, that's true. Yeah. I've never been.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, I've never been to Cupertino. Okay. To the Apple campus. But I think we might go this time. Because I want to. Everybody else has been. Like that goes to WWDC on my quad. And I've never been. And I really want to go. So we might make the trip out there this time. So I'll be going to the store.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Well, if they have these. If they have these pins, I'm definitely interested. So they look interesting. So yeah, I'm just. I'm more interested not to have them and use them. But to see what they really are. And try to decipher what they've. If it is an Apple store product. Who they have white labeled it from.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So yeah, I would have said that they were like the. I thought they might have been like the Pilot V. The V tech or something like that. Yeah. But then they've got that. They've got a rollerball or a ballpoint end at the bottom. Which totally ruins that for me.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. Yep. Because they're needlepoint on there. It's definitely favors. Favors that. Those pilot. That pilot design. So we'll see. That'd be cool. You can figure it out for us.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Way too many. Way too many mysteries for the first 15 minutes of the podcast this week.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I know. I know. And I don't think we're done yet, honestly, in mysteries. So I think I'll probably elaborate on a couple more that I don't even have written down yet. So we'll have some more. But not until we talk about our first sponsor, Michael.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. Here's something that's not a mystery. And that's Pen Chalet. Brad, go take a look at the Pen Chalet page. There's some amazing stuff this week. I want you to tell the listeners about what's there in a moment on our very special, secret page. You know Pen Chalet. Pen Chalet. They sell authentic, amazing rollerballs, fountain pens, ballpoints, mechanical pencils, and so much more. And they have all of the favorite brands that you love. Brands like Pelican, Lamy, Pilot, Namiki, Sailor, Anka, Vaco. And they're an authorized dealer of all of them. As well as all of these pens and the brands as well that they have, Pen Chalet also sell limited edition stuff. They have pen accessories as well, like carrying cases, refills, converters, pen holders, and so much more. They're always having special discounts. Twice a month they have them and close out specials every two weeks as well. Pen Chalet have extremely fast and awesome reliable customer service. They offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee on their high quality pens as well. They do free shipping on orders of over $50 in the United States. And they also sell internationally with very reasonable shipping rates. What you want to do, if you want any kind of pen, you should be going to Pen Chalet first. One, because they're awesome. Two, because they're super awesome. And three, because they help support this show. So it helps us when you buy through Pen Chalet as well. So go to PenChalet.com and whatever you find on Pen Chalet, if you use the code PenAddict at checkout, you'll get 10% off your order. But if you want to get our super secret special deals that we have every couple of weeks with the Pen Chalet, because they're the best, you want to click podcast. The podcast link right at the top of the website at PenChalet.com. That's P-E-N-C-H-A-L-E-T.com. And enter the password PenAddict for even more savings as well as your 10% off. So this week, there is 25% off. Plus then you can put the 10% coupon at the end when you get to checkout on a bunch of Lamy pens in different colors and different nibs on the bunch. So Brad, what do you see when we're at Pen Chalet this week?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So this is a Lamy fest on Pen Chalet. And one particular thing stands out, and I'm going to hold that for a second, because I've been dreaming about the Lamy Safari mic. It was my first big boy fountain pen. And I really haven't had one in the rotation for, I bet, more than a year, if not more. But I think about that pen all the time, because every time I used it in the past, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I like how it feels in my hand, and I like the build quality. And I like the sturdiness of it, in that you can just take it and do anything with it. It's a real durable pen. And they have a bunch of cool colors. What color is the green? The neon lime and the neon coral. I don't have either of those. I love when Lamy does the bright, bright colors.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh, wow. They're the new limited edition ones, right?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, I believe so. I think the coral is the last one, and the lime is the current one. Don't quote me on that, but that sounds right. And for some reason, I've always wanted the white Lamy Safari, and I've never gotten that. So if you don't have a Safari, or you can actually prefer it to the AL Star, which is the same barrel design.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Way better.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Way better. But the aluminum barrel, there's something about that ABS plastic Safari that I just like better than the AL Star, and I don't know why. I don't even have the orange AL Star, but Pen Chalet has that one. That would be my choice out of those. Because the standout on this page, though, is really easy, and to me, and it's the Lamy Studio for $60. That's a steal and a half. It's a great pen.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It feels real sturdy. It's real well built. It's a metal barrel. They have the Wild Rubin, which is the new red one. It is a glossy-type barrel, as opposed to a brushed barrel, which some of the other colors are. Like, I have a dark gray one, which I don't know if it comes in this model or not.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' For $60, the Lamy Studio is a steal. It's a great pen. I love the clip design on this pen. And they're also, if you are a Safari fan or you have an AL Star, the nibs are compatible with the Studio. So, if you have a certain nib, like, I'm one that, like, a lot of my Lamy's, I'll use, like, the 1.1 stub nib, and I'll just trade it around between the pens. And that's something that you can do for the Lamy Studio as well. So, yeah. This is a really good deal on a bunch of great Lamy products. And you really can't go wrong with any of them if you find something that fits your needs. But the Studio is a real, real standout to me on this pricing that they have. $60 after the coupon for the Lamy Studio is a really good deal.