Editing The Pen Addict 672/transcript (section)

== Lamy Japan and Scarlet lineup ==

* I saw a link. I guess I was tagged in this link from Lamy Japan on Instagram, where they are promoting the new Scarlet lineup, Myke, which we talked about earlier this year. The purple Scarlet lineup, where it's not really Scarlet. But there, Lamy Japan has put up a post. And the Scarlet lineup, just for those who don't know, it's a Safari lineup. And it's a main lineup item. It's not a limited edition. So this is a stock core lineup model. And it has all the pens and pencils. So Safari fountain pen, ballpoint, rollerball, and pencil. The Safari in Japan in the Scarlet series is now shipping with the stock Jetstream M17 refill, which is good news. So when they launched the refill, they just had the refill, right? Like I got some of the refills, put it in one of my ballpoints.
* Now you can actually buy a ballpoint with the refill already included. And that's in the Scarlet lineup. Only in Japan, as best as I can tell right now. I went and bounced around some of the Lamy sites, some of the Lamy global sites. I couldn't find it anywhere outside of Japan. But again, if they're putting this refill in a standard issue ballpoint, it has to be coming out worldwide, right? Is there any possibility that maybe just the other distributors just don't know this yet? Like that it's coming for them? I don't know. I don't know.
* This has to be a worldwide thing, right? It's just, it's such a good selling point. Even if they have to charge more for the ballpoint.
* It's just such, but again, maybe like, again, I'm thinking very like insular to this community. Like outwardly, someone buying the Lamy ballpoint may not know or care what's on the inside.
* But I just find it interesting. Like we're slowly moving into like this refill propagating the rest of the lineup, I think. We started with just the refill. Now the refill is coming in a pen. Yes, allegedly it's only in Japan right now. But again, this is a stock item. And I have faith that we're going to keep seeing the rollout expand a little bit more. And I don't know. I just hope to see it. I think this pen deserves that refill because this pen is one that I've always stood up for. And I think it just, it's kind of very underrated. And what's held it back in the past is the refill.
* You know, you might not be interested in the pen to begin with because of the molded grip section. And that's fine. But I do think the refill has held it back a little bit. So, yeah. Hopefully it continues to roll out there. And I don't know, Myke. Maybe we can get one in King Charles' hands. What do you think? It would be fascinating. That's the thing to a teller. It would be fascinating because that would not fit his style at all. But what would fit his style, Myke, is this latest video from Fig Boot on pens, which is out now. It's called The Pen of King Charles III.
* So, do you want to talk about this real quick? Yeah. You've watched the video. Yep. I thought David did a really great job on the video. I enjoyed it. I appreciate David dressing up. He did. He did. I appreciate the respect. That was proper.