Editing The Pen Addict 240/transcript (section)

== Parker Pens ==


'''Tiff Arment:''' Yeah. I was, like I said, I was big into the red. It was actually, I was debating between two Parkers, both with red caps at her table. So, and it writes lovely. And I'm very attracted to the Parkers. I just, I think it's that arrow clip that I really like. All of my vintage, I have three vintage pens. No, four now. And three of them are Parkers. So, I think that's my thing.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Well, I think we should get into that, Myke. What Tiffany has actually gotten into besides at this pen show, right? I mean, this is kind of. Everything. Kind of wild.

'''Tiff Arment:''' I'm a monster. Sure.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Let's take a break. And then we've got to dive into that because this, we've got, we've got a whole year to cover. And for TIFF, it seems like it's been quite the year. This week's episode is brought to you by Harry's. For decades, big razor companies have relentlessly increased their profits at the expense of their customers. So, Jeff and Andy started Harry's to fix this. They knew that there was only one way that they could ensure the quality of their blades and keep the prices at a level that they were happy with. So, they bought their own factory. And then by selling directly online, Harry's can offer their blades at about half the price of the big brands that you're used to. Harry's razors include everything that you need for a close, comfortable shave. They have a weighted ergonomic handle, five precision engineered blades of a lubricating strip and trimmer blade, and a travel blade cover as well. They have all the extras that you're going to need, like amazing shave gel or cream. Harry's believes so much in the quality of their razors that they guarantee that quality. You will get a full refund if for any reason you are not happy with your Harry's products. A man that I know is very happy with his Harry's products is Mr. Brad Dowdy.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Well, they keep me out of jail for one. I didn't have to go to the grocery store this week because I had blue apron. So, therefore, I didn't get on the camera on the razor aisle like I accidentally did a couple weeks ago. So, where they think I'm stealing because Harry's just gets delivered straight to my door and the blades just come automatically and my handle never goes out of style or has any problems. So, I just swap in the blades and I'm good to go and I am not under arrest.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Which is always a good thing. We like to keep you on the show and out of the clink. Harry's is so confident in the quality of their blades that they want you to try their shave set for free. Just go to harrys.com right now. Enter the code PENADDICT to check out and you will claim your free trial set. And because you're a listener of this show, you'll also get a bonus post-shave balm added to your order for free. All you need to do is just pay for the shipping. That's harrys.com, the code PENADDICT to get your free trial set and free post-shave balm. Thank you so much to Harry's for their support of this show and RelayFM. All right. All right. About a year ago, I spent some time at the Armant's house. It was out in December. And me and Tiff got to talking about pens and art stuff and art supplies. And I decided that I was going to send Tiff just a small package of some pens, some fountain pens that I thought might get her into our world. So I sent a TWSBI Eco and a Pilot Metropolitan. And I think I got the Pop one because it was in teal. So I know how to go straight, like straight for the bullseye. And I think I got you some like teal colored ink as well. Maybe like an Hiroshizuku ink or something. Yep. Little did I know that we would be sitting here a year later. And Tiff has a far greater collection of pens than I do at this point.

'''Tiff Arment:''' You're like Dr. Frankenstein, I think. What have I done? It's out of control. It's eating the villagers.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So we spoke about this. We spoke about your kind of your deep dives a little bit, I think, when you were on the show last time after Atlanta. You know, and we spoke about some of the stuff that you bought there, like your Newton pen that you bought at the show, which I thought was hilarious that you kind of went straight for a Newton. And the Brooks pen, which you convinced me to buy, the Sky at Night. And we spoke about that a little bit. But since then, you've gone even further and you've purchased an Akaya.

'''Tiff Arment:''' Yep.

'''Tiff Arment:''' That's a reason. It's a recent. I didn't like just come home from Atlanta and purchase one. I waited a couple months.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Uh-huh.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Which one did you go? You researched it well. Yeah, you did good research. You were digging into this pretty hard. I mean, you were asking us questions too and looking at a bunch of different things.

'''Tiff Arment:''' I did. And I almost bought one. I almost bought a used one, but the nib wasn't what I wanted. It was the exact same pen and model and everything, but the nib wasn't right. So I decided to just go for it myself. But I got the art model feathers and I got the pink gold plated nib with, and it's the double broad, extra broad. Sorry, they call it extra broad.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And this is just flat out one of the most beautiful Nakayas that are available.

'''Tiff Arment:''' It's so bright and colorful, right? Like it's.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And it's so different from all of their other pens. Like it's real, real standout to me. I love it.

'''Tiff Arment:''' Yeah. I'm a big fan. I like it a lot. The feathers are sparkly. And as Myke said, I think last time on the show, you were describing it because you were over at our house recently and got to see it and use it. It's kind of raised the texture, but it's not makey, right? Is that how you say that? I only read things.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I'll get killed for this maki'i.

'''Tiff Arment:''' Maki'i? Okay. Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I keep changing my pronunciation.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Eventually you'll get it right, right? You just keep saying it in different ways.

'''Tiff Arment:''' Yeah. It's like one of those things you're only at home by yourself reading it, right? And so how do you, you know, I don't know anyone, a native Japanese speaker to teach me.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Oh, I'll get emails. I'll tell you tomorrow.

'''Tiff Arment:''' Okay, good. But it's not that because it's painted with acrylic. So that's why it's not as expensive as some of their other models, but it is just as beautiful. Let me tell you.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I want to know what Myke thought getting his hands on a Nakaya again, because it doesn't happen all the time.

'''Myke Hurley:''' No. Outside of pen shows, this is the only time that I ever got to handle them. And I was just so, I'm like, I wanted that one, but like, I don't want to buy it because Tiff has it, right? Like, I want to have my own one. It's nothing to do with you. It's like, I don't want to just buy what you have, you know? I want to get my own Nakaya one that I have. And I found that one where they inverted the, is it Naguru? Yeah. But this is my thing with all Nakayas. As soon as I, I want to buy the one that I touched last. Yeah. Yeah. Because they're just all so incredible.