tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162505706073664121.post5665972780475982888..comments2024-02-12T03:57:18.384-05:00Comments on Pocket Blonde: Hmmmm......dianebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856902356103585311noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162505706073664121.post-58238768962765968202010-03-17T09:43:17.088-04:002010-03-17T09:43:17.088-04:00A penperson's wish list? I'll nip. A clu...A penperson's wish list? I'll nip. A clutch of high-end Pelikans for home, those very good Pilot Varsitys, Sailor Ink Bars, Lamy Safaris, etc. for work, travel, and school. Staedtler-Mars wood-cased pencils, sharpeners by M + R and KUM. Pentel mechanical pencils. Rhodia, sure, and Alvin, too, but I've been partial to Ampad's better-quality offerings in legal pads.<br /><br />What I'd really like is probably impossible at any reasonable price. What's that? A well-crafted magnesium padholder for legal-sized pads. I'm not sure one can be made that'd sell for under $100 retail. I had a svelte C-Line padholder that was very durable, but I've also wasted plenty of money on cruddy bonded leather-over-cardboard (y'know, for that prestige executive look) padholders.<br /><br />Rounding out my wish list? Bricks 'n' mortar 4Ps retail for metropolitan areas around 500,000-1,000,000 population, and a stronger advertising presence by 4Ps manufacturers. (4Ps? Pens, pencils, paper, and penmanship.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com