From and environmentalist perspective, this is actually useful information. This student used more than 24 pens in 4 years. That's going through atleast one pen every two months on average. And I can tell you with absolute certainty that there are people who go through more.
And usually these pens are made from plastics and end up in landfills.
I'm personally a huge fan of Seltzer's 7 year pens. They write well and have nice designs. They contain enough ink to write 1.7 meters a day for seven years. Refill cartridges are available as well. They are a great choice if you write a lot and don't struggle with losing your pen. Unfortunately mine was stolen. And with the pens being like $9 a pen, plus shipping, I haven't replaced it yet. When I do I will order a few to give as gifts.
If you struggle with losing your pens, or having them stolen, I recommend getting a recycled pen. Pilot's bottle pens (B2P) are widely available, can be brought in multiple colors, and have replacement...
...cartridges available if you can keep a hold of your pen long enough for this to matter. Because they use pilots G2 ink, the cartridges are really easy to find, even for the colorful ones. The largest downside is that the ink also smudges easily, which is a problem for me personally.
I typically get Zebra's eco Sarasa clip pen. It's also a retractable gel, but it doesn't smudge near as easily as the pilot's. They are also cheap, which is nice because I leave them at work and don't worry too much about my coworkers using them. They do have to be bought online where I an at, and I haven't found replacement cartridges for them. But if you pens get stolen/lost easily, this matters a lot less. And I leave these at work, where a co worker will just pitch a pen that isn't working.
There are other cheaper options, but I avoid them because I need a little more reliability in my pens. I haven't tried too many pens, so I can't speak for a lot of them. Zebra makes good cheap pens.
I just enjoy seeing how confident people such as guest are in saying the phrase: “who cares”, as people clearly do care. I don’t know if they actually assume no one cares, or if their narcissism blatantly overrides any sense of social logic. “Because /I/ don’t care, no one does!”
I always taken it to mean "People who care about this are stupid, and don't count. No one should care." Which has always caused me to assume they were ignorant to the importance of whatever they have said "who cares" to. Which is why my response is always to educate.
And usually these pens are made from plastics and end up in landfills.
I'm personally a huge fan of Seltzer's 7 year pens. They write well and have nice designs. They contain enough ink to write 1.7 meters a day for seven years. Refill cartridges are available as well. They are a great choice if you write a lot and don't struggle with losing your pen. Unfortunately mine was stolen. And with the pens being like $9 a pen, plus shipping, I haven't replaced it yet. When I do I will order a few to give as gifts.
If you struggle with losing your pens, or having them stolen, I recommend getting a recycled pen. Pilot's bottle pens (B2P) are widely available, can be brought in multiple colors, and have replacement...
I typically get Zebra's eco Sarasa clip pen. It's also a retractable gel, but it doesn't smudge near as easily as the pilot's. They are also cheap, which is nice because I leave them at work and don't worry too much about my coworkers using them. They do have to be bought online where I an at, and I haven't found replacement cartridges for them. But if you pens get stolen/lost easily, this matters a lot less. And I leave these at work, where a co worker will just pitch a pen that isn't working.
There are other cheaper options, but I avoid them because I need a little more reliability in my pens. I haven't tried too many pens, so I can't speak for a lot of them. Zebra makes good cheap pens.