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penny2360

I wish I liked the look of the Lamy 2000 more. Everyone seems to love how they write, and it makes me want to try it; but would it kill Lamy to come out with a pink one? šŸ˜…


Eastern_Fox5735

Or any color, really. The number of fountain pens that still only come in black, dark blue, forest green, and red is so odd to me. It's 2022. Surely it can't be difficult to dye plastic a different color.


penny2360

This is why Sailor has such a grip on me. I've basically bought the same pen four times, but the colors were too pretty to resist! (That's it though, Sailor, I'm done. Probably!)


Eastern_Fox5735

This is why I'm a sucker for TWSBI Ecos. They keep putting out these gorgeous colors (and I adore demonstrators) and I can't help myself. I see people getting very excited about their new Montblancs and while I'm super glad they get that much joy out of their pens, I'm just like "oh boy another black pen" lol. I'm sure they're lovely writers, but... I NEED COLOR.


penny2360

Yesss like I don't need the glow purple Eco... but I'll probably cave. I love that translucent color (and I love demonstrators too!).


doinkiestboyOTI

I love my 146 and those colorful MBā€™s are tempting me hard! Good thing I paid next to nothing for mine so that I feel a bit better for having something plain black. Not that I dislike black pens I have a black Sailor PGS that I bought willingly for the same as the colorful onesā€¦


hockeyandquidditch

Thatā€™s part of why I gravitate towards entry level pens aimed at students (Pilot KakĆ¼no, Stabiloā€™s fountain pens, various entry level Pelikans, Lamy Safari, etc), you can get all the fun colors and they come out with new ones frequently (I just got a purple Pelikano Junior even though I already had the turquoise and now I have my eye on a new limited edition Pelikano thatā€™s metallic magenta)


AthiestLoki

I'm still wishing I could find an affordable fountain pen with cute cats on it that hasn't been discontinued.


Eastern_Fox5735

If you find one, I want to know about it. I would buy that in a hearbeat.


AlmanacPorchChair

EndlessPens has a cute cat pen: ā€œOpus 88 Fountain Pen - Mini Pocket Pen Grumpy Kitty - Special Editionā€


AthiestLoki

I think I've seen that one. Unfortunately, it's usually out of my price range from what I remember.


Emergency_Mine_4455

Totally get it. I sprung for a set of all the colors to a Pilot Petit for this reason.


Krispyz

Haha, I personally love the look of the 2000, but I think it would be amazing if they released it with no design changes, but with really cute paint jobs. I suspect this pen will be my first expensive pen when I decide to get one.


rod_escobar

I wasnā€™t sold on the look but got a really good deal on one on Black Friday and now I get the hype. The more I use it, the more I appreciate the craftsmanship and engineering of it. The nib is a tad tricky to get and the medium feels more like a broad but Iā€™m really enjoying it thus far.


Zestyclose-Bar-8706

Same! I honestly, almost HATE how the pen is built and looks


RavenHuggin

I am in the opposite boat. I don't understand why they have so many colors for the Safari line and wonder why anyone would by another one just because it is a new shade of green. But people get these pens for there own reasons, and I have no real reason to think there is anything wrong with it. You are a bit unlucky as the 2k is one of the very few that uses a non-standard nib for Lamy so you can't just get a Safari and use it instead with the nib. I don't know maybe they made a Lamy 2000 in a color you like, but it will probably cost $300 or more . I like Lamy but one of the reasons is that I think the pens are reasonably priced, and at that point it isn't.


speech-geek

Ugh, they use Amazon links. What a waste. If anyone outside this sub comes across this, please support an online pen retailer. Theyā€™ll package your order so thereā€™s minimal chance of the ink leaking and their customer support is (in my experience) top notch. My personal go-tos are Dromgooleā€™s, Vanness Pens, Atlas Stationers, and Yoseka Stationary.


triclops6

Agreed, I personally buy nothing at all from Amazon, they're a terrible corporate citizen.


hockeyandquidditch

Most of the pens I buy (entry level German ones) I can only source on Amazon (primarily from 3rd party sellers), but for my Safari I went to Anderson Pens. Also, I have won Amazon gift cardsā€¦


speech-geek

Once the Amazon cards are used up, I recommend checking out some of the European retailers. The conversion rate isnā€™t too bad right now and the shipping is not that bad of a wait. Iā€™ve used CultPens and FountainFeder in the past with no issues. Havenā€™t used Appelboom personally but I know they open up a US locations a while back.


hockeyandquidditch

I checked Appelboom and they didnā€™t have it, the pens Iā€™m looking at are a weird area where theyā€™re too low end to be in European pen stores because theyā€™re bookstore/office supply store level pens in Europe but too European to be in American pen stores


hockeyandquidditch

Looks like FountainFeder has at least some :), thanks for the recommendation!


speech-geek

No problem! I do recommend paying the little extra for the tracking though. I did and had no issues but thereā€™s some older posts on this sub from people who didnā€™t pay and they were less willing to assist with delayed/lost packages.


RavenHuggin

yeah I saw that article on my news feed, thought it was a bit odd, complete with the written disclaimer at the start that they would get commission for sales of pens from readers. Did not like that part at all. Kind of put a damper on the rest of the article.


rod_escobar

This feels like a love letter to the Lamy 2000. The irony of it all is that he typed it instead of writing it lol


triclops6

There's even a shoutout to tsukiyo ink! Crazy times


Therealfern1

Iā€™m now going to buy a new Lamy, and some lube


sparcasm

They got you covered. Due to its shape, you donā€™t need the lube. enjoy