Why does it look disappointed in you?

Yes! It's such a simple, classic design that set dressers love using it. I play an ongoing game with my wife watching movies and TV to call out any Parker Jotters we see.

My puppy says otherwise.

Thank you!! I will

Merrill’s may be a bit out of you league especially those with the better Vibram sole but they are a great example of that type of shoe that can last a good long time and be rather comfortable as well. The great thing is if you subscribe to their website you can catch them on sale periodically but the better ones even on sale are about $100. The bad thing is that you just missed them getting rid of the Moab 2 shoes as they introduced their Moab 3 shoes. The Moab line do have that Vibram sole and i think that’s their premium line of shoes. With military discount I bought two pair at about $80 each. I still have a pair I‘m currently wearing which I’ve been using and walking and working a bunch in going for over 2 years now. The gortex versions are at the top of the Moab line and I always go with those. Anyway I have two more pair in the pipeline and with sale and military discount it was about $80 a pair and with Moab 3 they are about $150 shoes when not on sale and without discount. I just never pay retail for them.

if you signup on their site for notifications you”ll get about a 10% to 15% discount on your first pair. Luckily my military discount gives me even more.

‘The type of conditions and use has a great deal to do with how long any shoe will last but the cheaper you go this to has an effect as well not to mention that cheap shoes can very often result in physically issues as well. Those which are put together cheaply often aren’t constructed for the best wear and very often don’t provide arch support that can lead to not only feet but back issues as well.

‘You might find cheaper I just know.what great success I’ve had with Merrill.

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Practice makes perfect with this type of blade. I went from a Mach 3, to an antique straight razor and to this type of shaver.

The straight razor comes out once in a while if I’m feeling especially manly and rugged, but the single blade razor is great for a daily driver.

Was looking for this comment. The taper looks nice, but it's less than functional for me. My fingers keep slipping down the pen as I write.

> Because there are a lot of jabronis out there.

funny.

but true...

Thank you

It says lifetime warranty in the title, keyword, life.

Lost my old one and bought a new one. The quality is awful by comparison.

Daze Decor They make their furniture out of a polymer-based wood material. I don't know if it's the same as Polywood, as that's an actual name brand.

We traded our Sunbrella outdoor furniture for Daze a few years back.

I've used these pens exclusively for 15ish years now. I love them, and honestly they are only like $8. Not exactly breaking the bank for an item that lasts that long. You will have to buy ink refills of course, but those are like 3/$6 IIRC.

You can refill almost any pen... You might need a sacrificial pen though 😆

Is this one made in Japan? The newer ones I’ve seen in store aren’t made in Japan.

I still have and use the Parker pen and pencil set I got as a graduation gift 30 years ago. They are fantastic.

So it’s worth the money and it’s high quality people tell me Parker isn’t worth it anymore but I think it’s ok

PEN IS LIFE

Along the same lines, great quality and save a ton on blades over your life time, but if you want a more “modern” type of pivoting head razor, I have loved my Leaf Razor (leafshave.com) Had mine for 3 year, still like new. Great shave.

if you squint hard enough, you can see this is clearly not a pen / pencil.

My college roommate had the same one like 20 years ago. It was a hand-me-down then. I overfilled it and flooded our kitchen with startcy water and it was unfazed.

Fr, I used to deliver pizzas. Just any pen, yeah it’s gone by the end of the day. But the $20 pen my grandma gave me for Xmas. I’m not letting it out of my sight.

Agreed. 🍻

Most modern shoes have a life in distance not really time. Running shoes are typically 300-500 miles and heavier hiking shoes will be more like 1000 miles. There are synthetics in the sole that break down over time and lose their ability to support you. So even if the sole/upper is in good condition the shoe could have failed because the sole is done. It is hard to tell this when you wear them normally but try them back to back with a new pair and you will see this. So for something used as heavily as you are say you are using, they likely will only last that long regardless of how much you spend. The only way to get a longer lasting shoe would be to go to something made in a traditional way with no synthetics but you lose the immediate support and comfort that it offers. So there are pluses and minuses here.