Monte Blanc LMAO

[txcwboy]

I got a High end pen catalog today and was checking out the competition. I came across the "standard" Monte Blanc ball point in platinum. I did a double take at this picture of the Pen that " everyone wants" What a piece of junk ! LMAO check out the pic and the tight tolerances ! I about fell off the toilet I was laughing so hard !
ENJOY !
Dave

 

[Geo in Winnipeg]

The sad thing is people buy them without batting an eye but squawk like crazy if one of us wants 40 bucks for handcrafted quality and personal service!
(I see your reading room is like mine[])

 

[Randy_]

Originally posted by txcwboy
<br />.....I about fell off the toilet I was laughing so hard ![]

Hey Dave:

Better to fall off than to fall in&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;[][]

 

[Skye]

Wow, that's pretty sad!

 

[kent4Him]

Monte Blanc can make some ugly pens, but I didn't know they made poor quality ones as well.

 

[Ligget]

That is pretty bad, especially when you consider how much they sell for![:I][]

 

[Penmonkey]

That pen is SICK!!

I have about 10 books and magazines on top of the toilet. It is the best place to lean new stuff.[]

 

[Skye]

Originally posted by Penmonkey
<br />That pen is SICK!!

I have about 10 books and magazines on top of the toilet. It is the best place to lean new stuff.[]

I'm guessing you're <b>not</b> using the word "sick" as in hip lingo for "cool", right?

 

[Penmonkey]

Originally posted by Skye
<br />

Originally posted by Penmonkey
<br />That pen is SICK!!

I have about 10 books and magazines on top of the toilet. It is the best place to lean new stuff.[]

I'm guessing you're <b>not</b> using the word "sick" as in hip lingo for "cool", right?

No, I mean that pen is very wrong. Not right. Cheap. Low class. Junk. My antler pens are better than that.

 

[DCBluesman]

Unfortunately this is more than likely a case of poor photography. I went to Fahrney's Pen Shop today and the metal is a perfect fit with the body. The JPEG artifact gremlins obviously got into the mix. Still, that's one EXPENSIVE pen. But hey, you get a snowflake on top! [8D]

 

[Geo in Winnipeg]

I don't want or need any more snowflakes here[)]

 

[huntersilver]

Richemont SA, on the Swiss Exchange. They have the Mont blanc brand.
Their pen division had sales last year of over $300M.

My sense is that we have less than 5% of that market even though we make spectacular pens. Slowly we are increasing our brand awareness[]

 

[Skye]

Well the pen in the store and the pen they shot a photo of are two different pens. I don’t have a hard time at all believing the one on the photo really has a crap fit. I doubt it's a camera trick. If you take one apart, I bet they'll be the fitting we see through the crack in it.

 

[bob393]

W[8]W

 

[txcwboy]

I wonder if the photographer didnt loosen the clip to get the snow cap and the clip in a certain position for the shot.But I rather say they dont fit good ! lol

Dave

 

[cueman]

Nothing like low quality at high cost! The sad thing is that half the pens we make probably cost more to make than their highest priced pens.

 

[Grizzlyss]

Could use some more snow here, my Huskies have flatened what we do have. They want more to play in, but they probably don't what to eat this snow, well they might try one. LOL