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Well, this is interesting.
MY first reaction to a pen kit in a box was, "I'll bet it would cost 2 bucks LESS if they ditched this fancy packaging!!" Customer is never gonna KNOW how pretty it was when I received it!!!
I guess I am jaded!!
My FIRST reaction was over the phone. I was at a jobsite, and my wife called to tell me the box arrived. I asked her to open it, and inside were the accessory kit for the Jr. Gent, One Rh. Jr. Gent, and this magnificent writing insturment in a white box. My wife made it sound as though the white box was designed to house the finished pen, so i was impressed!
THEN i got home and looked at it. NO WAY i would put this pen back in this box after it is finished, so my reaction was similar to yours at that point. Their money would have been better served in air cushion baggies or something...
The components (trying to train myself to only use this word) are simply top notch. The threads are like silk. The finish is spotless. The embellishments are sharp as a tack. The first set of components i have ever seen and not immediately thought to myself "Self, How can we modify this thing to make it better... or cooler?". If it doesn't sell at the show, I think i will pocket this thing! In fact, i think i will price it with that in mind. If someone buys it, they will REALLY havta want it cause it ain't gona be cheap!
