So DH announced he wants a Mont Blanc ballpoint pen for Christmas....

[handsfree]

Well, they cost a little bit more than a bic!!

Does anyone have any suggestions of how I might be able to obtain one at a slightly more bargainous rate?

[AgathaRaisonDetra]

Use his credit card..

[strawberryblondebint]

Look at local auction houses. My husband often comes across them.

[CamperVamp]

Wow! Does he know how much they actually cost?

[Sgtmajormummy]

Don't get him the smaller model. It's not officially stated but it's generally seen as the lady's version...

[Timeforabiscuit]

My god! Thats an expensive thing to chew the end and lose the cap of!

They dont look that impressive to me, what does he like about them?.. is he a handwriting person, or a brand fan?

[BlueUggs]

I’ve got a Waterman fountain pen. I’ve had it for more than 20 years. I use it every day and it cost £40. I love it.

[NotCitrus]

Try Ebay - though even one with a company logo might be over £100.

[SimultaneousEquation]

£2000? Does it fart unicorns?

[Sgtmajormummy]

//www.penshop.co.uk sells the more reasonable models.

[Chocolatecake12]

Convince him that they’re rubbish! Apparently you’ve heard they write terribly! What you need darling is a Parker

[SimultaneousEquation]

£2000? Does it fart unicorns?

[Maudlinmaud]

Faints.

[Civilservant]

What’s your usual budget for gifts for each other?

[Gruach]

What's the point of the ballpoint? It's the Montblanc fountain pen nib that's worth paying for.

[Youcanttaketheskyfromme]

What do they do that a bic doesn't ?

For that price I'd want it to write me a best selling novel as well.

[iklboo]

Tell him you want and you'll ask him to bring the pen with him when he comes.

[Sparkletastic]

Tell him you were thinking more along nice jumper, book, dvd and bottle of scotch lines.

[FizzyGreenWater]

Make him a Mont Blanc pudding and stick a Parker pen in it and claim you misheard?

[buckeejit]

Why?? Fil bought DH one some years ago-if I could find it I could sell it to you & buy myself some useful jewellry!

[handslikecowstits]

"Sorry Darling, that's too expensive."

[Sgtmajormummy]

I see we're getting into the "£2000 for a handbag!" mindset.

DH collects pens from all walks of life, starting with quirky giveaways, through to well designed school equipment, right up to collectors' items.

Nothing wrong with wanting a nice pen.

[Stopyourhavering]

I got my dh one when he qualified/ passed bar exams 15 yrs ago.....he uses it nearly every day. Says it's the best pen he's ever had. He's left handed and always used to have problems getting a decent pen
Buy it...it's a great investment

[Tiddlywinks63]

😳 Blimey!
I've got one somewhere, never used it....... Surely nobody pays £2k for a flipping pen?
How the other half live!

[pictish]

Tell him not to be so stupid. £2000 for a pen...what a monumental and vulgar waste of money, the ostentatious prat.