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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ironwood" data-source="post: 149503" data-attributes="member: 10447">Thanks for the compliment Deezey.While I make every one of my pens with the intention that they will be used, some don't ever scribe a line.At least two of my customers buy my pens to add to their collections, they get put in a cabinet to look at, they obviously get some satisfaction and enjoyment out of this.Others I know get used only once, for example Wedding pens that are used at the ceremony and then stored for keepsakes. And also my Sister in law was a real-estate salesperson, she used to buy one of my pens for each of the houses that she sold, and present to the new owners to sign the deeds/contracts.But I think most are used, some carry them as a daily writer. The ones who I know personally, that carry them in their pocket, know that I like to check them out to see how they are wearing, so they will hand them to me to look at when I see them. I have a couple of customers that always bring the pen back to me when it runs out of ink, so that I can change the refill for them.I also do running repairs if anything ever goes wrong with them, mostly its just a spring that gets lost while they are changing the refill. Sometimes the pen goes through the washing machine when they forget to take it out of their pocket. I have never charged for a repair yet, though sometimes when its obviously from abuse or neglect, I think I should charge them.</blockquote>