the atrocities of stationery companies

i lost my LAST pilot G2 pen. it wouldnt be such a catastrophe unless you are like me and brought LOADS of refills and not have a pen to put them in.

so i decided that i HAD to go to Lazerlizard (the stationery shop on campus) and get one. even if it was exorbitant. because i like how G2 pens glide across the page which is what i need when i am scribbling away in exams next week. call me resistent to change but i dont get that feel with ball-point pens, which are what i have left now.

at Lazerlizard i witnessed how stationary companies rip students off their money (and also made myself feel smart for bringing my stationery to the UK). for all of you that know about the bargain buy of the VJC bookshop, here is a shocking discovery... the 40 cent pens (think they are Pentel or something) that have a silver casing with vertical lines and a thin tip costs GBP 1.55 (or was it 1.15?) here! *gasp* that is like... 10 or more times the price! and pilot G2 pens and refills share the same NUMERICAL price.

i had better not lose this G2 pen anytime soon...