#This also is gonna sound excessive to some while telling others I’m a cheap motherfucker

[babykittenteach]

random guess, but do you use ferris wheel press ink?

Hi, nope!

I have got a couple FWP samples a friend sent me, but otherwise don’t. They seem cool, though.

Of the inks I was using for doodles-

a. Birmingham Pens Strawberry Twinkle, b. Diamine Oxblood, c. Monteverde Mango Mousse, d. Birmingham Pens Moray Eel, e. Birmingham Pens Spyglass Twinkle, f. Diamine Arctic Blue, g. Diamine Happy Holidays, h. Birmingham Pens Tulip Twinkle

Overall, excluding samples from two friends who also use fountain pens, I have 21 inks in my collection. 10 are Birmingham Pens (I got a giftset on Christmas and birthday each, so that doubled it basically lol) and 6 are Diamine, the company I’ve actively bought the most of. Even with the huge mark-up selling them in the US as opposed to Europe, they’re still usually the most affordable named ink brand and they have nice things. Birmingham is really cool, though. One of the few US-based ink makers, and all their packaging and shipping has the minimum amount of plastic possible.

(Sidenote: I feel like 21 inks is going to sound like A Lot to people who don’t use fountain pens while also telling anyone who’s spent time on the fp subreddit I’m fairly chaste, lol.)