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View submission: Just had this revelation:
I was in the same boat for years. Then I bought my first left-handed pen and scissors in my 30s and clambered into a different boat: an obsession with stationery supplies. No pen is truly left-handed because all of them are designed to be dragged, not pushed across the page. But if a lefty tells me they've found something that works I will buy it and try it. I don't enjoy shopping as a rule. My clothes all have holes in them because stores fill me with dread. But I will march right into WHSmith (the most depressing retail chain in Britain) and lay down cash for a well-reputed lefty-friendly pen. I have so. Many. Pens.
Actually my favourite rollerball is a generic style I got as schwag from a convention and my favourite fountain is a cheap Pelikan Twist from the Middle of Lidl.
Comment by Krillkus at 15/02/2025 at 19:07 UTC
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I gave up on left handed scissors and can openers, it was just easier to force myself to use the “normal” ones haha
Comment by Particular-Move-3860 at 16/02/2025 at 05:32 UTC*
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I have never understood what was meant by a "left-handed pen." I do understand the difference between (authentic) left-handed scissors and the more common right-handed type. Not when it comes to pens, though.
I am a lefty, and I have been an enthusiastic user of fountain pens since I was in elementary school more than 6 decades ago. I have always used standard pens that had no specific "left-handed" designs or features. I have had a lifelong love of writing things by hand with fountain pens.
(For what it's worth, I have also been told repeatedly over the years that I had very neat handwriting. Also, I have only ever experienced ink smearing or graphite smearing less than a dozen times over that stretch.)
What are the differences between left-handed pens and standard pens? I have never seen any pens that were marketed as being designed for LH writers. Who makes them? Do they make any difference to lefties? This is a sincere question.
Comment by FireNutz698 at 18/02/2025 at 17:44 UTC
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What are some of the other lefty pens you have? I have been using Jetstream by Uniball.
Comment by Spartacustacular at 19/02/2025 at 17:52 UTC
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TIL. pushing the rollerball delivers different results. This makes so much sense now.
Comment by ebyrnes at 20/02/2025 at 01:26 UTC
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I swear by zebra stainless steel gel pens; they never smear, look nice, and are refillable if that is important. Prior to finding these pens, writing was s damn frustrating.