Re: [NTLK] Rotring Quattro stylus pen

From: LA GREEN (lagoff1_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Apr 23 2002 - 23:21:21 EDT


I MUST SAY I WAS TRANSFIXED WITH YOUR WELL DETAILED DESCRIPTION. LOL TY.

LAG

>From: Jesse Garnier <jgarnier_at_mac.com>
>Reply-To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
>To: <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
>Subject: [NTLK] Rotring Quattro stylus pen
>Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 23:04:31 -0400
>
>
>Received my Rotring Quattro stylus pen from StylusCentral.com via UPS
>ground
>today. $34.99 with free shipping. Got next-day service from Rhode Island to
>New York City.
>
>It comes in a fancy, latched plastic box complete with felt lining -- as
>any
>self-respecting $35/pen should. The 'rotring' logo is set into the plastic
>on the outside of the case, and also silk-printed on the felt inside.
>
>It has a folded instruction and refill guide in English and Francais, and a
>stapled guarantee booklet in nine languages.
>
>My pen is dark gray metal with a pencil, blue pen, red pen, and pencil. I
>probably would prefer silver, if they make one.
>
>The refills say "Made in Germany". The pen came with an extra black refill.
>
>The pen itself has "Japan" on the barrel, with the 'rotring' logo on the
>clip and a red stripe around the pen near the top. Beneath the stripe,
>around the pen, are four icons, each corresponding with a pen tip.
>
>The stylus tip is smooth, white plastic and the action on the pens and
>pencil is solid.
>
>For those who aren't familiar with how it works, this pen has a single
>plunger on the non-writing end which, when pushed, pushes out the tip whose
>icon is facing 'up' on the pen barrel. When an icon is facing up, the
>proper
>refill is actually on the bottom side of the pen, awaiting the
>gravity-actuated plunger to set it in place.
>
>The tip retracts by pressing a release tab set into the top of the clip.
>
>Interestingly, the stylus and red pen refills were transposed in their
>slots.
>
>I like it. ;)
>
>--Jesse
>
>P.S. I will never again in my life describe a pen in such detail.
>
>
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