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Regular Pen Discussion / Why Dr.grip is so expensive ?
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Date: Thu, May 1 2008 06:36:31
i plan to mod a pen but seen dr.grip too expensive so i stop . why the pen is so expensive ?
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Date: Thu, May 1 2008 06:42:35
The government.
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Date: Thu, May 1 2008 06:44:41
for the same reason that televisions are expensive.
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Date: Thu, May 1 2008 07:00:42
because its a nice pen and its big.
bigger pen means more materials and
thats always going to cost more.
plus you gotta make profit. they probably
make it for less than half the price they
sell it for. sooooo... its esssspensive -
Date: Thu, May 1 2008 07:41:24
television expensive in many ways ( cool, flat , clear , thin, ....) what i can think about dr.grip is mod pen .why it is expensive ? : the company know that spinner alway try to mod pen by the tips so they make it expensive to get more money
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Date: Thu, May 1 2008 08:07:08
it seems like it takes a lot of metal to make one you know?
like the tip...big old chunk of metal
the shaker metal tube..metal..
and then if uve seen the insides of the body...you can see its just not any normal push mech...i mean they go all out with a huge spring
and this other chunk of metal right under the spring...
nice quality plastic and nice big rubber grip...
its a top notch pencil
it would be nice if we could go make molds of the tips tho. -
Date: Thu, May 1 2008 08:46:44
The pen's design was award winning, I'm guessing alot of money went into developing an ergonomic and hand-friendly pen.
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Date: Thu, May 1 2008 08:51:42QUOTE (TEK @ May 1 2008, 04:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>it would be nice if we could go make molds of the tips tho.
You can, it's quite easy...just takes a lot of money for the initial investment T_T -
Date: Thu, May 1 2008 09:19:59
any sponsers?
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Date: Thu, May 1 2008 10:08:54
In France, in some discount shops you can find Dr.grip for 0,50€ (=0,77$)
But it's very hard to find these shops.. I think they buy unsold dr.grips. -
Date: Thu, May 1 2008 11:07:28
Well it is one of the best pen designs ever made, the ltd was even featured in a film.
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Date: Thu, May 1 2008 11:49:10
If you cant stand the heat, Get out of the oven.
And isnt it obvious that the Dr. Grip is diamond plated? Why do you think so many have been killed by its wrath! -
Date: Thu, May 1 2008 23:23:05
why not?
dr grips are heavy
notice all heavy pens cost a lot
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Date: Fri, May 2 2008 08:49:45
not all the big pens are expensive....
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Date: Fri, May 2 2008 11:47:56
Some info about the ergonomic design of the Dr. Grip: here.
I think the price is totally justified, because I personally think that is its extremely comfortable to write with a Dr.Grip, you don't get fatigued from writing that easily, and other good stuff mentioned in the website. -
Date: Fri, May 2 2008 12:10:53
yea. damn nice to hold, but the ink sucks.
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Date: Fri, May 2 2008 13:19:25
Now if only there was such a pen that has the feel of a Dr. Grip but the ink of a Signo Jetstream...
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Date: Fri, May 2 2008 14:08:07
uniball alpha-gel
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Date: Fri, May 2 2008 14:20:28QUOTE (iNoob @ May 2 2008, 09:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>uniball alpha-gel
Oh yea, the pen that costs 10 SGD. ._. -
Date: Fri, May 2 2008 16:50:48QUOTE (Gunblakes @ May 2 2008, 10:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Oh yea, the pen that costs 10 SGD. ._.
use a uniball signo preimier 207...
best ...better than alpha gel OR dr grip...
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Date: Sat, May 3 2008 02:19:34QUOTE (K4S @ May 1 2008, 03:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>You can, it's quite easy...just takes a lot of money for the initial investment T_T
haha ya i know...
but if only it was like easier...
like we dont hafta make couple thousand just to do it
we should all pitch in and make a bunch?
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Date: Sat, May 3 2008 04:04:48QUOTE (shiness @ May 1 2008, 06:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>why not?
dr grips are heavy
notice all heavy pens cost a lot
KT.
lul -
Date: Tue, May 6 2008 07:47:49
few days ago i saw dr grip first time
grip is so soft it's awesome
tip is very heavy and make from metal so this pen is so expensive -
Date: Tue, May 6 2008 10:20:09
I heard that you dont have to press as hard to get the ink out while writing. I think its supposed to be 60% less force. Nice for older and arthritic (is that the word?) people.
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Date: Tue, May 6 2008 14:44:52
Lol i already have a Dr.Grip pen its a nice pen havent made the modified pen for it yet
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Date: Tue, May 6 2008 14:52:31
Bah, a Dr. Grip Anti Bacteria cost me 12.50 sgd, around 9 US. /wtf.
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Date: Wed, May 7 2008 03:28:43QUOTE (Gunblakes @ May 6 2008, 07:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Bah, a Dr. Grip Anti Bacteria cost me 12.50 sgd, around 9 US. /wtf.
Probablly just the cost for the technology. And they just can XD -
Date: Wed, May 7 2008 08:34:48
Lol i still think its a scam, for something that doesnt even work well. (so-called antibacterial properties)
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Date: Wed, May 7 2008 08:54:40
yea i doubt it is antibacterial
i dont see anything special in it...
what i see is just the blue transparent barrel and? nothing! -
Date: Wed, May 7 2008 11:15:36
When I went to Japan I saw like 20 different kinds of Dr. Grip, its so awesome. There was one where you could put your own inserts!
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Date: Wed, May 7 2008 12:48:46
There are mini ones too lol. Cute. :>
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Date: Wed, May 7 2008 13:41:41
Signo 207 inktubes can fit in Dr. Grip ltd
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Date: Wed, May 7 2008 14:55:12
i saw the gold dr.grip in siam paragon, bangkok, thailand. it look so cool man ! it cost about 350 baht (not so expensive when it change to dollar )
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Date: Wed, May 7 2008 21:22:15QUOTE (loonwern93 @ May 7 2008, 12:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>yea i doubt it is antibacterial
i dont see anything special in it...
what i see is just the blue transparent barrel and? nothing!
something doesn't have to look anti bacterial to be anti bacterial. -
Date: Thu, May 8 2008 01:16:33
It's because they hate you.
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Date: Thu, May 8 2008 01:48:16
I order from a special dealer... atm i have (all shakers)
2 translucent orange
2 translucent green
2 translucent purple
2 pastel blue with flower insert
2 pastel green with flower insert
2 bronze
1 gold.
most have no tips...
i like to keep the bodies just in cae tho
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Date: Thu, May 8 2008 15:05:37QUOTE (loonwern93 @ May 7 2008, 01:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>yea i doubt it is antibacterial
i dont see anything special in it...
what i see is just the blue transparent barrel and? nothing!
The grip -
Date: Fri, May 9 2008 10:55:15QUOTE (NoRice4U @ May 8 2008, 10:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The grip
some pens have the similar grip like dr.grip but the dr.grip is the best -
Date: Fri, May 9 2008 13:42:25
The grip from the Dr. Grip COP version feels much better then the Dr. GRip Antibacterial one, and its cheaper
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Date: Fri, May 9 2008 20:50:38
thats because it has a thin squishy grip underneath the dr.grip grip.
i like to use the thin grip for middle on Grip avaire. it works perfect -
Date: Sat, May 10 2008 00:24:42
No, it really feels better then the antibacterial version, without the grip inside.
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Date: Sat, May 10 2008 03:53:45
i havent buy dr.grip yet but why people named it dr.GRIP. something cool with the grip ?
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Date: Thu, May 22 2008 12:30:01
Anyways it writes really weel, it is confortable, I just love my Dr.Grip.
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Date: Thu, May 22 2008 12:38:42
wouwouwou we are way off the topic, why dr.grip is so expensive?
another reason i think of is the money they invest to make the grips so soft, squishy, transparent(almost), cute , nice ter toush, elastic, comfortable to your hands, prevent arthiritis, and more....
pilot produces quality pen in a nutshell... -
Date: Thu, May 22 2008 13:23:12
no ! it not expensive at all ! the only reason is we are poor lol
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Date: Sat, May 24 2008 19:43:12QUOTE (Kool spinz @ May 22 2008, 08:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>no ! it not expensive at all ! the only reason is we are poor lol
ha, nice reasoning
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Date: Sun, May 25 2008 04:24:45
yeah ! thats the best thing i can think about it
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Date: Sun, May 25 2008 05:57:34
Kool Spinz, stop making threads like this and stop spamming. Thread closed because this isn't going anywhere.