By now, if you’ve been reading my blog, you know that I’m obsessed with the Scripto Giga pens. If you didn’t know or even just for a refresher course, see posts here, here and even there. But I thought I’d show that I’m not the only one obsessed with the pens by sharing a few responses I’ve received from people to those initial posts, including a representative from a company that says his company still has them.
Back in July, I received this comment from a writer named EM:
Just thought you’d like to know that there are others out there, just like you, yearning for the Giga. Well, actually, I still have about 8 packs left, but they’re MINE–ALL MINE.
The good news is….drum roll….a friend of mine received a call from someone somewhere, asking if she was still interested in buying the Giga, because he was selling, AND letting her know that Scripto is planning on repackaging the Giga this fall. Sorry that I don’t have more info, but I was only half listening to her and half watching “who wants to be on a japanese game show”, but I do know that he did have some available and he knew of future Gigas.
So, cheer up. The good times are a coming!
Wow. Am I that much of a geek? Uh, yes, I am. When I read that he had eight packs left and he wasn’t going to give them up, on one hand, all I could think was “Bastard!” but then on the other hand…NO, NO, like Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, I must cry out “There is no other hand!” — and especially no other hand without a Scripto Giga pen in it!
Then in August, I received this response:
You are not alone sir… I found this website searching to bulk order. BUT I might have salvation for you! I noticed that I had a knockoff from some other company somewhere around here, and I’ll follow up. Pentex or Pentax or something… I know because I thought they were the same pen. Except one was “broad” and one was “coarse” So I shit you not! Help may be on the way.
While I try not to use vulgarity (or too much here), I thought what he said was hilarious– like I wouldn’t believe him otherwise– and also that “help may be on the way.” Again, I thought, “Am I that much of a geek?” But then I realized that I truly desired that help, that SALVATION of which he was speaking. Yes, I pray that it’s true that the Almighty Giga Pen (hallowed be its name) will be making its triumphant return to the Dollar General down the street from us.
Finally, I believe it was later in August, I received this comment:
I have the pen
included was a link to this site: TNT School Supplies
and then just a week or so ago, I received this message:
I HAVE AN UNLIMITED SUPPLY OF THE GIGA PENS. CALL ME, EMAIL ME.
770-886-8733
tntss1@hotmail.com
I did call and found out that I could get the pen– manufactured under a different name, but it was the same pen, the man to whom I spoke assured me. He even said the pens were so great that almost all of his employees used them in their offices. (Of course, what else would he say?)
He told he had them in bulk and even could sell me under the bulk amount if I wanted. While unfortunately, right now I’m broke and can’t even afford the small amount, I’m willing to take a chance in the near future that they are the same pen. Yes, I’m that much of a geek.
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If you think I’m an uber-geek, then vote for this post at Humor-Blogs.com where I’m not the uber-geek, but this guy is–but hey, I’m No. 2 in Geek Humor! And that’s something to be proud of, um, isn’t it?
