Has anyone ever kept a biro long enough to run out of ink? I’m pretty sure the ink’s unlimited and we just lose them.

Also, dental floss.

/joke

  • @Angelus1727@lemmy.world
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    31 year ago

    They last forever at home but at work they seem to run out at a fast rate and I have to search high and low for a new one because no one ordered any as usual.

    • CodandChips
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      61 year ago

      Years ago (the early 70’s), my auntie worked in an office whereby she could only get a new Biro from the cupboard if you brought back the empty one!

      • @freamon@feddit.nl
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        41 year ago

        There’s a scene in Mindhunter showing BTK enforced a similar policy at work, so maybe your auntie had a lucky escape.

    • @qwop@programming.dev
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      21 year ago

      Buying more won’t help, whenever you really need a pen and your usual one isn’t working, the only one you’ll be able to find is a cheap minure one that probably came from a kid’s birthday party 10 years ago. There’s no way to avoid this, you just have to accept it.