they come in so many different colors and models and shapes
they're like candies
and they're cheap
so it's easy to buy them, throw them out and just get a new one.
Problem :
Pens that come from different companies have different Refill shape
So when you run out of ink and you want to get a refill....
They don't exist !!!!
or a lot of the stationary shops don't carry them.
or the pen companies don't make the refill anymore once they stop selling that particular pen model.
So you HAVE to throw them out because they're now useless.
I have 6 pens in this picture.
The one on the left have refills sold but it was kinda hard to find and I'm guessing when they no longer sell the probably short-lived pen model, they'd definitely stop selling the refill as well.
The red chubby one is a free gift, cute, but I can't find a Refill for that
The 4 pens on the right are the standard pen size and they all have different Refill pens and one of them can't be refilled because it can't be opened.
Solution :
Create the same Industry Standard Shape for the Refill Pens of Mass Produced Consumer Pens
(Same Refill Pens for all of the Affordable Plastic pens that's sold everywhere)
All the companies in Pen Industry must use the same shape for the Pen Refills.
So they may design whatever shape pen they want, but the Pen Refill is the same for all the cheap pens.
They may innovate and use whatever pen tip technology they have, roller ball tip, felt tip, needle point tip, oil gel ink, whatever. Just make sure the model for the refill pen is the same.
I'm not talking about Parker, Mont blanc, Sheaffer or whatever, they're more expensive and their refills are probably always available, maybe ;p
I'm talking about the affordable pen we use on a daily basis everywhere, Bic, Pentel etc
Why ?
- Less plastic pen waste
If you as consumer care to even find a refill to your pen, there'd be so much less waste.
Think school, office, big companies, they all use cheap plastic pens.
Get refills for those pens and you'd reduce so much waste.
- It'd be easier for all of us, the consumer
There's only 1 standard size/shape of Refill pen for all the different Pen brands (Pen A, Pen B, Pen C, Pen D) so the refills can be used on any standard size pens, they're interchangeable.
It'd be so much easier !!!!!
and Companies and manufacturers would still be able to sell their own Refills, only the model, size and shape is the same for all Refill pens, so they still profit from selling Refills
What about the companies that sells smaller ballpoint pens, so what ?
create an industry standard for those pens as well.
But
Maybe the reason the Refill pen always differ in size, shape, model, etc is because they want to sell more pens.
Who cares about the environment ?
It's all about making money right ?
If they buy refills, then there'll be less new pen sales.
Maybe that's the reason.
So it's back to GREED
and it's back to us as consumer who DON'T CARE about plastic waste and just buy a new plastic pen because it's so easy and they're so pretty.
I think it's time companies realize that they can also make profits out of pen refills.
and I think it's time they realize that it's not all about the money anymore now !!
Time is ticking.
It's about trying to create less waste.
It's about caring for the environment
It's about doing what's right
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