this post was submitted on 03 Jul 2023
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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

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[–] Angelus1727 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years 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.