I certainly didn't mean it as a knock either. I don't buy at the premium end of either pens or pipes. I think Dunhill is the more appropriate. Mont Blancs aren't scarce (a la Esoterica), but their market price is contentious just like Dunhill with the same sorts of "is it really worth it..." arguments.Nice. As I brought Dunhill into this thread, I did not mean it as a knock, but as a reference to my not buying at the premium end of the spectrum. In this forum, the pejorative reference term might have been "Esoterica
Well.. "gave up" makes it sound like I was just sitting around one day and decided drinking was not good for me so I should stop. I promise, it was much more violent and troublesome than that@pipesmokingtom: You gave up? Good for you!