Why can’t I buy a refillable version of my favorite pen in the US?

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This is the predictable result of an internet rabbit hole. Pilot’s Precise V5 and V7 pens have a refillable cousin in Europe. Why not here?

Last night I discovered there’s a refillable version of my favorite pen available outside the US and I am heartbroken. Why can’t I have nice things? I have been writing with the Pilot Precise V5 and the Pilot Precise V7 for at least the last 25 years, possibly longer. They’re great pens! Anyway, the Pilot Precise pens are available at most drugstores, cheap; I usually buy them by the dozen. They are very smooth, even on bad paper — I don’t have to press on them to write.

I will update if I hear back. Obviously, I know Amazon exists and I can get someone to buy the pen in Europe and ship it to me here. But I’m not really sure why I need the workaround. I’m happy to switch from disposable pens to refillable ones. Plus, I think it might be fun to experiment with other inks. Because the one thing that I view as the true downside of the Precise line is that its ink runs if it comes into contact with water.

 

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