going on a no-buy
over time, my stationery collection grew significantly, a lot of them were limited-edition ones. most I bought with my own money, and recent are gifted from friends and family, and i realize my collection is getting out of control xD.
i’m planning on using up my pens first. and based on ink manufactured/expiry date, I’d use from oldest to newest. I made a collection of the types of inks I have to see easily how much of which needs to be used up.
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People throw them out after they expire? Odd, I keep then as long as they are still working. I still have some from college 7 years ago.