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    <description>Brian Goulet and Drew Brown of GouletPens.com talk about all the fountain pen things that pen fans love. They talk about what's going on at The Goulet Pen Company, what's new in the fountain pen world, there are interviews with people in the fountain pen industry, and lots of jokes and fun segments to keep you entertained and maybe even educated about fine writing and fountain pen-related products. 
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  <title>Episode 107: Why 10 Pens is Perfect, and How to Fix a Scratchy Nib!</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Brian thinks that the perfect pen exists, but of course there's an asterisk next to it. Also, Brian and Drew address the question as to WHY someone would ever want to buy a Pilot Custom 845 in this episode of The Goulet Pencast! 
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Brian thinks that the perfect pen exists, but of course there's an asterisk next to it. Also, Brian and Drew address the question as to WHY someone would ever want to buy a Pilot Custom 845 in this episode of The Goulet Pencast! &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;SHOP at our store! &lt;a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.gouletpens.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
LEARN more on our blog! &lt;a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/blogs/fountain-pen-blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.gouletpens.com/blogs/fountain-pen-blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
LISTEN to The Goulet Pencast here: &lt;a href="https://gouletpencast.fireside.fm/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://gouletpencast.fireside.fm/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/GP-YTsubscribe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;http://bit.ly/GP-YTsubscribe&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;LINKS TO PRODUCTS FEATURED:&lt;br&gt;
Products Coming Soon:&lt;a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/coming-soon?utm_medium=social&amp;amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/coming-soon?utm_medium=social&amp;amp;amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Wearingeul Ink Color Chart Cards:&lt;a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-ink-color-chart-cards-horizontal?utm_medium=social&amp;amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-ink-color-chart-cards-horizontal?utm_medium=social&amp;amp;amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Wearingeul Color Chary Binder: &lt;a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-transparent-color-chart-card-binder?utm_medium=social&amp;amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-transparent-color-chart-card-binder?utm_medium=social&amp;amp;amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Wearingeul Color Swatch Notebook: &lt;a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-ink-color-swatch-notebook-a5?utm_medium=social&amp;amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-ink-color-swatch-notebook-a5?utm_medium=social&amp;amp;amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Nib tuning accesories: &lt;a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/pen-tuning-supplies?utm_medium=social&amp;amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/pen-tuning-supplies?utm_medium=social&amp;amp;amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Pilot Custom 845: &lt;a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/pilot-custom-845-fountain-pens?utm_medium=social&amp;amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/pilot-custom-845-fountain-pens?utm_medium=social&amp;amp;amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;ABOUT GOULET PENS: &lt;br&gt;
Brian &amp;amp; Rachel Goulet started The Goulet Pen Company in 2009 and you can see the evolution of our mom and pop into a full-blown company through this channel. We run a dedicated online store with fountain pens, ink, paper, and other fine writing accessories. Our goal with this channel is to provide fountain pen fans at all levels of experience with comprehensive product reviews, round ups, and how-to videos to answer all the fountain pen questions you may have. Shop at &lt;a href="https://www.gouletpens.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.gouletpens.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;FOLLOW US:&lt;br&gt;
Instagram: &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/gouletpens/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/gouletpens/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Facebook: &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheGouletPenCompany" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/TheGouletPenCompany&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Twitter: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/gouletpens" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://twitter.com/gouletpens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Pinterest: &lt;a href="https://www.pinterest.com/gouletpens/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.pinterest.com/gouletpens/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Sign up for Emails: &lt;a href="http://shop.gouletpens.com/newsletter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;http://shop.gouletpens.com/newsletter&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;
Blog: &lt;a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/blogs/fountain-pen-blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.gouletpens.com/blogs/fountain-pen-blog&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Brian thinks that the perfect pen exists, but of course there&#39;s an asterisk next to it. Also, Brian and Drew address the question as to WHY someone would ever want to buy a Pilot Custom 845 in this episode of The Goulet Pencast! </p>

<p>SHOP at our store! <a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/</a><br>
LEARN more on our blog! <a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/blogs/fountain-pen-blog" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/blogs/fountain-pen-blog</a><br>
LISTEN to The Goulet Pencast here: <a href="https://gouletpencast.fireside.fm/" rel="nofollow">https://gouletpencast.fireside.fm/</a><br>
SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: <a href="http://bit.ly/GP-YTsubscribe" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/GP-YTsubscribe</a> </p>

<p>LINKS TO PRODUCTS FEATURED:<br>
Products Coming Soon:<a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/coming-soon?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/coming-soon?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8</a><br>
Wearingeul Ink Color Chart Cards:<a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-ink-color-chart-cards-horizontal?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-ink-color-chart-cards-horizontal?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8</a><br>
Wearingeul Color Chary Binder: <a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-transparent-color-chart-card-binder?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-transparent-color-chart-card-binder?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8</a><br>
Wearingeul Color Swatch Notebook: <a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-ink-color-swatch-notebook-a5?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-ink-color-swatch-notebook-a5?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8</a><br>
Nib tuning accesories: <a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/pen-tuning-supplies?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/pen-tuning-supplies?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8</a><br>
Pilot Custom 845: <a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/pilot-custom-845-fountain-pens?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/pilot-custom-845-fountain-pens?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8</a></p>

<p>ABOUT GOULET PENS: <br>
Brian &amp; Rachel Goulet started The Goulet Pen Company in 2009 and you can see the evolution of our mom and pop into a full-blown company through this channel. We run a dedicated online store with fountain pens, ink, paper, and other fine writing accessories. Our goal with this channel is to provide fountain pen fans at all levels of experience with comprehensive product reviews, round ups, and how-to videos to answer all the fountain pen questions you may have. Shop at <a href="https://www.gouletpens.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com</a>.</p>

<p>FOLLOW US:<br>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gouletpens/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/gouletpens/</a><br>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheGouletPenCompany" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/TheGouletPenCompany</a><br>
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/gouletpens" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/gouletpens</a><br>
Pinterest: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/gouletpens/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/gouletpens/</a><br>
Sign up for Emails: <a href="http://shop.gouletpens.com/newsletter" rel="nofollow">http://shop.gouletpens.com/newsletter</a> <br>
Blog: <a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/blogs/fountain-pen-blog" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/blogs/fountain-pen-blog</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Brian thinks that the perfect pen exists, but of course there&#39;s an asterisk next to it. Also, Brian and Drew address the question as to WHY someone would ever want to buy a Pilot Custom 845 in this episode of The Goulet Pencast! </p>

<p>SHOP at our store! <a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/</a><br>
LEARN more on our blog! <a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/blogs/fountain-pen-blog" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/blogs/fountain-pen-blog</a><br>
LISTEN to The Goulet Pencast here: <a href="https://gouletpencast.fireside.fm/" rel="nofollow">https://gouletpencast.fireside.fm/</a><br>
SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: <a href="http://bit.ly/GP-YTsubscribe" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/GP-YTsubscribe</a> </p>

<p>LINKS TO PRODUCTS FEATURED:<br>
Products Coming Soon:<a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/coming-soon?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/coming-soon?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8</a><br>
Wearingeul Ink Color Chart Cards:<a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-ink-color-chart-cards-horizontal?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-ink-color-chart-cards-horizontal?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8</a><br>
Wearingeul Color Chary Binder: <a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-transparent-color-chart-card-binder?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-transparent-color-chart-card-binder?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8</a><br>
Wearingeul Color Swatch Notebook: <a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-ink-color-swatch-notebook-a5?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/wearingeul/products/wearingeul-ink-color-swatch-notebook-a5?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8</a><br>
Nib tuning accesories: <a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/pen-tuning-supplies?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/pen-tuning-supplies?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8</a><br>
Pilot Custom 845: <a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/pilot-custom-845-fountain-pens?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/pilot-custom-845-fountain-pens?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_campaign=itvkIBkG5U8</a></p>

<p>ABOUT GOULET PENS: <br>
Brian &amp; Rachel Goulet started The Goulet Pen Company in 2009 and you can see the evolution of our mom and pop into a full-blown company through this channel. We run a dedicated online store with fountain pens, ink, paper, and other fine writing accessories. Our goal with this channel is to provide fountain pen fans at all levels of experience with comprehensive product reviews, round ups, and how-to videos to answer all the fountain pen questions you may have. Shop at <a href="https://www.gouletpens.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com</a>.</p>

<p>FOLLOW US:<br>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gouletpens/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/gouletpens/</a><br>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheGouletPenCompany" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/TheGouletPenCompany</a><br>
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/gouletpens" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/gouletpens</a><br>
Pinterest: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/gouletpens/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/gouletpens/</a><br>
Sign up for Emails: <a href="http://shop.gouletpens.com/newsletter" rel="nofollow">http://shop.gouletpens.com/newsletter</a> <br>
Blog: <a href="https://www.gouletpens.com/blogs/fountain-pen-blog" rel="nofollow">https://www.gouletpens.com/blogs/fountain-pen-blog</a></p>]]>
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