Promo Pen Collector

Now that’s a pen collection!

Jeffrey Caren M.D. collects promotional pens- thousands of them! According to a Cedars-Sinai interview, he mounted the collection of pens pharmaceutical reps gave him and now displays the impressive assortment in his office.

Here’s a little clip of the exchange:

“I call my collection “Some Kind of Persuasion.” It’s really meant to trivialize the process. In my mind, the encounter is reduced to a $1 pen.

Does it work?

No. Now they just bring me more pens.”

Part of me wants to laugh at the irony. They continue to bring more pens! But part of me is a little sad about his collection; do these pens really dictate what doctors decide to prescribe to us? Is the entire drug industry balanced on a budget writing utensil?

Still, I wonder if anyone ever gave him a bone pen or mortar and pestle shaped pen? Those are some of my favorites for medical companies (whether it’s right or wrong, the pens are still pretty darn cool!)

This article is certain to disappoint pen collectors everywhere. One of the most infamous sources of promotional pens — Commerce Bank — seems to be getting rid of its most popular giveaway! Commerce is in the middle of re-branding itself as “TD Commerce,” and with that new name comes new colors and less pens

TD Commerce is apparently seeking to donate its existing stock of 23 million promotional pens to the military and charitable organizations (We’ve got our fingers crossed that promopencollector.com is on that list).

I’d urge promo pen collectors everywhere to find the nearest branch and grab some of these pens before they’re gone for good!

(Photo via Flickr)