Brand new Pelikan Twist came with multiple scratches at the top of the barrel. One on each side. All about the same length as the one in the photo except for one that goes under the sticker (not counting the mould line on that side).
Kinda feels a bit 1st world problems but I'm poor and this is the only Pelikan I will ever (short of winning lotto and getting incredibly lucky) get to own and feels disappointing to get a brand new pen that's already scratched.
This is not normal, no.
I contacted the store I got it from - they looked through every Twist they have an unfortunately all of them are scratched like that. ๐ Does Pelikan usually have QC issues? I wouldn't expect perfection on a cheap pen but that many being scratched seems pretty bad.
I wonder if it's an artifact of injection moulding then. Does it stick out a bit?
Sorry been a bit useless with keeping up lately. It doesn't stick out. They're very clearly a scratch as plastic has been removed (divot rather than proud or debossed rather than embossed or indented rather than protruding.... sorry got a bit carried away there with the synonyms and antonyms ๐ ). All three blemishes are different too - different angles, curves, lengths and depths.
I decided not to sweat it any more though. Yes, it's annoying to have a scratched pen straight out of the box but it can't be replaced with something unscratched and the nib writes so smoothly it makes up for it ๐
It may have been something that happened during shipping.