{"id":4486,"date":"2015-10-15T03:00:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T03:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bme2.flywheelsites.com\/blog\/winkpens-and-a-nod-to-wine-as-ink\/"},"modified":"2020-01-16T19:18:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T19:18:44","slug":"winkpens-and-a-nod-to-wine-as-ink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/winkpens-and-a-nod-to-wine-as-ink\/","title":{"rendered":"WINKpens and a Nod to Wine as Ink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jessica Chan came up with the idea for WINKpens while toying around with the idea of a sustainable printer when she was in college. Instead, she considered the amount of plastic being used for pens and the possibilities with alternative inks. Now, with her refillable glass fountain pens, you can write with your favorite wine, coffee, tea or any other raw ink you can imagine. 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