90s Kids, Our Loved Possession, Add Gel Pen, Costs ₹40 Now & Twitter Has Lost It

The Internet went into shock when someone pointed out that apparently, our beloved Add gel pen will now burn a hole in your pocket of a whopping 40 bucks. Yes, thanks to inflation, every 90’s kid’s most treasured possession costs almost double the amount.

And, when a Twitter user just pointed out it, many fellow netizens came to share their disbelief. Check out the Tweet here:

Today I learnt that an Ad Gel pen now costs Rs. 40. 40 RUPEES FOR AD GEL PEN

— Ruchita (@roocheetah) June 23, 2022

Seriously, 40 rupees for an Add gel pen. After reading this not just us but many on Twitter shared their humaare zamaane mein stories:

It costed 15/20 rupees when I was in school omg

— Jaishree Kumar (@jkwritesstuff) June 23, 2022

40 me to Pilot V5/7 aa jata tha!

— Saurabh (@thesaurabh) June 23, 2022

Inflation is real.

Sorry for being too old like a dadaji, but hamare zamane main I used to get it for 12₹. pic.twitter.com/ROyV3cDWD9

— Cheese stuck on the 🍕 box’s roof (@_bha1) June 23, 2022

The refill costs 25 rupees for the Add Achievers 🥲

— Indrajeet Deshpande (@IndrajeetAD) June 23, 2022

Yaar, kab aur kidhar? Yeh pen aaya market main 1996/97 main aur tab se 20 rupaye ka tha. Tab main school main tha aur 20 rupaye ka pen ghanta milna tha mujhe 😥

— Pravin Subramanian (@SubbuScribbles) June 23, 2022

mai toh ameer hu, tum log dekh lo apna

/s pic.twitter.com/apdNgYdfP5

— walter white🏹 (@DettolPaani) June 23, 2022

yaar yeh itna mast hota thha par 40 kab hogya bhai

— Laila (@letmesleepya) June 23, 2022

I bought it Rs 60.

— Anil365KA (@anildirects) June 23, 2022

20 rs to 40 😭 https://t.co/Uoak7tLKzb

— Neel Patel (@NeelPatel189) June 24, 2022

Makes me remember what’s with Reynolds and Rorito Nowadays, Thought Reynolds changed to Rorito, But now seeing both the company names again 😅🙆‍♂️. https://t.co/hKHjRU93rA

— RJVV55 🇮🇳🏏🦁 (@RJVV55) June 24, 2022

I wonder how much Parker pens cost now. Still remember they used to start from ₹100 when I was a kid, and my tuition teacher would give one to the student who scored the highest marks in an exam https://t.co/AG8qJ9Xkjn

— Xi Simping (@micky864) June 24, 2022

Bc 40 mein to Trimax+ 1 refill leta tha mein https://t.co/4egrmB2r0F

— biryaniftw (@abroadwaladesi) June 23, 2022

Everyone in the comments
“When I was in school it was 20 Rs. I’m so old😭😭”

I used to buy it for Rs 10 when I was in school 💀 https://t.co/SdmN4P8ijN

— TanFab4 (@tanfab4) June 24, 2022

Holy shit… that’s 4x what I had once paid for🤯🤯 https://t.co/N5XC0EuRNY

— Siddhanta (@Sidpanjr) June 24, 2022

even during school times it was a premium pen. tab ₹20-25 ki thi which was too much. https://t.co/x69VC3ILIP

— श्री कृष्णकर्णामृतम् ☭ || lāl salām era (@brownianeffect) June 23, 2022

I feel so old I remember 12 for the pen and 6 for refills 😭 https://t.co/r9uaqUkgik

— Anirudh (@Ani_thingGoes) June 23, 2022

Ahh, what a nostalgic thread.