Notebooks and Pens--use the writing utensils

When I was on facebook, a writer posted quite proudly that he bypassed all the notebooks and pens at the store and didn't buy a single one. He said in that pompous way of his that he actually survived and went on about his business. I wanted to smack him with all my notebooks and pens, but even if I could, I wouldn't want the writing filling their pages to be smeared by his generous pate.
In my dark days on Twitter, a pretend writer posted that you are a writer when you collect notebooks and pens, but use none of them.
APPALLING.
I collect notebooks and pens, BUT I write in all of them. I use them up to their last pages. In my extensive search for the perfect pen, I've found that those pens that come in packs, are transparent, and have no writing grip on them are the best pens. They don't freeze, they don't glob up, they write smooth, and best of all, you get to see the ink sink into nothing as the days go by.
BAH! Collecting pens and notebooks, but not writing in them. Whoever heard of a writer not using their writing utensils? Are they not reading, either? They might as well say,
"Books are awfully decorative, don't you think?"
"I collect bath soap, but I never bathe."
"I have so many hairbrushes, but not one bristle has ever touched my mane."
"I collect toothpaste, but never brush my teeth."
"You know you're an athlete if you never get off the couch."
"You know you're a reader if you buy up every book and never read them."
"Being an editor is the best job in the world, because you just get to read books all day."
"Writing a book is so simple. I only have to write one draft and hit 'publish.'"
"You know you're a clean freak if you track mud all over your house and don't care."
So you see, a writer not writing on purpose makes zero sense. A non-writer not writing is typical.