I work in public facing office and have need to fill in forms and write out letters for people on a daily basis. Heavy pen uses! Can anyone recommend a fountian pen under £10 that can cope with this demand and provide a good writing experience?
Fountain pen under £10
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Jinhao. They have many models, and are surprisingly well built. My personal favorite, the x450 (which is a larger pen girth wise, and weighs 33g) is $8.60USD on gouletpens.com and cheaper on amazon. It should be noted that while they can take international cartridges, as far as I know they don't come with any cartridges, only a converter to use bottled ink.
Pilot 78g ... e-bay sellers from Hong Kong will sell them for around $10 ... that should be about what, eight quid?
I second the Pilot 78g above. Really nice pen for the money. I should buy another as a friend borrowed mine years ago and won't give it back as she likes it so much!
Gareth
Gareth
Unfortunately I can't comment on the quality, but the Pilot Prera demonstrator can be had for 20quid!
Hey napster, you get a Platinum Preppy or a Pilot varsity for under five dollars. The Platinum preppy has a converter, So it can be used over and over. The Pilot varsity is a disposable pen. Both are decent pens. Buy one of each and see what you think. I like the Preppy, simply because it has a converter
A Reform 1745 should fit the bill. It looks a little nicer than some of the others, in my opinion. Holds a lot of ink, and has a GREAT nib! I just posted a review today.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/441576-Pen-Review-Reform-1745
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/441576-Pen-Review-Reform-1745
I prefer my Platinum Preppies over my Pilot 78g. With a little rubbing alcohol you can remove the markings and turn a Preppy into a nice looking, cheap demonstrator.
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