Pilot V Pen (Varsity) Disposable Fountain Pens, Black Ink, Small Point Value Set of 5（With Our Shop Original Product Description）

Outstanding pens, I bring them with me to places that might be inhospitable to a traditional, refillable fountain pen (such as my barn and riding arena where I frequently make notes on farm management and student progress). They never leak in my pocket or satchel. They handle altitude changes on drives into the mountains and on airline flights. They survive heat and cold. They do not fill the cap with ink if dropped. The nibs deliver just the right amount of ink and never soak paper to the point of tearing (poor paper notwithstanding). Note that while these are the fine nib models, not the more common Varsity medium nib, both fine and medium nibs in the Varsity line perform equally well. As a more seasoned fountain pen user, I simply prefer a finer nib.Keep in mind that these pens are disposable and intended to be so. While there are those who have successfully refilled them (including me), I insist that it is not worth the effort. There are too many excellent inexpensive reusable fountain pens on the market.Finally, you will be inundated by those who see you with one of these pens and think you are quite the special writer with your fancy fountain thingy. Talk up the joys of fountain pen use and explain that even the sloppiest writers will see their penmanship improve with a nice pen. Tell them how much you like to write now that you have discovered liquid ink and a nice nib. Having purchased a packet of these beauties, simply hand your pen to your admirer and say, "Take it! Enjoy!" They will argue. You will insist. Do not accept the pen back! If they keep it and use it, you will have introduced a new comrade to the union of fountain pen enthusiasts.

I have a love-hate relationship with fountain pens. I love the way they write, but hate that they leak, clog, dry up and leak. I've taken every piece of advice gleaned from every forum, lie them down, store them upright, never store them upright, store then in air-proof containers, keep them humid, humidity doesn't matter. Other people swear that they don't have any issues with their pens, each "well MY pens never do that" like a tiny pen nib in my heart. All the fountain pen afficionados don't know what I'm doing wrong. Neither do I. I have spent so many hundreds of dollars on pens, better pens, ink, better ink, cleaning supplies, different cleaning supplies, ultrasonic cleaners and syringes, trying to find the elusive fountain pen that didn't fail and fail and fail again, breaking my heart, leading me once again to spend more money on more pens, wondering if it's some deep unworthiness on my part. Perhaps one must have an elusive magic genetic trait to make fountain pens not stop working for no reason and then leak ink all over your hands.But these pens write. You take the cap off, and you touch the nib to paper, and then ink comes out.If that doesn't sound like magic to you, perhaps you haven't used "real" fountain pens. These pens write like fountain pens, but you can throw them out when they run out of ink and they don't leak on you. Okay, it's not a true "fountain pen" experience because they write as soon as you start writing (you don't have to lick the tip or dip it in water or write a few dry loops) and they haven't leaked on my hands or into my bag. Also, they're about $2 a pen instead of $35 or $150 or $300. Best of all, they don't make me feel like there's something deeply flawed within me that I can't get them to work properly, like somehow if I just spent enough money, bought the right kind of ink, cleaned it in perfect silence or under the full moon, or did whatever right, I'd find a fountain pen that didn't suck. Maybe it's not me. Maybe fountain pens just suck. But these pens don't suck. They're pens! They work! You can write with them! Ah, how low my standards have gotten after such long, horrible relationships with Parker, Noodlers, Waterman and the rest of those cads.So $10 for five disposable fountain pens from Japan and for free, they tack on a little bit of absolution. Sorry fountain pens, turns out it wasn't me, it was you. I'm with Pilot V Pen (Varsity) and we're very happy.

I’ve used the Varsity line for a little while and I love it. The lines were a little heavy for me and I figured I couldn’t go wrong with a fine point version. But these feel scratchy and have weak flow. I find I have to slow down, apply more pressure and it’s just not as fun an experience.

I like to use fountain pens and own a few and these disposable, yet can be refilled, fountain pens are of a good quality.The nibs write just as more expensive fountain pens and they tend not to dry out between uses.The looks and materials used are what one would expect from a very inexpensive fountain pen and this is not a negative but just a reality of the price.I recommend these fountain pens and they come in many ink colors to suit one's needs.

Originally, I bought a pack of three Pilot Varsity pens, not expecting much. How could a pen that cost less than $2.50 be that good? Boy, was I amazed when I first put the pen to paper. Immediately it started to write without any priming. It wrote a very nice thin, but wet line with no skipping at all. Sadly, after a week or two, I lost my first pen. So, I ordered 5 more. I constantly use fountain pens and these are nice to keep handy for normal writing. I have a few other, "nicer" pens that I keep in my pocket when I am in public. (For the bling factor). However these pens are my go to pens when I am journaling or writing letters.. They just feel very comfortable for most of my writing jobs.The only drawbacks..The pen is mostly silver colored plastic with Pilot V written on the side. I just don't think that looks very nice. The second thing.. I have been rotating through 3 pens and at least initially, the ink flows very differently on each pen. They all have settled in and write fairly consistently after a short period, it just takes a while getting used to the characteristics of the individual pens.Since I have already bought 5 additional pens since my first order, it should be obvious that I would buy them again and I would highly recommend these pens.

Amazing. Nothing bad to say