Customer Reviews

This is a very good pen for its price but there are better.

The pen is compact but once you post it, its average length. Very comfortable to write with. Its also very light and the color is pleasing to the eyes.

Extra fine nib writes great if you write at the right angle. If you deviate just a bit, it'll skip the first letter but go right back to writing smoothly. My Lamy fountain pens doesn't do that at all. (By angle, I mean something like 10 degree difference)

Other than that first letter skip at wrong angle, I've had no problem with leaking, skipping or flow issues. It is a great pen and problem is minuscule but I would probably stick to Lamy or keep trying different ones.

It takes international short cartridge so huge plus there. I get to use my J. Herbin cartridges!

Oh and for those of you used to Japanese tiny nibs, this writes more like a fine nib than extra fine.

Smooth nib, unique styling, light and compact in the pocket. The Kaweco sport ice fountain pen wrote smoothly and cleanly right out of the box. I didn't even rinse the feed, as is my normal practice before filling a new pen, and it puts down a nice inky line with no hesitation. The M nib is a bit finer than western nibs, but not quite as fine as asian.

gorgeous color, great design, and writes well...now only if I could find a converter that would work with it.

I *love* this pen! It's never scratchy, has great ink flow, and is a delightfully bright color of pink. It took me a little while to get used to how short it is when posted, but the compact size makes it so much easier to stash in a pocket (I keep mine in the little MP3 player pocket on my backpack for quick and easy access). The pen writes to a standard that I've come to expect from much more expensive pens, and yet I don't have to worry if it accidentally walks off with one of my students, because it's so affordable, though I certainly will be keeping a close eye on it, as it's now my favorite writing utensil. I will be buying more in a variety of different colors so I can keep one at home, one at work, one in my purse, and one in my backpack at all times.

This is the most wonderful fountain pen! For less than $25, this pen writes like it must have cost over $100--seriously. The ink flows consistently at just the right amount. The nib is smooth and never scratches or catches the paper; it\'s a smooth ride from start to finish. Although the pen section is short, once you put the cap on the opposite end and start writing, it turns into an overall length that is comfortable in any hand. The quality is outstanding--a very well-made pen. I certainly thought I\'d have to pay a lot more to get a pen that writes as well as this one. I wish it came with the pen clip, but I\'m not complaining considering the quality you get for the $. You\'ll be very pleased with this pen.

Nice little pen! The translucent blue plastic looks great, and the fine nib might be even smoother than the Pelikan Pelikano I just bought. I prefer the balance on the Pelikano, but the Kaweco cap screws on when unposted, which means you can shove the (ridiculously compact) thing in your pocket without worrying about ink stains.

This pen is SMALL ... if any fountain pen newbies have a Pilot Petit, this pen is about the same size but thinner, they're both around the length of an iphone. At first, I was like THIS IS NOT WORTH TWENTY SIX DOLLARS, but after cleaning it up and converting it into an eyedropper, I was proven wrong. If you are really serious about getting an everyday durable fountain pen this may just be your best option (I myself am a student.) It has such a smooth nib and is so visually appealing I can't stop writing or looking at it. For those who don't want to spend the extra 3 dollars on extra fine, DON'T .... because EF is still a pretty average 0.5 lead thickness.

For those anal people who like clean nibs... I don't know if it's me, but the ink flow is so smooth I can't seem to wipe the small ink blot on the tip quickly enough to fully uncover the shiny silver HAHA!

I enjoy this little pen. It writes smoothly and the ink is a nice color. Recommend!

I am lefthanded and this pen works great! With the cap screwed on, it is the perfect size to fit in a purse or pocket, and the long cap protects the body of the pen from getting crushed accidentally. Posted, it is a normal size. This pen is a performer that puts down a nice wet line. It writes like a more expensive model, although the tip is a little scratchy (it might also be the cheap office paper I use it on). The plastic does feel a little cheap and light for what it cost, considering that the clear model is $6 less for what looks like the same thing. Basically you are paying more to make a fashion statement.

Like some other people mentioned, the 'orange' is more of a pinkish fluorescent orange, the kind of orange that glows under a black light or in the sun. I like that, but other people may not.

I bought it because I am getting quite a stash of international short carts and wanted something a little less expensive to put them in. There is no converter available for this pen, so it's good for someone who doesn't want to bother with bottle filling or has a lot of carts laying around.

Overall I am extremely happy with this pen and recommended it to others, especially people who are intimidated by higher end 'serious' looking pens. This would be a good starter pen for someone who is new to fountain pens.

Finer nib then my Lamy Safari, fairly similar in feel, maybe even a little less scratchy then the safari, but that could just be because it is new. Its a decent bit lighter then the safari as well. Its a little more of a highlighter orange then in the pics, maybe almost a bit pink. Had I known this I probably would have gotten the red or the green one. oh well. After this purchase, I have decided sometime I will get the Aluminum version of this pen

This pen shreds!!! I bought this pen a while back, and I don't regret it!!! This is a small investment something big!!! I much prefer this over my Lamy Safari any day!!! I reccomend this pen to anyone who has handwriting big to small!!! So collect em' all!!!


P.S. I makes everyone at school jealous... ; )


~~~Mitchell Meyer

I had to return the pen because it kept skipping. JetPens sent me a shipping invoice for my return, so I'm glad I didn't have to pay for shipping.

Unfortunately, the pen is still skipping, even though the customer service agent thought otherwise. I'm going to return this for good.

It's a pity, because it seems like a novel pen: small, and in great colours.

This experience has completely turned me off Kaweco pens.

I am fond of orange, and this exceeded my expectations by being an almost mercurochrome brilliant clear orange. I love this pen. Plus it writes great on any paper I have tried. Kaweco inks are a little faint for my taste, but the pen accepts any standard short cartridge.

This pen is not exactly the most attractive thing.... but it writes well and fits the small standard cartridges which is nice. I don't think it's quite worth the price, but thats just because im not that fond of the clear plastic.

I am relatively new to the fountain pen sub culture. If you are a beginner as well this review should be helpful. I have only used 4 different Lamy Safaris 2 all star and 2 regular, 1 Lamy Studio, 1 Pilot Prera, and now this pen. I can not quite get what the hype over the Lamy pens seems to be about. I like writing with them but my experience has proved they do not write that well on smooth paper (Rhodia), and the ink shows through on Moleskine paper but does write better than the former. I love the way the pilot pen writes, unfortunately for me it is hard to hold onto. My hand must sweat a little and the grip is so smooth and such a small area it is uncomfortable. But again that is my hand and the pen writes awesome

This pen however, is awesome on both of the above mentioned paper, writes totally smooth, no skipping, and feels great in hand. I am thrilled to be honest. It makes me really happy to write with this pen and I can now embrace this fountain pen love I have been wanting to. Best part of all, this pen is down right CHEAP.

I didn't mention nib size so I will finish with all of the pens I mentioned were fine nibs other than 1 medium Safari. I don't have much to say about that other than I like the fine nibs on all of them better than the medium.

Finally, buy this pen!

to clarify, my Lamy is a fine nib...