Customer Reviews

This is my first experience with a fountain pen. I am left handed and found the a perfect fit. The construction is solid and the ink flows well. I look forward to finding a pen with a finer nib.

The Pelikan Jr. fountain pen is wonderful! It works everytime, no skips. The medium nib is great, smooth like butter. Its very comfortable in the hand and the colors are fun. You can't beat it for a great writing pen and the price is very reasonable!!

I enjoy writing with fountain pens and have many of them; so I got these for my children. These pens are wonderful for children who don't like to write hard, and also wonderful for teaching children they don't need to write hard. I got one for my 3 year old hard-writer, and he wasn't ready for it, and bent the nib, but as far as nibs go, this one handled more abuse than my other pens would have. I gave him a new one at 6, and he LOVES it! He loves to chose the different colors of ink too. I'd say this pen is perfect for a child one they begin learning to write. If you have a child that presses a pen brutally hard, wait until they begin writing and have the ability to realize that with this pen they won't need to press so firmly. The rubber grip, with special areas for proper grip placement, is extremely comfortable. if you want a fountain pen to last, don't cap the lid on the back or it may stretch over time. I'm learning to place the lid right in front of me so I don't lose it and cap the pen as soon as I'm done writing. If you want to cap the end, just place it on lightly but firmly enough that it doesn't fly off.

Love it, I am a fountain pen lover and this is the one I grab when my older hand gets a little stiff and cramped up. This is a nice fat pen with a really comfortable triangular rubberized grip and even clean ink flow. Wish it had a pocket clip but you can't have everything. Great bright colors too...buy one they are inexpensive and they work great

This pen, I've dropped it, I've had to push the nib back in, I've had to take it apart and clean it out, then let it dry completely, I've refilled it at least 20 times now because I use it every day to take notes in my classes.
The left-handed grip works perfectly, and this nib has been put through proverbial bootcamp. I've managed to bend the entire thing up by dropping it and then back again with a paper towel, and it still writes smoothly.
Sure, it's not elegant, or fancy, or a $200 monteblanc, but if you want something that "takes a licking and keeps on ticking"(or writing, as it may be), this is the pen to get. And at $11.50, once you do destroy it, it's easily replaced.

Pen is very good quality. Ink started to flow right away. Came with an extra long ink cartridge with a funky design drawn on it, perfect for kids. Case feels solid and durable.

The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that the nib is extremely broad. That's not so bad for kids used to writing big, but it doesn't help learn precision.

I also found the grip awkward for my hand. It probably forces you to hold the pen "just right" and I guess that's technically a good thing, but I've got my own style and it as difficult to adjust.

I ended up passing it on to my girlfriend's 13yo daughter. As a matter of coincidence, she'd recently expressed an interest in acquiring a "vee pen" as she calls them and she was thrilled with it.

I have tried using fountain pens before and never had much luck. I was skeptical if a left handed nib would make a difference, but wow. No sticking and it fits your hand! I have smaller hands and it is perfect for an adult too!

This is an absolutely fantastic pen (esp. for the price). Build quality, nib & ink flow all are excellent. I bought it for my 9 year old. If I'd handled/used it before the purchase, I would have bought two :)

I really wanted to like this cute thing more. It's clunky and chunky -- and if that's your thing (and for some people, it is), this is made just for you. I need a slimmer profile and LIGHTER pen -- this pen weighs nearly three times what a Pilot 78G does! Insane. And it ultimately makes it harder to write for a long period of time. 23 grams can make all the difference. Who knew?

I'll stick this in my purse to have a pen when I'm out, but it won't be in my regular rotation. And if someone sees me use it and loves it... it's theirs.

My children use these and love them. I had to get one too. This one's nice and translucent. I love it! Unfortunately, mine is blue...also lovely. One of my children has the yellow...:) It's the happiest one of the bunch. Yes, these pens look like they are for children, but write so well the adults all got one too, and we love them. They are smoother than the Lamy Safari medium nibs we use. The A nib is similar to medium.

I got these for my young children who wanted my pens! The whole family now has one, and while I don't love the look as much as my nicer looking pens, this one writes so smoothly, I can't resist using it. The A nib is similar to a medium nib I use, and while I preferred fine point pens, I find that I've begun to prefer medium nibbed fountain pens for the smoothness and beauty of the ink and writing. These are really good for children who are able to write. The price can't be beat for an easy writing, sturdy fountain pen for a child, and yet the pen writes nice enough that we adults can use them happily too.

I bought one of these for each of my two left-handed children as Christmas gifts. Both have been very well recieved by my kids, who previously coveted my grownup fountain pens. They especially like the name labels which come with each pen, and the bright body colors are very friendly. The pen seems nice and stout, with a satisfying snap of the cap. The ink (I purchased a selection of colors in the short cartridges, which they enjoy changing often) is reliably wet and ready to go, and the nib, while not overly flexy, is not so stiff as to be scratchy, either. What a happy thought that children can appreciate something so low-tech as a fountain pen. My daughter insisted on getting one of these to give her best friend for her birthday, so I know she really thinks a lot of it. I have no idea what makes this a left-handed pen, but neither child has had any problems with smudging, so whatever it is, it's working. I'd call this a winner for anyone new to fountain pens: never fussy, lots of nice ink colors available in the cartridges, and all-around friendly to use!

I bought this pen to try out the flexible nib, to see if it would partially replicate a dip pen art nib. It really doesn't add much to the performance unless you push very hard: doing this regularly, I would worry about it staying bent, based on one review of this same pen in blue. I find the "A" nib to be extremely wide, though I prefer Japanese sizing to German. I think that there are better super-budget-priced fountain pens available: the Pilot Penmanship is one I prefer that also has a three-sided handpiece. Also, I don't find that the left-hand / right-hand distinction has much effect.

This is a great little pen! It writes incredibly smoothly and has a bold line. The grip is comfortable and the cap is secure. I use this pen for taking notes in class and it's quite the workhorse.

For the price and build of the pen, I don't have to worry about it breaking or getting fiddly in the middle of a lecture.

Great buy!

I bought this pen over a year ago for my left-handed 7yo, and it's still going strong. He finds it comfortable and easy to write with. However, it would be nice if it didn't set down such a broad, wet line. It lends itself to smearing, and one must write fairly large to be legible.

I use this pen everyday and it works wonderfully. I even bought one for my 14 year old son to use for school. I would recommend this to anyone that loves to write with a fountain pen. Recommend buying extra replacement cartridges if you do a lot of writing since you will go through a lot of ink. The long ink cartridges work best.

Nice grip, for my adult hands, but the nib is very weak..bent back with minimal pressure. I wouldn't recommend this for children or adults.

I have only one negative about this pen - the top cracks over time. It splits from the inside out when you place it on the back of the pen (as you write, for example).

It writes beautifully, but I've had to have 2 replaced due to the cracking top.

Okay, I purchased this pen a little over a month ago mainly for aesthetic reasons but also because I am left-handed. I thought the left-handed nib was supposed to be easier to write with, but it was not for me. Don't know if this was the particular way that I hold my pen or not, but the ink just would not flow sometimes which pretty much ruins the writing experience.

Also the durability of this pen was suspect at best. The cap is made of hard plastic and doesn't withstand much. Mine is already split on the side and it is just over a month. Another thing that you should know is that the ink refills are about half the size of the one that comes with the pen. I'm not an experienced fountain user so maybe this is not so unusual, but I was a little disappointed when I saw it. Plus the original cartridge didn't last me to lectures worth of notes. All in all, not a very good purchase on my part, but the wife likes it so I'll give it to her.