Customer Reviews

(30 customer reviews)

2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful

  The Platinum Preppy is..., February 2, 2011

By jhinkel

The Platinum Preppy is one of the first few fountain pens I've owned/used, and as cheap as it is... this is a great pen. I give it good marks for having a very buttery writing experience, as well as good flow even after you ignore it for a few days. The Blue-Black is somewhat light but I still like the slight variations in the shade of blue. If I have anything that I would improve in this pen... well I love fine lines so an extra-fine nib would be ideal, because for me the fine nib seems fairly thick almost like a .5-.7mm ballpoint/gel pen line. Also, probably attributed to low cost and being clear, the plastic in the cap and barrel is pretty fragile. The second time I used my pen, I slightly twisted the cap as I removed it. This cracked the barrel about 3 places, easily remedied with some clear tape... even If I got a defective barrel, I think a matte finished black body on these pens would not only help aesthetics but probably allow more durable plastics to be used. If I return to the Platinum brand on my next order, I might give their Plaisir line a go... they seem like a more robust version of these little beauties.

P.S. the coloring on my nib started coming off almost immediately, now I have a half blue, half silver colored nib... this did NOT effect performance.

  The pens writes fine..., January 26, 2012

By csc...

The pens writes fine for the price...But the ink color is terrible. It's so light and weak, I can't stand writing with it. It looks like it's been run under water and watered down. Not my idea of high quality at all. Maybe I'll order another color ink to see if it's any better. Black maybe?

  At this price, it's a..., December 15, 2011

By ela...

At this price, it's a steal; I have one of these and it works great. I just wish it was a little heavier.

  I have several Preppy..., November 28, 2011

By theothermle

I have several Preppy pens, and give them out regularly to friends and siblings. They are a really good pen for the price. I have had several for almost a year now and have only ever had one crack. The crack is in the cap and it only happened because I dropped my seven pound laptop on the pen. This isn't a pen that can take a lot of abuse, but at this price that's not really expected. They are well worth the price.

  Great pen for a great..., September 6, 2011

By Robynsnest

Great pen for a great price. I really like the blue black ink color and it flows very smoothly. The fine point is a nice true fine point

  This was my first fountain..., July 1, 2011

By louis0419

This was my first fountain pen, and I love it. The ink comes out as soon as you put the tip to the paper. I have little experience with fountain pens, so I don't know how it compares to others, but it's good enough for me.

  Can't complain for $3,..., April 29, 2011

By gwe...

Can't complain for $3, but move up to one of many of the $15 fountain pens available on Jet Pens & you don't have to deal with the leaking and uneven flow. Good if you want to buy a huge number of pens for the minimum price in order to keep your entire ink collection at hand.

  Good flow, good ink,..., April 23, 2011

By 619...

Good flow, good ink, comfortable to write with. You can't do better in this price range!

  I've always loved writing..., January 12, 2011

By king.inkmo

I've always loved writing and drawing with these, but have had way too many of them start leaking on their second cartridge to make them reusable. For a while, my black Preppy was my go-to drawing pen, beating out my Lamy Safari with Noodler's Super Black.

  This was one of the first..., December 7, 2010

By samantha_lynn86

This was one of the first Fountain pens I ever used. I wanted to try something inexpensive in case I didn't like using a Fountain pen, so I got this and 2 others. Overall this pen was great, nice ink flow, fun design, inexpensive.......until I had used it for just one week. The threads on the barrel to replace the cartridge sorta striped out(or the thread was incorrect or the cap 'held' too securely...something was wrong) and EVERY time I would take the cap off the pen to use the pen, the bottom of the pen (nib and surrounding plastic) would come with it.
Its not like I was hard on the pen or spent the entire week taking the cap on, putting it on, taking the cap off....etc... I rotated between the other 2 pens. After a week I had pretty much gave up on the pen because of how annoying it was to have to put it back together everytime I used it.....

  Pro: nice ink color and..., October 10, 2010

By jenny.jyiu

Pro: nice ink color and no flow problems

Con: barrel cracked and blue plastic covering on the nib started flaking off (and I'm pretty sure it wasn't some kind of protective removable plastic sheet that was meant to come off).

FYI I didn't drop the pen, in fact it was sitting pretty on my desk its whole lifespan, so not sure why the barrel cracked.

Conclusion: If you find you like fountain pens, save up for a safari!

  This is a fantastic writer,..., August 28, 2010

By sugoii

This is a fantastic writer, forget disposability! Note that the Japanese F nib is finer than European fountain F nib (compare, say, Lamy). It does go dry after long periods of disuse, but this is easily remedied by either rinsing quickly under a tap, or giving the cartridge a gentle squeeze (I did not get a huge glob shooting out or anything).