Customer Reviews

(20 customer reviews)

4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful

  Who says this pen is..., August 5, 2011

By terea8

Who says this pen is 'disposable'?? It is absolutely possible to refill these pens. Take the end cap off ( I used my thumb nail) from the barrow. Once that's done take some tweezers and remove the sponge. Run the sponge ( my non technical name) under running water until all the old ink is gone. Don't remove the plastic that surrounds the sponge. You will be able to see the sponge becoming clear from ink. I then squeeze the excess water out by sliding my fingers along the length of the sponge. I also use paper towel to help remove some of the excess water. After doing this, I put the sponge upright in the ink I want to use. There will be some capillary action going on and you will see the sponge soaking up the ink. I then take an eye dropper to the other end of the sponge so that the entire thing can be absorbed with my new ink. Be sure to do this part over the sink because there may be some dripping of the excess water or ink. When finished put the sponge back in the pen tamping it down so it makes contact with the nib feed. Put the cap back on and enjoy. I have three of these pens and I like the way they write so I didn't want to pitch them out. It's a good thing!

2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful

  To make justice to the..., August 28, 2011

By e_c...

To make justice to the pen, it is not a black ink pen. It was never intended to be black, but gray. If you see the rectangle before the ink-bar logo, it is gray, not black.
This is the best nib, and far better than many others. I absolutely love this pen. I can refill them with black ink and then it is a true black.

1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful

  This pen is pretty good...., May 25, 2011

By cho...

This pen is pretty good. It is a fine nib and writes well, but the ink flow is not even. It is a disposable pen and inexpensive, so it is worth its price. I'm glad I tried it out, and I do like it a better than the pilot disposable fountain pens since the ink flow is lighter and does not bleed through the page.

1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful

  What can be a negative..., March 25, 2011

By klio

What can be a negative for some users I find a positive with this pen, so it comes down to what you prefer. The ink is not a rich black--not really grey, but veering in that direction. I suppose you could say charcoal. On both the smooth paper (Clairefontaine) and slightly rough paper (Kokuyo Campus Word Cards) I've tried it on so far, it has a pencil-like scratchiness, with a lot of tactile feedback that I really enjoy. Handled lightly, you can get both a wet line and and lighter, rough-pencil line, and I'm enjoying it a lot for drawing. At a very quick test, the ink seems waterproof after drying.

I haven't used it enough yet to encounter any issues with drying out, but I'm usually pretty fanatical about putting caps back on even if I'm only pausing for a little while. If the ink supply lasts through a reasonable amount of use, I could see stocking up on a few more of these and keeping them around for when I'm in the mood for sketching. I don't see this as a pen for writing, but for having such an interesting feel while drawing, I'll bump it up from 3 stars to 4.

1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful

  This is my absolute favorite..., March 17, 2011

By fizleglitz

This is my absolute favorite pen and I'm crushed that it's being discontinued by the manufacturer. Smooth, no bleeding. I haven't really noticed scratchiness, but truthfully I like slightly scratchy pens. I love the off-black sort of color. The body feels fantastic and creamy and I want to marry this pen. I tried to replace it with another fountain pen but it's just not the same.

1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful

  UPDATE: After writing..., September 12, 2009

By bluemagister

UPDATE: After writing with this on an index card, I let the ink dry fully, then tortured it with 70% isopropyl alcohol, a toner containing mostly SD alcohol 40-B (ethanol denatured with small amounts of t-Butyl alcohol and maybe methanol), then tap water.

NO SMEARS. NO SMUDGES. NO BLEEDTHROUGH.

This pen is now my daily use pen for notekeeping. I will order more and more and more.

  Ink is gray, not black......, January 25, 2011

By mis...

Ink is gray, not black... really did not like that !

  This is my favorite disposable..., November 4, 2010

By rus...

This is my favorite disposable fountain pen. It writes smoothly without bleeding through notebook paper for classes with a clean, fine line. Take little to no pressure to write. The only downsides are that it can dry out if you let it rest uncapped for more than a minute, at which point you'll need to scribble a bit in the corner of your paper to get the ink flowing again, and that the company has discontinued the blue, leaving just the black ink, which isn't a really deep, pure black (but it's just fine for note taking). Well worth the investment of less than three bucks.

  Ok, I should revise my..., May 4, 2010

By atmozap

Ok, I should revise my review once again. Actually this pen is great. It's just that mine had dried up. Perhaps it was new-old stock. I removed the nib/section [by hand] and added just a little water. Now it writes a smooth wet dark black line, better than it ever has. Too bad they seem to be discontinued. As a "disposable" pen, it's a nice alternative to the Pilot Varsities and V-Pens.

  I need to change my review...., May 3, 2010

By atmozap

I need to change my review. Ink Bar is mis-named. It's more like lack-of-ink Bar. The line was good the first couple days, but now is very dry and scratchy. I don't know if they're all like this or if I just got a bad one, but judging by the other review here, the QC is spotty. I'm surprised because I've heard such high praise for Sailor, so I expected more, even from a disposable pen.
Could it have actually run out of ink that fast? Perhaps, because I was able to pull the nib section off with just my fingers and add some ink [10 drops from a Duke eyedropper bottle I have], and now it seems somewhat better. So contrary to my previous comment, it is indeed "hackable".
The questions for JetPens are: what's the deal with quality? and why don't you have more colors, as you allude to in the description?

  The ink is not as black..., April 7, 2010

By orangerinefruit

The ink is not as black as I expected, and like others have reviewed, the nib can be scratchy and the ink a bit too dry. However, it's a great for traveling; it bumps around in my purse all day with no leaks or breakage. Also, I took it on four flights-- it lasted where my gel pens did not, and didn't leak once. Overall, it's a pretty good pen.

  Purchased 6 total so..., April 4, 2010

By churlsun

Purchased 6 total so far. Two of six was poor performers.

Fine, smooth Sailor nib. One pen had rough tip for scratchiness, and one was very dry. Otherwise, 4 of 6 wrote perfect.

The nib/feed unit comes off, and internal fiber cartridge can be refilled eyedropper style. The back plug can also be removed and the fiber cartridge refilled. But at the current price point, I'd rather buy a new one!