Parker QUINKflow Ballpoint Pen Ink Refill, Fine Tip, Blue

I bought the ballpoint refills thinking they would extend the life of my favorite parker pen, and was sadly disappointed that the refills were not nearly as good as the original. These gel refills were quite the opposite - smooth, clean, no bleed, drip, or goober. Exactly what I was wanting since I use my pen every day. The black color is dark and easy to see, no need to push down to aggressively so that it is visible - light and responsive application. Because it is Parker brand, it fits the pen perfectly - I would avoid buying the cheap knock offs here - just not worth it. How long it will last will depend on how often you use it, but I use my pen every day and only just today replaced it after buying these last year

These refills are the full metal barrel and come with a better quality rubbery tip to extend the shelf life of the refill. The rainbow colored package cheaper refills are made in China vs France

Great product

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Smooth and consistent line. I do not know how long it will last. I like it.

Great, smooth and soft writing

New ink is good inkThis is conventional oil based ball point pen ink. It would appear that ink can grow old and in this case the new ink worked better than the original. The pen requires less pressure to get the ink down. This fit my Parker Jotter pen just fine. The new ink seems to go down to paper easier than old ink. Ink pens are nice because they are more conventional/widespread than fountain pens and the ink, being oil based, is not prone to the affects of water. A cheap/free plastic pen may work well too. May be hard to justify a replacement cartridge but a quality pen may be less prone to leakage/skipping etc if that's important to you.

Item pictured is not item received. I've ordered this before and received the correct product. This time I received a substitute. The item pictured is made in the UK. The item I received this time is made in India. I purposely chose the item made in the UK because the one made in India leaks. I am not happy. I paid a lot of money for a substitute that I did NOT want.