Parker 5th refill for Parker 5th Technology Ink Pens, Fine point, Blue ink, 1 unit per pack (S0959010)

I bought this refill for my Parker pen and have zero complaints. It writes very smooth, with no drag. The ink flows well and I have had no gaps in my writing. I will be purchasing more of these. The medium point is nice, not too wide, nor too narrow. I may try the fine next go around, but I like the width of the pen strokes with the medium.

I have used fountain pens, off and on, since I was in the 8th grade (I'm now a grandmother and retired). The Parker 5th avenue as beat every pen I have owned, even the $400-$500 ones. I have never had ink stain my fingers or blobs made on paper because of the ink. These refills are great, easy to change, and last quite a while. I don't think the price is high and is more than worth it.

It gets expensive writing, these have the best prices I've found besides bulk on alibaba.

I love the peacock blue color, and the 5th mode ink is as lovely as you can come without crossing over to a fountain pen. The only complaint I have is that the tip broadens more than I like well before the pen is out of ink. So, I wind up changing refills "early", and I don't like the added cost. Also, on one refill, my husband borrowed my pen. I wouldn't have been upset if it changed the tip shape slightly (expected with a fiber tip), but the different wear actually caused it to split! This doesn't affect my rating, but be forewarned--don't share the pen.

Needs to be or it will dry out

When the Parker 5th came out as a fountain-pen-look-alike;I who collect fountain pens, decided to try one. I now own 4. The truth is that if you use a fine tip, it almost doesn't make a difference what color you use if you're writing with Fine, because you can hardly see it. I lean toward fine and extra-fine fountain pen tips, but i heavily suggest medium Parker 5th refills. I hope some day they come out with broad so that I can make one of my 4 a signature pen. One last thing. The engrave chromed, high-shine cap and egg-shell colored barrel looked so good on the computer than I spent the money for it. In person... yuk... it looks like Parker married a $200,00 cap with a 50 cent barrel. It spent one day in my house before heading back to Amazon inventory. If Parker comes out with a pen with a matched barrel, I have a place for it... hint... hint!

I LOVE the red and gold Asian art pen. Gorgeous. wish it was a fountain pen. Even a roller ball. will any of that fit? The attempt at the new approach to a refill is a failure IMO, even after I figured out how to charge it an ordered fresh new refills.

Olive green ink, not sure why but the first few paragraphs with this cartridge were slightly less smooth as expected. But then it opened up beautifully, and is a great color to add to any Parker 5th. It's not annoyingly green, definitely distinct, and will leave an impression. Shout out to Fountain Pen Hospital for carrying and shipping quick.