SheafferVFM - Refillable Ballpoint Pen, Excessive red Finish, Nickel Plate Trim

Used for college, I find this pen to be easy to grip and a pleasure to write with; Ink flow is smooth and reliable once the pen has been used for a while.The pen does tend to get through ink, though I do have a fairly intensive use case, with one universal cartridge lasting 2-3 days of note writing.The pen has also proved to be hardwaring, with me having dropped it in stones and it being left for 1-2 days;When retrieved, there were only small surface scratches.

I have tried other brands, but have returned to Shaeffer, because of their superior reliability. This pen has a good strong colour for easy recognition. The shape and length is not the best for large hands. However as I shall only be using this pen for brief notes, I am prepared to comprise on that.The pen come with a medium black refill installed.The pen comes in a cardboard presentation box and would make a good gift.I have been using a blue version of this pen for several years and it performs as good as new.

Elegant pen, which writes well with excellent ink flow, in my experience.Light in hand it has a quality stainless steel MEDIUM nib that soon 'bends' to your style of writing.Presented in a cardboard box, it is a timeless classic that is 'Vibrant, Fun and Modern'.

This pen offers excellent quality for the price. It comes well presented in a gift box with 2 ink cartridges in the bottom of the box. The pen has a weighty feel to it without being too heavy and writes beautifully. I didn't discover the ink cartridges in the bottom of the box immediately so inserted a WH Smith one which is a perfect fit. Can't recommend this pen enough for those wanting a low cost quality fountain pen.

I’ve been looking out for a nice pen for a while and saw this.. loved the shape & colour. Decent enough for what I paid, so the proof will be in the amount of time it lasts?

Firstly, this is a cheap fountain pen (strictly a cartridge only pen) by European standards. Anyone wanting a pump-fill pen (or a converter) should look elsewhere. It's a decent everyday pen but is rather outclassed by many others in its price range.It takes universal/international short cartridges; Sheaffer produce ones marked VFM - they are just universal fit cartridges. Sheaffer proprietary cartridges will not fit. It will only accomodate one cartridge (no room for a spare): the reason for this is that the working cartridge is locked in place to avoid leaks, making this a good bag/pocket/school/travel pen.The pen writes smoothly, with good ink flow and no skipping. The line width doesn't really vary and has little character. It is a small, narrow pen with a light feel. I doubt that I could use it to write a long essay - it is a tad slippery and has no 'presence'.The cap can be posted on the pen to alter the balance, but it is not a good fit and wobbles. The pocket clip isn't hinged as on 'better' Sheaffers.The pen's finish is good, but I feel that it may not be durable in the long term. This is essentially a school or pocket pen, good for casual use and for travel.Is it worth £14 or so? In my view: NO, not really: there are more versatile Waterman and Parker pens (and Chinese ones) which will accept ink converters and which write just as well.I only paid £7 for mine, and at that price there is little to complain about. But at the recommended price it only earns 3 stars.At a lower price the Jinhao X250, X450 or X750 pens perform better and are more versatile. However, they are larger pens, although they are very smooth writers and (for me) are comfortable for long essays. For a very fine line (and versatility of cartridge or bottled ink) the Jinhao 51A is a much more interesting - and much smaller - pocket pen.A much better pen is the which may be found in a two pen set for £12-16. I'd recommend a Parker Vector, IM or Urban, or a Waterman Kultur or Allure, or Pelikan Jazz Elegance as far better choices at around the same rpice or a tad more.Not recommended unless under £8.A very large number of people have complaints about this pen. By far the most seem not to have much common sense which goes as far as reading reviews, or even having a basic grasp of what a fountain pen is. That said, this is not a great pen; it is not even a good pen - it is a pen . . . and in reality not a very good one.

Bought as part of my daughter's birthday present - her son has just started using a fountain pen at school and she must have got Pen Envy as she wanted one too !. This is a nice pen to hold and use from the well known Sheaffer brand, and uses Universal rather than brand specific cartridges, so much easier to obtain and cheaper to buy. She loved it !

Pen is good

Bonne prise en main. Très agréable

Nach langer Lieferzeit ist diese Woche der Kuli gekommen. Liegt gut in der Hand. War mit schwarzer Mine ausgestattet, ich brauche aber blau und habe die NEO Mine eingesetzt. DSchreibt sehr flüssig und ohne merklichen Widerstand.

Excelente al escribir. No se resbala y se sostiene muy bien. La tinta fluye perfectamente y en la cantidad necesaria en cada momento. Bonito diseño. No hay que gastar mucho para tener una buena herramienta de escritura.

Escriben muy bien, tienen buena sensación al cogerlos, no a bolígrafo barato, es el tercero que compró , lo malo los recambios son o muy caros o directamente no los encuentras .. yo les pongo uno de otra marca y ya está, aunque no escriben igual y sobresale un poco.

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