Dryden Designs Fountain Pen Medium Nib Gift Pouch - with 24 Ink Cartridges - MCM (Blue)

I love this fountain pen. It feels smooth and comfortable in my hand and the ink flows smoothly on the paper. The ink appears bright and vivid and doesn't smear on the paper. This pen feels of premium quality as if it were an expensive pen compared to it's price and provides a satisfying writing experience. The ink cartridge is easy to use and install. I am satisfied with my purchase and will buy this product again.

I have loved fountain pens (“ink pens” as opposed to “ball-points”, 60 years ago) my entire life, since my first Parker. So I have, well, several. I bought a Dryden a few weeks ago because old men cannot decide if they have too many or too few of anything, and I bought one for a cherished family member. For me, it is a wonderful pen.Here is what I look for in a fountain pen, and why I appreciate my Dryden: 1) is it physically a beautiful instrument (its ‘aesthetics’) - and, yes, the Dryden looks slim and effective (you know, the way some people do); 2) does the ink flow without fits and stops and curses and buyer’s remorse - and, yes, my Dryden leaves a uniform line, whether straight or curved; 3) does the point, the nib, kind of translate the feel of the paper, so you have a sense of actually having accomplished something through your own intention when writing (I guess you could call this the pen’s “agency”; OK, I will) - and my Dryden gives me the feel of the several kinds of paper I write on, mostly WalMart notebooks at 10 for a dollar; 4) does the pen have a weight and circumference at crucial points of contact and a balance that complements my hand’s length and strength, sort of like a good kitchen knife or a familiar pickleball paddle - and, yes, my Dryden feels almost like an extension of my index finger so I kind of feel like I’m not just writing but interacting with the pen and ink to leave a record of myself (remember when you were a kid, and you watched your finger leaving your mark in mud or dust, and you wondererd if this is what cave men thought when they drew on walls, and did they think one day a kid would see their drawings and wonder about them? you don’t? well, you will, or I hope you will); 5) does the pen hold a reasonable amount of ink so you can complete more than one run-on sentence just like this one - and, yes, my Dryden has the same cartridge that most every fountain pen uses - easily enough for a letter of decent length, not enough for your autobiography; and, 6) is it affordable so I will want to get to know the people I might meet who use one, or can it be bought only by the dingleberries and poofheads who claim to run the planet - and, yes, even on a fixed income, I had enough to buy 2, like I said, and hopefully you can afford one, too, along with some decent ink (I like Noodler).So, yes, a darned fine investment for an old person. A young person, too.

I really like the the look of this pen and the 24 extra ink cartridges. The price was very affordable. But, the pen is quite heavy. It tires out my hand if I have to write a lot like when I am Journaling. If I take off the cap, this lessens the weight and is more comfortable for my hand. BTW, I am female and have a medium sized hand.Also, it came as a medium nib point and I thought it would be a fine point. I later went online and saw that fine point pens are available.Overall, a good pen with even ink flow. Just hope that a pen with a lighter cap can be created. Thank you!

Very smooth and wonderful color. Writes beautifully, doesn't leak out ink like other cheap types. Makes my signatures much nicer and bold. Great price and great quality!

I purchased the pen with some stationary. A friend and I have taken to writing letters to each other for fun. So I planned to send some fancy letters written in old fashioned ink. My plans have been thwarted as this pen is horrible!! I put in the ink. Tried for a few minutes to start writing but nothing came out. So I had to squeeze the ink cartridge to push it through. Once I had that I thought I could just start writing. I was quite wrong! I had to push very hard to have ink come out, what did come out was what you would get when a pen is running out of in: splotchy, spotty, not remotely fluid and clean as should be the case with a pen such as this with a fresh cartridge.I have had fountain pens before way back to when I was still in high school and never had one as awful as this. Aside from the fact that I should not have to push down on the paper with so much force to get the ink to come out fluidly, I should also not have to try over and over wasting a lot of ink and paper and still not be able to write a single line that is clean and legible.Unfortunately it's too late to send back and g et a refund so I'm now stuck with what is quite possibly the worse pen I have owned in my life. DO NOT RECOMMEND! This was an epic waste of money.