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parker reflex
Anybody have anything to say about these pens?
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"Matthew" wrote in message .. . Anybody have anything to say about these pens? matthew Oh, yeah! They're great pens for the price - if you can find them anymore. They were discontinued a few years back and King Pen picked up the remaining stock from Parker, but they sold out a year or two ago. They originally came with either fine or medium nibs, then came with medium nibs only. I got fine nibs by calling the Parker Service Center. They're lightweight and very comfortable. At only $7, they were the best at that price point. However, they're not quite as smooth as my Pelikano or Future or Lamy Safari or Rotring Core, but remember, they didn't cost as much, either. I liked them so much that I gradually acquired all four colors, then added the ball points and rollerballs. The bps aren't as comfortable and I don't use them anymore, preferring my Fisher Telescope for when I need a bp, but I still use the rbs with **fine** refills. They're my favorite rbs. Back to the fps - I refill the cartridges to get the largest capacity. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi, but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
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On 2008-12-11, Bluesea wrote:
"Matthew" wrote in message .. . Anybody have anything to say about these pens? matthew Oh, yeah! They're great pens for the price - if you can find them anymore. They were discontinued a few years back and King Pen picked up the remaining stock from Parker, but they sold out a year or two ago. Thanks for the great info. Funnily enough, I read about them on and odd trip to diyplanner and thought they were still arround. matthew |
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"Matthew" wrote in message .. . On 2008-12-11, Bluesea wrote: "Matthew" wrote in message .. . Anybody have anything to say about these pens? matthew Oh, yeah! They're great pens for the price - if you can find them anymore. They were discontinued a few years back and King Pen picked up the remaining stock from Parker, but they sold out a year or two ago. Thanks for the great info. Funnily enough, I read about them on and odd trip to diyplanner and thought they were still arround. Huh. Yes, I see the shoot-out review on the main page. He says it's available from big-box office supply stores but doesn't mention names so there's no way we can tell where he's talking about. It must be unsold stock from before Parker quit making them. My local Staples ran out the same fall that Parker discontinued the Reflex and Wal-mart quit stocking them more than six months before that. I called Parker to find out where else I could buy them and that's how I learned they were discontinued and that King Pen bought up their remaining stock. That was in 2005. A quick check with Google showed that Overstock.com has the blue fp for $11: http://www.overstock.com/Office-Supp...7/product.html. The diyplanner reviewer, dougj, is inaccurate in other places on http://www.diyplanner.com/node/6131: 1. "The Pilot Vpen (a.k.a., Varsity)..." The Vpen is available with a fine nib and the Varsity comes with a medium nib. They are not the same pen. 2. "...the Reflex takes standard long or short international cartridges. Best known of these, of course, would be Parker Quink refills..." No, the Reflex takes the proprietary Parker cartridges, not the standard international carts. HTH. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi, but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
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On 2008-12-13, Bluesea wrote:
Huh. Yes, I see the shoot-out review on the main page. He says it's available from big-box office supply stores but doesn't mention names so there's no way we can tell where he's talking about. It must be unsold stock from before Parker quit making them. My local Staples ran out the same fall that Parker discontinued the Reflex and Wal-mart quit stocking them more than six months before that. I called Parker to find out where else I could buy them and that's how I learned they were discontinued and that King Pen bought up their remaining stock. That was in 2005. Every so often I give a few sites a check and that is one of them. Thanks for all the good information. matthew |
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