Í bought my first fountain pen less than a year ago. A Pilot Metropolitan gold fountain pen with a fine nib which got me hooked to fountain pens. I wanted to try an extra fine nib pen and I couldn’t resist buying this one at a $7 price point. Guys it writes beautifully. Ink flow is great. It doesn’t feel scratchy. The exterior of the pen doesn’t look beautiful like other high ticket pens but great starter to give you the fountain pen experience.

My first preppy and am very happy with it.

A great fountain pen for the price! It's not going to be as fancy or as comfortable as an expensive option, but for the price it's hard to beat. It writes beautifully, is comfortable to hold, and looks great.

Great pen for the price. I like the extra fine nib. The cartridge makes it quick and easy to refill.

Good quality pen and reasonably priced. Writes smoothly with no skipping or blotting. A good pen for sketching or writing. I have several of these pens, and I recommend them.

Fantastic for ink sketching (thanks artist Vespertiliu for the suggestion). Comfortable to hold, barrel holds a ton of ink, nib writes great right side up and upside down, and very affordable so I’m not afraid to take it to campus and out for life drawing sessions.

Inexpensive and amazing beginner fountain pen.

A dirt cheap pen that writes surprisingly well.

Being my first fountainpen I did not have any expectations. This pen does the job it's expected to do and for the price it is unbeatable.

Amazing pen for what it is. Great for beginners and maybe just the start of any budding pen enthusiast. Giving a review based on my personal experiences from having owned one prior as this is a gift.

quality body and nib with cool color options

Had a little trouble with the included cartridge. Ink would stop flowing but changing to another cartridge solved the problem. I think the little bead blocked the flow. The pen writes well now and is very dependable.

It was not an expensive pen and it writes beautiful with a shimmery ink.

Preppy was the first pen I got and I used it until it broke. Then I bought two more, they write well, are lightweight and affordable. Triple win.

Writes well with the extra fine nib. Really a great starter fountain pen.

I needed a pen that wouldn't break the bank or break my heart if it rolled off the desk and broke or "grew legs" and walked away. ;-) With that in mind, I bought a Preppy with F nib and one with EF since I was unsure which I would prefer. As soon as my Preppies arrived, I popped in the cartridges and took them for test writes. I was amazed! Both nibs write smoothly, better than I thought they would, even the EF. I plan to convert both to eyedropper pens. The Fine nib will be filled with Lexington Gray for all the meeting notes I take, and I'm thinking the Extra Fine will be filled with Lamy Ruby for invoice notations. I would buy Preppy pens again without hesitation.

Comfortable, reliable, good for sketching. The medium nib is comparable to an 0.7 mm gel pen. Some line variation for sketching. Does not dry out when not used for several days at least.

This is a excellent pen Nice ink flow easy start has not dried out on me. And the cartridge lasts a long time.

I have a couple of these economical pens , purchased specifically for the ef nibs. One I moved to one of Platinum's Plaisir to make a more durable pen. My major issue with the Preppy is the pocket clip is too fragile.

My only regret is getting an EF nib instead of a F or even a Medium. The pen writes great most of the time in spite of not cleaning before my first use. But I'm using nano-pigmented waterproof ink in this (R&K SketchINK) and the nib does tend to dry out in spite of the spring loaded inner cap. It doesn't completely stop and is easily revived, either by a drawing a couple of lines inward, towards my hand, or if that fails, by very lightly dipping the nib into water and trying again. I've taken to storing this pen with the nib facing down and it's helped a lot. The only problem I've had with that is that it concentrates the blue ink, making it much darker. The darkness fades if I draw with it for an extended period and the ink returns to blue as the concentrated ink is cleared from the feed.With the same order, I also got a Fine nibbed Preppy Wa Special edition and have had zero problems with that one. It's been writing great out of the gate, in spite of not using it as often as the Preppy EF and also using a nano-pigmented waterproof ink in it (De Atramentis Document Ink). Now I just wish I had gotten this black Preppy in a Medium so that I can experience that, and also to have another denser line weight available for drawing. I'm sure I'll just order another one with my next purchase because my self-control isn't great. I got the EF because I'm already used to a Platinum extra fine nib from using their Desk Pens. But that pen also tended to clog because of how I use it, which was not often enough to maintain a consistent flow. For some reason I also thought the nibs were identical but they definitely aren't! The Desk Pen nib has a gold color, which I think means it's brass or has a brass finish. The Preppy nib is steel. The Desk Pen nib is also narrower at the shoulders. I had to switch from the Desk Pen because the cap seals with only a pressure fit and I found the section was almost always dirty from ink leaking or hitting the sides of the cap when I capped it. Thanks to Brian's videos, I know how to clean the Desk Pen out thoroughly now, but I think they are just going into storage or maybe a donation. In contrast, I love how Preppy the cap seals and posts. I found cleaning it a little confusing because I thought for sure that the fins would come out, but I still managed to get them pretty clean with a long soak and blowing air through it to remove excess water. All the other parts were very easy to clean. This has absolutely been a worthwhile purchase for me, especially considering the price.

Extra fine nib is very thin, its awesome

I bought this pen with the converter as a backup for my everyday pen, and to use up some old ink that I have doubts about. It's working very well. The medium nib is slightly less broad than my usual preference, but it's broader than I was expecting, so it's satisfactory. I was surprised at the amount of ink in the section after I filled it, but the pen has black accents and the ink is black, so it's not a problem. For such a low-cost pen, the nib is remarkably smooth. I was expecting it to be scratchy like other very inexpensive pens I've had, but it's not at all. My ideal pen has an internal piston-filling mechanism for large ink capacity, but other than that, this pen is so good that it could easily be the main or the only pen rather than the backup pen.

I love Goulet Pens. They are my go-to for fountain pen equipment, pens, and ink. Everything that I have bought from Goulet is of high quality and this Preppy is no exception. I love this pen, it writes well and I can use it as school without worrying about losing it!!

I'm not one to write reviews of things generally. That said, this pen punches far above its price point. As a lefty, ballpoint pens are the bane of my existence most of the time with very few exceptions. This pen successfully survived a shift in a automotive repair shop. Something several brands of disposable gel/ballpoint/rollerball pen couldn't do.

Having purchased the pen because I like the smooth rolling out of the ink in a cartridge pen, I am disappointed that this pen is quite scratchy. It's as if the nib is too sharp, even given that it is a fine point. I can hardly use it.

I bought this one to just test and ended up giving it to my neighbors daughter and she loves it! Darn I guess I have to buy another one

Just as reliable as my Fine platinum preppy, but more delicate. Love it

I love my two Platinum Preppy pens. For being so inexpensive, they're a joy to write with.When I first received it I wrote back with a question about the feed, and Kay answered my question to my satisfaction. I have been using it daily ever since.

it's been really nice, i love the extra fine nib

I collect and love fountain pens; the feel of a nib against paper is comforting, and I take pride in my penmanship. I ordered some "o" rings from Goulet and this pen popped up. The price was right so what did I have to lose. Surprisingly, its a comfortable writing tool, perhaps a little scratchy, but it serves the purpose. Bottom line...money not wasted!