Strangely, I realized that I had never tried a Preppy so I bought one and it is now my favorite introductory/disposable fountain pen

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As a newby, these inexpensive little pens are great for learning

I had already purchased a Preppy prior which worked well until the threads stripped from just writing with it. This one doesn't dispense ink on the first line of a word leaving me to go back and fill it in.

Great deal, works well, smooth, easily accessible, cam change ink colors. Go to pen.

I was impressed

The Preppy is a basic very well balanced and easy writer. It has a fine steel nib and is easy to load and clean. It is so simple that it is hard to imagine anything going wrong with it. The pen is easy to take apart and clean. I can see this pen lasting a long time due to its simplicity and good quality. What else could you ask for in an inexpensive, quality writer?

Fun pen

The Platinum Preppy costs around $5.00ish, maybe more, maybe less, depends on the store.Even though the Preppy does not cost a lot, it is a really good writer. I would recommend any fountain pen user have some Preppy fountain pens on hand.Put an O-ring on the pen and it becomes an eyedropper pen. If you decide to with color ones, you can match with a similar ink. This pen, with cartridges, makes a good travel pen. I highly recommend this fountain pen and this seller.

These are great little pens, and a fun cheap way to have a variety of ink colors to write with.

Preppy always dependable. It writes when called upon. Faithful fine nibed, colorful companion. What else needs to be said ?Does what it was meant to do. The Leah of fountain pens.

I already have several Preppys and look forward to getting more in the future. They're inexpensive, they write well, they're easy to convert to eyedropper colors, and they're cheerful and bright.And the Goulet website and service is excellent!

You really cannot beat the price point of this pen and I've been very happy with it thus far. It writes smoothly and easily, and I actually really like the ink it came with (Green). It does feel in your hand less like a traditional fountain pen and more like a regular ballpoint or gel pen. I got the O rings so that I can convert it once the initial cartridge is used up.

Pleasantly surprised with this pen. It writes very smooth and can lay down enough ink to change the shade of the ink in places. Not sure If I am describing that right or if there is a term for it but something I like about fountain pens. From what I have tried a top 5 beginners fountain pen.

Great! This pen is great for ANYONE! I love these pens- I have pink and green, and one I've transferred from a cartridge to an eye dropper pen. Super easy and fun, too!

Its a decent pen for the money, but I can't seem to get over the scratchiness of the nib, even on my nicest quality paper. The only sad part is that this ink is BEAUTIFUL. Spend a little less and get a Jinhap 993 shark - cuter and smoooooooth.

I do enjoy using this pen.

There are three things that I really like about this pen:1) It writes easily and consistently.2) It doesn't dry out, due to the very clever spring-loaded hood that is inside the pen's cap.3) It one of the most inexpensive fountain pens for the quality.

Love the Preppy Fountain Pen line...... I now have four different colors and enjoy using them every chance I get. Goulet Pen has great service, a great product, and I don't have to break the bank to try something new.

I love the look of the green Platinum Preppy. I wish it came in an Extra Fine nib, but I simply swapped one from an extra blue Preppy that I had.

I'm a fountain pen neophyte and wanted something modestly priced to play with. I was so delighted that I ordered another in an EF nib size.

I love this pen. It writes a beautiful fine line. And it's cute too!

Works great! An amazing pen for the price!

I've purchased Fine one and is a very smooth writer. I was expecting it to be scratchy but no. It is a pleasure to write with it even it has a bit of a bolder line from the one I like.

I'm very happy with the smoothness and flow of this pen. I purchased a waterproof ink cartridge to use under watercolor and it works great!

I really like the Platinum Preppy. It is my every day carry pen, though I use it with a converter rather than the cartridges as I prefer bottled inks. I have the fine nib and it does write a bit on the dry side, but that's okay because I often use and have to use cheaper paper. I would highly recommend this type of pen to students, and other fountain pen beginners, though experienced users who don't necessarily have decision making power over the types of papers that they write on will find it useful.

I love this pen! And the price is misleading as to how good this pen is. I have only started using fountain pens recently but I think this one writes as well as the most expensive one I have so far which is about a $60.00 pen.

An extremely affordable fountain pen that frankly surprised me with it's quality. Would recommend for a beginner. For sure I'd buy it again.

Easy writing, and affordable.

I love all things green and this pen is among my favorites. It writes well, first time, every time. It is converted to an eye-dropper so refilling doesn't have to happen too often. The pen is awesome and the Goulets' service is just as awesome. The package was packed, wrapped, strapped, and secured so that it was all but inpenetrable. That makes those boxes great fun to open!

Great Pen - the right price and does a good job. Got this converted to eye dropper pen. Love that, one fill lasts a long time.

could not get this pen to work at all but it's one out of five, so no big deal, and as always customer service was awesome.