Very Poor Quality Parker Bp/gel Refill

[Jezza]

Not a fan of the gel refills. However, I've tried three of the new QuinFlow refills in both blue and black. While they're not quite on par with Uni's Jetstream, the lower-viscosity ballpoint ink is very smooth and lightyears ahead of the old ballpoint refill. I would give one a try.

[Stephen2020]

I have found that pound shop gel pens, 4 packs, 5 packs etc work as good as or slightly better than Parker gel refills. The ones made by Linc anyway. (They also make pens for Paper Mate and Staedtler among others)

[kevanf1]

I have found that pound shop gel pens, 4 packs, 5 packs etc work as good as or slightly better than Parker gel refills. The ones made by Linc anyway. (They also make pens for Paper Mate and Staedtler among others)

 

Yay for Poundland

 

I keep an eye open in the various pound shops (these are shops where everything is for sale at £1 UK for those who are wondering) for cheap international FP ink cartridges. They sometimes have large bags of them, for, well £1 Even if the ink isn't of the best quality they are great for cheap FPs foe everyday use. Anyway, I digress and apologise. I wonder if anybody has seen either G2 gel or ball point refills in any pound shops? How about such places as Home Bargains?

[rminj]

Not a fan of the gel refills. However, I've tried three of the new QuinFlow refills in both blue and black. While they're not quite on par with Uni's Jetstream, the lower-viscosity ballpoint ink is very smooth and lightyears ahead of the old ballpoint refill. I would give one a try.

 

I've been writing with the Easyflow 9000 blue refills. I tried several blue Quinkflow refills and they all

seem to write a light/faint blue ...the Easyflows just put more ink on the paper. I've learned that the Easyflows have a date code on the top and ones from 2012 (2xx on the top) write well. They do start to skip and fade after awhile and never completely run out like a regular ballpoint refill. I just have not had good luck with the Quinkflows.

[Stephen2020]

I accidently bought a pack of 7 Linc "Gliss" ball pens today, I was in a rush and thought it was another one of their gel pen models. I did a comparision test against a Parker ball point, the writing quality is about equal, the Linc has a stronger colour though and the Linc is smoother and easier to write with. I don't know if age would be a factor but the Parker refill is quite a few years old.

[hamish950]

I own about 40 or so desk sets, most use fountain pens with six require parker refills. I went to an office supply store and got 6 packs of their medium gel refills (made in the UK). After about 2 months, the refills started to make inconsistent lines or have dried up altogether. Normally, I'd just buy new ones. However, the quality for such a prestigious brand is deplorable considering the ubiquitous Japanese brand gel pens (entire pen/not just a bloody refill) write literally 10x better at 1/2 or 1/3 the cost. I have visited several stores and have not found alternatives compatible with the Parker design. Please help.

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Try the Visconti gel ballpoint refill

[diamondmaster]

Yes, Gel refill are not pleasurable writting experience. I suggest use standard Parker Ballpoint. If you push hard on the paper , maybe could obtain a nice result. Scratchy. Unreliable. Inconsistent. Definitively is a NO NO.

[Stephen2020]

I bought some Tesco gel pens to try, 6 for £1.50, blues, blacks and red. The colours are stronger than Parker and Linc.

[C95]

I am not capable to recognize the new from the old one yet if I don 't give a try. The writing difference is extreme, but the cartridge seems the same!

[C95]

I'm referring to the old and the new version of the quinkflow. The new is excellent, feels so smooth and is more solid than a gel but doesn 't smear, while the previous traditional ballpoint is draggy and pale.Totally different thing, I wish I could distinguish them visually only by the labeled name