Pilot Petit Is Back In Three Versions

[hazcat]

I just broke the fill sac in one of my little Pilot Petits. I saw where folks here had tried making an eyedropper out of them with mixed results. Before I tried that, I decided to try to find another one. I was not having any luck finding any in the United States until I found a couple of blog posts about the new versions.

 

(No, I am not endorsing anybody.)

 

A place called jetpens.com has the three versions: Pilot Petit 1, the fountain pen that looks like the original; the Pilot Petit 2, "sign" pen like a hard tipped marker; and the Pilot Petit 3, a "fude" brush type pen.

 

They're amazingly cheap!

 

So, I have to know if anybody here has tried them yet? Are they as good as our beloved original?

[GLK]

The newer Petits aren't much different than the original. The body has a couple little nubs that allow the cap to snap on, which makes it easier to post. The feed is no longer the same color as the body, and there are a lot less body and ink color choices now (RIP, Cobalt Blue).

 

I'm also a big fan of these little guys. They write far smoother than you'd expect for such a cheap pen.

[hazcat]

My little Petit1's are my experiment pens. If they weren't so small, I'd keep them in my purse.

 

I only saw three less appealing colors plus an opaque white. However, it looks like the two bloggers got some interesting, bright, translucent colors. I like my red ones, but sure would have loved a cobalt blue.

[aardvark]

I have three Petit 1s and a couple of Petit 3s. While they don't have the variation of some of my other "pocket" pens (Sailor Minis or Kaweco Sports), they are fountain pens that I can take anywhere with me. Originally, I got the Petit 3s to see how they compared with my brush pen. The "nib" isn't as long as my brush pen and it required a lot more pressure to write with a thicker line than my brush pen. They are fun to write with and you can't beat the price.

 

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[danahn17]

I bought a white Petit1 from Jetpens a while back... it (along with the Platinum Preppy) got me hooked into the fountain pen world! It's cheap but it still writes pretty well. Jetpens sells a bunch of colors, but I'm planning to just refill old cartridges with inks of my choosing with a syringe. I never had an old Petit1 to compare to though.

 

As for Jetpens.. I have no affiliation but I have ordered from them about three times and never had any problem with them.

[PenandDesign]

I've tried the new and old Petit1. Basically, if you liked the old one, you'll like the new model even more. It somehow seems more refined. I recommend picking one up! It recently replaced my Lamy 2k as my take-to-uni pen!

[penemuel]

I love them - especially the fact that they now come in purple. I just wish we still had purple cartridges for them!

[dkirchge]

I bought a couple of purple Petit1s from JetPens a while back and they are my favorite fountain pens; in fact, I liked them so much I bought a couple more white pens. If you visit Maido Stationery (http://www.mymaido.com/), they seem to have a wider selection of ink colors available, including purple. I just snagged a bunch of cartridges from them in colors that weren't available from JetPens, but I don't know if they are current inks or old stock that's been discontinued. Although they have a more limited product selection in general than JetPens, they have a ton of Petit1 pens and inks. They also have wonderful customer service (no relationship other than being a happy customer).

 

EDIT: I just checked the site and they are now out of the violet and several of the other inks I ordered.

Edited February 3, 2012 by dkirchge

[hazcat]

I love them - especially the fact that they now come in purple. I just wish we still had purple cartridges for them!

 

I was just about to say, if we can't buy purple cartridges, we can surely make purple after the first one of any color gets used up.

 

Okay, I can't wait anymore. I'm just going to have to buy all three. There's just hot pink, Vaseline greenish, purple, and white at Jetpens. I think I'll go for the three colors.

 

Maybe I'll practice nib alterations on my old, red Petit 1 if the cartridges don't work on it.