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A question about pens.

I'm left-handed and I prefer writing with fountain pens. With ballpoints and the like I produce scratchy nonsense.

For years I've used disposable fountain pens - Pilot V or whatever Bic's pens are called.

I feel a little bit bad about the single-use plastic, but I like having pens in lots of places.

Pilot V-pens are getting more expensive, and I'm not sure if Bic even make theirs any more. I'd like to avoid Amazon if possible.

So, what should I buy? Is there anything non-Amazon for less than £2 per pen, or is there a cheap cartridge pen that I can buy half a dozen of without immediately regretting it?

EDIT: I've used Lamy in the past and I don't enjoy the grip.

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Lars Wirzenius
Lars Wirzenius
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You got a good bunch of responses already, but I thought I'd point out that the #FountainPen hash tag is commonly used to attract penthusiasts.
#fountainpen
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Christian Lawson-Perfect
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enthusiasts are who I absolutely don't want! I want people who give fountain pens as much respect as I do, which is the barest most grudging glimmer
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Lars Wirzenius
Lars Wirzenius
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Sorry.

I'm new to fountain pens, but here's my list of links that I've collected. Maybe they're helpful for finding affordable, but non-disposable pens.

jetpens.com/
cultpens.com/
gouletpens.com/
penworld.eu/
penstore.com/
gentlemansgazette.com/best-ine…
lastilograficamilano.it/en
akkermandenhaag.nl/en/


5 Best Inexpensive Fountain Pens For Beginners

Five awesome beginner fountain pens that won't break the bank compared and reviewed.
Sven Raphael Schneider (Gentleman's Gazette LLC)
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Elena ``of Valhalla''
Elena ``of Valhalla''
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@Parker51 @Christian Lawson-Perfect the Preppy doesn't take internationa cartridges, but they sell an adaptor to be able to use them.

I've bought the adaptor (iirc it was about 1 €), but I've never used it, because I also splurged on converters for each of my preppys (yes, they cost more than the pen, but I expect them to last, and I like to use bottled ink)

(anyway, I second, third, thousand-or-something the recommendation for preppys, imho they are one of the best fountain pens for just writing)

@Christian Lawson-Perfect

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