Zebra Pen Fuente Disposable Fountain Pen, 12-Pack

My pen ran out at work and a colleague let me borrow their pen - a Zebra Fuente disposable fountain pen. I'd never used a disposable fountain pen and immediately assumed it would be nasty and scratchy, but needs must. However I liked it so much I plan to only use these from now on and have bought a pack of 12 to get me started. This is a very nifty little disposable fountain pen. Perfect nib, doesn't write too thick or too thin. Very smooth on the paper. Good black ink that lasts an amazingly long time and doesn't bleed through the paper. An absolute pleasure to write with. I tried some other disposables to see if they were better than the Zebra Fuente... Unfortunately not. The Pilot Vpen - nasty ink that turns a swampy green colour after a day or two, bleeds through even thick paper, unreasonably thick nib (in what world is that a medium?!) and finishes far too quickly because of it. Bic disposables - scratchy, poor quality and leaked. And both of these more expensive per unit than the Zebra Fuente.

Someone told me recently that I shouldn't buy these because the nibs are scratchy and poor. I said Not in my experience. I've had 32 of these pens and not one had a poor nib. All the pens in this purchase are good. i had a pink one in a previous batch which had a problem with writing. I cured it by standing it nib-down for two days. The nib was not the problem. These pens from this seller are less than £1 each. A bargain. I used to pay £1.50 and thought that was good value, but this lot are even better value. They all write nicely and don't dry up the way normal fountain pens do. I can leave these for months in a draw and they will write as soon a I pick them up. It's a feature of disposable pens that they are more reliable.

It's a disposable fountain pen, nothing beats a fountain pen that you really get on with. But if you want a cheap disposable this does the job

Bought these to introduce my son to writing with a fountain pen, as he could see I always choose to write with one. However, fountain pens are fragile and he's 12, so it wasn't a foregone conclusion he was ready to look after one at school. These write well and glide nicely over the page, and seem to last pretty well, too, in terms of the ink preloaded into them. While I wouldn't want to use them long term, because of the plastic waste, it did allow our son to prove he could care for his pens and not be constantly dropping and bending nibs. He's now graduated onto a refillable fountain pen that should do service for a few years.

On my line of work i have to sign loads of forms , and those thin cheap ball pens corporate type are unconfortable as well as tend to wear out really fast ( what to expect from a 20p pen?) . This fountain pen is confortable, helps me to keep a nice handwritting and is a grat value for money. only down siide, is disposable, and i do care for environment.

I like this pen, I do not love this pen. I've been trying out disposable fountain pens, I've tried the Bic disposable fountain pen, the Pilot v-pen and this. First thing first, I love fountain pens, I love that they make my handwriting look better, and I love that I can write for a long time without my hand hurting. This pen absolutely supplies those benefits. It's a decent fountain pen, I'd probably be more favourable to it if I hadn't also tried the other two pens. It is certainly better that the cheap fountain pens I used at school, and far less messy. I have a few issues with it some minor one big issue. I'll start with the smaller ones. The ink is more dark grey than black, though that would not have been enough to put me off this pen, it's actually nitpicking. The ink window on the pen is really small and right at the bottom of the pen. So your never sure how much ink is left in the pen. You can hold the pen up to the light and sort of see, but it isn't a good solution. This bothers me because I like to know how much ink I have left, and because it would be easy to rectify this situation. The big issue is that it often hard starts and skips. This can make the writing experience frustrating. It also is not the smoothest of pens. I have many times in the past thrown away pens that don't work well for me. I won't throw these away, I'll definitely use them. However when the disposable fountain pens I have run out, I will not be replacing them with these.

Exceptional disposable fountain pen, writes with a fine to medium point, perfect for writing cards or letters - or just signing letters. I have tried other more well known brands, this is far better than any of them.

I am on a mission to find the best disposable fountain pens (for a mixture of writing, maths and scribbly diagrams). So far I have tried BiC Disposable Fountain Pen (Box of 12) - Black and Pilot VPen Disposable Fountain Pen White Barrel 0.58 mm Tip - Blue, Box of 12 . I preferred the BiC. The Zebra Fuente appears to be same pen as the BiC (same nib, barrel dimensions, reservoir, ink) but with some minor cosmetic changes (such as lid design). In practice I could not detect any differences. At the current price of £12 per box of 12 (vs £18 for the BiC, and £24 for the Pilot VPen), they are the clear winner in my mind.