Here’s something to brighten a winter’s day. These are the three Pilot Petit pens, one of which is a fountain pen. All three together cost only $10. They fall into my favorite category of writing instrument — fun.
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Fountain Pen Follies 
I’ve never tried the Petits, but kept looking at them because of the pretty colors, and the fact that they’re so cute! Plus, there’s my love for tiny pens, because of my small hands. I am working up an order for JetPens as we speak, for some decent paper, and I think I’ll add a couple of these to it, so I can try them out. I like the way that fude pen writes, too, so I think I’ll have to get one of those. You know you’re an enabler, don’t you! haha
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Someone else told me that — it’s so funny to hear that. On the other hand, I help put on a pen show, so maybe. 🙂
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Glad to see you made it over to Mitsuwa!
It’s also worth noting that these pens (like the Varsity) have the cheap-o wick feed system. It takes some force but you can pull the nib unit out of the body to clean. Once the nib is out, you can use something like a paper clip to punch out the wick. I’ve found an overnight soak in a bleach solution will bring out most of the color stuck in the wick when changing over colors.
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Awesome tip! Thank you!
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[…] Pilot Petits: Mini but Mighty (via Fountain Pen Follies) […]
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After disliking my Varsity pens, I never gave the Petits a second look. However, this review makes me want to “splurge” and grab a few different colors and different tips. They’re so cute and functional!
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Yes they are! I really like them. I hope you can try them in person before you have to buy them, but I bet even if you didn’t like them, you could give them away. They are just that cute. 🙂
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Well, I didn’t like the Varsitys because they were my first-ish fountain pens, and they are SUPER wet writers. So of course they bled and feathered like mad on my crappy notebook paper. It just left a sour taste in my mouth, so I’ve never used them much since. But the Petits have a finer nib, so that would likely work much better for my uses 🙂
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Oh yes, we are alike in that! People who use cruddy paper, unite!
I think your hunch will prove correct. There is good resistance to feathering with the pink ink — though unfortunately it isn’t my taste in pinks. The ability to syringe-fill the converters will help, too, because so many “regular” inks resist feathering well — i.e, Pelikan Brilliant Black and Waterman Serenity Blue.
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Those are sweet! You know I’m new to this, so what kind of store would sell these?
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They are available online, at Jetpens dot com, and probably also at Amazon, but I got mine at Kinokuniya Bookstore at the Mitsuwa marketplace in Arlington Heights. They had all the pens, all the colors. 🙂 I could meet you there for lunch, too. 🙂
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That sounds fun! I will look it up. My one brother lives in AH so I know it a little bit. Let’s do lunch and catch up. I need to schedule my mammogram tomorrow and blood work but could probably do Friday or the following Monday or Friday.
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Yep, you are right, these a re great fun for children and adults alike.
I always have a stock pile of these at hand to give away to my children’s friends’ birthdays. A fun li’l present, but also cheerful, functional, sort of “reasonable” too, as the children do use these at school, all three varieties. And I have one of these in each of my purses as they have two other awesome features: They never leak and they never dry out.
Great pens, severely undervalued.
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“Great pens, severely undervalued” — exactly.
Using them as giveaways is an excellent idea: I have been giving out Varsities to kids, but these look even more appealing. I’ve noticed that the Varsity never dries out, either. I have a feeling Pilot may add something to the ink for both these pens. 🙂
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I always have Pilot petits (all of the 3 models, i.e. fountain pen, tip pen and brush) in my pocket, with different coloured inks. I love them. And the nib is good, too !!
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These look fun, bright and cheery and a good use of $10. Your fude L needs an “aura”. 😊
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My daughter will have some great fun with these… after I have had a thorough look first of course!
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After a venture into more expensive pens, I am returning to more reasonably priced ones. Like you say, the fun factor. And it’s nice to find a $3 pen that writes as well as one that costs $100.
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Exactly!
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