> An astoundingly cheap and surprisingly good fountain pen ($4) is the Japanese-made Platinum Preppy F I just wrote a comment praising cheap Platinum pens as w

> An astoundingly cheap and surprisingly good fountain pen ($4) is the Japanese-made Platinum Preppy F I just wrote a comment praising cheap Platinum pens as well (though mine's not that cheap!) They must be on to something. > I grew up writing with cheap Parker fountain pens in elementary school-- those poor experiences colored my perceptions I have a fondness for the Parker Jotter, mainly from the fact that my grandmother always used one. I like their simple appearance as well. I have a couple, one of which I use quite a bit, but I agree, the cheap Parker doesn't write as well as the cheap Platinum. Hmm - in fact I think I left a filled Parker Jotter in the desk drawer at work, back in the middle of March...