UPDATE: FPR has been willing to accommodate me for this defective pen. This is a company that cares for its customers and I appreciate this. Thank you!
After having a good experience with the FPR Darjeeling I was excited to try this new pen out. My review; https://www.massdrop.com/buy/fountain-pen-revolution-darjeeling-pen/talk/2171809?utm_source=linkshare&referer=6DLTFS I still stand by.
But this time I got sent a pen that was profoundly defective. Here's a picture after some light writing on day 1. The body is bleeding ink at the seams.
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After seeing this, I wrapped it in some scratch paper. When I opened the paper about 20 minutes later I was pouring almost all the ink I had filled out of the cap.
I noticed a lot of flaws upon unboxing the pen. The extremely crooked nib for one.
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And the cap threading came in stripped, so the clip never stays straight and just flops around.
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The blue one suffers none of these problems I've mentioned about the red one. But after seeing how defective the red one is I'm reluctant to keep it close to me. I'm going to keep testing it but its home might be a plastic bag for a while. My advice to any buyers of this drop is to carefully inspect your pens before putting them into your pocket, bag or purse. If quality and assurance can miss such glaring flaws on my pen.. Well.. Give yours a close look before you have a mess on your hands.
I see FPR in the discussion section frequently - if you see this could you reach out to me and send another pen, please?
klb808Hi,
Sorry I didn't notice this earlier! Please reach out to me at fountainpenrevolution@gmail.com so we can discuss how to make things right (and write).
Kevin
Fountain Pen Revolution