My only conclusion is that either they hadn’t used the pen for long, or they have steel clad hands. Also guess what, Muji let’s you have the same finger cutting experience on the other end of the pen too! If you dare try to absentmindedly cap the pen then there’s a good chance that you’ll catch your finger in between the cap edge and the knurled (why?) Visually I find it jarring, and there is zero chance that it is there for ergonomic reasons. They make my favorite refill (Pentel Slicci) even better since these barrels are a bit bigger than the standard Slicci barrel. A Montblanc 149 or a black Sailor 1911 have class, whilst the Muji fountain pen is a thin aluminum tube with a knurled grip (why?). Change ). I was just trolling Muji’s site looking for these. My only conclusion is that either they hadn’t used the pen for long, or they have steel clad hands. For the love of pens, paper, ink and a beautiful place to work. But look how pretty it is! Both the Lamy Safari and the Pilot Metropolitan have nicer nibs at around the same price range. The Muji fountain pen, however, pushes past the boring and mediocre and heads straight into terrible territory with its cap design. Muji, as a brand, is known for being “brandless”. The stationery products that Muji creates are no different, including the Muji 0.25mm gel pens (approx. The pack of 10 was … Since I tend to doodle and draw on anything and everything, I thought I’d also test how waterproof these gel inks were, on the off-hand chance I decided to add marker or watercolor. ( Log Out / grip, or it will dig uncomfortably into your fingers. The entire pen barrel matched the ink color contained within and the cap is clear with a colored dot on top printed with the point size. The knurling itself is so poorly made that it just makes the grip more slippery, not less. First off, the form: the Muji fountain pen has the standard minimalist, IKEA-like design of their other stationery products. It’s a bland and boring look, but if you’re looking for a minimalist pen then this fits the bill. All this is not great by any means, but I just wouldn’t have bothered to write a review about a boring, mediocre pen. When the Muji fountain pen came out a few years ago it got pretty rave reviews from quite a number of reviewers. The pen posts using the same terrible mechanism as the cap, which means that there’s a second deep groove that you can cut your fingers on, on the other end. The grip is just… why? If Muji wanted to do a better job it would have made the barrel wider, moulded a grip section not out of aluminum, and redesigned the cap entirely. They feature a simple translucent barrel, a snap cap, and a screw-off barrel plug that makes refilling the pen very simple. The pens are hexagonal with a soft touch feel. When the Muji fountain pen came out a few years ago it got pretty rave reviews from quite a number of reviewers. Ink not only seeps into it and is then extremely difficult to clean out without taking the pen apart and soaking it in water, if you don’t do that then the cap lip gets soaked in ink every time you cap the pen, and so you’ll get ink stains everywhere. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The pens worked great on the cards. Hi Ana, great review. It’s not scratchy but the lack of give may put you off if you’re looking for a more “fountain pen” experience (and this is a fountain pen, why wouldn’t you?). The pen itself retails for $1.50, or $8 for a six-pack, and refills are available for $1.25 each. I was on the market for a new cheap, gel-ink pen earlier this semester and I ended up buying Muji’s Gel Ink Pen in .38 mm. They are water resistant, but not waterproof. I love these pens. I’m guessing the nib is a Schmidt nib, but that’s just a guess; what’s not a guess is that it’s an absolute nail. What works in mechanical pencils falls flat in a fountain pen, in my opinion. I went ahead and wet this sample too, just to see if the results were better or worse on a thicker stock.