Pilot V5 Cartridge System Liquid Ink Rollerball, 0.5 mm Tip Single Pen with 3 Free Refills - Black

Nice pen, refills mean excellent value.

Writes well & consistently

Works well , with it being refillable it is eco friendly as well and a great pen as usual from pilot !

I really like the Pilot V5 pen, and it makes sense to have refill cartridges. Have been using these for several years now.

It was an obvious choice to try this product, with this pricing and eco-credentials.Have faithfully used v5s for a number of years and found them consistently reliable down to the last drop of ink and then yes, increasing guilt at chucking out the empty containers.This pen has a different feel in the hand, the barrel is somewhat chunkier, the grip completely changes and one writes differently too.I don't know whether this is a matter of time and adjustment or whether the ergonomics are just a little off, it may come to personal preference, but there is a completely different experience of holding the pen and writing. Slightly more cumbersome. Hence 4 stars out of 5.I am open to working with this because of the benefits if I get can this product to work for me (financial saving and less landfill).The pen writes with the same fluidity and ink flow, I'm going to stick with it, these kind of solutions have to be encouraged.To change the cartridge, which isn't apparent from packaging instructions:1 Remove cap2 hold pen with nib pointing downwards and transparent top section in one hand, barrel in the other3 Give a short twist to separate sections and then unscrew4 You will see the cartridge which can be easily removed and replacedThis may be stating the obvious for some, but it took me a short while to figure it out lol

...and you get another pen! I like the idea of refilling my roller ball pen. Pilot is always a well made product and buying them from Amazon in the kit is cheaper than just getting the refills on their own. I pass the spare pen to a relative.

I tried once when this V5/V7 cartridge system was released many many years ago. That was rubbish, so I threw them away.I decided to give them one more chance this year.They have upgraded the system apparently. I like it a lot this time.

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