PILOT Namiki IC100 Fountain Pen Ink Cartridges, Blue, 12-Pack (69101)

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I bought this product when I purchased a Pilot fountain pen and have no complaints.Two boxes, black and blue, have lasted me almost a whole year with long and short stretches of use.It is fountain pen ink making it vulnerable to smearing if it gets wet, but it will color your fingers for a day or two.I plan on buying more in the near future as the design is sleek to carry while traveling, plus it won't leak all over, and at the same time its the easiest refill cartridge I've experienced. Others I've used before were often difficult to open when inserting into the pen and became blocked while using or after the pen hadn't been used for a day or two.After using these cartridges and the pilot pen I couldn't be happier.

Perfect refills for pilot pushbutton fountain pens

Last time I ordered Pilot "blue". It was actually a "blue black" I was looking for a true "Pilot blue" I used to use, which is a lot more vibrant blue. It looks that I got a right stuff this time by looking at each cartridge. If not, I come back to down rate it. If the Namiki blue is the same color Pilot blue used to be, I'll get the bottle.(update) 1-3-22I finally used it. It's a blue black ink. So pilot offers the same color in two different names.

if you don't have a converter to replace it with. I use these as back ups. If I don't have a converter for a Pilot pen. The ink is good and dark blue, and I re-use the ink cartridges to refill it for bottled ink.

A very generous friend gave me a Namiki Vanishing Point fountain pen with black ink, which I have thoroughly enjoyed writing with in my planners and notebooks. Still, when I used up the last cartridge, I decided to go with blue since I tend to prefer a variety of ink colors to the everyday black. I have not been very disappointed in this ink -- It's just as fluid and solid as the black, but I didn't realize how bright it would be -- more sky blue than dark blue.My only knock here is that the Namiki is the only Japanese fountain pen that I have -- Everything else is European or U.S., which means that when I'm using cartridges rather than a converter, this Pilot ink cartridges will fit only one pen in my collection: The Namiki. If I want to be able to swap around all my ink, I have to go to the converter and bottled ink, which don't always travel well.

Got a 12 pack of these and a 12 of the Namiki black for my Pilot Metropolitan. Great ink. Nice color, good flow, dries fast, no complaints. Very satisfied. Tip: You can carry a cartridge inside of a hollowed out chapstick for portability. I take mine to school, so its nice to always have a spare in my bag without fear of it breaking. Once the chapstick is empty, all you have to do is cut the little rod that sticks up on the inside to create space for the cartridge. You can either pull the bottom out and cut it with a pair of scissors or try to cut it with something while its on the inside.

Great value and quality.