Parker Jotter Stainless Steel Ballpoint Pen, Medium Point, Black Ink

This stainless-steel Parker pen is my favorite. I seem to lose one or two in about a 3-year period. It is not a Cross, but it is a fine, professional-looking pen, and it feels good in my hand and looks good in my shirt pocket. Even the shape beats out the Cross pens, IMHO.I had one of these stainless-steel Parker pens for 10 years that was just like brand new when I lost it. The click is just perfect every time. The mechanism is so perfect and uniform, I click it every now and then just to hear the sound. The shiny chrome look lasts forever.I have had Parker pens for over 20 years now, and they are about the best out there. I have the black, blue, and red ones also.Their ink delivery is called Quink, which is a dye-based ink that dries quickly and is designed for smooth writing, developed by Parker in 1931, which is a portmanteau of the words "quick" and "ink". (Google, "what type of ink is used in Parker pens.")As much as I have found out from brief research, I don't think that the Parker ink is a rollerball or gel. It is their own product, which has worked very well for me for decades. When writing with a Parker pen, it produces a clean and simple ink image on the paper, without smudges and actually really smooth. And, the pen looks good in your pocket.I have let other people use my Parker pen while out there at the bank or whatever, and I can kind of see that they are impressed by it. It's just a little thing, I admit that. Parker pens are my favorite, obviously.Update: 4-21-2025I am away from home and somehow my pen got lost. I ordered a new one, the stainless-steel one, like before. It is more like a smooth, shiny chrome-plated steel. What a pen!

Pen came as ordered. Parker pens always have the best quality

I am an Executive Assistant, I write a ton so I like nice pens. I was gifted a pen from my company when I started that was customized with our logo and I absolutely loved the way it wrote. The pen ran out of ink quickly, they gave me a few more, I ran out of ink again so I am on the hunt for a new pen that I can purchase and keep on stock at all times.While I am still searching for a pen similar to the one I have, I am glad I ordered this pen. It has an executive look, feel and writes well. I do recommend this pen.Pros:-Executive look and feel-light weight and easy to hold-writes well & does not smudge (unless you run your finger across your writing immediately)-great price point for the qualityCons:-Only con for me was that the ink felt like it was a little dry right when I used it for the first time but I guess that can be replaced.

I have a lot of pens ranging from cheaper disposable pens to somewhat expensive custom/production pens. I like metal construction, a clicky, and good ink. While I prefer the gel ink pens I have used this pen before and didn’t mind using it so I thought I’d pick one up as a decent carry pen I wouldn’t mind losing.The construction is adequate. It feels reasonably durable for its size and weight. It is very lightweight and feels more like aluminum, especially considering it does not seem to be magnetic for the most part. I do think the clip might be a problem and can see it getting bent and breaking easily if you’re not careful with itI do like that it is very compact and yet it doesn’t make it difficult to write with short term. With the size and weight it disappears in your pocket or bag which I like.The Parker ink is good. It dries fast and writes very smooth but you can also use the Parker Gel ink which in my experience isn’t bad either.Overall it’s not a bad pen it writes well, looks simple but elegant, is reasonably well constructed, and it doesn’t cost too much. If you’re looking for a nice pen you won’t feel too bad losing, I think this could be what you’re looking for.

I am a long time Cross pen user. Since Cross pens are expensive, I recently decided to try the Parker Jotter Stainless Steel Ballpoint Pen in black, medium point. I have to say I'm quite impressed with it. It came nicely packaged in a keep-worthy sturdy box, which surprised me a bit since it is so affordable. It is much lighter than the Cross pen, but writes as smoothly, if not better. It might sound silly, but it has a silky feel to it as it glides across the page. The strong click to retract the pen is significant, and due to its simplicity, I don't see any way that this pen will malfunction. It is easy to access the refill, and it's quite a nice looking pen. My only criticism is that because it looks so unassuming, it is likely to be "accidently" lifted from your desk by a co-worker, your boss, your spouse, or you child. This is an excellent pen for the money; I would have paid more for it.

This is a great little EDC pen. If you're like me you want a tactical-ish pen without a cap and one that takes quality easy-to-find refills, BUT your pockets are getting full of gadgets. A lot of tactical pens are big and heavy. This Parker pen is small and light yet fairly tough because it's all metal. It has a strong pocket clip that won't easily break. It has a nice stiff clicker so it's not likely to deploy in you pocket accidentally. It's surprisingly shorter than most pens so it should fit in any front or back pocket. True, this pen probably won't break glass like a tactical pen, but it might do some damage if you ever have to use it in self defense. If you break it or lose it, oh well, buy another. It's affordable unlike a lot of tactical pens. I have my eye on the Schrade push button pen, but I don't want to pay twenty-five bucks for it. For now I'm going with this Parker.