Love the look and price of these pens, and love that the nib has some flex to it! However, it took a very long time for it to start writing after I filled it and it frequently goes dry between uses, where I have to either wet the tip or scribble for a while to get it flowing again, which is quite annoying. My other pen (a relatively inexpensive Jinhao) never had this issue. When it does write, however, it works well and feels good in my hand.