When I was a teenager (a while ago) my Dad would use no pen other than a parker, having to replace his main one many times where I would borrow it for school. They were weighty without being heavy and used to fit/balance perfectly in the hand. The only time my writing was neat at school was when I used his pens.With modern technology the use of a decent pen has fallen by the wayside somewhat so when a friend suggested this year we go "old school" and write to each other as we did when we were kids rather than text/email/fb message I figured it was best to have a decent pen to write with, so went looking for a parker.The box it came in made it feel special and I opened it up eagerly awaiting those childhood memories to come flooding back. The disappointment I felt as I slid the pen out from the box is something I cannot put into words. It looks the same, but that's about it. There is no weight to it, no balance to it and quite frankly the pack of cheap biro's from the poundshop we use at work sit in the hand, have more weight and write better.

Very good Parker France product. New design on the clip - the Parker arrow is new style. Very nice gift box as well.The top collar has "Parker France" + Parkers logo etched onto it so is officially authenticated.NB. I had to return the original order as the gift box was not packaged well and damaged. But Bargain Fox were great and sent a fresh one out next day ! Received item is perfect.

Very good pen for the price. You'll never beat writing with ink through a fountain pen and this the perfect none expensive way to try that experience. Thing is its probs all you need!! I own a parker sonnet as well and this feels just as good

This Parker ball point pen is great quality and feels and looks like a good solid pen it writes really smoothly and is definitely worth buying the whole pen is stainless steel no plastic bits at all it feels like a good old reliable Parker pen should I’m very pleased

This product does not come in gift box shown in description. Not the presentation box I was expecting had to send back as not suitable as a gift

Think this is a cheap knockoff or, Parker pens aren't what they were. The pen is really rough around the top rim of the pen just below the bit you push down to expose the ball nib. Really quite rough. Think it's going back to Bargain Fox and I will look elsewhere.I've got a similar Parker pen and the difference really noticeabe in the quality

These pens are such great value. The stainless steel one looks so smart and feels lik good quality. I've used them before because I find they write nicely. I've bought it as a gift and I'm sure the young recipient will think it's great. It came in a cardboard gift box.

There's a ton of mixed reviews and disinformation about this pen.

1. It's fantastic quality. For £10 it's a really, really nice pen.

2. It's made in France and has France stamped on it. People are saying these are from India etc but I can confirm otherwise.

3. It's awesome quality. People are whining and saying 'they ain't how they used to be' but it's easily the nicest pen I've ever written with. There's 0 give at the nib end (this always moves about on cheap clicky pens). I honestly couldn't fault it.

4. The click is incredibly satisfying. Nothing else comes close. It's a serious click.

Seriously, just buy it.

The pen itself is pretty good quality as expected for Parker but the original ink is very bad. It didn’t last more than four sentences when I first used the pen. I tried warming it gently because that worked for others pens I bought before. It didn’t on this one.

Ok so got the stainless steel ball point parker pen this morning. Its so light. Compared to my old 1980s stainless steel ballpoint parker this is like a feather. Feels cheap. Well it was for a fiver. Can't argue with the price but if it had cost anymore I'd be very upset.