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Faber-Castell Grip 2011 Blue Fountain pen

Author: Peter Hendriks

Review Title: Grip 2011

Review Add on: 03-07-2020
Average Rating: (4)

price quality ratio is good, but does not write as fine as I thought.

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(4)
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(4)
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(4)

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Faber-Castell Grip 2011 Blue Fountain pen

Author: Andreas Berg

Review Title: Good value for money

Review Add on: 17-01-2020
Average Rating: (4)

I bought one of these (from another retailer) when they first came out and was pleasantly surprised. While not the greatest writer I have, it still beats many that are more expensive. Quite smooth and a very reliable writer (I have the F nib).
Where it really shines is ergonomics - it has a triangular-ish and slightly rubbery grip and the pen is also light. I currently have a Jin Hao inked up and my hand gets too tired after maybe six or seven lines, while with this one I can write for an hour without my hand hurting.
The design is both modern and original, and quite pleasing to the eye. While no-one is going to mistake it for a €200 pen, it looks and feels well put together. It is not a perfect match for the other members of the Grip 2011 family - the shape is quite different, the clip is bigger and the dots are shiny instead of matte.
I did run into one problem though. The cap broke after (IIRC) two or three weeks. I got sent a replacement and so far it has been fine.

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(5)
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(4)
Overall rating :
(5)

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Faber-Castell Grip 2011 Blue Fountain pen

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Author: Krunoslav Vranić

Review Title: Realy disappointed with nib

Review Add on: 25-05-2019
Average Rating: (3)

I bought this pen because I wanted inexpensive pen for everyday writing. I liked the design of pen and nib so pen looked nice. But my F nib is very scratchy, and ink flow is bad. Maybe there is some problem with feed also. Many no name cheap pens are much better than grip. So, I would advise to be cautious with this pen.