5X Compatible Parker Refills for Ballpoint Medium Black/Blue/RED/Green (Blue)

These refills seem initially to be of good quality, but as soon as you use them you realise they're no better or smoother than any other cheap refills.They're good value, but not of much use as the ink colour is MUCH lighter than expected.Writing is very pale and not particularly easy to read unless you go over it several times. (Not good).These will probably end up at the bottom of a drawer (or a bin)

I have order 5 blue refills medium. The blue is on the dark/navy side, I like that. Also they feel and write smooth, comparable with Schmidt easyFlow 9000, Uni Jetstream and closer to Fisher-Space PR4 fine blue. I will see how long they last and how the refills will change the writing smoothness and railroading over a period of 6 month and come back.The only minor issue I had with packaging, refills come loose into a jiffy envelope, some of them had residual ink which come to my hands. Maybe if the refills will come tight up with a rubber band or a sticky tape?Overall 5* refills, dispatch, delivery time.Edit 09/09/2019Overall they are still a good refill, smooth, no railroad, same color.

These arrived this morning, perfectly packaged and an amazingly speedy delivery, popped one into my Parker pen immediately and it works beautifully, for some weird reason I thought I was getting 2 refills but my order says 5, which I received, slightly thinner than my original Parker cartridge but works perfectly, you receive the 5 in a clear bag and 4 of them have a tiny (miniscule) plastic cap on the end, the one without appears to have been checked as working because writes immediately - no scribbling to get it to work!, cannot believe I got 5 for £1.99!, these should last me a lifetime, highly recommendUpdate 14th November - Use my pen on a daily basis and have noticed the ink smudges quite easily

These Realto Parker-Pen-Style refills are the best that I have ever had. They write tremendously smoothly, with vibrant colour intensity - as is also the case with the black refills - therefore enhancing the quality of my writing considerably more so than was ever the case with any other refill, including genuine Parker inks. I shall now always purchase Realto, and hope that the company keeps on producing them. I really do highly recommend this product if you like the type of flowing ink that Realto produces at a very reasonable price. They also arrived in perfect condition, contained within an attractive, minimal-plastic, soft pouch, which is both easy to open and, presumably, environmentally friendly. To avoid any ink leakage during transit, the refills are also fitted with a small plastic cap over the nib that is very easy to remove on receipt of this product. I feel very happy with my purchase and highly recommend these refills to other buyers looking for a great cost-effective writing experience.

I have only just received these refills for my silver Parker pen. They look fine and the ink is a rich colour. However they appear to be a little bit longer than the originals. The end of the refill can just still write when retracted. Maybe not a problem if the pens sits on your desk but since I keep mine in my shirt pocket these are of no use to me.

They offer good value, especially as it is difficult to find refill colours other than black and blue.The refills fit my Parker pens and write smoothly. They do, however, have a tendency to accumulate a bit of ink on the tip and give a ragged line when starting to write. Once that is cleared they are ok.It is too soon to know how long they will last.

I was worried about buying knock-off refills as I have had bad experiences in the past, but these are fine! The ball rolls smoothly, but it does deposit a bit more ink than the proper one would and it seems to take a bit longer to dry, I always have ink on my fingers after using my pen. But, they’re not scratchy, which is a special pet peeve of mine! So I’ll put up with the small mess to have a smooth writing experience.

Rated on purchase & delivery experience as haven't started to use pens yet. They look fine - like the genuine ones, so can't see a problem there. Delivery was very prompt - no complaints.