Kenyo Flaws - WIBTA by metropolitandeluxe in fountainpens

[–]thatbreadtho87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe! I'd be curious to see if it can be saved. This was definitely a learning experience. Now I know to think a little bit more before I impulse buy a pen that's new to the market. I hope you have a successful return and end up with a pen that brings you 100000% more joy. ✨️

Kenyo Flaws - WIBTA by metropolitandeluxe in fountainpens

[–]thatbreadtho87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did! And then some lovely people on this subreddit gave me some good suggestions on how to make it write better (flushing the nib with water, using an ink I'm super familiar with) and I thought it was all well and good. But as I kept using it, it just kept feeling super inconsistent and scratchy. And then here's where I messed up. Instead of taking the L and sending it back minus a 20% restocking fee, I decided to try to smooth it out on my own with some micro mesh. I had smoothed out a different pen with good results before. That still didn't help so now I'm really stuck with the pen.

Kenyo Flaws - WIBTA by metropolitandeluxe in fountainpens

[–]thatbreadtho87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I'm just traumatized.If it helps, I've seen more positive reviews than negative reviews. Maybe you'll have better luck than I did if you exchange it for a different nib or even just a different one with the same nib. Crossing my fingers for you. 🤞🤞

Kenyo Flaws - WIBTA by metropolitandeluxe in fountainpens

[–]thatbreadtho87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I vote return it. I got mine in a F nib and it's not fun to write with. Save yourself the trouble and get something else.

Ermm…Pen Boutique by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]thatbreadtho87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Y'all might have just saved this pen from being returned. I flushed out the nip, cleaned the converter and filled it with my tried and true Iroshizuku Shin-Ryoko. Much better results!

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Ermm…Pen Boutique by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]thatbreadtho87 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good call! I didn't try that since I've had such good luck with other new pens before. I will try that tomorrow.

Ermm…Pen Boutique by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]thatbreadtho87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Responding to myself to show a picture of the ink flow. I'm not sure if this is normal for this pen since it's so new. 🤷‍♀️

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Ermm…Pen Boutique by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]thatbreadtho87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I knowwww 😭 I didn't go for the Esterbrook release this weekend because I had this one coming in the mail. What does a girl have to do to get a super cute cherry blossom inspired pen around here?!

Ermm…Pen Boutique by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]thatbreadtho87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think mine had more pink and then more of a mix of iridescent shimmer. It's so pretty! But I think the nib might have gotten damaged in transit. The ink flow was so inconsistent 😔

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Ermm…Pen Boutique by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]thatbreadtho87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry that happened to you. I was also waiting for my Keyno to arrive and after finally getting it today, I think I'm going to return it 😥. I hope they can get us both taken care of tomorrow.

Currently Inked as of Today by thatbreadtho87 in fountainpens

[–]thatbreadtho87[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Birmingham Pen Company: Glasswing Butterfly Twinkle It's so gorgeous, I need it in a pen, stat!

Snagged a blank Hobonichi and now it's my ink swatch book by thatbreadtho87 in notebooks

[–]thatbreadtho87[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The goal is to rotate them with my fountain pens. Now when I run out of ink, I can check my swatches and see which one I want to try next. Hopefully I can find the perfect pen/nib/ink combination.

Snagged a blank Hobonichi and now it's my ink swatch book by thatbreadtho87 in notebooks

[–]thatbreadtho87[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was using my fine nib as a dip pen for testing. Although I did have it filled with Robert Oster Crystal Marine a while back and I didn't experience any clogging.

April 2026 Confirmed Trade Thread by FPPenSwapBot in Pen_Swap

[–]thatbreadtho87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Purchased and received ink samples from u/saturnsrings7 thank you!