Reddit mentions of PARKER Fountain Pen Converter, Standard Twist Fill (S0050300)

You can use refillable cartridges that don't use syringes. like this one

Side note: I got into fountain pens because I looked through the post history of a gonewild submitter. True story.

Edit: shout out to www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/

Ok. I'm going to give you a number of options here. Mostly they're white (because white goes with everything dahlink) but one is pink. They're all inexpensive. I'm giving you Amazon links and prices here, but you could use Goulet or maybe even get a better price on ebay. Here you go:

The Cross Beverly, about $36. Some people don't like Cross fountain pens, I love mine. This will be an attractive and reliable pen that she can be proud to use anywhere. It should come with Cross ink cartridges, which are very nice.

The Parker Vector, about $20. It's a bit plain looking, but they're superb pens, very reliable and write very well. It should have Parker ink cartridges.

The Jinhao 159, about $10. Very inexpensive, but Jinhao makes a surprisingly nice pen. It probably has a converter or can use standard cartridges. (It doesn't come with ink.)

The Jinhao 950 in white porcelain with blue chinese decoration, for less than $5.50. This is a very attractive pen (much nicer than the price implies) and the porcelain feels luxurious. (I have one with different decorations.) Also, the nib can be interchanged with the Goulet pen nibs. (Again, doesn't come with ink, probably has a converter in it.)

The Parker Urban, in pink, about $40. (It's not available in white, but that's a rather smashing pink, don't you agree?) This is a very stylish pen. She will be proud to pull it out and use it anywhere. I have one in black. Again, Parker makes fabulous pens. It probably comes with ink.

Or if you want to go very cheap on the pen and maybe get some nice ink with your budget, there's the Jinhao 599 under $5, although I will tell you you should be able to get this for under $2 on ebay.

Ink for her new pen

As I said above, the Parker pens come with ink, and they use a proprietary size cartridge. You can get a Parker converter or you can get craft syringes to refill a cartridge from bottled ink after she uses it up.

If you're getting her a beautiful pen, why not get her some lovely ink to go with it?

Wouldn't some lovely deep purple Iroshizuku ink (about $20) make a lovely impression with the white pens? I just got my first bottle of Iroshizuku this week and let me tell you, the bottle is gorgeous. Or maybe if she wants something less girly, a lovely deep turquoise for under $26?

Or if you want something a little less girly for ink, maybe you might want to look at the infamous (but glorious) Noodler's Baystate Blue for less than $13?

Or something slightly more exotic, with their Apache Sunset ink which shades from yellow to vermillion with writing?

If you want to get her some lovely ink in cartridges, because it's an easy way for her to start, you want to look at Goulet pens' web site for that, they have a lovely selection. I'll leave that shopping to you. Remember standard cartridges won't work in the Parker pens.

[edit:] If it were me, I'd get the Parker Urban, the Parker converter, the Iroshizuku purple, and the Noodler's Apache Sunset. That pen just screams style, even if it's stereotypically pink. (And they do make it in other colors, if you want to search Amazon.) She'll think of you every time she touches it.

I'm not sure where you're getting the EIII- is it a mark on the cap of the pen? If so, that's so you can tell what quarter of what year it was made in.

If it's a fountain pen, it will accept a Parker converter, which will allow you to use any bottled fountain pen ink. If you want something that can't be erased, look into the Noodler's "bulletproof" inks, such as American Eel Black.

See the sidebar for useful information if you're brand new to the hobby or would like to learn more!

Yes, but Parker cartridges are proprietary, thus the converter are too. Get that one (you can probably find it cheaper elsewhere though).

Does anyone know if this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00135JVKQ/ref=crt_ewc_title_dp_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

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Will fit into the parker jotter fountain pen?

This is the convertor that I have for my one.

Mine came with the set (I am in India). But I think you might find a suitable one for you on Amazon

I would expect that one is included with the pen, but if it isn't:

http://www.amazon.com/Parker-Fountain-Deluxe-Converter-5638200/dp/B00135JVKQ

Now if you head over to /r/fountainpens, you'll find some pen nerds the like of which I cannot compare. I do have a collection, though, something like 12 pens and perhaps 15 inks. I have helped people get into them, or at least dabble, on several occasions. I always recommend that people start with a Parker as their starter pen:

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https://smile.amazon.com/Parker-Jotter-Fountain-Royal-Medium/dp/B07C1F4W3G

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They are cheaper, so you can get in without much worry, and you can use one for a while to figure out what you like or don't like in fountain pens, so that you can later get another pen of your liking. Choose your color--I recommend either a fine or medium point to start (that's how broad/wide the ink trail is). They use pretty standard ink cartridges, so you can buy all sorts of different brands, colors, etc and have fun. It will come with a starter cartridge, so maybe buy a box of them in your favorite color so that you don't run out suddenly:

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https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=parker+fountain+pen+ink+cartridges&i=office-products&crid=138PLFN5BPG28

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When you want to start using bottled ink, you'll get one of these converters:

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https://smile.amazon.com/PARKER-Fountain-Converter-Standard-S0050300/dp/B00135JVKQ

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It will allow you to use any ink from any brand you like, and the world is suddenly your oyster. Have a look, let me know if you have any questions, and happy writing!

My first pen is/was a stainless steel Parker Frontier. A lot of fountain pens trend toward luxury-elegance, where this one throws a little bit of utilitarian styling in, while still looking timelessly classy.

It seems a little pricey ($30) for a pen compared to the cheap BIC ones, but it's the kind of thing that I fully intend on giving to my future children 60 years from now, because they really do last forever. I refill the cartridges using a 30 cent syringe from Walgreens, you may wish to buy a converter. I personally don't use one, some people find them to be more convenient, I thing the syringe method is easier, and they hold a bit more ink than the converter does.

If you have any questions, just shoot me a PM or something, I'd be happy to help.