xFountainPens.com Coupon Codes

xFountainPens has some coupon codes for pens and their new gift box, as well as smaller ink bottle sizes (25ml) for $4.99

Save $3.00	Coupon Code: Kompass The coupon code above will take $3.00 off of our X750 Kompass Fountain Pens. Enter the code above in the 'Coupon Code' box on the View Cart page, then click 'apply' to see your savings reflected immediately.
Offer Expires: FRIDAY, APRIL 29TH 2011

Save 20%	Coupon Code: GiftBox The coupon code above will take 20 percent off of our Leather Gift Boxes. Enter the code above in the 'Coupon Code' box in the View Cart page, then click 'apply' and see your savings reflected immediately.
Offer Expires: FRIDAY, APRIL 29TH 2011

Save $5.00	Coupon Code: Kohle The coupon code above will take $5.00 dollars off of every SG2400 Kohle Pen purchased. Enter the code above in the 'Coupon Code' box in the View Cart page, then click 'apply' and see your savings reflected immediately.
Offer Expires: FRIDAY, APRIL 29TH 2011

X49 High Crown Hooded Fountain Pen

A recent purchase was this X49 High Crown Hooded Fountain Pen from xFountainPens, a Pittsburgh-based retailer that offers lower-priced, high-quality fountain pens and Chesterfield inks. I like browsing this particular website, while not all of the pens are to my taste there are some I am interested in, and the prices are very low with free shipping for orders of $15 and over. This particular pen caught my eye due to the hooded nib, and so I placed an order for this and some of the Chestefield ink.

The X49 has a slim profile, and has a glossy black lacquer over metal barrel with silver accents and a jeweled cap. The nib is a fine point, but to me it seems like an extra fine that's how thin the line width looks. I seem to be applying too much pressure to the pen so it's dragging a bit over the Whitelines paper, which does has a touch of tooth to it as well. When I put nib to paper and gently press down, it writes perfectly. I think I've been writing a bit too much with vintage flex nibs, and will have to work on my grip with this one.

The silver accents are impressive, with a very heavy silver clip and grooved grip area. Uncapped the pen is quite light, but add the cap (and clip) and it's much heavier in the hand. I didn't care for the sparkly cap jewels at first, but now I hardly notice them as they are slightly recessed and seem to become invisible over time.

The X49 pen can take cartridges or a converter, which is included, and the price is an amazingly low $9.99. Add some ink and you've got a sweet deal from xFountainPens. If you like hooded nibs with fine/extra-fine points, or inexpensive pens that write well and look good, then you may want to check this out.